Katherine Schaffstall

A man was arrested at the Westminster Dog Show in New York City for multiple cases of burglary, grand larceny, petit larceny and false personation, according to police. Bronx resident Allan Jackson was at the Westminster Dog Show at the Jacob Javits Center in midtown Manhattan on Sunday, January 31, when investigators noticed he fit […]

A man has been arrested for a 2025 murder he allegedly committed, after being linked to the crime two months after it happened when his fingerprints were found on a package of Ramen noodles. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that the initial shooting took place on November 25, 2025, at 4:45 p.m. in […]

Three leaders of a fraternity at Northern Arizona University have been arrested on hazing charges following the death of an 18-year-old pledge who died during a rush event. The Flagstaff Police Department and the university confirmed that the teenage victim was found unresponsive around 8:44 a.m. on Saturday, January 31, at an off-campus residence that […]

A father in Utah revealed that he has been reunited with his three kids and their half-brother after their mother abducted the children and traveled with them abroad, eventually leaving them at a Croatian orphanage. Kendall Seymour first announced that his kids were missing after his ex-wife, Elleshia Seymour, was seen getting on a plane […]

A 20-year-old woman in Florida was fatally shot by her ex-boyfriend outside of the beauty school she was a student at. Police were called to the Aveda Institute of South Florida just after 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 29, after Aileen Martinez was discovered in a white SUV parked outside of the building, a spokesperson […]

A man in Michigan called 911 to report that his fiancée and her two teenage sons were fatally shot. However, it wasn’t until later that he admitted to committing the killings himself. Charles Broomfield first called 911 to report the deadly shootings on Tuesday, January 27. He told officers that he heard his fiancée, Jacqueline […]

A Louisiana teacher at Broussard Middle School – who was previously named Teacher of the Year in September 2025 – has been arrested and charged with child sex crimes. Christie Oster was arrested on Wednesday, January 28, and charged with indecent behavior with juveniles and carnal knowledge of a juvenile, according to online records viewed […]

A man in North City, Missouri, has been arrested after he was accused of fatally shooting his girlfriend and her daughter before he set their home on fire. Michael McNair has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, one count of unlawful possession of a firearm and one […]

A woman in South Carolina was ambushed by three people who fatally shot her and set her body on fire when she believed she was attending a meeting to buy a puppy. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office announced that Dana Marie Kinlaw was lured to a rural road in Effingham, South Carolina, on Thursday, January […]

An Illinois man is facing multiple charges in the murder of his ex-wife after the victim’s current husband saw him allegedly stab her to death via home surveillance footage. The Oswego Police Department announced in a news release on Thursday, January 29, that Ryan D. Dodd has been arrested and charged in the killing of […]

A nursing home in Canfield, Ohio, has been accused of lying to the family of a 75-year-old woman about a “worsening” Stage 4 pressure ulcer that she later died from, according to a lawsuit. Judy Marsh’s family is suing Windsor House at Canfield for allegedly not taking care of their loved one amid her declining […]

Bryan Kohberger’s defense team was preparing to argue at his trial that autopsy results for two of the Idaho murder victims suggested two people committed the sinister killings. Kohberger’s defense team hired forensic criminologist Dr. Brent Tarvey to help defend him when the case was still expected to go to trial. After Tarvey looked at […]

A man in Hillsborough, New Jersey, was shot by police who were arresting him for fatally beating his parents, Us Weekly confirmed. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said that Patrick J. Lin was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of third-degree possession […]

A California doctor was fatally beaten up in her home after she attempted to divorce her husband a second time, with police believing that her estranged husband attacked her as she tried to leave him. Yoon “Kevin” Lai has been arrested on charges of murder and arson in connection to his estranged wife Dr. Irene […]

Two family members have been arrested in Topeka, Kansas, due to their alleged connection to the death of a 5-year-old girl. The Topeka Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly that officers responded to a medical call in the 500 block of SW Buchanan Street on Tuesday, January 27. Upon their arrival, officers found a 5-year-old […]

A family in New Jersey experienced an unimaginable tragedy when a father was stabbed to death in front of his three young kids while he was teaching them how to ride their bikes. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a Facebook statement on Wednesday, January 28, that suspect Davon Holloman had been arrested and […]

When Gregory Rice’s body was found weeks after he was reported missing in 2020, his former longtime partner, Meagan Jackson, was the first person police went to question amid the investigation. In Us Weekly’s latest episode of Uncovered, investigative reporter Kristin Thorne breaks down how Jackson’s involvement in Rice’s death will have a long-term impact […]

Two people were found dead inside a home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 28, after a young child called 911 to report the tragedy. Lt. Robert Price with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said during a press conference later in the day that the 911 call was made around 7:20 a.m., and the […]

Celeste Rivas was just 14 years old when she ran away from home in April 2024. Her family’s worst fears were confirmed more than one year later when her dismembered remains were discovered inside an impounded Tesla that was registered to her boyfriend, singer D4vd, in September 2025. Four months after Rivas’ body was found, […]

An Arkansas woman showed little remorse and even smiled for the camera while posing for her mugshot after she was arrested for beating a mother of two — who happened to be pregnant with her boyfriend’s child — with a metal baseball bat. The crime was captured on surveillance footage, which showed two people chasing […]

After Elleshia Seymour fled the United States with her four kids in November 2025, her ex-husband, Kendall Seymour, has revealed that the children were located in an orphanage in Croatia. Now that the kids have been found, an attorney explained the next steps Kendall will have to take in order to get his kids back […]