Katherine Schaffstall

Police said that the circumstances surrounding a 14-year-old missing girl’s death are “suspicious” after she was found dead in a creek in South Dakota during a snowstorm. Sioux Falls Police officials said during a press briefing on Monday, March 23, that McKenna Wendel was last seen alive in Sioux Falls between the late evening on […]

A woman in Texas has been arrested on child trafficking and sexual assault charges, and she was taken into custody after police tracked down her location at a nightclub through her social media posts. Officers with the Laredo Police Department arrested Elvira Yakelin Martinez on March 22 at the nightclub after authorities received information about […]

The leader of a “cult-like” Amish community in Missouri has been arrested on suspicion of sexual abuse and forced labor at a rural retreat. Cooper County Sheriff Chris Class said that Sam Shetler was arrested on March 25 after a search warrant was issued at the Mercy and Truth-Amish and Mennonite Retreat, according to KMIZ. […]

Robert Child has been charged with murder and burglary following a double homicide in Hoodsport, Washington, in which he has been accused of killing his estranged wife, Anna Child, and her boyfriend, Jason Hilde, just one day after Anna was granted a protection order against Robert. A Mason County judge approved the protection order on […]

Police are investigating the death of a missing Native woman after her body was pulled from a canal in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale police said on Sunday, March 29, that they identified the body recovered from the canal as 28-year-old Passion Schurz. The body was found near Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads on Saturday, March 28, […]

A coffee shop co-owner in California has been reported missing after she vanished, and police said they believe she could be at-risk. The Oakland Police Department announced that 52-year-old Amy Hillyard was last seen around 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 25, on the 500 block of Radnor Road. Authorities added that Hillyard is at-risk due […]

A mother in North Carolina has been arrested after she was accused of stabbing her 10-month-old baby to death and chasing a man down her driveway with a “fixed blade knife.” Ciara Frederick has been charged with first-degree murder and assault with a deadly weapon, according to Buncombe County jail records viewed by Us Weekly. […]

A mom and her boyfriend in Indiana have been arrested after her 4-year-old wheelchair-bound son died, with police learning that she would often lock him in the basement closet for long stretches of time before his passing. Angel Lovely and Nicholas Bergdoll have both been charged with one count of neglect of a dependent resulting […]

A man in Atlanta, Georgia, has been convicted after he killed his mother and her boyfriend and lived with their bodies inside of the couple’s home for about two weeks. Authorities said that Neil Russell reportedly lived with the bodies of his mother, Henrietta Russell, and her longtime boyfriend, Marvin Spencer, for approximately two weeks […]

A man has been accused of committing murder with a hatchet, rattling a quiet California town with its first murder in 20 years. The San Francisco suburb of Lafayette was left in shock when 34-year-old Christopher Jaber was found dead on Saturday, March 21. The affluent town is known for its top-tier schools and multi […]

A jury in Hawaii was shown graphic evidence including a bloody rock as Gerhardt Konig stands trial for attempted murder after he allegedly attacked his wife, Arielle Konig, during a cliffside hike. An evidence specialist and responding officers testified on the fourth day of Gerhardt’s trial on Wednesday, March 25. They walked jurors through the […]

A Massachusetts cop was reportedly seen sobbing in court after she and her husband were accused of repeatedly raping a teen boy they took into their home. Plymouth Police Officer Samantha Pelrine and her husband, Daniel Forand, were arrested shortly after she was suspended from her job on March 17. The couple has been accused […]

Christopher Preciado has been found guilty of killing a young Texas couple and their unborn child more than two years after their 2023 deaths. A jury found Preciado, 21, guilty on capital murder charges in connection to the deaths Matthew Guerra, Savanah Soto and her unborn son, Fabian, during a hearing on Thursday, March 26. […]

A former middle school teacher in New Jersey was arrested after being accused of raping a student. Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns confirmed that Ashley Fisler has been charged with six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor, one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree […]

A man has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection to the 1990 “Lover’s Lane” cold case in Nebraska, in which a young man and woman were viciously killed. Harris County District Attorney Sean Teare announced that Floyd William Parrott has been charged with capital murder for the 1990 deaths of Cheryl Henry, […]

A former teacher at an all-girls boarding school in Massachusetts has been charged after he was accused of raping two of his students. Matthew Rutledge was indicted by a grand jury after two of his former Miss Hall’s School students, Hilary Simon and Melissa Fares, testified against him. Rutledge, 64, was charged nearly two years […]

A Bahamian police official has been charged with murder following his involvement in the fatal shooting of a Florida man, which he claimed was an act of self-defense. Berneil Pinder has been charged with the murder of Cody Castillo, an employee of Pike Electric. Castillo was working on a major infrastructure project for Bahamas Power […]

Authorities in Philadelphia have announced that they are increasing the reward amid the search for a man who stands accused of abandoning his care-dependent son, who later died. Vernon Hatchett was charged in December 2024 with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the death of his 21-year-old son, Tylim Hatchett, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators […]

A Florida woman has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk and killing a 96-year-old geologist in a wrong-way crash, with the incident taking place shortly after a police officer stopped her but let her off with a warning. Genise Taylor has been accused of DUI manslaughter in connection to the death of Arthur Gilbert. The […]

A Louisiana man will spend three decades in prison after he pleaded guilty to killing and dismembering his missing girlfriend after her frozen “headless torso” was found in a bus parked on his property. Benjamin J. Beale was ordered to serve 30 years in a state correctional facility for his involvement in the death of […]

An Alabama mother who was pregnant with her second child was fatally shot by a man who was stalking her before he later died by suicide. Shelby Amidon was killed by Ricky O’Neil Beck, Jr., at her home in Warrior, Alabama, on the morning of Thursday, March 19, the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency said. After […]