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Stalkers Don't Shy Away From Sports Stars
When Sports
'Fans' Take
Things to a
Dark Place
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Aug 17, 2025 6:39 AM CDT

When Sports 'Fans' Take Things to a Dark Place

The Athletic takes a deep dive into how stalking has infiltrated the world of college, pro athletes

(Newser) - Actors, singers, and other artists often end up being stalked by their "fans"—but what about famous athletes? That's a big issue, too, per the Athletic , which reports on the spiking trend of stalking incidents in the sports arena. The outlet counts 50-plus athlete stalking cases since...

NY Man Charged With Stalking Murdered CEO's Relative

Shane Daley allegedly told family member they ought to die the same way

(Newser) - A New York man has been charged with cyberstalking a family member of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly leaving threatening voicemails that expressed glee about the insurance executive's killing , federal prosecutors said Wednesday, per the AP . Shane Daley, 40, is accused of placing multiple calls to Thompson's family...

Stalking Causes 'Potentially Huge Health Impacts' in Women

Study links stalking and restraining orders to increased risk of cardiovascular disease

(Newser) - Women who've been stalked or obtained restraining orders are significantly more likely to suffer heart attacks or strokes later in life, new research finds—raising urgent questions about how violence shapes women's long-term health. As study author Rebecca Lawn notes, per Axios , "violence against women is...

Spirit Pilot Set for Takeoff Busted Instead

Dominic Cipolla accused of stalking 2 minors in Kansas

(Newser) - A Spirit Airlines pilot has been taken off duty after his airport arrest on stalking charges involving minors. Dominic A. Cipolla, 40, was taken into custody July 17 while on duty at New Orleans' Louis Armstrong International Airport, stemming from a criminal complaint issued six days earlier, the Guardian ...

Caitlin Clark Stalking Suspect Had a Colorful Day in Court
Caitlin Clark Stalker
Gets 2.5 Years
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Jul 28, 2025 6:22 PM CDT

Caitlin Clark Stalker Gets 2.5 Years

WNBA star approved plea deal for Michael Lewis

(Newser) - A Texas man pleaded guilty to stalking and harassing Caitlin Clark on Monday and was sentenced to 2.5 years behind bars. Michael Lewis, 55, has been in custody since his arrest in Indianapolis in January. Prosecutors said he sent the WNBA star hundreds of messages, some of them threatening...

Cops: Princeton Grad, GF Tried to Kill His Former Dates

Wisconsin police say 2 women were targeted with cyanide and toxins

(Newser) - A Wisconsin couple faces charges after authorities say they tried to poison two women—who knew the male suspect because they had casually dated him. Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, of Madison, are charged with attempted murder, stalking, aggravated battery, and reckless endangerment, according to state...

Cops: He Broke Up With Her, She Married Him Anyway
Cops: He Broke Up With Her,
She Married Him Anyway
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Jun 22, 2025 6:54 AM CDT

Cops: He Broke Up With Her, She Married Him Anyway

Texas woman has been charged with stalking

(Newser) - A Texas woman decided that her fiance breaking up with her didn't mean the wedding was off, police say. Investigators say the 42-year-old man returned to his home in the Waco suburb of Beverly Hills on June 13 to find a Bath & Body Works gift package containing a...

Taylor Swift Gets Restraining Order Against Alleged Stalker

Singer requests, is granted temporary restraining order

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has been granted a temporary restraining order against a Colorado man who the singer claims has been harassing her. She says Brian Jason Wagner has come to her Los Angeles home multiple times over the past year, and falsely claims to be in a relationship with her, live...

Repeat Eminem Stalker Is Convicted
Repeat
Eminem
Stalker
Is Convicted
May 9, 2025 4:00 PM CDT

Repeat Eminem Stalker Is Convicted

Matthew Hughes will be sentenced next month

(Newser) - A man who broke into Eminem's Michigan home—again—has been convicted of first-degree home invasion and aggravated stalking, reports the Guardian . Matthew David Hughes, 32, was arrested in August after being seen on the rapper's property in Clinton Township, a suburb of Detroit. Hughes has remained...

