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Katherine Schaffstall

Katherine Schaffstall is a Senior Writer, True Crime for Us Weekly and joined the team in December 2025. She previously worked at McClatchy with the In Touch and Life & Style team as an Associate Editor, where she covered all things entertainment, reality TV, pop culture and true crime. Katherine has also written for publications including The Hollywood Reporter, The Sun and Parade. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she moved to New York City in 2014 to attend Marymount Manhattan College. She was a double major in Digital Journalism and Communication Arts and graduated in 2018. Katherine is currently based in New York City.

Georgia Parents Say School Didn't Properly Notify Them of Teacher's Arrest for Child Exploitation

Parents Say School Didn't Notify Them of Teacher's Child Exploitation Arrest

After a Georgia teacher was arrested for child exploitation, parents of the students have raised their concerns about the lack of transparency the school had regarding the scandal. Willie James Silas was arrested on May 5 in Florida before he was extradited and booked in the Mitchell County Jail. He was then charged with sexual […]

Wisconsin Man Shot in Front of Son After Ongoing Arguments With Neighbor About Noise

Wisconsin Man Shot in Front of Son After Neighbor Complained About Noise

A Wisconsin man has been arrested after he grew upset with his upstairs neighbor’s noise and fatally shot the victim in front of his teenage son. Joshua Jordan was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, operating a vehicle to flee or elude an officer, and first-degree recklessly endangering safety in connection […]

How Long Is Josh Duggar in Prison? Inside His Sentence After Child Pornography Conviction

How Long Is Josh Duggar in Prison? Inside His Sentence After Conviction

Josh Duggar is currently serving a more than 12-year federal prison sentence following his 2021 conviction on child pornography charges — and his release date has now been pushed back for a third time as the former reality star continues his fight to overturn the conviction. The former 19 Kids and Counting star was previously […]

Woman Woke Up to Find Man Restraining Her in Her Bed, Leaving Behind Kitchen Knife and Extension Cord

Woman Woke Up to Find Man Restraining Her in Bed, Her Screams Scared Him Off

A man will spend the next several years in prison after a Pennsylvania woman woke to find him restraining her in her bed, leaving behind a large kitchen knife and an extension cord when her screams scared him off. The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office announced on Monday, June 1, that Bucks County Common Pleas […]

Florida Mom Arrested After Daughter, 3, Was Left in Hot Car for 2 Hours as She Donated Plasma

Florida Mom Arrested After Daughter, 3, Was Left in Hot Car for 2 Hours

A Florida mother was arrested after it was discovered that she left her 3-year-old daughter in a hot car for two hours. La’Tana Williams was arrested on the afternoon of Sunday, May 31, after police officers found her child left alone in a hot car for two hours, according to a press release shared by […]

Florida Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Having Sexual Relationship With Student That Lasted 1 Year

Florida Teacher Arrested After Alleged Sexual Relationship With Student

A Florida teacher has been arrested after he allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student at his school, which lasted for one year. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office confirmed that detectives with the Special Victims Bureau arrested Michael J. Enriquez on Monday, June 1, for engaging in unlawful sexual activity with a student, according to […]

Mackenzie Shirilla's Dad Calls Her 'Dumb 18-Year-Old' as He Yells at Officers in Bodycam Footage

Mackenzie Shirilla's Dad Calls Her 'Dumb 18-Year-Old' in Bodycam Footage

After Mackenzie Shirilla was arrested in connection to the fatal car crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan, her dad went down to the police station to yell at the officers for arresting the “dumb 18-year-old.” The Strongsville Police Department arrested Mackenzie, now 21, around 2:45 p.m. on November 4, 2022. […]

Grandmother and Teen Granddaughter Arrested After Fighting 5 Kids in Florida Park

Grandmother, Teen Granddaughter Arrested After Fighting 5 Kids in Park

A Florida woman and her teen granddaughter have been arrested after they allegedly got into a fight with five kids at a park, and the grandmother allegedly trapped the kids in a bathroom. Deputies in Flagler County confirmed in a Facebook statement on Sunday, May 31, that Allyson Pease-Frankel was arrested for false imprisonment, and […]

Babysitter Sentenced for Murdering Missing Boy After She Helped With Search Efforts

Babysitter Sentenced for Murdering Missing Boy After She Helped With Search

A woman in Missouri has been sentenced after she pleaded guilty to the 2018 murder of her ex-boyfriend’s young son, whom she was babysitting at the time of his killing. On October 25, 2018, 4-year-old Darnell Gray vanished in the middle of the night from his family’s home in Jefferson City. Officials and members of […]

Is Mackenzie Shirilla Still in Prison After Car Crash That Killed Her Boyfriend and Friend?

