Mary and Elwyn Crocker.Photo: Effingham County Sheriff’s Office Mary’s body was discovered five days before Christmas — buried next to her older brother’s remains in the backyard of the home of her father, who was once employed as a Walmart Santa Claus. Mary was last seen last October and her brother, 14-year-old Elwyn Crocker Jr., was last seen in November 2016, shortly before it is believed he died. Both kids lived with their father, were home-schooled and were never reported missing....

“I wanted to have her with me all the time,” added her mother, Nicole Schmidt. At the press conference, the lawyer for the family had a message for Brian Laundrie, her fiancé who is now missing: “Turn yourself in.” While addressing the media at his office in Bohemia, New York, attorney Robert Stafford didn’t mince words when he talked about Laundrie, 23, who has the FBI and other authorities looking for him....

She added, “For me, it means preventing this from happening to someone else. That’s what we’re trying to do here.” Petito, 22, vanished in August while on a cross-country trip with her fiancé,Brian Laundrie, 23. The couple had spent the summer traveling across the country in a white van together,documenting their adventures on YouTubealong the way — but on Sept. 1, Laundrie quietly returned to his parents' Florida home without Petito....

Photo: Jim Spellman/WireImage Gabriel Byrnecalls forth painful memories of his alleged childhood sexual abuse in his new memoir,Walking with Ghosts. In a passage of his book,The Usual Suspectsactor writes that years after the incident, he had called the priest on the phone to confront him only to find the priest claiming he did not remember the actor. “I wanted in those last seconds to call him a c— and say that even though I don’t believe in Hell, I hope he does, because I want him to be terrified and burn forever,” Byrne writes....

Photo: Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP/Shutterstock Gabrielle Unionis opening up about the importance of fighting for your kids.While walking the carpet at the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards on Saturday, Union chatted withExtraabout her role as a mom and reflected on her and husbandDwyane Wade’semotional speechlast month at theNAACPImage Awards.As the couple accepted the President’s Award at the Image Awards, they used the opportunity to speak about championing the fight forLGBTQrights. The speech came one day after daughterZaya Wade’slegal name change and gender assignment....

Photo: Gabrielle Union-Wade/Instagram Kaavia James Union Wadeis ready for Halloween — and she’s celebrating the newest live-action Disney princess in the process. In a sweet video shared on Instagram Saturday, the three-year-old daughter ofDwayne WadeandGabrielle Unionposed in an Ariel costume, fitted with a purple seashell bikini top and a shiny turquoise tail. “You know we had to set off Halloween season right,” Union’s caption read. “May I present ‘Ariel & Her Sea Legs’ for awards consideration....

As the world dealt with the effects of the COVID pandemic in 2020, Gavin DeGraw was in a time crunch. The singer-songwriter had already been hard at work on what would become his seventh album,Face the River, when he was dealt an unthinkable blow: his beloved father, John Wayne, was sick, and likely wouldn’t live for much longer. “As his progression got worse and worse, it really became more of a race against time....

Geena Davisis giving further explanation as to why she and exReza Jarrahywere never legally married. Davis stated that while they celebrated a “marriage-like ceremony” in New York’s Hamptons in 2011 they never obtained a marriage license or paid the license fees which made it “impossible for them to follow the 24 hour waiting period” before their ceremony, according to the supplement. (New York and California law state all couples who want to marry are required to obtain a marriage license and wait 24 hours before legally marrying....

Gene Simmons.Photo:Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Gene Simmonsis getting ready to take the stage with Kiss for the last time. During an interview withRolling Stoneon Wednesday, theKissfrontman asserted that their final show on the Kiss End of the Road Tour, scheduled for Dec. 2, is sure to be their last. “My hand on the Bible,” he told the outlet. “And I should know because my people wrote that book....

Photo: General MillsHere’s a mashup made in cereal fan heaven!General Mills has a new limited-edition cereal now available that combines two of its most popular flavors:Lucky CharmsandCinnamon Toast Crunch.The new Lucky Charms Cinnamon Toast Crunch Mix cereal features “the delicious taste of Lucky’s magical marshmallow charms and frosted oats alongside Cinnadusted squares in every spoonful,” the brand said in a release on Wednesday.It’s not the first time they’ve played with merging some of their cereals into one....

George Clooneyis addressing the recent controversy surrounding Nespresso. The Oscar-winning actor, who is considered “the face” of the coffee brand, toldDeadlinehe was “saddened” on Tuesday after British programDispatchesreported that Nespresso has been linked to child labor farms. According to the outlet, reporter Anthony Barnett was given access to farms in Guatemala — the world’s 10th largest coffee producer — where Barnett said he saw children working on the farm. “Having grown up working on a tobacco farm from the time I was 12 I’m uniquely aware of the complex issues regarding farming and child labor,” Clooney, 58, said....

GeorgeandAmal Clooneyhave quite the conundrum on their hands!The 60-year-old actor recently shared a few of his 4-year-old twins' latest milestones whilespeaking with E! News’Daily Popon Sunday at the Los Angeles premiere ofThe Tender Bar, which he directed.Not only have the twins, Ella and Alexander, learned to swim, they’ve also become bilingual — there’s just one small problem.“They speak fluent Italian, but Amal and I do not,” George said with a laugh....

Nancy Marks.Photo:CommunityLibrary/YouTube CommunityLibrary/YouTube The former treasurer for embattled Republican Rep.George Santoswill plead guilty Thursday afternoon to at least one felony charge, according to court filings. Marks, ABC reports, resigned from Santos' team in January and the specific felony charge (or charges) against her remain under seal. New York Rep. George Santos speaks to media on May 17, 2023, about a House Ethics investigation into his conduct.Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty...