Katherine Schaffstall

A mother in Wyoming was convicted of fatally shooting her 11-month-old son in the face so that his father could never get custody of him. The 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said in a statement that the infant died on December 23, 2025, after his mother, Madeline Veronique Daly, shot him inside an RV near […]

Lindsay Clancy is “scared” and “nervous” as she waits for the jury to determine whether she should be found criminally responsible for killing her three kids in January 2023, according to her lawyer. Clancy’s defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, shared the update about his client’s headspace while leaving the Plymouth County Superior Court on Thursday, August […]

Pastor John-Paul Miller became the subject of a stalking case after his estranged wife, Mica Miller, died in 2024. While police confirmed she died by suicide, they learned she was being stalked in the months leading up to her death. The case is the subject of Netflix’s August 2026 documentary Death of a Pastor’s Wife, […]

A Rutgers University dean was arrested after he allegedly recorded “upskirt” videos while working at the New Jersey institution. Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced in a press release that Joshua Kohut was charged with fourth-degree invasion of privacy after the disturbing videos were discovered on one of his devices. Kohut, 51, worked as the dean […]

Lindsay Clancy’s high-profile murder trial has captured national attention as prosecutors and her defense team present starkly different portraits of the former nurse accused of killing her three young children in January 2023. Clancy is facing three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of her kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3 and Callan, 8 months. […]

The prosecutors in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case have revealed the reason they believe the mom of three killed her children before attempting to die by suicide. Both the prosecution and defense gave their closing arguments on Thursday, August 27, as Clancy, 36, faces three counts of first-degree murder for the January 2023 killings of Cora, […]

A former high school teacher in Texas was arrested on unrelated charges after she was accused of having inappropriate relationships with students. The Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office announced that Holly Adams has been charged with one count of tampering with evidence and two counts of purchasing or furnishing alcohol to a minor. Adams was arrested […]

After a man killed his mother and brother in an apparent murder-suicide earlier this month, one family member is sharing insight into who the killer and victims were as people. Authorities claim the killings took place on August 11 at around 1 a.m. at the Hilltop Manor Trailer Park in Whitefield, New Hampshire. At the […]

A teenager in Wisconsin will potentially spend the rest of his life in prison after he pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder of 10-year-old Lily Peters, whom he lured into the woods and sexually assaulted. Peters was reported missing on the evening of April 24, 2022, after she left her aunt’s house in Chippewa Falls, […]

Polygamous sect leader Samuel Bateman will spend the next several decades in prison after he was found guilty of child abuse. Bateman, 50, was sentenced to serve 24 years in prison during a hearing on Wednesday, August 26, according to Fox 10 Phoenix. He received his sentence after he was convicted of child abuse. As […]

A 22-year-old college student was fatally shot by a police officer after he allegedly knocked on the door of the wrong house in Pennsylvania following a night of drinking with his friends. The Montgomery District Attorney’s Office announced in a news release that the fatal incident took place in Upper Pottsgrove Township on Sunday, August […]

Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother on trial for the January 2023 murders of her three young children, has appeared in court in a wheelchair throughout the proceedings — the lasting result of a two-story fall she took the same night her kids died. Clancy is paralyzed from the waist down after jumping from a second-story […]

Bryan Kohberger was granted a new hearing date after he filed to withdraw his guilty plea for murdering Idaho college students Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. Kohberger, 31, is expected to return to court in June 2027 after he filed for post-conviction relief in Ada County District Court in July, according […]

A Wisconsin woman will be spending nearly a decade in prison one year after she was arrested for the false imprisonment of a 14-year-old with autism in a “house of horrors,” who was found weighing only 35 pounds. Kayla Stemler pleaded no contest to chronic neglect of a child causing bodily harm, chronic neglect of […]

Netflix’s Death of a Pastor’s Wife took a deep dive into Mica Miller’s stalking case after she died in April 2024. While her death was initially ruled a suicide, authorities took a closer look into the case when it was revealed that Miller claimed she was being actively followed, tracked and harassed in the months […]

A firefighter in Poughkeepsie, New York, fatally shot his wife at their home and tried to cover up the crime before he died by suicide, according to authorities. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said that James “Jimmy” Brugger and Melinda “Mindy” Brugger were found dead at their home just before midnight on Friday, August 21, […]

A police captain in Nebraska and her partner were cited with child abuse after allegedly leaving their 2-year-old daughter in their locked, hot minivan while they went fishing. Another couple who were fishing at the same lake as Mayde McGuire and her partner, Mary Tobiassen, found the girl in the vehicle. Police said that McGuire, […]

Two men have been charged with sexual abuse alongside Ohio “House of Horrors” parents Elizabeth Siders and Gary Siders Jr., with one of the defendants being identified as the uncle of the 16 kids who were forced to live in squalid conditions. A jury in Vinton County arrested and indicted Josh Saunders and Brandon Henderson […]

A reporter covering Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial sparked backlash when she appeared to wink and smile at the camera in the courtroom. As the trial was being livestreamed by CourtTV on Monday, August 24, the camera panned to show a row of journalists in the courtroom gallery. Journalist Brittany Romano noticed the camera on her […]

While Lindsay Clancy has never denied killing her three kids, her defense has argued she shouldn’t be held criminally responsible due to her mental health struggles. A pivotal moment in the case took place on Tuesday, August 25, when forensic psychologist Dr. Kirk Heilbrun insisted that he believed she was “criminally responsible” for the killings […]

President Donald Trump paid tribute to Dolly Parton shortly after she died at the age of 80, revealing that the United States flags will be lowered to half-staff for one week in her honor. “Very sad to report that Dolly Parton, one of the greatest Country singers, and far beyond, EVER, has just passed away. […]