Man Hit With Stalking Charges After Aniston Incident

Jimmy Wayne Carwyle ordered to be mentally evaluated after crashing into gate at actor's home

(Newser) - A judge on Thursday ordered a Mississippi man who authorities say crashed his car through the front gate of Jennifer Aniston's home to go through mental-health court to determine whether he's competent to face felony stalking and vandalism charges. Jimmy Wayne Carwyle, 48, appeared shirtless and wrapped in...

Emma Raducanu: Seeing Stalker Really Rattled Me

UK tennis player describes what it was like seeing him in the stands at match last month in Dubai

(Newser) - Emma Raducanu is revealing more about a stalking incident by a "fixated" fan last month while she was playing in the UAE's Dubai Tennis Championships. The 22-year-old British tennis star says that when she saw the unidentified man in the stands at her match on Feb. 18, a...

Police: Threats Made Clark Alter 'Patterns of Movement'

Suspect faces felony stalking charge

(Newser) - A 55-year-old Texas man has been charged with stalking Caitlin Clark, after the basketball star told police she received messages that left her feeling terrorized. Michael Lewis was arrested Sunday after police traced him to a hotel in Indianapolis, per ESPN . Court documents say he told officers that he was...

Bo Jackson 'Hits Back Hard,' Wins $21M Settlement

Ex-MLB, NFL player wins verdict in extortion, stalking case against his niece and nephew

(Newser) - Former professional baseball and football player Vincent "Bo" Jackson has won a $21 million verdict in his civil case against his niece and nephew for trying to extort him. The Feb. 2 decision included a permanent protective order barring Thomas Lee Anderson and his sister, Erica Anderson Ross, from...

Ex-Obama Aide Arrested After Rant Captured on Video

Stuart Seldowitz accused of harassing food cart worker

(Newser) - An official who served on the National Security Council under former President Obama was arrested Wednesday for alleging spewing hate at a halal food cart worker in Manhattan earlier this month. "You're a terrorist," Stuart Seldowitz, 64, allegedly told the employee, who filmed the verbal attacks, per...

Man Accused of Stalking Woman From His Plane

New Hampshire man has been known to throw tomatoes from the windows, witnesses say

(Newser) - A man has been accused of stalking a woman in New York via his small airplane, flying out of an airport in nearby Vermont, police said. Michael Arnold, 65, was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday in Bennington, Vermont. He was arrested Tuesday as he was driving into the William...

LAPD Honcho Accused of Stalking Officer With AirTag

Al Labrada, assistant chief in department, on leave after allegations of tracking officer with Apple AirTag

(Newser) - A top-level official with the LAPD who's been there for three decades is now on administrative leave after allegations of stalking a co-worker. Per the Los Angeles Times , Chief Michel Moore made the announcement about Al Labrada, one of his three assistant chiefs, during a Tuesday gathering of the...

After Odor Sickened His Family, He Set Up a Hidden Camera

Florida's Xuming Li arrested, accused of injecting chemical agents under neighbor's door

(Newser) - A Florida man suspicious about chemical smells in his home that appeared to be making his infant sick installed a camera to see if he could suss out what was going on—and now his neighbor is accused of being the cause. NBC News reports that 36-year-old Xuming Li, a...

Intruder Arrested at Harry and Meghan's Home

Police responded after 2am citizen's arrest

(Newser) - An alleged stalker was arrested in the middle of the night Monday near the home of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in the latest of numerous security scares . Around 2am Monday, security staffers called police to report a man near the couple's mansion, which sits on a 5.4-acre...

Surgery Left Podcaster With Limited Mobility Before Murder

Podcaster Zohreh Sadeghi said listener was 'completely delusional'

(Newser) - On March 3, podcaster Zohreh Sadeghi requested a protection order, saying she was being stalked by a listener and his behavior had left her with a "deep-seated fear" for her safety. A week later, he broke into her Seattle-area home and murdered her and her husband. In the protection...

'This Guy Stalked Me and Groomed Me When I Was a Child'

'LA Times' talks to woman who says she conversed for years as a young teen with Austin Edwards

(Newser) - Austin Edwards is dead, as are three others he murdered in November in California after catfishing one victim's teen daughter . But his story has been revived once more, thanks to a woman now speaking out who says the former Virginia cop similarly groomed her, pressuring her to share nude...

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