Katherine Schaffstall

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz wrote a children’s book that she dedicated to her six kids just three years before her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, killed her and their family in an apparent murder-suicide. Krystal Kramer, who illustrated Mandy’s September 2023 book, The Magical Mantra, took to Instagram on Tuesday, July 28, to explain that she worked closely […]

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz admitted she wanted to look and feel her best after her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, cheated on her with an intern in a personal Reddit post shared two years before he killed her and their six kids in a murder-suicide. “I was five babies in, and was actually not in bad physical shape, […]

Lindsay Clancy’s ex-husband, Patrick Clancy, got emotional while describing their three children during his ex-wife’s murder trial after she killed them in January 2023. Lindsay, 35, was arrested on January 26, 2023, and charged with the murders of their children Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months. Three years later, Patrick, 38, took the […]

A Minnesota woman was arrested after she allegedly tortured a young child for 17 months by forcing them to do several punishments and refusing to feed them. Paula Jo McCallister has been accused of forcing the child to “go on the wall” and standing with their feet and nose to it every day from the […]

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz opened up about her shifting family dynamics in a 2024 Reddit thread before her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, killed her and their six kids in an apprent murder-suicide, and she admitted that the birth of her youngest son drastically changed her views. “I used to be staunchly pro-life. I birthed three boys and […]

Two months after restaurateur Matthew Mitchell killed his wife, Thy Mitchell, and their two children in an apparent murder-suicide, her parents have accused him of intentionally planning and plotting her murder amid his financial troubles. The Houston Police Department previously confirmed that Matthew, 52, seemingly shot Thy, 39, and their two children, ages 8 and […]

Kristopher Karolkiewicz lost his job at National American Heart Association just weeks before his killed his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, and their six children in an apparent murder-suicide. Just days after the family died on Friday, July 24, the American Heart Association confirmed to Us that Kristopher, 47, was no longer employed by the company […]

A father in Texas was arrested after he allegedly killed his 2-year-old daughter after leaving her locked inside of a hot vehicle for nine hours as he slept off the drinks he had the night before. The Midland Police Department confirmed in a news release that Lorenzo Elias Rodriguez was charged with one count of […]

Weill Cornell Medicine agreed to pay more than $1 billion in civil settlements after former urologist Darius Paduch was convicted of sexual abuse. It was revealed how much the hospital was paying in an official admission that the group was aware of Paduch’s troubling behavior for several years, according to Newsday. Despite the hospital group’s […]

Before Kristopher Karolkiewicz allegedly killed his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, and their six children in an apparent murder-suicide, Mandy’s old Reddit posts revealed that the couple was allegedly dealt with past affairs and her husband previously cheated on her with an intern. In one Reddit post written under the username “MandyK1179” in 2024, Mandy, 39, […]

Chris Watts’ secret second mistress, Amanda McMahon, candidly opened up about her relationship with the killer eight years after he was arrested for murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters in August 2018. McMahon told The Daily Mail that she met Chris, 41, on Tinder when she was going through a […]

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on July 27, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • The Giudice family is mourning the death of Milania Giudice‘s childhood friend Victoria Zardoya, who died following a fatal fall. Joe Giudice, Teresa Giudice and sisters Gia and Audriana shared […]

Kaylee Goncalves‘ family is reacting to the news that convicted killer Bryan Kohberger plans to withdraw his guilty plea one year after he admitted to killing Goncalves and her fellow Idaho college students Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. “‘The mosquito you just can’t seem to swat’ — that is what Kohberger and his […]

A Michigan family experienced an unimaginable tragedy when a father allegedly killed his wife and their six kids, leaving their bodies to burn in the family home in an apparent murder-suicide. Kristopher Karolkiewicz, his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz and their six children were found dead inside their Grand Haven Township home on the morning of […]

Netflix’s A Toxic Love Story has drawn fresh attention to the shocking scheme orchestrated by Ian Diaz, leaving many wondering where he is today. The documentary unpacks how the former deputy U.S. Marshal and his then-wife Angela Connell (formerly Angela Diaz) aimed to mastermind a web of deception to frame Diaz’s ex-girlfriend Michelle Hadley for […]

One year after Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to killing four college students in Idaho, he has taken a step in withdrawing his plea and reopening the case by claiming he was misled into confessing to killing Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. “My actual innocence is my truth, and the plea, hinged […]

A Florida man was arrested after a Tinder date with a woman four decades younger than him ended with him holding her friend at gunpoint. David O’Brien was charged with four counts of aggravated battery and one count of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following the incident that took place on Wednesday, July 22. […]

A middle school teacher in Florida was arrested after being accused of sexual battery for a years-long incident that involved a child. The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office claimed in a press release that Brian Leo Pavluchuk sexually abused the minor victim multiple times between 2014 and 2017. Pavluchuk, 40, was arrested on Friday, July 24, […]

A couple from Florida was arrested after their newborn vanished, whom they claimed was a “prank” and was never actually born. Leon Alejandro Jr. and Samantha Feliz were arrested on Wednesday, July 22, in Rockingham, North Carolina, following a yearlong investigation into the child’s death. Investigators said Alejandro, 21, and Feliz, 20, fled their hometown […]

Several of Angela Connell’s (formerly Angela Diaz) lies were depicted in Netflix’s July 2026 documentary A Toxic Love Story. Before her whirlwind romance with Ian Diaz, it was revealed that she previously lied about being an attorney with the Department of Justice and falsely claimed to her loved ones that she had cancer. After she […]

A Tennessee man was arrested after he allegedly killed his 3-year-old son and left his body in a suitcase in a wooded area. The Memphis Police Department confirmed in a press release that a child, who has since been identified as Joseph Martinez, was found dead inside a suitcase in a wooded area in Memphis, […]