Katherine Schaffstall

A couple in Iowa was arrested and charged with child endangerment after a 13-year-old girl was found severely malnourished upon escaping from their home. Officers with the Sioux City Police Department were called to a residence around 3:35 p.m. on August 11 after receiving reports that a 13-year-old girl with autism was missing, according to […]

A family tragedy took place when a father and his adult daughter were found dead in Philadelphia following an apparent murder-suicide that took place at their home, according to police. Police reported to the home in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond neighborhood around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, August 15, for a welfare check after loved ones reported […]

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 14, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to two federal counts of interstate stalking resulting in death, confessing in a Manhattan federal courtroom that he traveled to New York with the intent to […]

A mother in West Virginia was arrested after her 6-year-old son with autism jumped from a second-story window out of their apartment, and he later tested positive for cocaine. Stevie Thibodeaux was arrested following the incident that took place on Monday, August 10, at the Unity Terrace Apartments in Fairmont, according to WDTV. Thibodeaux, 30, […]

A Florida woman fatally shot her mother and two of her children in a murder-suicide after she got into an argument with her husband over porn that she found on his phone. Plant City Police Chief Richard Mills shared an update about the murder-suicide, which happened on May 3, during a press conference on Thursday, […]

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty to federal charges on August 14, 2026, and revealed his motive for shooting and killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a Manhattan sidewalk in December 2024. Mangione entered the plea while appearing in court at the 40 Foley Square courthouse in New York City, where he was facing two federal counts […]

Netflix’s August 2026 documentary A Child of My Own breaks down the story of Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza, who faked her pregnancy and kidnapped a baby from the hospital. While Mendoza claimed that she made an arrangement with the baby’s birthmother, Mayra Navarro, to raise the child as her own, Navarro insisted she never made […]

A Florida mom was arrested after her 4-year-old son got hold of her loaded gun and shot his 5-year-old sister while she was sleeping. Ashley Marie Hosendove was charged with aggravated manslaughter and culpable negligence following the death of her daughter, Ja’nova Raylani, in Florida City. Authorities reported to her home shortly before 2 a.m. […]

Newly released text messages revealed a couple’s marital problems before the man stabbed his wife and daughter at their Minnesota daycare in a murder-suicide, and it was also revealed that he stabbed his mother prior to his death. After reports of the stabbings were released, Nathan Brown was identified as the suspect. His wife, Kristen […]

Police revealed that Kristopher Karolkiewicz bought a gun just over one week before he killed his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, their six kids and himself in a murder-suicide. The Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said that Kristopher, 47, purchased a 9 mm handgun eight days before the tragic events occurred on July 24, according to WOOD […]

Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty after he was accused of killing UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione, 28, entered the plea while appearing in court at the 40 Foley Square courthouse in New York City on Friday, August 14. He was facing two federal counts of interstate stalking resulting in death. After Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Margaret […]

Lindsay Clancy’s search history was discussed during her murder trial, and it was revealed she looked up “can you treat a sociopath” before she killed her three kids. During the trial on Thursday, August 13, Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Timothy Chiappini took the witness stand after he was tasked to extract data from Clancy’s phone. […]

Chris Watts is serving five consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters in one of the most shocking family killings in recent memory. The Colorado father entered his plea in November 2018, just months after the bodies of Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste […]

A former preschool worker in Pennsylvania was arrested for recklessly treating a child and injuring him after she allegedly dropped the crying 2-year-old boy on a mat and pushed his head into a pillow. Erin Burke was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault following the alleged incident that took place […]

Netflix’s August 2026 true crime documentary A Child of My Own begins as a scripted telenovela before it transitions to a more traditional documentary-styled film. Throughout the film, viewers watch Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza fake her pregnancy until she’s accused of stealing a newborn baby at a hospital in Mexico City. In light of the […]

After Justin Sislo was accused of killing his parents in an apparent murder-suicide a sheriff revealed that he never should have been let out of jail due to his history of legal troubles. As Us previously reported, authorities believe Sislo, 35, killed his parents in Madison, New York, before he died by suicide on Friday, […]

A father in Florida was shot and killed when he tried to stop a fight after he dropped his daughter off for her first day back at school. After Daryl Hill took his 10-year-old daughter to Wolf Lake Elementary School on the morning of Tuesday, August 11, he was riding a bicycle near the city […]

Lindsay Clancy’s trial was brought to a standstill when she broke down in tears during an autopsy testimony and said, “I can’t do this.” The trial was recessed two times on Wednesday, August 12, after Clancy, 36, got emotional as two medical examiners testified after they performed autopsies on her kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, […]

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 11, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Nick Reiner was indicted for the first-degree murders of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, nearly eight months after they were found fatally stabbed in their Brentwood home. […]

Chris Watts found love behind bars while serving five consecutive life sentences after he admitted to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters in 2018. Chris’ new girlfriend, Lizzie Henderson, revealed their romance in August 2026, and shared that things are so serious between them that they’re planning to wed in a […]

A dad reportedly killed a woman and their child before he died by suicide in a suspected murder-suicide that took place outside of a Minnesota daycare. Police responded to Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, after they received reports of a stabbing, according to CBS News. Authorities said […]