Katherine Schaffstall

Nearly 50 years after her 5-year-old stepdaughter died after she was placed in a scalding hot bath, Janice Nix has been found guilty of manslaughter in connection to the killing. A jury found Nix, 67, guilty of manslaughter in connection to the death of Andrea Bernard and of child cruelty in connection to the victim’s […]

More than three decades after Anna Manning disappeared in 1992, her body has never been found. However, police in Kentucky revealed that a major development in the case might be on the way after remains were found at a property connected to the crime. The Boyle County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were found on […]

Two men have been arrested after one man followed his wife’s boyfriend across state lines, which ended in a violent fight at a grocery store parking lot. Raymond Jett was charged with one count of assault and battery in the third degree and three counts of unlawful neglect of a child, while Edward McGill has […]

A married teacher in Southern California was arrested after she allegedly had inappropriate sexual relations with at least one student. Samantha J. Watson was arrested and taken into custody on Friday, May 22, at the Robert Presley Detention Center, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly. She was charged with sending harmful material to […]

A Colorado man’s charges have been reinstated after he allegedly killed a 10-month-old baby he was watching at a Motel 6, which he agreed to watch so he could “get laid” by the child’s mother. William Jacobs was arrested in May 2023 and charged with murder and child abuse after the baby was found dead […]

Two young Utah boys are missing, and it’s believed that they were abducted by their father. Amid the search for the children, their mother has issued a desperate plea asking for them to be returned home. Lizzie Tomich took to Facebook on Monday, May 25, as she begged for the safe return of her 1-year-old […]

A South Carolina boutique owner has racked up an astonishing string of arrests in 2026, with authorities accusing her of scamming dozens of customers across the state who say they paid for items they never received. Pamela “Brooke” Schronce, the owner of Thomas & Turner Boutique in Belton, has been booked into jail at least […]

A Texas woman has been arrested in connection with a double-murder that took place in 2022, and she has been accused of using Instagram to lure the two teen boys to an apartment before she fatally shot them. Angie Morales was arrested on Monday, May 25, and was charged with capital murder of multiple persons, […]

A middle school art teacher in Texas has been arrested after she was accused of “child grooming” and allegedly admitted to having a crush on a teen boy. Haley Krista Radabaugh was arrested on May 15 after multiple students at Barbara Bush Middle School came forward with allegations that involved the teacher and a student, […]

An elderly couple in California was found dead in a suspected murder-suicide after the wife had allegedly been scammed by someone claiming to be actor Tom Selleck, according to a longtime friend. Deputies from the Thermal Sheriff’s Station were dispatched to a home in Bermuda Dunes on May 15 around 12 p.m. to perform a […]

A Louisiana woman was found guilty after she fatally beat her boyfriend’s 4-year-old daughter in a dungeon-like room. The Vernon Parish District Attorney’s Office announced in a press release on Thursday, May 21, that Terrie Ann Gray was convicted of first-degree murder and second-degree child abuse in connection to the death of Athena Miller. Gray, […]

A teenage boy in New Jersey has been arrested after he allegedly killed his grandmother, who was found with knives stabbed into her face. Louis Brown was arrested on May 18 and charged with murder, possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and unlawful possession of a weapon in connection with the death of […]

A Kentucky man has been arrested after he allegedly set his wife’s dogs on fire and threatened to shoot her after she confronted him about his affair with another woman. Bobby Atkinson allegedly made the threat to kill his wife during a morning altercation on Thursday, May 21, at their home in Louisville, according to […]

A Virgin River actor has been found dead in British Columbia, and Canadian authorities now believe he was the victim of a homicide. Stewart “Stew” McLean’s body was discovered in the Lions Bay area on May 22, 2026, marking the end of a weeklong search that began when he was reported missing from his home. […]

Investigators believe that actor Stewart McLean, who has appeared on TV shows including Virgin River, may have been murdered after he went missing one week ago. The Squamish RCMP received a missing person regarding McLean, 45, on Monday, May 18, after he was last seen on May 15 at his home in Lions Bay, British […]

A Missouri man has been found guilty of shooting and killing his wife because he learned she packed luggage for her and their kids to leave after a fight. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced in a press release on Thursday, May 21, that Ryan Alexander was found guilty by a Henry County jury of […]

A man in Alabama has been arrested in connection to the death of his 1-year-old son, who was found dead in a car seat after he was left in the vehicle for a significant amount of time as the father went to get alcohol. Authorities learned of the case when they responded to reports around […]

Mackenzie Shirilla became the subject of national attention after a fatal July 2022 car crash in Ohio left her boyfriend and a close friend dead, and ultimately landed her behind bars on murder charges. Now 21, Shirilla is serving two concurrent life sentences, and renewed interest in her case following Netflix’s documentary The Crash has […]

A Florida woman has been accused of convincing a disabled man that she was “trapped in a domestic violence relationship” and “needed money to escape,” allegedly conning him out of more than $2,000 with her lies. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Gianna Abel-Venezia was arrested after she was accused of scamming the man, […]

Two teachers in Georgia have been arrested after they were accused of having sex with the same student, leading to the closure of their school. More than one year after their arrests, one of the teachers has been sentenced after she admitted to having sex with a 15-year-old student several times. Sherri Delle Mauldin was […]

Mackenzie Shirilla referred to herself as the “third victim” of the fatal car crash that killed her boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend Davion Flanagan while she was behind the wheel. Shirilla, 21, made the comment while speaking to her mother, Natalie Shirilla, during a phone call from the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center. At the […]