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NJ Mother Convicted of Murdering Toddler Son
For the suffocation of her 17-month-old son in 2018, Heather Reynolds of Sicklerville will face life in prison at her sentencing in October.
Alex Murdaugh Charged For Murders of Wife, Son in 2021
The former South Carolina personal injury attorney could be sentenced to over seven centuries of prison time for a total of 84 criminal charges and 11 lawsuits.
Chicago Man Drowns His Children Over Divorce Proceedings
35-year-old Jason Karels shared custody of 5-year-old Bryant, 3-year-old Cassidy, and 2-year-old Gideon with his estranged wife, Debra. On Monday, he drowned the children in his home, writing a note that left no doubt as to his motivation.
NYC Mother Charged with Murder of 9-Year-Old Daughter
On Sunday, Shalom Guifarro, 9, was found murdered inside the Brooklyn apartment she shared with her mother and younger sister. On Monday, New York investigators confirmed that the Guifarro’s mother was responsible for the crime.
California Couple Allegedly Kill Their 1-Year-Old Son
A California couple is behind bars after they allegedly murdered their 1-year-old son, Jamari Mendez, and then went to a family function with his body in the back of their car.
4-Year-Old Dies After Being Forced to Drink Whiskey
China Record, a 4-year-old girl from Baton Rouge, Louisiana is dead after her grandmother forced her to drink a bottle of whiskey while the child’s mother watched.
Andrea Yates Declines to Leave Mental Hospital
Andrea Yates garnered international news coverage in June 2001 after she confessed to drowning her five young children in the bathtub of their Houston, TX home.
New Podcast Episode: Mary Ann Cotton
In March of 1873, Mary Ann Cotton died in a botched execution. Convicted of the murder of her stepson Charles, she was sentenced to hang. Her reputation preceded her, as rumours swirled that she may have also had a hand in the deaths of several husbands, and the children she shared with them.
California Woman Charged with Murdering Daughter
Samantha Johnson, 31, appeared in a Merced, CA courtroom on Tuesday where she was formally charged with the murder of her own daughter, Sophia Mason. Johnson’s boyfriend, 34-year-old Dante Jackson ,was also charged with the crime but is currently on the run.
Pittsburgh Father Charged In Son's Death
A Pittsburgh man has been arrested in connection with the death of his seven-week-old son almost two years ago. Cory Neidert called 911 on February 1, 2020, claiming his son Luca had fallen down the stairs at their home on Delevan Street. Luca was found at the bottom of the stairs crying.
12 Crimes of Christmas: A Petrifying Package
On Christmas Eve, 2008, Bruce Jeffery Pardo knocked on the door of his former in-laws’ home while dressed in a Santa suit and holding a gift-wrapped package. When an eight-year-old girl answered the door, Pardo blasted her with a semiautomatic handgun. Then, the unhinged Santa entered the Covina, Los Angeles home and began indiscriminately firing through the crowd of festive partygoers.
Treehouse murder trial: Julia Enright’s boyfriend, Jonathan Lind, charged with helping dispose of body
Nearly two weeks after a jury found 24-year-old Julia Enright guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing of Brandon Chicklis, another arrest has been made.Enright’s boyfriend, Jonathan Lind, has been arrested and charged in connection with the disposal of Chicklis’ body.
Child’s Remains Found in 2020 ID’d
According to NBC News, The child was identified recently as 9-year-old Haley Mae Coblentz. Haley’s body had been found last year in a duffel bag in Oregon on Dec. 10. Police believe that she had been dead around two months before her body was discovered. She had been living with her mother and her mother’s girlfriend in several different places in Oregon since 2015. Haley had never been reported missing.
Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: woman jailed for life for murder of stepson, six
A woman who killed her six-year-old stepson after weeks of “incomprehensible and escalating cruelty” has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 29 years.Emma Tustin, 32, was sentenced for the murder of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, alongside his father, 29-year-old Thomas Hughes, who was given 21 years in prison for manslaughter.
Layton mom charged with killing her 2 children not competent for trial, judge says
A Farmington judge determined Tuesday that a Layton woman charged with killing her two children in 2010 is not competent to proceed with trial and ordered her to remain in the Utah State Hospital for restorative care.
Montana Mom Accused of Killing her 2 Young Kids
A Montana mom is being accused of killing her two young kids. Leannah J. Gardipe has been charged with two counts of deliberate homicide.
California Couple Accused of Killing their 3-Month-Old Daughter
A 911 call was made last Tuesday regarding an unresponsive infant. San Diego police arrived and began performing life-saving methods on the baby until paramedics arrived. The infant later passed away at the hospital.The baby's parents, Brandon Copeland, 21, and Elizabeth Ucman, 22, could face 25 years to life if convicted of murder.
Mom Charged for Poisoning Her Son
A mom was charged for poisoning her son. According to Erie News Now, Mary Diehl, 62, was arrested for the the death of her son.
Father and Stepmother Charged with Murder of Eleven-Year-Old Son
Jordan and Lindsay Piper, father and stepmother to 11-year-old Roman Anthony Lopez, were both found guilty of multiple crimes, including poisoning, child abuse, and torture of the boy.