Hello Readers!I am excited to tell you about some changes going on at Crime, Interrupted. As of today, this blog will be transfering to Wordpress. All posts have been moved to the new location so it should be no problem commenting and reading the same posts that are already here. The new location is still a work in progress so I would only ask for your patience as I make the move to Wordpress.Here is a link to the new location: New Crime, InterruptedIf you have any questions about the move or... Read Full Story
[book cover image courtesy of University 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. Ke... Read Full Story
Yes, it's true.Captain Smirkypants, AKA Drew Peterson has been arrested and indicted in connection with the murder of his 3rd wife Kathleen Savio. Peterson is also a person of interest in the disappearance of his 4th wife, Stacy Peterson. The former Bollingbrook, Ill. police officer has given several reasons for the disappearance of Stacy and claims his former wife had a bad accident in a dry bathtub that led to her death.For more on the history of the case against Drew Peterson and an aw... 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 child... 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 child... Read Full Story
Thomas and Judy McKnight [photo from NM Dept.of Public Safety website]After nearly 25 years, New Mexico authorities are still trying to solve the murders of Thomas "Cotton" McKnight and his wife Judy McKnight.The McKnights were found shot to death in their ranch house in Lincoln County, New Mexico on November 15, 1984. According to the file on New Mexico's Department of Public Safety website, the McKnights likely knew their killer, as there was no sign of forced entry. The fact ... Read Full Story
Thomas and Judy McKnight [photo from NM Dept.of Public Safety website]After nearly 25 years, New Mexico authorities are still trying to solve the murders of Thomas "Cotton" McKnight and his wife Judy McKnight.The McKnights were found shot to death in their ranch house in Lincoln County, New Mexico on November 15, 1984. According to the file on New Mexico's Department of Public Safety website, the McKnights likely knew their killer, as there was no sign of forced entry. The fact ... Read Full Story
Rosa Tapia [photo from SLC Police Department website]In the early morning hours of August 13, 1995 , a little girl named Rosa Tapia, age 6, was discovered to be missing. Only her 4-year-old sister remained in the bed where Rosa normally slept. According to the Salt Lake City Police Department website, Rosa's mother immediately reported her missing. A screen to the bedroom window had been removed with no sign of Rosa.Sadly, hours later Rosa's tiny body was found floating in a surplus ... Read Full Story
I previously reported about Christopher Coan, a young man from Enoch, Utah who went missing after finishing his shift at a Subway restaurant in Cedar City.The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a vehicle matching the description of Chris Coan's Chevy Blazer was found by a man searching for his dog in the Right Hand Canyon with a body inside. The person was a single occupant of the vehicle and clothing matching what Chris was last known to be wearing was on the body. The vehicle appeared to h... Read Full Story
I previously reported about Christopher Coan, a young man from Enoch, Utah who went missing after finishing his shift at a Subway restaurant in Cedar City.The Salt Lake Tribune reports that a vehicle matching the description of Chris Coan's Chevy Blazer was found by a man searching for his dog in the Right Hand Canyon with a body inside. The person was a single occupant of the vehicle and clothing matching what Chris was last known to be wearing was on the body. The vehicle appeared to h... Read Full Story