Is Mackenzie Shirilla Still Behind Bars? Inside Her Prison Stay

Mackenzie Shirilla has been making headlines about her hopes for the future out of prison, leaving many people to wonder if she is still behind bars. The convicted murderer is currently serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, Ohio, after being convicted in a 2023 […]

OnlyFans Model Courtney Clenney’s Defense Has Inspected Murder Weapons Ahead of Trial

OnlyFans Model's Defense Has Inspected Murder Weapons Ahead of Trial

As OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney awaits trials for the murder of her boyfriend, her attorneys told a Florida judge that they have been able to examine crucial evidence in the case. Courtney Clenney was arrested in August 2022 and pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, Christian “Toby” Obumseli. Obumseli, […]

Florida Teacher Arrested After FBI Investigation Uncovers Disturbing Child Pornography

Florida Teacher Arrested, Fired Amid Disturbing Child Pornography Charges

A teacher in Florida was arrested after he was allegedly found to be in possession of child pornography. Administrators at Saint Andrews School, a private school in Boca Raton, sent a Thursday, May 28, statement to families, explaining that the FBI notified the school that Upper School teacher Patrick Russell had been arrested at his […]

2 Men Arrested After 2 Children Were Rescued From Filthy Home That Police Said 'Smelled like Death'

2 Men Arrested After 2 Kids Were Found in Home That 'Smelled like Death'

Two men in Texas were arrested after they were found living with two children in a filthy home, which police said “smelled like death.” John Robbins and Michael Robbins were arrested on May 22 and charged with child endangerment after their neighbors called police to report an odor coming from their home. Temple Police Department […]

Pregnant Woman Fatally Shoots Other Expectant Woman Who Shared Child With Her Baby's Father

Pregnant Woman Shoots Other Woman Who Shared Child With Her Baby's Father

An Alabama woman will be spending the rest of her life in prison after she fatally shot another woman whose child was fathered by the same man. The Birmingham Police Department announced that Aaniyah Nowden, who was eight months pregnant at the time of the crime, was charged with capital murder in connection to the […]

Missing New Mexico Woman Found Dead 1 Year After She Was Left Seen Dropping Off Lunch for Daughter

Missing New Mexico Woman Found Dead 1 Year After She Disappeared

New Mexico woman Melissa Casias has been found dead nearly one year after she went missing, with her last sighting being when she dropped off lunch for her daughter at work. Casias, 53, was reported missing on June 26, 2025, when she didn’t arrive at work or return home after she was last seen around […]

Texas Boy, 15, Found Dead With Gunshot Wound in Front of Neighbor’s Home Late at Night

Texas Boy, 15, Found Dead in Front of Neighbor’s Home Late at Night

A homeowner in Texas was left in shock upon the grisly discovery of a deceased 15-year-old boy in front of their residence late at night. After the homeowner found the boy’s body on Saturday, May 30, around 11:30 p.m. in New Caney, she called 911 to report that there was an unknown deceased person in […]

Andy Dick Seen Signing Autographs In Rare Public Appearance After Near-Fatal Drug Overdose

Andy Dick Seen Signing Autographs In Rare Appearance After Drug Overdose

Andy Dick appeared to be in good spirits while signing autographs in a rare public appearance just five months after his alleged near-fatal drug overdose. Dick, 60, was photographed at a booth at the Hollywood Show convention on Friday, May 29, where he was seen chatting with attendees and singing various pieces of memorabilia. During […]

Why Fans Think Carson Rowland Has Joined the 'Off Campus' Cast After 'Sweet Magnolias' Exit

Why Fans Think Sweet Magnolia's Carson Rowland Has Joined 'Off Campus' Cast

After it was revealed that Carson Rowland won’t be returning for season 5 of Netflix’s Sweet Magnolias, many fans are now convinced that he may be joining season 2 of Amazon Prime’s hit series Off Campus as Jake. Sweet Magnolias showrunner Sheryl J. Anderson exclusively confirmed to Us Weekly that Rowland, who portrays Tyler “Ty” […]

Mormon Wives’ Jordan Ngatikaura Seen Kissing Mystery Woman Amid Jessi Draper Divorce

Mormon Wives’ Jordan Ngatikaura Seen Kissing Mystery Woman Amid Divorce

Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Jordan Ngatikaura was seen kissing a mystery woman just two months after he filed for divorce from estranged wife Jessi Draper. Jordan, 31, was caught on a video kissing a mystery blonde woman while out what appeared to be a lounge, according to footage obtained by TMZ. In the […]

'Alaskan Bush People' Star Matt Brown's Up and Downs Over the Years Before His Untimely Death

'Alaskan Bush People' Star Matt Brown's Up and Downs Over the Years

Before Alaskan Bush People star Matt Brown tragically died in May 2026, he and his family had been open about his struggles with substance abuse and ongoing efforts to maintain his sobriety. Matt died at the age of 43 after he was reported missing and feared dead. After unnamed witnesses saw who they appeared to […]

Brown Family Tragedies Over the Years After 'Alaskan Bush People' Star Matt Brown Was Found Dead

'Alaskan Bush People' Tragedies Over the Years: Matt's Death, Ami's Cancer

The Brown family has candidly shared their lives on Alaskan Bush People since the show’s 2014 premiere, shedding light on several tragedies over the years. Before Matt Brown’s death in May 2026, matriarch Ami Brown endured a cancer battle, patriarch Billy Brown sadly died in 2021 and daughter Snowbird “Bird” Brown had dealt with severe […]

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