Crime

Nolan Wells' friends are speaking out against a fresh batch of death threats they say they've received after lawyers for Nolan's family claimed messages from Nolan's phone had been deleted ... and they say their families are also under fire.

In a teaser clip for Fox News' "Saturday in America" ... Nolan's pals Jax Pitalo, Warren Hudson and Morgan Seymour told host Kayleigh McEnany about the alleged intimidation attempts.

Claiming he's received "thousands" of death threats, Warren added ... "And not just me, my stepmom's a chancery court judge, and she goes to her office every day, and there's voicemails. Hundreds, thousands, not just my stepmom, but my mom, my dad, my stepdad, my entire family."

Damien Shanklin -- a defensive end for the LSU football team -- is being investigated by campus police and the district attorney in connection with a rape allegation made by a fellow student ... but his lawyers say he "maintains his innocence."

According to ESPN, the East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office confirmed they're investigating Shanklin after a student named Kendall Francis made her allegations against him public in a TikTok video she posted last month.

According to the Title IX complaint, reviewed by ESPN, Shanklin and Francis engaged in consensual intimate contact on October 18, 2025 -- before they began to have penetrative sex.

The woman accusing 7 Cornell fraternity brothers of drugging and sexually assaulting her at Chi Phi claims that later in the evening two frat bros took her into a closet and raped her ... which she says was the worst part of her night.

Jane Doe recalled the alleged closet encounter in her interviews with Cornell's Title IX investigators ... claiming she was given ketamine in the closet and "it was just raping" ... according to a transcript obtained by CBS News.

A photo of Jane Doe that was shared in the alleged Chi Phi Snapchat group chat shows her smiling with another man ... one of her attorneys shared the photo with CBS, and the snap has been blurred to protect her identity.

Right after the photo was sent to the group chat ... a frat member in the group wrote ... "Shop still open?"

A manhunt is underway after 3 masked thieves swarmed a man exiting a pricey West Hollywood streetwear store, robbed him and shot him ... before slamming their getaway car into a Ferrari.

The shooting went down just outside the Fugazi storefront Thursday ... with cops responding to a call around 5:30 PM ... KTLA reported.

Surveillance video shows the masked trio hopping out of a nearby car, rushing toward the victim, surrounding him, and then firing on him as they fled the scene.

Cornell fraternity brothers accused of plying a fellow student with drugs and gang-raping her told university officials the woman told them, "we're all consenting adults here," and group sex was "normal in medieval times."

In their account to investigators ... the seven frat bros give varying descriptions and explanations as to how the night unfolded ... in investigative files obtained by the New York Times.

One of the accused, Diego Sarabia, told investigators that Jane Doe had said something to the effect of "This was normal in the medieval times."

Matthew Ingalls told investigators that he asked Jane Doe if she wanted to have a threesome with him and fellow frat member, Jonathan Newell.

A couple in Georgia has been charged with murder in connection with their 2-year-old daughter's death after toxicology testing prompted the medical examiner to rule it a homicide ... and cops are highlighting nitrous oxide and kratom.

The Conyers Police Department says 30-year-old Rafael Wynn and 28-year-old Kerri Dysart were arrested Sept. 24 and charged with second-degree murder.

Cops say their 2-year-old daughter Nevaeh Wynn was pronounced dead on May 3 ... after cops were called to the home for a report of an unresponsive child.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is blasting Cornell University Police and the local D.A. over their handling of the alleged Cornell gang rape ... saying somebody knew more than they were letting on.

Hochul -- speaking Friday morning alongside Attorney General Letitia James -- said she was "deeply disturbed" that campus police sent prosecutors only a partial record after interviewing the woman ... adding the case hit home for her as a mother who once dropped her own daughter off at college.

She also ripped Tompkins County D.A. Matthew Van Houten for not interviewing her himself ... saying the conflicting information now emerging is why she appointed James as special prosecutor.

Hochul said ... "We don't know enough ... and I want the truth."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker's death is under investigation by police in Louisiana ... and TMZ has learned that foul play has NOT been ruled out yet.

Captain Brennan Matherne of the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office tells TMZ ... as of right now, detectives have not found any evidence of foul play, but they're still investigating and have not ruled out anything yet.

As we first reported ... the Lafourche Sheriff’s Office responded to a home in Raceland, LA, after getting an emergency call Thursday night. Upon arrival, officers found Ken dead and then launched a death investigation.

