Katherine Schaffstall

A Wisconsin man was arrested after he stabbed his “friend with benefits” 22 times, and police revealed that he texted her daughter afterwards to tell her about the murder. Police with the Milwaukee Police Department arrested Mile Dukic on February 5 after officers responded to the apartment he shared with victim Amanda Varisco in Milwaukee, […]

UPDATE — 2/11/26 at 2:26 p.m. ET: Gabriella Cartagena‘s family has since confirmed that the 24-year-old has been found dead. The news was revealed on Tuesday, February 10, in a GoFundMe post. “My name is Alpachino Cartagena, and I am the older brother of Gabriella Cartagena, who recently passed away,” the GoFundMe post began. “Gabriella’s […]

Two people have been arrested after they allegedly took a 14-year-old boy to a strip club in Jacksonville, Florida, and posted footage of the child online. Ricky Clark and Aylin Poorhamzeh were arrested in late January and early February after they were accused of taking the child to Passions Gentlemen’s Club in Jacksonville back in […]

A mother of three in Durham, North Carolina, was shot to death by a “man she once loved” after she ended an abusive relationship with him. Officers with the Durham Police Department confirmed in a news release that they discovered the body of 27-year-old ShaKeva Dixon in her apartment on February 3. Soon after, police […]

A woman in Florida has been arrested after she repeatedly stabbed the father of her children after she learned that he was cheating on her with her sister. Jaqueline Rodriguez was arrested on Sunday, February 8, and stands accused of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly. She […]

A woman in Louisville, Kentucky, has been arrested after she allegedly made a fake missing person’s report for her stepson, who was the chief suspect in an ongoing murder probe. Officers with the Louisville Metro Police Department arrested Jill Brooks on Monday, February 9, in connection to the shooting death of a 20-year-old man on […]

After Pearl Fernandez pleaded guilty to killing her 8-year-old son Gabriel Fernandez, she is now claiming she was “coerced” into entering a guilty plea and is requesting that she be resentenced. Fernandez, 42, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in March 2018 in connection to Gabriel’s death in 2013. She […]

Minnesota GOP Gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson’s daughter, Hallie Marie Tobler, was “killed in a violent crime” that seemingly involved her husband, according to reports. The St. Cloud Police Department confirmed that Tobler was found dead at the age of 22 inside the apartment she shared with her husband on Friday, February 6, according to CBS […]

A man in Oxfordshire, England, was filmed crying when he was arrested for killing his ex-girlfriend — but his tears had nothing to do with his alleged crime. Instead, he was distraught over the realization he will now miss the impending release of the new Grand Theft Auto video game. The Thames Valley Police’s Major […]

A woman and her boyfriend from Washington state learned their fate after they were arrested for taking her 8-year-old adopted daughter’s body on a road trip across the country after she died from abuse and starvation. The Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office said in a statement that Mandie Miller was sentenced to serve 32 years […]

A man from Utah has been charged with manslaughter after he was accused of leaving three men with disabilities in a running vehicle, where they died of carbon monoxide poisoning. Police in West Valley City, Utah, confirmed the deaths of the three men in an X post on Friday, February 6. The police officers also […]

A man who is originally from Mississippi has been arrested in Hawaii after he was accused of abuse, kidnapping and sex assault. Jaiden Becerra was arrested and charged with kidnapping and abuse charges in connection to incidents that allegedly took place between January 22 and January 29, according to Hawaii News Now. He has been […]

A mother and her boyfriend were arrested in connection to the death of her 8-year-old son, while her 10-year-old child also ended up being hospitalized due to their alleged abuse. Lake County Major Crime Task Force Spokesman Christopher Covelli said that Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded to […]

Two high school students in Florida allegedly tried to murder a classmate, with authorities saying that they believe the plan was linked to one of the suspects’ fascination with Sandy Hook shooter Adam Lanza. Altamonte Springs Police Department confirmed that two students at Lake Brantley High School are now facing attempted murder-related charges as adults […]

A woman in Texas has been accused of hitting her boyfriend in the skull with a hammer before leaving him to die at a church. Abigail Molina was arrested on Thursday, February 5, and charged with first-degree murder, theft and tampering or fabricating physical evidence with the intent to impair in connection to the death […]

A Texas man has been arrested for allegedly fatally shooting his mother in front of his 9-year-old daughter after he learned that she was evicting him for not paying property taxes. Bexar County court records state that Frank Falcon has been accused of one count of capital murder, according to Law & Crime. Falcon’s mother, […]

A Texas man has been arrested after he allegedly shot his partner 15 times in front of their 18-month-old child, claiming that he believed she was cheating on him. Brandon Dickerson pleaded guilty to one count of murder in connection to the death of 23-year-old Alexis Walls, according to a press release issued by the […]

A man has been charged in the death of a beloved Chicago-area boater known as “Captain Bill” five months after his body was discovered in DuSable Harbor. Chicago Police said Alexis Trader was arrested on Wednesday, February 4, and has been charged with one count of murder, according to ABC 7 Chicago. Police believe that […]

A woman in Georgetown, Texas, was arrested following an alleged sexual assault incident that involved a juvenile patient she was working with. Officers with the Round Rock Police Department said that Infinite Spectrum Learning and Behavior, LLC employee Erin Roush was arrested on Wednesday, February 4, and was charged with aggravated sexual assault, according to […]

A daycare teacher in Illinois has been arrested after being accused of giving laxatives to the children at the center where she worked. Multiple parents called police to report that their children had allegedly been given a chewable laxative by a daycare teacher at The Learning Experience in St. Charles, Illinois, on Tuesday, February 3, […]

A man has been arrested and was charged with manslaughter after he allegedly admitted to killing his sister when they got into an argument about how loud her music was. Giuseppe Musella has been accused of stabbing his 22-year-old sister, Jlenia Musella, in Naples in southern Italy on Tuesday, February 3, according to L’Unione Sarda, […]