Katherine Schaffstall

A Hawaii doctor has been found guilty after he was accused of attacking his wife with a syringe and a rock during what was supposed to be a birthday hike. During the trial, the couple shared dramatically different accounts of what happened on the day of the attack. Gerhardt Konig, a 47-year-old anesthesiologist from Maui, […]

Federal authorities have indicted the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, charging him as an adult with murder and aggravated sexual abuse in her killing aboard a cruise ship. The Department of Justice identified the defendant only as “T.H.” If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of life in prison. With the trial scheduled to begin […]

A nurse has been arrested more than one year after she allegedly killed three Florida police officers during a high-speed chase, which took place after she worked a 12-hour shift. Corrine Blue was arrested on April 30 and was charged with three counts of vehicular homicide, according to a press release from the Palm Beach […]

A Tennessee man has been arrested after he allegedly bit his infant son on the cheek during a public outburst at a chicken wing restaurant in Memphis. The incident took place around 1 a.m. on Friday, May 1, at Memphis Wings. Police reported to the scene after they received reports that a man, who has […]

A Florida man has been arrested after he allegedly chased down a vehicle with four people in it and opened fire during a road rage incident. Nicolas Andrew Totherow was arrested on April 29 and was charged with attempted first-degree murder, multiple counts of aggravated battery with a firearm, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, […]

An Arkansas teacher was arrested after he allegedly choked a student who called him “bruh” several times during a classroom spat, which was caught on camera. The West Memphis Police Department said that Tracey Matthews, who is a teacher at Wonder Junior High School in West Memphis, was charged with aggravated assault on April 15 […]

A 93-year-old man in North Carolina has died after his wife allegedly struck him with a vase in the middle of the night. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release that Yorleni Shoff called 911 around 2 a.m. on April 9 saying her husband, Richard Shoff, was lying on the floor and […]

A man in California has been arrested after he shot his ex-wife and her new boyfriend after he allegedly lost his “temper.” The Dinuba Police Department arrested Miguel Angel Saldana Garcia and he was formally charged with two counts of murder on Wednesday, April 22. Police said that Garcia, 43, fatally shot his ex-wife, Irai […]

Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead in their Brentwood, Los Angeles, home on December 14, 2025, after being stabbed to death. Their son Nick Reiner was subsequently arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He pleaded not guilty and is currently awaiting trial. A spokesperson for the family released a […]

A Missouri man has been arrested after he allegedly left his 3-year-old son home alone in his apartment, leaving the child to wander into a hallway and fall to his death from the 11th floor. Tarvis T. Phenix Jr. was charged with one count of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child resulting in death […]

After FedEx driver Tanner Horner pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand, his mother broke down in court while discussing the crime. “I am so mad at him. I want to just tear his ass up,” Horner’s mother, who was referred to as Mrs. Horner by attorneys, said through tears during a hearing on Wednesday, […]

One teenager is dead and five are injured following a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana, while several people have been taken into custody for questioning. Police said that the shooting took place on Thursday, April 23, at 1:22 p.m. near the food court at the Baton Rouge mall, according to NBC News. Baton […]

A mother in Michigan has been accused of allegedly trying to kill her 5-year-old daughter after the child was found severely injured in the woods behind their home. Christina Kay Crow was arrested on Monday, April 20, and charged with one count of assault with intent to murder and one count of first-degree child abuse, […]

After nearly two years on the run, authorities in Georgia have arrested a fugitive who was found inside of an air conditioner vent. The Grady County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a statement that Kayla McKenzie was arrested in Moultrie, Georgia, on Monday, April 20. McKenzie was on the run for nearly two years after she […]

A father in Florida has been accused of abusing his 7-month-old son for months, and he allegedly shook the boy so hard that he caused a near-fatal brain bleed. Anthony Lamar Hester was arrested and charged with aggravated child abuse in connection to the injuries he allegedly caused his son to sustain, according to online […]

Asa Ellerup once insisted her husband was innocent. Then her ex-husband, Rex Heuermann, confessed — to her face — that he killed eight women. The journey from fierce defender to reluctant believer played out across Peacock’s docuseries The Gilgo Beach Killer: House of Secrets, which concluded with its fourth and final episode on April 23, […]

Colorado state senate candidate Frederick Alfred Jr. was arrested after his 4-year-old daughter nearly drowned in a hotel hot tub at the same time he went out to the bar. Alfred, 38, was with his son, 6, and daughter, 4, at the Opal Key Resort and Marina in Key West, Florida, when he left them […]

A teacher in Tennessee has been arrested after she was accused of dragging a nonverbal student across a rug, which caused the minor to be injured and have a “blood red mark.” Meg Day was arrested on April 16 and was charged with assault, according to McNairy County Sheriff’s Office records. The arrest took place […]

An elementary school assistant principal in Texas was fatally shot inside of her home during an “accidental shooting,” and her husband has since been arrested and charged with manslaughter in connection to her death. Officers responded to Lindsay Velasquez’s home around 7:30 p.m. on April 17 following a report that someone had been accidentally shot […]

Michigan high school student Lauryn Licari started to receive concerning text messages in 2021, which consisted of hostile and threatening messages about her relationship with her boyfriend, Owen McKenny. After Owen began to receive similar text messages of his own, police got involved in the matter. Following an intense investigation, Lauryn’s mother, Kendra Licari, was […]

The remains of three young children have been found in a wooded area in Memphis, Tennessee, with police believing the bodies may have been there for years. The Memphis Police Department said in a press release shared on Wednesday, April 22, that the children were believed to be between 3 and 7 years old. Police […]