A customer at a Red Lobster in Georgia allegedly tried to skip out on his $63 bill by calling 911 and faking an illness ... but his plan backfired, and he wound up in jail.

Abdul Rasheed was arrested on September 24 and booked in the Douglas County jail for theft of services and unlawful conduct during a 911 call, according to authorities. He's currently being held on $3,000 bond.

Law enforcement sources tell us ... Rasheed enjoyed a nice, big $63 meal at Red Lobster in Douglas County, Georgia, on September 24 -- but when the bill came, it left a bad taste in his mouth, and he cooked up a scheme to get a free meal.

Cornell University students are furious about the alleged gang rape that a former female student says went down in 2024 at a frat house ... and they vented their frustrations at a lively town hall.

The university's student government hosted a public hearing Thursday night where students called out the administration over what they see as a lackluster response to the allegations.

One student told the BBC there was "a lot of anger" at the hearing ... adding she herself was incredibly angry with the university.

One of the 7 Cornell frat brothers accused of gang raping a fellow student allegedly called a sorority member to instruct a friend of hers not to discuss what she "thinks" may have happened on the night in question.

The sorority member -- who was at Chi Phi the night of the alleged gang rape -- told investigators one of the accused rang her up the next day to make sure a friend of hers didn't "say anything that she thinks might've happened last night" ... CBS News reports.

She ended up passing the message along, and her friend told investigators that the message "clicked" when Cornell sent an alert email about the sexual assault.

New body cam footage of Luigi Mangione's arrest shows the moment cops placed him in cuffs inside a McDonald's after a 5-day manhunt.

In the clip obtained by CNN ... an officer asked Mangione to pull down his mask inside the Altoona, Pennsylvania restaurant ... before cops privately shared their belief that he was "100%" the suspect they were looking for.

After giving cops a fake ID, authorities then asked if his real name was Mark Rosario ... before Mangione confirmed his actual identity and admitted he "clearly shouldn't have" lied about who he was.

10:01 AM PT -- The medical examiner tells TMZ ... "As you all know an autopsy was conducted this morning on Mr. Urker. At this time, there is no definitive cause of death. The case remains pending completion of toxicology testing, and no further information regarding the cause of death will be available until those results are received and the investigation is complete."

Gypsy Rose Blanchard's ex-fiancé Ken Urker is now in the hands of a Louisiana coroner -- and TMZ has learned his autopsy is scheduled for today.

In fact, Urker's autopsy is slated for this morning at the Jefferson Parish Forensic Center in Harvey, Louisiana, according to Kayla Breaux, the Lafourche Parish Coroner.

Breaux tells us Urker died in Lafourche Parish ... but since her office doesn't have a pathologist, Ken's body will be examined by a forensic doctor in Jefferson Parish. Breaux also said standard toxicology tests will be performed on Urker.

A man was fatally stabbed on an NYC subway Wednesday ... and insane video shows the aftermath as bystanders chase after the knife-wielding suspect.

According to police, 25-year-old Jyrell Thomas was acting agitated and pacing inside the J train before walking up to fellow passenger Mesias Lojano and swinging at him with a kitchen knife.

A bystander on the train began filming on his phone amid the chaos ... recording as he chased after the suspect through the platform and down the street.

Christa Pike claimed she was the victim of horrific childhood abuse at the hands of relatives as she fought to get taken off death row ... and her allegations are horrifying.

TMZ obtained court docs from previous appeals in her murder case in which the convicted murderer laid out the abuse she claims to have suffered in her childhood ... and it's a lot to take in.

Christa, who was fighting to be taken off death row at the time based on ineffective assistance of counsel, claimed the court had not considered the abuse and neglect she suffered ... including sexual abuse from multiple abusers and her placement in juvenile facilities where she said the "semblance of continuity and stability actually caused her to sabotage her own chances of going home."

Lindsay Clancy just lost her recent bid to have the murder case against her thrown out ... TMZ has confirmed.

New court docs, obtained by TMZ, show Judge William Sullivan denied Clancy's motion to find her not guilty of murder after the trial resulted in a hung jury. 

Her attorney, Kevin Reddington, argued in court earlier this week that the prosecution failed to prove she murdered her kids.

However, the judge found prosecutors presented enough evidence for a "rational" jury to "find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder."