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Katherine Schaffstall

Katherine Schaffstall is a Senior Writer, True Crime for Us Weekly and joined the team in December 2025. She previously worked at McClatchy with the In Touch and Life & Style team as an Associate Editor, where she covered all things entertainment, reality TV, pop culture and true crime. Katherine has also written for publications including The Hollywood Reporter, The Sun and Parade. Originally from Buffalo, New York, she moved to New York City in 2014 to attend Marymount Manhattan College. She was a double major in Digital Journalism and Communication Arts and graduated in 2018. Katherine is currently based in New York City.

All of the Times Taylor Swift Performed at Madison Square Garden Before Her Wedding to Travis Kelce

Every Time Taylor Swift Performed at MSG Before Her Wedding to Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift was no stranger to Madison Square Garden before it became the reported venue for her wedding to Travis Kelce. The “Cornelia Street” singer, who has been in a relationship with Kelce since 2023, has performed several concerts at the iconic New York City venue in midtown Manhattan, including two stops on her headline […]

Teacher Arrested After Allegedly Killing Then Sexually Assaulting Sister-in-Law He Was Obsessed With

Teacher Killed Then Sexually Assaulted Sister-in-Law He Was Obsessed With

A teacher in Long Island was arrested after he allegedly strangled his sister-in-law to death before he sexually assaulted her, and prosecutors claimed that he was obsessed with the victim. The Nassau County Police Department announced that Joseph Horner was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a woman in […]

Where Is Jodi Arias Now

Where Is Jodi Arias Now? Her Life Today After Being Found Guilty of Murder

Jodi Arias, convicted in 2013 of the 2008 murder of her ex-boyfriend Travis Alexander, remains behind bars at Arizona State Prison Complex – Perryville, where she is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. More than a decade after her headline-dominating trial, Arias has stayed active from prison — running a Substack blog […]

South Carolina Woman, 75, Who Relies on Oxygen Tank Arrested After Trying to Kill Husband

Woman, 75, Who Relies on Oxygen Tank Arrested After Trying to Kill Husband

A woman in South Carolina who relies on an oxygen tank was arrested after she allegedly shot her husband several times in an attempt to kill him. Josephine Scott was arrested on Sunday, June 28, and was charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon while committing a crime in connection with a shooting […]

Taylor Parker Claims Reagan Simmons-Hancock Told Her to 'Take' Her Baby 'Out' Before She Died

Taylor Parker Claims Reagan Simmons-Hancock Told Her to 'Take' Her Baby

Just days after Taylor Parker killed her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock, she claimed to investigators that the victim told her to perform a C-section and save her baby. In a new interrogation video shared by TMZ on Wednesday, July 1, Parker, 33, spoke to detectives about her version of events that took place during the […]

Man Legally Named Santa Claus Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Meet Detective Posing as Teen Boy

Man Named Santa Claus Allegedly Tried to Meet Detective Posing as Teen Boy

A Louisiana man who legally changed his name to Santa Claus was arrested after authorities claimed he used a dating app to meet up with a detective who was posing as a 15-year-old boy online. The Kenner Police Department announced in a press release that Claus, 75, was arrested on Friday, June 26, on charges […]

Taylor Parker Tries to Convince Law Enforcement She Gave Birth in Bodycam Footage After Murder

Taylor Parker Tries to Convince Officers She Gave Birth in Bodycam Footage

Shortly after Taylor Parker killed her pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and performed a C-section to steal her unborn child, she tried to convince law enforcement that she had given birth to the baby girl in newly released bodycam footage. In the footage obtained by TMZ on Tuesday, June 30, officers told Parker, 33, that they […]

Jade Benning

What Was Blaise Taylor's Girlfriend Jade Benning's Cause of Death?

Former Tennessee Titans scout Blaise Taylor is currently on trial after he was accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, and her unborn child. Throughout the high-profile case, several bombshells about the killing were discussed including Benning’s cause of death. Taylor has pleaded not guilty to the allegations. In February 2023, Benning was hospitalized […]

All of the Times Taylor Swift Was a Bridesmaid Before Her Wedding to Travis Kelce: Lena Dunham, More

Every Time Taylor Swift Was a Bridesmaid Before Her Wedding to Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift has finally found her prince charming in Travis Kelce, but she’s previously been involved in some of her friends’ love stories by serving as a bridesmaid in their weddings. Swift was a bridesmaid for the very first time during childhood best friend Britany Maack LaManna’s wedding in 2016, where the “Love Story” singer […]

Canadian Man Traveled to California and Attacked Female Online Gamer He Became 'Obsessed' With

Man Traveled to California, Attacked Female Gamer He Was 'Obsessed' With

Canadian man Devin Wolfgang Vanderhoef will spend the rest of his life in prison after he traveled to California to attack a woman he became “obsessed” with after they met on an online gaming platform. The Monterey County District Attorney’s Office announced on Thursday, June 25, that Vanderhoef, 26, was sentenced to two consecutive life […]

Where Is Mackenzie Shirilla Now? Inside Her Life in Prison Following Fatal Car Crash

