Katherine Schaffstall

Corie Walsh, who was allegedly “invested” in Lindsay Clancy’s murder case, texted her family about a planned trip to Disney World for her son, Barrett, just hours before she killed him, according to new legal documents. During her September 8 arraignment hearing, defense attorney Robert Kerr tried to explain that Walsh, 40, was a loving […]

Parents in Florida were arrested after their 2-year-old child was found, wandering a dark road in the middle of the night. Johnny JeanBaptiste and Stacia McMillian have been charged with child neglect without great bodily harm following the alleged incident, which authorities claim took place on Saturday, September 26, per the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office […]

The District Attorney who initially oversaw the investigation into a former Cornell University student’s claims that she was gang raped by seven members of a fraternity in 2024 is admitting his office didn’t conduct an initial, independent investigation into the case. Instead, the DA simply relied on campus police. Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van […]

Authorities in California believe that a husband fatally shot his wife before he took his own life in an apparent murder-suicide at their home. The Santa Monica Police Department announced in a news release that officers responded to a residence on 3100 block of Pico Boulevard, which is a major road in Los Angeles County, […]

A mother in Florida was arrested after her 4-year-old son found her gun in her purse and fatally shot himself in the head. Diamond Phillips has been charged with culpable negligence involving a firearm, according to Manatee County court records. The incident took place on June 21 when the sheriff’s office responded to a home […]

An Airbnb renter had two unwelcome visitors when a teenager and a man allegedly tried to break into the Florida home he was staying at, and the run-in resulted in the renter shooting the teenager robber. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said that officers responded to the home on Thursday, September 24, around 6 p.m. […]

Less than two weeks after a former Cornell University student filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court claiming that she was drugged and sexually assaulted by seven members of the Chi Phi fraternity, the Ivy league university has issued a statement and insisted they did their due diligence when the allegations were first brought […]

Aileen Wuornos notoriously admitted to killing seven men during her time as a sex worker in Florida, but she only came forward with the confession after being convinced by her then-girlfriend, Tyria Moore. Wuornos’ life and crimes have been explored in several documentaries and scripted projects. Investigation Discovery’s docuseries Unmasking a Monster: Aileen Wuornos is […]

More than one month after Tasia Fortune was found in a tree behind an abandoned home in Mississippi, detectives testified that she was already dead before she was hanged. Detective Samuel Dukes of the Jackson Police Department testified in court on Friday, September 25, that he believes Fortune’s hanging was “staged” while citing the medical […]

Christa Pike is the only woman on Tennessee’s death row — one of 42 inmates awaiting execution in the state — and she is scheduled to be put to death on September 30, 2026, for a 1995 murder she committed as a teenager. If the execution proceeds, Pike will become the first woman executed in […]

It was supposed to be a fun getaway when Nolan Wells went on a Fourth of July 2026 trip with his friends to Mississippi’s Horn Island. However, tragedy took place when the 18-year-old was reported missing and his body was found two days later. While authorities initially said that they believe Wells accidentally drowned, his […]

A couple in New Mexico learned their fate after they locked a 6-year-old girl in an outdoor metal shed and left her there for more than 24 hours without access to water or electricity. The Sixth Judicial District Attorney’s Office announced that Judge Jennifer DeLaney sentenced Bruce Anglin on Monday, September 21, to 7 and […]

Authorities confirmed that two women were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at an apartment in Wells Branch, Texas. The Travis County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies were called to an apartment complex on Shoreline Drive around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday, September 23, after a property manager discovered the two women, according to CBS Austin. […]

A woman in West Virginia was arrested after she allegedly killed her husband and adult daughter and left their bodies to burn in a house fire. The West Virginia State Police confirmed that Nicole Taylor has been charged with first-degree murder, arson and use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony […]

The family of 2-year-old Barrett Walsh spoke out for the first time about his death in his obituary after he was allegedly killed by his mother, Corie Walsh, who became “invested” in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial. In the online obituary posted on Wednesday, September 23, Barrett was remembered as “joyful, funny, entertaining, [and] rambunctious.” He […]

A Florida woman was arrested after she met a man on Tinder and allegedly stole two of his watches, including a $37,000 Rolex, on their first date before she escaped in an Uber paid for by the victim. Alexia Jocelyn Flores has been charged with grand theft over $20,000 but less than $100,000 following the […]

A retired police sergeant from Pembroke Pines, Florida, was fatally shot by his wife in an apparent murder-suicide, authorities say — a heartbreaking end for a longtime officer who had spent years rebuilding his life after a near-fatal on-duty crash. The Broward Sheriff’s Office said deputies and fire department paramedics responded to a home on […]

A female Tennessee death row inmate has asked that she be killed by an all-female execution squad after she was convicted for murdering her classmate more than 30 years ago. Christa Pike was sentenced to death in March 1996 when she was just 18 years old. She learned her fate after she was found guilty […]

An Illinois mother charged with murdering her 2-year-old son had reportedly become “very invested” in Lindsay Clancy’s high-profile murder trial in the weeks before the killing — a case with disturbing parallels to her own alleged crime. Corie Walsh was arrested on September 1, 2026, after her son, Barrett, was found hanging from a rafter […]

A woman in Kentucky was arrested after she crashed a car into a tree with three children in the vehicle, and she told police that “of course” she drank alcohol prior to the incident. Jamel Pugh was charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, failure to use a child-restraint device in a vehicle, endangering the welfare of […]

A Florida woman publicly chronicled her police officer husband’s recovery from an on-duty crash before she killed him and herself in an apparent murder-suicide. Joanne Baker and her husband, John Baker, were found dead at their home in Pembroke Pines around 7 a.m. on Monday, September 21. Following a preliminary investigation, authorities determined that Joanne, […]