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A woman has been arrested after she allegedly posed as a teenager in order to enroll as a student at a New York City high school. Authorities said that Kacy Claassen has been accused of enrolling at Westchester Square Academy in the Bronx with a fake name and birthday, claiming she was a 16-year-old, according […]

A former substitute teacher in North Carolina has learned her fate after she took a plea deal regarding her sex crime charge that involved a child. After Katelyn Dawn Schronce pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child in Superior Court, she was sentenced to serve between 20 to 33 months in prison, according […]

After years of not being believed, Jeni Haynes opened up like never before about her father Richard Haynes’ years of abuse in Investigation Discovery’s documentary We Are Jeni. From experiencing the abuse, creating thousands of alternate personalities and finally getting justice, Us Weekly breaks down the biggest bombshells revealed in ID’s We Are Jeni: Jeni […]

A North Carolina man has been arrested after he allegedly tortured his girlfriend for months before he stabbed her to death. Thomaz Hamilton is accused of first-degree murder and first-degree forcible rape in connection to the death of Isabella Mary Alexandria Stroupe, according to an arrest report viewed by Us Weekly. The investigation began around […]

Nearly 30 years after Kristin Smart disappeared, the search for her body has continued after police issued a new search warrant in connection to her 1996 disappearance. Smart, 19, vanished from California Polytechnic State University, where she had just finished her freshman year, after she attended an off-campus party on May 25, 1996. Paul Flores […]

The abuse Jeni Haynes experienced at the hands of her father, Richard Haynes, will be discussed in Investigation Discovery’s documentary We Are Jeni. Despite acknowledging the years of torment and torture Jeni went through in the project, Richard himself does not appear in the documentary. Ahead of the premiere of We Are Jeni on May […]

A Florida daycare worker has been arrested after she allegedly abused an infant several times, causing the child to suffer a brain bleed. Alyssa Thompson has been charged with one count of aggravated child abuse. Thompson, 30, was arrested on Monday, May 4, following several incidents that took place on different days in April at […]

A Medspa owner in Texas has been charged with murder after she allegedly killed a client by administering an “IV cocktail” too quickly. Jenifer Cleveland died just hours after she visited Amber Johnson‘s Luxe Medspa in Wortham, Texas, on July 10, 2023. While at the medspa, Cleveland, 47, allegedly received an IV infusion that included […]

Jeni Haynes stood up for herself by taking legal action against her father, Richard Haynes, after she accused him of severe emotional, physical and sexual abuse during her childhood. Jeni, who has dissociative identity disorder, made international headlines after she was allowed to testify against Richard with her “alters,” or other multiple personalities, in Australian […]

A former elementary teacher at the Madison County Central School in Madison County, Florida, has been arrested after she was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a 6-year-old student. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a release shared via Facebook on Tuesday, May 5, that Ashley Morris was taken into custody after a […]

Texas woman Nicole “Nikki” Winder has been missing since February 25, 2026, and the case has only grown more complex in the months since — with an arson investigation, the arrest of her brother on an unrelated charge and now a public rift between branches of her family. Here’s a breakdown of everything that has […]

An Ohio woman has been arrested after a dead teenager was found inside a bedroom in her home, which was allegedly there for one month before police discovered the body during a welfare check. LaRonda Anne Mitchell was arrested and taken into custody on Tuesday, May 5. She was charged with one count each of […]

A man has been arrested after he allegedly kidnapped and killed a woman in Kentucky before he stored her body in his trailer and dumped it on the side of a road. Ryan Crawley has been accused of killing April Arnett in 2019. His trial is scheduled to begin on May 17, 2027, and will […]

A Lyft driver in New Jersey has been arrested after he allegedly lured and sexually harassed two female Prince University students during separate incidents. Dimario Wynter was arrested on Thursday, April 30 by the Princeton Police Department following two separate incidents. He has since been charged with two counts of third-degree luring and two counts […]

A Pennsylvania mom’s trial has begun after she allegedly abused her adopted 5-year-old son, forcing him to drink from the toilet bowl before he died of blunt-force trauma. Lauren Maloberti has been charged with criminal homicide, aggravated assault and child endangerment in connection to the death of Landon Maloberti. Meanwhile, Lauren’s ex-husband, Jacob Maloberti, is […]

Police in Houston, Texas, confirmed that a couple who owned two restaurants and their two kids died in an apparent murder-suicide. Matthew Mitchell, his wife, Thy Mitchell, and their two young children were shot and killed in their River Oaks residence, according to ABC 13. The identities were revealed on Tuesday, May 5, which was […]

A South Carolina woman who runs a baby clothing boutique has been arrested 17 times since the start of 2026, with authorities across the state accusing her of taking money from dozens of customers who never received the products they ordered. Pamela Brooke Schronce, of Anderson County, owns Thomas & Turner Boutique in Belton. The […]

Former FedEx driver Tanner Horner pleaded guilty on April 7, 2026, to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in the November 2022 death of 7-year-old Athena Strand, just as his criminal trial was set to begin in Texas. Jurors were then tasked to decide if the 34-year-old should be sentenced to death or life in prison […]

A former FedEx driver who kidnapped and killed 7-year-old Athena Strand while delivering a package to her father’s Texas home has pleaded guilty to capital murder, and the evidence that has since emerged during the trial’s penalty phase has left courtroom observers shaken. Tanner Horner pleaded guilty to capital murder and aggravated kidnapping on April […]

Here’s a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on May 5, 2026. Here are key takeaways: • Nancy Guthrie update: The Pima County Sheriff’s Office said it remains “fully committed” to the investigation into Nancy Guthrie‘s disappearance as the case nears 100 days on May 12. DNA […]

Tanner Horner has learned his fate after he pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand in 2022. Just hours after the closing arguments concluded on Tuesday, May 5, a jury in Fort Worth, Texas, deliberated and concluded that Horner, 34, will be sentenced to death. The sentencing came one month after Horner pleaded guilty to […]