Katherine Schaffstall

A mother from New York has died in prison more than a decade after she was found guilty of smothering her 4-year-old son to death with a pillow. The Westchester County District Attorney confirmed that Manuela Morgado was sentenced to serve 20 years to life in prison in 2014 after she pleaded guilty to second-degree […]

An adult daughter in Kentucky has been accused of fatally shooting her mother after she wouldn’t let her leave the house, police confirmed. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office announced that Brianna Rich has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of her 50-year-old mother, Carol Rich, according to Law & Crime. Deputies […]

Six people have been arrested in connection to a $2.8 million “gold bar” scam in Texas that targeted at least six elderly victims. The Friendswood Police Department said in a social media statement that the investigation into the scam was launched in December 2025 after an 81-year-old resident was persuaded to convert $766,000 into 177 […]

A man in New Mexico shot his brother to death with a rifle and laid down “next to him on the ground” as he waited for authorities to arrive. The Albuquerque Police Department confirmed that Benjamin Chess is charged with an open count of murder and tampering with evidence after he shot his 54-year-old brother […]

An autopsy report revealed that a mother in Arkansas killed herself and her six-year-old twins after her estranged husband refused to halt their divorce and was granted joint custody. Sheriff’s deputies found Charity Beallis and her twins, Eliana and Maverick, dead by gunshot wounds inside of their home in Bonanza, Arkansas, on December 3, 2025. […]

Leo Grillo, a former actor and animal sanctuary founder, has been arrested on attempted kidnapping charges in connection to a former employee who won a $6.7 million wrongful-termination lawsuit against him. The United States Attorney’s Office Central District of California announced that Grillo, 77, was arrested on Tuesday, March 3. He was scheduled to make […]

A man has been convicted nearly five years after he murdered a young mother in 2021 and tossed her baby into a pond. Ahmeel Fowler has been convicted of the murder of Ja’nya Murphy and the kidnapping of her child, Jaclyn “Angel” Dobbs, which took place in November 2021, according to ABC 7 Chicago. Murphy […]

According to investigators, Anthony Lennon was on the run for 13 years before police officers were able to arrest him on violent child porn charges. On the latest episode of Us Weekly’s Uncovered, investigative journalist Kristin Thorne broke down how Lennon allegedly managed to create a new life and alias for himself while staying off […]

A disgruntled coworker in Colorado has been arrested after he went to his former colleague’s home after being fired and shot the man’s wife to death. Ernest Cunningham was found guilty of second-degree murder in December 2025 in connection to the fatal shooting of 23-year-old Kelsey Roberts-Gariety. Cunningham, 53, went to his former colleague and […]

Mary Gingles and two others were allegedly killed by her estranged husband, Nathan Gingles, in February 2025 after she had gone to police at least 14 times to discuss her fears for her safety. In the latest episode of Us Weekly’s Uncovered, investigative journalist Kristin Thorne revealed how police let down Mary by seemingly not […]

When 16-year-old Skylar Neese went missing in July 2012, her disappearance made national headlines as people wondered about her whereabouts. The case will be covered in Hulu’s Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese, which promises to shed light on the efforts of Neese’s family and police in an attempt to track down her […]

A father in Michigan has been arrested after his 13-month-old son was found inside his car that had been impounded days earlier — and was left in a tow yard. The Harper Woods Police Department confirmed that Orlander Murnell Linson, Jr. was taken into custody and charged with one count of child abuse by leaving […]

The tragic death of 16-year-old Skylar Neese will be broken down and analyzed in Hulu’s upcoming true crime docuseries Friends Like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese. After midnight on July 6, 2012, Neese climbed out of her bedroom window at her family’s apartment in Morgantown, West Virginia. Surveillance cameras captured her getting into the […]

Savannah Guthrie’s family faced an unimaginable situation when they learned that their matriarch, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing in Arizona in February 2026. As police have become involved in the investigation and the case has unraveled, many people are curious about the timeline of events that went down before and after Nancy disappeared. “On […]

Long Island serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann allegedly contacted sex workers hundreds of times and watched videos of the killings of women online before he was arrested in connection to the Gilgo Beach murders. In a new court filing obtained by ABC New York, prosecutors claimed that Heuermann, 62, registered burner phones and a Tinder […]

UPDATE — 3/4/26 at 2:50 p.m. ET: A jury found former DeRidder mayor Misty Roberts guilty of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile on Tuesday, March 3. The six-juror panel deliberated Roberts’ guilt for less than an hour after sitting through a five-day trial that included testimony from her two […]

A missing juvenile girl from Memphis, Tennessee, has been located and saved after she was allegedly found at a man’s home in North Carolina, police confirmed. The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a press release on Monday, March 2, that they received a report about a girl from Memphis who was initially reported missing […]

Two parents were arrested in Glenville, West Virginia, after authorities determined that their 11-month-old baby was malnourished and not being properly taken care of. The West Virginia State Police said that Beraique Taylor and Joshua Taylor, both 21, have each been charged with child neglect creating risk of bodily injury or death and conspiracy to […]

A man in Indiana has been arrested and is facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting that killed his wife and injured their infant daughter. The Kokomo Police Department said that Cameron Tomlinson was taken into custody after he changed his story about the shooting that took place on February 24, according to WXIN. […]

Colin Gray was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges after his son, Colt Gray, allegedly killed four people in Georgia with an AR-15-style rifle that was kept inside their family’s home. The Georgia jury deliberated for less than two hours before Colin, 55, was convicted on all 27 charges during a hearing on Tuesday, […]

Authorities in Georgia have arrested a couple for neglect after police allegedly discovered their children — including a 3-year-old suffering from an infected circumcision wound — living in “unbearable” conditions during a recent eviction. Mackenzie Zoriah Whitfield and Anthony Clark Jr. were both charged with three counts of cruelty to children, according to online records […]