Katherine Schaffstall

A New Mexico man was arrested after he reportedly told police he got mad at his mom and started throwing her dogs during a “mental breakdown.” Rudy Esteban Baca told officers with the Las Cruces Police Department that he had a “mental breakdown” after he saw a mess in the house, which he blamed on […]

A Texas man has been arrested after he allegedly strangled his pregnant wife until she went limp — and did it in front of their child. The Waco Police Department said that Jacob Daniel Vega has been charged with aggravated assault – family violence. He was arrested after an incident that took place on Monday, […]

A man has been charged in a string of attacks that left two women dead and a man in critical condition, with one of the victims being identified as a Department of Homeland Security employee who was walking her dog at the time of her death. Olaolukitan Adon Abel has been accused of carrying out […]

A toddler was killed by a drunk driver after he “wandered into the road” while following his dad outside in South Carola. David Ronald Metz was arrested and charged with one felony count of DUI involving death in connection to the boy’s killing. Officers responded to the scene after they received a report about a […]

A pickup truck driver who hit and killed a jogger in 2025 is reportedly suing the victim’s estate for “emotional injuries.” Anthony Miller died at the age of 37 when he was hit by a truck while on an early morning jog with his wife, Bailey Miller, in Lincoln, Nebraska, around 4:45 a.m. in August […]

In 2007, human remains that had been dismembered and set on fire were found in Hogansville, Georgia. It wasn’t until 16 years later, in 2023, that authorities were able to identify the body as Nicole Alston’s by using public genealogy databases. The case continued to unfold when Alston’s girlfriend, Angel Marie Thompson, was indicted in […]

A Nevada mom admitted she lied about having pancreatic cancer and scammed more than $20,000 in donations from her kindhearted victims in the process. Haleigh Knight pleaded guilty during a hearing on Monday, April 13, to a felony theft charge and admitted to lying about a cancer diagnosis so that she could set up fake […]

As the search for missing Texas woman Nicole “Nikki” Winder continues, her brother has been arrested for an unrelated crime after investigators executed a search warrant at a pair of properties he owns. The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the search warrants were part of the ongoing investigation regarding Winder’s disappearance, according to KBTX. County […]

In 2021, Michigan high school student Lauryn Licari began receiving hostile text messages claiming that her boyfriend, Owen McKenny, was cheating on her. Owen started to receive concerning text messages soon after, with each message becoming more violent and disturbing. Police eventually got involved in the matter and identified Lauryn’s mother, Kendra Licari, as the […]

Brian Hooker walked out of a Bahamian jail on April 13, 2026, without facing charges — but the case surrounding the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, is far from closed. The 59-year-old Michigan man remains a suspect in the investigation, and his own public statements, along with doubts raised by Lynette’s daughter, have kept […]

A Pennsylvania man has learned his fate after he threw a baby into a pond and killed the child’s parents after the mother refused to leave her husband for him. Jose Luis Rodriguez pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to three consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole in connection to the […]

A North Carolina man has allegedly admitted to beating a teacher to death with a rock after he broke into her home. Ryan Camacho has been accused of killing 57-year-old Zoe Welsh. He was charged with murder and felony burglary in connection to Welsh’s death, according to a probable cause warrant issued on April 8 […]

A Kansas mother has been arrested after she allegedly killed her 15-month-old son by strangling him but told police he had choked on food. Shanna Kay Whitton has been charged with one count each of felony first-degree murder, abuse of a child, aggravated child endangerment, and aggravated arson in connection with the death of her […]

A North Carolina man has been arrested after he allegedly doused his girlfriend in gasoline and set her on fire. The Sampson County sheriff confirmed to Us Weekly that Franklin “Frankie” Paul Faircloth was accused of forcing his way into his girlfriend’s house in Sampson County around 10 p.m. on Saturday, April 11. Faircloth, 29, […]

Police found a missing 17-year-old girl in a sex offender’s closet in Florida, leading to the man’s arrest. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said in a press release that the agency was contacted by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, April 13, because investigators believed a runaway teen was with a man in Dundee. […]

Police in Nebraska shot and killed a woman after she allegedly kidnapped a young boy and slashed him across the face outside of a Walmart in Ohama. Deputy Chief Scott Gray said in a press release that the suspect approached a female shopper and a boy who was about 2 to 3 years old on […]

A 3-year-old child from Wisconsin who went missing from home in the middle of the night was found dead the next morning. The toddler has not been publicly identified. However, New London, Wisconsin police issued a missing persons post via Facebook on Monday, April 13, and shared a photo of the young boy. Authorities said […]

Brian Hooker walked out of a Bahamian prison on April 13, 2026, without facing charges — but his legal troubles may be far from over. Authorities have made it clear that the 58-year-old Michigan man remains a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, Lynette Hooker, who has been missing since April 4, 2026. But […]

A West Virginia man who prosecutors described as an 11-year-old girl’s “psychological brother” has been charged with murder after authorities say he watched her parents starve her to death. Tyler Levi Carter was taken into custody and charged with one count of murder of a child by a parent, guardian, custodial or other person of […]

Nine years after a pregnant Hayley McClenahan-Ernst died at her home in Australia, her former partner, Max Spencer, has been charged with murder. The NSW Police Force announced in a news release on Tuesday, April 14, that a 30-year-old man was arrested at a property in Coffs Harbour following an investigation into McClenahan-Ernst’s death. Spencer […]

A North Carolina man was arrested after his pregnant wife accidentally shot herself, “killing her 7-month-old unborn baby” in the process. Police said Luis Marcano-Marcano fired a gun on Sunday, April 12, in Mint Hill while he was under the influence of alcohol and narcotics, according to KPTV. Officers said that his wife then took […]