Katherine Schaffstall

Mackenzie Shirilla was slammed by her late boyfriend Dominic Russo’s sister after she shared a new selfie taken in prison while she serves time for his and their friend Davion Flanagan’s deaths. Two days after the photo was posted, Russo’s sister, Christine Russo, told TMZ  that she did not approve of Shirilla, 21, posting the […]

Reagan Simmons-Hancock’s name has re-entered the national conversation nearly six years after her death, following the release of Netflix’s June 2026 documentary Maternal Instinct. The 21-year-old Texas mother was 35 weeks pregnant with her second daughter, Braxlynn Sage, when she was killed on October 9, 2020, by her friend Taylor Parker in one of the […]

A former substitute teacher in Indiana has pleaded guilty and learned her fate after she was accused of sending nude photos to a 14-year-old middle school student. Cassidy Carter pleaded guilty to one count of battery resulting in moderate bodily injury and was sentenced to two years in jail, according to court records viewed by […]

After Taylor Parker’s crimes were broken down in Netflix’s Maternal Instinct, director Jessica Dimmock revealed why she believes the killer was able to successfully trick people around her into believing she was pregnant with Wade Griffin’s child for so long. After her alleged due date of September 22, 2020, came and went, Parker, 33, killed […]

A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly choked his ex-girlfriend before he dumped a backpack filled with feces, urine and hot sauce on her after she cheated on him. Daniel Niemiec was charged with domestic battery by strangulation and two counts of domestic violence battery following the incident that took place in early June. […]

A couple in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was arrested after two children were found living alongside several dead animals in a home kept in “deplorable” conditions. The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed in a press release that the FBI executed “court-authorized law enforcement activities” at a home on Whittaker Avenue around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 7. As […]

Nearly six years after Taylor Parker killed pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and her daughter Braxlynn Sage, the victim’s mother insisted that the killer is “evil” and not “crazy.” While speaking to NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo, Simmons-Hancock’s mother, Jessica Brookes, and her sister, Emily Shirley, looked back on their loved one’s horrific murder. “It’s hard to not […]

A Missouri man was arrested after he allegedly told his pregnant girlfriend that he wanted “to kill the baby” before he shot her and repeatedly hit her in the stomach. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Nicholas Geary was in the middle of a “domestic violence incident” with his “significant other” when he shot […]

Mackenzie Shirilla’s father, Steve Shirilla, has remained one of his daughter’s most vocal defenders since her 2023 conviction on 12 felony counts, including murder, in the deaths of her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan. Mackenzie is serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women after driving […]

Mackenzie Shirilla shared a new photo featuring her eyebrow slit in a snapshot taken inside of prison as her support team shared a new update amid her attempts to appeal. Shirilla’s team took to her Instagram account on Monday, July 6, to share a selfie that she took behind bars. Shirilla, 21, donned a serious […]

A mother in Idaho was arrested and charged with murder in connection to the deaths of her 18-month-old twins. The Payette Police Department confirmed in a statement that Andrea Shaw was arrested on June 30 without incident, according to WAFB. Shaw, 23, was arrested more than one year after the twins died. Shaw is currently […]

An elderly man in Florida was arrested after he allegedly set a car on fire with his partner of 42 years inside of it after she broke up with him. Franklin Davis was arrested after he was accused of attempted murder and arson in connection to an incident that took place on Friday, July 3, […]

Maternal Instinct subject Taylor Parker is awaiting execution after she was convicted of capital murder in the deaths of her pregnant friend Reagan Hancock-Simmons and Hancock-Simmon’s baby in 2022, and Us can exclusively reveal that Parker has faced disciplinary action while on death row. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice confirmed to Us that Parker, […]

While fans were eagerly awaiting to see who attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding, there was just as much interest regarding which stars missed the event. Prior to the nuptials on Friday, July 3, a source exclusively told Us Weekly that Swift’s former BFF Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, did not make […]

A diving instructor in Argentina was charged in connection to the death of a woman who disappeared while scuba diving with him. Thiago Nahuel Pocovi was charged with manslaughter following the death of Sofia Devries, who was found dead two days after she went missing while receiving scuba diving lessons off the coast of Argentina […]

An Oklahoma man was arrested after he killed his girlfriend, a mother of seven children, when they got into an argument at a gas station. The Collinsville Police Department said in a press release that Tyler Kendrick was arrested on Friday, July 3, and was charged with one count each of manslaughter and leaving the […]

Mackenzie Shirilla is behind bars at the Ohio Reformatory for Women — and she is not going anywhere for a long time. She was convicted in a 2023 bench trial of 12 felony charges, including murder, after driving her Toyota Camry at over 100 mph into a brick wall in Strongsville, Ohio, in July 2022. […]

Andrew Gillum, the former Florida Democratic governor nominee in 2018, was arrested in Alabama on possession of methamphetamine and other drug charges. Gillum, 46, was arrested on Thursday, July 2, just before 11 p.m. by local police officers in Daphne, Alabama. The Daphne Police Department said that the politician was accused of having the drugs […]

Nearly three years after Mackenzie Shirilla was found guilty in connection to a car crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan, NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo argued that her defense team botched her trial. While appearing on the “Drop Dead Serious with Ashleigh Banfield” podcast, Cuomo, 55, argued that Shirilla’s legal team made […]

An Ohio woman was arrested after she allegedly found her adult son dead, brought him to their home’s front porch and spent hours with his body before she called police. Michelle Feudi was arrested on Sunday, July 5, and was booked into the Lucas County Corrections Center. She has since been released on her own recognizance. […]

Taylor Parker’s crimes have left many people curious about her mental health, and Maternal Instinct director Jessica Dimmock reflected on why the subject’s diagnosis was not included in the project. “Taylor didn’t go into this crime having an established diagnosis, so it’s hard to understand the validity of one diagnosis,” Dimmock told Netflix’s Tudum. “That […]