Crime News

Days after the mother of Ariana and Tyler Payne eloquently told her story at a child abuse rally in New York, their killers were sentenced. On April 27, 2009, Reina Gonzales was sentenced to two 22 year terms, running concurrently. The sentence was not a shock for those who have been following this case, as Gonzales had plead guilty in August 2008 to spare herself from a trial. Her plea to two counts of second degree murder was exchanged for her testimony against her former boyfriend and...Read Full Story

Everyone has seen them at subway stations, street festivals, shopping malls, and even ordinary city sidewalks: a few friendly-looking people sitting at small, folding tables, with colorful electronic contraptions prominently upon them, and lots of hardbound copies of L. Ron Hubbard books. A sign screams out, “FREE STRESS TEST.” Naturally, everyone feels a little stressed out in our modern day, so with a chuckle and a smile, the ordinary citizens passing by may sit down “just to see how this...Read Full Story

Drew Peterson appeared on the Today Show and discussed recent reports of wiretaps that implicate his guilt in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy Peterson. Nearly a year has passed since Stacy Peterson, the fourth wife of Drew Peterson, went missing. Drew Peterson is a former Bolingbook, Illinois Police Sargeant and remains the primary suspect in her disappearance, although she (or her remains) have never been found. The death of Peterson's third wife, Kathleen Savio, has also...Read Full Story

Christopher Robin Coan On September 3, 2007 Christopher Coan left his job at Subway in Cedar City, Utah and hasn't been seen or heard from since. At the time of his disappearance, Chris was 18 years old. Today, he would be 19 years old. Chris was last seen wearing his black Subway shirt with a green shirt underneath and black cordouroy jeans. His vehicle, a 1994 Chevy Blazer S-10 maroon/burgundy and silver in color, are missing as well. The vehicle had a temporary license tag. It also had...Read Full Story

Days after the mother of Ariana and Tyler Payne eloquently told her story at a child abuse rally in New York, their killers were sentenced. On April 27, 2009, Reina Gonzales was sentenced to two 22 year terms, running concurrently. The sentence was not a shock for those who have been following this case, as Gonzales had plead guilty in August 2008 to spare herself from a trial. Her plea to two counts of second degree murder was exchanged for her testimony against her former boyfriend and...Read Full Story

What I miss most in the summer is my favorite shows and new episodes. Now, one of my favorites, 48 Hours Mystery, is back with an all- new investigative report. This Saturday kicks off with a broadcast about the Jean Zapata case. Jean Zapata with Linda(L), Jean Zapata(M), Linda Zapata(R) A WIFE AND MOTHER DISAPPEARS, LEAVING BEHIND A MYSTERY THAT WOULD HAUNT FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR 30 YEARS "48 HOURS MYSTERY" ON SATURDAY, OCT. 18 As the wife of promising engineer Eugene Zapata and mother to...Read Full Story

[book cover image c ourtesy of Univer sity of Michigan Press] Decades before Columbine and Virginia Tech became household names, there was a school called Bath Consolidated School in Bath, Michigan. On May 18, 1927, the Bath Consolidated School fell victim to a tragedy that would leave a toll of 46 victims, most of them young children. In the center of the tragedy was the perpetrator, Andrew Kehoe, who reportedly committed the crime because of a school tax that sent his farm into foreclosure...Read Full Story

There are certain cases that I write about that stick in my mind like glue. Those cases are the ones where you think and wonder if justice will ever come. Will a fugitive be caught? Will the victims and those they left behind ever have justice? The case of Dr. Peter Normann is one of those cases. Over the last year, I've been watching and waiting for justice in this case. When I first read about it, I would receive emails that Dr. Normann is in California and Germany. Comments on other sites...Read Full Story

Kathleen Savio's death has now been ruled a homocide by the state. Kathleen is Drew Peterson's third wife who was found dead in a bathtub. The death was orginally found to be accidental but after suspicioun arose when Stacy Peterson (Drew's 4th wife) disappeared, the body of Kathleen was exumed and a new autopsy was performed. All signs seem to point towards Drew in both cases. Hopefully this loser will be arrested soon and hopefully the body of Stacy Peterson will be found so that the family...Read Full Story

Ariana & Tyler Payne (photo courtesy of Jamie Hallam) On August 25, 2007, I sat at the memorial service at the Adair Funeral Home in Tucson, Arizona to pay my last respects to little Ariana and Tyler Payne. On February 18, 2007 Ariana Payne's decomposing body was found inside of a storage tub in a trash bin located at the U-Store-It storage facility. Police soon learned that Ariana's older brother, Tyler was missing as well, and had reason to believe that he was deceased. An extensive search...Read Full Story