Where Is Mackenzie Shirilla Now? Inside Her Life in Prison Following Crash

Mackenzie Shirilla is approaching three years behind bars after being convicted of intentionally crashing her car at 100 mph into a brick building in 2022, killing her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and friend Davion Flanagan. She is currently incarcerated at the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, serving two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life […]

Jodi Arias Is Selling Patriotic Art to Commemorate America 250th

Jodi Arias Sells Patriotic Art, Claims Government Made ‘Attempts to Kill’ Her

Convicted killer Jodi Arias revealed that she is selling patriotic art to commemorate the United States of America’s 250th birthday despite the government’s “attempts to kill” her. Arias, 45, took to her Substack on Tuesday, June 30, to share her new business venture while she serves a life sentence at Arizona State Prison Complex – […]

Minnesota Teacher Arrested for Allegedly Sending Explicit Snapchat Photos to Student

Minnesota Teacher Arrested for Sending Explicit Snapchat Photos to Student

A Minnesota teacher and cross country coach was arrested after he allegedly sent explicit photos of himself to a student on Snapchat. The Meeker County Sheriff’s Office announced in a news release that Sutton Thomas Junkermeier was arrested at his home in Lake Lillian on Friday, June 26, after the 16-year-old victim’s mother became aware […]

Missing Kentucky Teen Marly Kinney Found Dead 4 Days After Disappearing During Boat Trip

Missing Teen Marly Kinney Found Dead After Disappearing During Boat Trip

Teenager Marly Kinney was found dead four days after she went missing during a boating trip in Kentucky. Officials with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources announced on Sunday, June 28, that Kinney’s body was found near Grayson Lake four days after she was first reported missing. The lake is located in Kentucky’s […]

Mom and Grandma Arrested After Baby Was Found With Diaper Full of Trash and Bugs

Mom and Grandma Arrested After Baby Found With Diaper Full of Trash and Bugs

A mom and grandmother in Indiana were arrested after they allegedly neglected a 1-year-old baby to the point where their diaper was filled with garbage that caused a bad rash. Jasmine Duff and Shara Stevens reportedly let Duff’s baby wear a diaper that had trash and bugs found inside of it, according to court documents […]

Taylor Parker Insists She's a 'Good Person' in Interrogation Video After Murder and Fetal Abduction

Taylor Parker Insists She's a 'Good Person' in Interrogation Video

Taylor Parker insisted she’s “a good person” when she was interrogated for killing pregnant friend Reagan Simmons-Hancock and stealing her unborn daughter. In interrogation footage obtained by TMZ on Monday, June 29, Parker, 33, cried and told police officers that she will “never understand” what happened. Parker – who falsely claimed she was pregnant at […]

How Long Is Josh Duggar in Prison? Inside His Sentence After Child Pornography Conviction

Everything to Know About Josh Duggar's Prison Sentence and Conviction

Josh Duggar is currently serving a more than 12-year federal prison sentence following his 2021 conviction on child pornography charges. Since his May 2022 conviction, Duggar’s release date has been pushed back on three separate occasions as the former reality star continues his fight to overturn the ruling. The former 19 Kids and Counting star […]

Everything Mackenzie Shirilla's Mom Natalie Shirilla Has Said About Her Daughter's Life in Prison

Everything Mackenzie Shirilla's Mom Has Said About Her Life in Prison

Natalie Shirilla has become her daughter Mackenzie Shirilla‘s most vocal defender as the convicted killer serves two concurrent sentences of 15 years to life at the Ohio Reformatory for Women. In a string of recent interviews and podcast appearances, Natalie has detailed everything from her daughter’s claims of memory loss to the rumors swirling about […]

2 Sisters and a 3rd Woman Arrested After They Allegedly Stabbed Mother of 5 to Death

2 Sisters, 3rd Woman Arrested After They Allegedly Stabbed Mom of 5 to Death

Two sisters and another woman have been arrested in connection to the death of a Texas mother of five children. Officers responded to Val Verde Regional Medical Center around 2:10 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, after they received a report of a woman “suffering from multiple stab wounds,” according to a news release shared via […]

Georgia Man Fatally Shot His Wife and Daughter After They Criticized Him: ‘I Lost It’

Man Fatally Shot His Wife, Daughter After They Criticized Him: ‘I Lost It’

A Georgia man was arrested after he fatally shot his wife and his adult daughter after he “lost it” when they allegedly criticized him. Ralph Mincey was charged with two counts of murder and weapons possession in connection to the deaths of his wife, Jennifer Lynn Mincey, and daughter Amanda Mincey McBrayer. Mincey, 63, allegedly […]

Polygamist Sect Leader Sam Bateman Convicted of Abuse After Girls Found in Trailer

Polygamist Sect Leader Found Guilty After Minor Girls Were Found in Trailer

Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman was convicted on child abuse charges following a 2022 incident when girls were found in a trailer he was driving. Bateman, 50, was convicted on Friday, June 26, on three counts of child abuse in Coconino County, Arizona, according to the Associated […]

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