Katherine Schaffstall

A Wisconsin dad and his daughters died just hours after he attended a hearing with their mother to finalize their divorce. The Winneconne Police Department and the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office confirmed in a joint press release that Jeffrey Manke and his daughters, Jaelyn Manke and Lenora Manke, were found dead inside of a home […]

A father in Ohio allegedly used his 11-year-old daughter’s TikTok account to lure her alleged rapist to their home, where he ultimately shot him and they were both taken into custody. Diego Montoya Gonzalez was indicted on five counts of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor, two counts of rape and one count of […]

While many of Kaylee Goncalves’ family members have been outspoken about her murder after Bryan Kohberger killed her and fellow Idaho college students Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, one relative that initially stayed out of the spotlight was her youngest sister, Aubrie Goncalves. However, nearly four years after the murders, Aubrie has started […]

Brady Harmon reacted to his ex-wife, Sarah Myers, and her mother, Amy Steadman, killing their four children in an apparent murder-suicide, stating that the killers deserve to be in a “special place in hell.” After Mechanicville police chief William Rabbitt said during a press conference on Tuesday, August 4, that Myers, 44, and Steadman, 64, […]

Mexican influencer César Gastélum was fatally shot outside of a fast food restaurant in Culiacán while he was livestreaming to his followers. Gastélum, 24, was with two other people around 8 p.m. when two armed men approached them on motorcycles, according to Excelsior. The livestream footage captured the driver appearing to fire a gun directly […]

Infamous mob boss John Gotti’s grandson Carmine Agnello missed a court-ordered deadline to donate a kidney to his mother, Victoria Gotti, after a judge gave him a two-month reprieve on his fraud sentence so that he could undergo the surgery. After Agnello, 40, missed the deadline to have the surgery on Monday, August 3, his […]

Bryan Kohberger will likely spend the rest of his life at the Idaho Maximum Security Institution in Kuna after he pleaded guilty to the November 2022 murders of four University of Idaho students — but the convicted killer isn’t quietly serving his time. Kohberger has reportedly been trying to communicate with other well-known murderers from […]

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz’s family announced that they’re holding a public memorial survive for her and her six children after her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, killed them in an apparent murder-suicide. The public memorial service will take place on August 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Harvest Vertical Church, Grand Haven Campus, which is located at 12900 US-31 […]

Lindsay Clancy spoke for the first time during her trial after she was charged with the murders of her three children. Clancy, 35, spoke while answering questions from Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan on Tuesday, August 4, which marked the sixth day of her trial. When asked whether she could stipulate the facts, she […]

A mother and grandmother in Mechanicville, New York, used over-the-counter and prescription drugs to kill four children as part of a murder-suicide plot. Mechanicville Police Chief William Rabbit said during a press conference on Tuesday, August 4, that Sarah Myers and her mother, Amy Steadman, developed a plan to kill Myers’ four children by visiting […]

An Indiana teenager was arrested after he allegedly severely injured a 9-day-old infant and repeatedly bit the newborn’s face, after which he said the baby looked like a “busted up egg.” Kaden Manuel Lewis Shrum was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury to a person younger than 14 on Wednesday, July 29. It is […]

An elderly man was arrested and charged with the murder of his ex-wife, who had dementia, after they allegedly got into an argument over finances. The Oak Lawn Police Department announced in a press release that the United States Marshals Service took Charles Buss into custody in Stone County, Missouri, on July 16. He was […]

A North Carolina couple was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide just one day after they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Stephen Larnell Willetts and Tracey Parker Willetts were found dead in their home in New Hanover County, North Carolina, on the morning of Thursday, July 30. […]

Kaylee Goncalves’ family opened up about why they believe life in prison isn’t enough for Bryan Kohberger after he killed her and fellow Idaho college students Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. While appearing on the Tuesday, August 4, episode of The Today Show, host Craig Melvin asked Goncalves’ parents, Kristi Goncalves and Steve […]

Bryan Kohberger’s arrest following the University of Idaho murders came less than seven weeks after the killings shocked the college town of Moscow, Idaho, but the road from crime scene to conviction stretched years — and it isn’t over yet. Kohberger confessed to the stabbing deaths of college students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle […]

An Indiana woman was arrested after she allegedly killed her father, cut out his heart and told authorities that she sustained her injuries from gardening. Serena Dolnics was taken into custody on July 26 and was charged with murder, according to jail records. She is being held in custody at the Porter County Sheriff’s Office’s […]

A father in Florida was charged with murder after he allegedly admitted to directing a leaf blower at his 6-month-old son because he thought it would be funny. James Westervelt was officially charged with murder in connection to the death of his son in August 2024, according to Marion County public court records filed by […]

Before Michelle Hadley’s horrific story of being framed for stalking by ex Ian Diaz was depicted in Netflix’s A Toxic Love Story, she wrote an emotional letter asking the judge who oversaw his case to give him a harsh sentence. “I was a captive of Mr. Diaz long before I ever ended up in a […]

Nearly two weeks after Joseph Azzaretto killed his wife, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel set designer Mary Kate Golding, in a murder-suicide, her family remembered her as a “thoughtful” person who “loved” being a mother in a newly launched GoFundMe campaign. Us previously reported that Golding, 34, died on Tuesday, July 21, after Azzaretto, 33, fatally shot […]

A Mexican cartel leader was arrested for allegedly ordering a hitman to kill beauty influencer Valeria Márquez after she broke up with his son, according to authorities. Márquez, 23, was in the middle of a TikTok livestream from her beauty salon, Blossom the Beauty Lounge, in Zapopan when a man posing as a delivery driver entered […]

While Bryan Kohberger’s alleged motive for killing Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin has never been revealed, The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare director Skye Borgman revealed the former criminology student may have targeted the group because young women lived in the home. “This was a house that had five women living in […]