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A North Carolina couple was found dead in an apparent murder-suicide just one day after they celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary. The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that Stephen Larnell Willetts and Tracey Parker Willetts were found dead in their home in New Hanover County, North Carolina, on the morning of Thursday, July 30. […]

Kaylee Goncalves’ family opened up about why they believe life in prison isn’t enough for Bryan Kohberger after he killed her and fellow Idaho college students Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. While appearing on the Tuesday, August 4, episode of The Today Show, host Craig Melvin asked Goncalves’ parents, Kristi Goncalves and Steve […]

Bryan Kohberger’s arrest following the University of Idaho murders came less than seven weeks after the killings shocked the college town of Moscow, Idaho, but the road from crime scene to conviction stretched years — and it isn’t over yet. Kohberger confessed to the stabbing deaths of college students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle […]

An Indiana woman was arrested after she allegedly killed her father, cut out his heart and told authorities that she sustained her injuries from gardening. Serena Dolnics was taken into custody on July 26 and was charged with murder, according to jail records. She is being held in custody at the Porter County Sheriff’s Office’s […]

A father in Florida was charged with murder after he allegedly admitted to directing a leaf blower at his 6-month-old son because he thought it would be funny. James Westervelt was officially charged with murder in connection to the death of his son in August 2024, according to Marion County public court records filed by […]

Before Michelle Hadley’s horrific story of being framed for stalking by ex Ian Diaz was depicted in Netflix’s A Toxic Love Story, she wrote an emotional letter asking the judge who oversaw his case to give him a harsh sentence. “I was a captive of Mr. Diaz long before I ever ended up in a […]

Nearly two weeks after Joseph Azzaretto killed his wife, Marvelous Mrs. Maisel set designer Mary Kate Golding, in a murder-suicide, her family remembered her as a “thoughtful” person who “loved” being a mother in a newly launched GoFundMe campaign. Us previously reported that Golding, 34, died on Tuesday, July 21, after Azzaretto, 33, fatally shot […]

A Mexican cartel leader was arrested for allegedly ordering a hitman to kill beauty influencer Valeria Márquez after she broke up with his son, according to authorities. Márquez, 23, was in the middle of a TikTok livestream from her beauty salon, Blossom the Beauty Lounge, in Zapopan when a man posing as a delivery driver entered […]

While Bryan Kohberger’s alleged motive for killing Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin has never been revealed, The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare director Skye Borgman revealed the former criminology student may have targeted the group because young women lived in the home. “This was a house that had five women living in […]

Kristopher Karolkiewicz likely killed his wife, Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz, before he fatally shot their six children in an apparent murder-suicide. Death certificates obtained by News 8 revealed that Kristopher, 47, Mandy, 39, and their six kids were found dead after they were shot in the head at their home in Grand Haven, Michigan. Ottawa Sheriff’s […]

Parents in Arizona will not face charges after their toddler was found alive in a morgue just hours after he was believed to be dead after drowning in a backyard pool. The boy, 18 months, was brought to Dignity Health Mercy Gilbert Medical Center in Gilbert, Arizona, after his family found him seemingly dead in […]

Dominic Russo’s sister, Christine Russo, reflected on her brother’s death on the fourth anniversary of Mackenzie Shirilla’s fatal car crash. Christine took to Instagram on Friday, July 31, to share a video that featured several photos and clips of Dominic, who died at the age of 20, and their family throughout the years. “Four years. […]

OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney is expected to accept a plea deal with prosecutors after she was arrested for killing her boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, in 2022. Clenney’s lawyer, Frank Prieto, told TMZ on Friday, July 31, that Clenney, 30, reached a deal in the case after she was accused of fatally stabbing Obumseli, 27. However, he […]

An Indiana man was arrested after he allegedly injured a 3-year-old girl, who claimed she sustained the injuries when a ghost squeezed her. The Evansville Police Department confirmed that Cyrous Baker has been charged with one count of neglect of a dependent and two counts of domestic battery by an adult against a family member […]

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz’s father, Gary Anderson, spoke out after she was murdered and insisted he “still loves” her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, after he killed her and their six kids in an apparent murder-suicide. “I love my daughter Mandy, and I loved those six children. In a way, I still love Kris,” Anderson told The Detroit […]

Alex Murdaugh is seeking independent review of DNA evidence that was found under his wife Maggie Murdaugh’s nails after he was accused of killing her and their son Paul Murdaugh in 2021. As Alex, 57, is preparing for his retrial in the murder case, his attorneys filed a motion asking for an independent laboratory to […]

After high school cheerleader Alexee Trevizo admitted to putting the body of a newborn baby in a hospital trash can, a court has ruled that the confession captured on police bodycam footage can’t be used by prosecutors in her murder case. The justices of the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously voted to uphold the Fifth […]

Xana Kernodle’s father, Jeff Kernodle, emotionally reflected on not going to his daughter’s house in Moscow, Idaho, on the night that she and fellow college students Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were murdered. While appearing in Netflix’s July docuseries The Idaho Murders: College Nightmare, Jeff explained that he considered stopping by Xana’s home […]

Bryan Kohberger previously pleaded guilty for the brutal murders of four University of Idaho students — but nearly three years after the killings, one question continues to haunt investigators, victims’ families and the public alike: Why did he do it? Kohberger, a former PhD student, broke into the off campus home at 1122 King Road […]

A driver’s education teacher in Long Island, New York, was arrested after he allegedly made sexual comments to male students. Suffolk County Police Department confirmed that Joseph Klein was arrested on Wednesday, July 29, and charged with endangering the welfare of a child. His arrest comes after alleged incidents that involved male students during driving […]

Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz’s family paid tribute to their late family member in a joint statement after she and her six children were killed by her husband, Kristopher Karolkiewicz, in an apparent murder-suicide. The family’s GoFundMe page explained that the fundraiser was intended to help Mandy’s mother, Becky Lawwill and her stepfather, Steve Lawwill, with the […]