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A mother in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been arrested after she was accused of suffocating her 4-year-old son to death. Officers with the St. Petersburg Police Department were called to a property off Tanglewood Drive Northeast around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27. Upon their arrival, they found that 4-year-old Finley Cullom had died and […]

Michal McKee was reportedly spotted at the Columbus, Ohio, home of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband Spencer Tepe, just weeks before he allegedly killed them in December 2025, according to newly released court documents. McKee, 39, was captured on video on December 6, 2025, trespassing on the property surrounding the home owned by […]

Police are still searching for a 15-year-old boy who is missing from Long Island and was last seen two weeks ago in New York City. Thomas Medlin left Stony Brook School on Friday, January 9, around 3:30 p.m. and got onto a train heading to New York City, the Suffolk County Police Department said in […]

An 11-year-old girl was fatally shot inside of her family’s home after a teenage gunman targeted their residence — and now, a judge has sentenced the shooter to decades behind bars. Re’Mori Roath was arrested and found guilty of shooting at the house in April 2024, hitting 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman with bullets in the head, […]

A man in Minnesota admitted to killing his pregnant sister and dismembering her body because he believed she was “no longer innocent” after she became pregnant. The Dakota County Attorney’s Office announced that Jack Joseph Ball pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder and premeditated first-degree murder of an unborn child following the death of his […]

A woman from West Jordan, Utah, has been arrested in Croatia after she allegedly traveled with her four kids abroad without their fathers’ consent and failed to return home. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Elleshia Anne Seymour was taken into custody on Friday, January 16, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, according to FOX […]

A North Carolina man has been found guilty of staging a woman’s murder and making it look like he committed the crime as an act of self defense. Solicitor David Stumbo said in a press release that Wilson Justice Xavier Smith was found guilty on Thursday, January 22, of murder and possession of a weapon […]

A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following a shooting at a family birthday party that left two people dead and two others injured. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz confirmed that the shooting took place at a party in Carver, Massachusetts, on the night of Saturday, January 24, according to CBS […]

Four members of a family in Georgia were shot to death while three kids hid inside of a closet nearby — and one bravely called 911 during the terrifying incident. Police responded to a report of gunshots at a home in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the early morning hours on Friday, January 23, the Gwinnett County […]

A man from Federal Way, Washington, has been arrested and is facing murder charges after his parents were found dead in their home. Mick Carmichael has not yet been formally charged in the deaths of his parents, 69-year-old Grace Carmichael and 68-year-old Gregory Carmichael. However, he is reportedly facing a first and second-degree murder charge […]

Four children who disappeared from Utah with their mother in November 2025 have been located in Croatia, according to family members. West Jordan police said that Elleshia Seymour disappeared with her 11-year-old, 8-year-old, 7-year-old and 3-year-old children following an extended visit with them over the Thanksgiving holiday, Us Weekly previously reported. Elleshia, 35, and the […]

A woman in Iowa has been arrested after she was caught allegedly trying to sell her baby. Tiffany Smith was arrested and booked into the Mahaska County Jail on Thursday, January 22, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly. She has been charged with the purchase or sale of an individual. The arrest came […]

A daycare worker in Huntsville, Alabama, has been charged with child sex abuse, leading three families to file a negligence lawsuit against the business. Trinity United Methodist Church Child Development Center notified the Madison County Department of Human Resources on Tuesday, January 20, about allegations in which an employee inappropriately touched a child. Huntsville Police […]

A woman in Indiana has been arrested after she sat on a 1-year-old’s face, claiming that she was trying to “sacrifice” the toddler. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department reported to a home on the evening of Sunday, January 18, after they received a 911 call regarding a possible child molestation incident. Kendra Lee Proctor was […]

Michael McKee has pleaded not guilty to the murders of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her dentist husband, Spencer Tepe, in their Ohio home last month. McKee, 39, appeared during a court hearing on Friday, January 23, via video from the Franklin County jail. He stood straight and stared straight into the camera as he […]

The Australian woman who first accused luxury real estate broker Oren Alexander and his twin brother, Alon Alexander, of rape has died. Her accusation was the catalyst that inspired many other women to come forward with their own alleged experiences of sexual assault with the brothers. Kate Whiteman died in late 2025, the Coroner’s Court […]

Authorities have finally caught up with former Olympic snowboarder and fugitive Ryan Wedding, who was named to the FBI’s 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list nearly a year ago. Justice Department officials confirmed that Wedding, 44, was arrested in Mexico in a statement issued via X on Friday, January 23. Wedding has been accused of running […]

A father in Texas is facing possible prison time after police allege he threw his crying 4-month-old child into a couch — killing him — after he became frustrated over bills and other stressors in his life. Alfred Williams was found guilty by a jury in Tarrant County on one count of felony murder for […]

United States-based OnlyFans model Nicole Pardo Molina was allegedly kidnapped at gunpoint in Mexico, with reports suggesting the act was somehow related to her supposed ties to the Mexican cartel. Molina, 20, was abducted at gunpoint by multiple armed men in Mexico on Tuesday, January 20, according to footage that her lilac Cybertruck documented of […]

A woman in Texas has been arrested after she allegedly threw boiling water on two boys — ages 2 and 13 — causing them to suffer from severe burns. Stacy L. Gilbert was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday, January 20, and charged with two counts of injury to a child — one recklessly […]

Police have arrested a tattoo artist and a 50-year-old mother after her 14-year-old boy was illegally inked at a barbershop in west Macon, Georgia. An incident report from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office stated that the father of the teen boy reported the matter to law enforcement on December 29, 2025. He said that his […]