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Lindsay Clancy’s search history was discussed during her murder trial, and it was revealed she looked up “can you treat a sociopath” before she killed her three kids. During the trial on Thursday, August 13, Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Timothy Chiappini took the witness stand after he was tasked to extract data from Clancy’s phone. […]

Chris Watts is serving five consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to murdering his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters in one of the most shocking family killings in recent memory. The Colorado father entered his plea in November 2018, just months after the bodies of Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste […]

A former preschool worker in Pennsylvania was arrested for recklessly treating a child and injuring him after she allegedly dropped the crying 2-year-old boy on a mat and pushed his head into a pillow. Erin Burke was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and simple assault following the alleged incident that took place […]

Netflix’s August 2026 true crime documentary A Child of My Own begins as a scripted telenovela before it transitions to a more traditional documentary-styled film. Throughout the film, viewers watch Eleonor Alejandra Marín Mendoza fake her pregnancy until she’s accused of stealing a newborn baby at a hospital in Mexico City. In light of the […]

After Justin Sislo was accused of killing his parents in an apparent murder-suicide a sheriff revealed that he never should have been let out of jail due to his history of legal troubles. As Us previously reported, authorities believe Sislo, 35, killed his parents in Madison, New York, before he died by suicide on Friday, […]

A father in Florida was shot and killed when he tried to stop a fight after he dropped his daughter off for her first day back at school. After Daryl Hill took his 10-year-old daughter to Wolf Lake Elementary School on the morning of Tuesday, August 11, he was riding a bicycle near the city […]

Lindsay Clancy’s trial was brought to a standstill when she broke down in tears during an autopsy testimony and said, “I can’t do this.” The trial was recessed two times on Wednesday, August 12, after Clancy, 36, got emotional as two medical examiners testified after they performed autopsies on her kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, […]

Get a rundown of Us‘ top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on August 11, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Nick Reiner was indicted for the first-degree murders of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, nearly eight months after they were found fatally stabbed in their Brentwood home. […]

Chris Watts found love behind bars while serving five consecutive life sentences after he admitted to killing his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two daughters in 2018. Chris’ new girlfriend, Lizzie Henderson, revealed their romance in August 2026, and shared that things are so serious between them that they’re planning to wed in a […]

A dad reportedly killed a woman and their child before he died by suicide in a suspected murder-suicide that took place outside of a Minnesota daycare. Police responded to Brown Bear Daycare in Hopkins, Minnesota, around 9 a.m. on Wednesday, August 12, after they received reports of a stabbing, according to CBS News. Authorities said […]

Eight years after Chris Watts killed pregnant wife Shanann Watts and their two daughters, he has reportedly found love again while serving a life sentence in prison. Chris, 41, is now in a relationship with Lizzie Henderson, according to the Daily Mail. The pair are said to be so serious that Henderson, 38, has relocated […]

Four family members in Missouri were arrested after they were accused of keeping a 12-year-old girl with special needs in a dog cage that was kept shut with pad locks, and it’s believed she was held there for up to two years before she managed to run away. Shane Ross, Crystal Ross, Hannah Ross and […]

Jeffrey Manke‘s two daughters were allegedly concerned about his drinking before he and his girls were found dead at his Wisconsin home. In a previously filed affidavit obtained by Us on March 26, 2025, Manke, 57, suggested the possibility that one of his children had been encouraged to spy on him amid his divorce battle […]

An Arizona couple was charged with child abuse after they allegedly took their children on an hours-long walk outside in 108-degree weather while seemingly intoxicated. The Glendale Police Department said that a woman called police to report seeing Ryan Mullin and May Mullin walking with their 2-year-old and 4-year-old children outside in extreme heat on […]

A registered sex offender fatally shot his wife and four kids in an apparent murder-suicide at their home in Winfield, Kansas. Police said that the shooting took place around 8:50 a.m. on Tuesday, August 11. Hours after the incident happened, the Winfield Police Department revealed more information during a press conference. Officials said that officers […]

Former collegiate swimmer Legend Storer has been charged with murder after he allegedly beat a 63-year-old security guard to death while he was naked. Storer, 20, pleaded not guilty on Friday, August 7, after he was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree burglary and indecent exposure. He is currently in custody. The Maui Police Department said […]

Jeffrey Manke’s cousin wrote a letter to the court one day after he and his two daughters were found dead in his Winneconne, Wisconsin, home, speculating that his divorce from ex-wife Lindsay Lewandowski “drove him insane.” “My cousin Jeff Manke was found dead + his (2) daughters (yesterday),” Jolene Manke wrote in the letter dated […]

Carmine Agnello had one last shot at avoiding the August 10, 2026, deadline to begin his federal prison sentence — and it slipped away when the kidney transplant he hoped to give his mother, Victoria Gotti, could not be scheduled in time. Agnello, the son of Gotti and the grandson of Gambino family crime boss […]

Lindsay Clancy repeatedly asked to change her medications before she killed her three children in January 2023, according to a nurse who treated the then-postpartum mom in late 2022. Psychiatric nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta testified in court on Tuesday, August 11, that Clancy, 35, asked several times to change her medications despite concerns about her […]

A Texas woman who has spent the past 30 years on the run was arrested and charged with murder after she allegedly killed her 3-year-old daughter in 1996. The Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office confirmed in a news release on Monday, August 10, that Maria Narez was arrested on Saturday, August 8, in Mexico. She […]

Authorities confirmed that a father and daughter were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide in Jessup, Pennsylvania, at a home down the street from police headquarters. Officers with the Jessup Borough Police Department were dispatched to the home around 11 a.m. on Monday, August 10, according to WNEP. Police initially responded to the home for […]