Katherine Schaffstall

Two family members have been arrested in Topeka, Kansas, due to their alleged connection to the death of a 5-year-old girl. The Topeka Police Department confirmed to Us Weekly that officers responded to a medical call in the 500 block of SW Buchanan Street on Tuesday, January 27. Upon their arrival, officers found a 5-year-old […]

A family in New Jersey experienced an unimaginable tragedy when a father was stabbed to death in front of his three young kids while he was teaching them how to ride their bikes. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office announced in a Facebook statement on Wednesday, January 28, that suspect Davon Holloman had been arrested and […]

When Gregory Rice’s body was found weeks after he was reported missing in 2020, his former longtime partner, Meagan Jackson, was the first person police went to question amid the investigation. In Us Weekly’s latest episode of Uncovered, investigative reporter Kristin Thorne breaks down how Jackson’s involvement in Rice’s death will have a long-term impact […]

Two people were found dead inside a home in Las Vegas on Wednesday, January 28, after a young child called 911 to report the tragedy. Lt. Robert Price with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said during a press conference later in the day that the 911 call was made around 7:20 a.m., and the […]

Celeste Rivas was just 14 years old when she ran away from home in April 2024. Her family’s worst fears were confirmed more than one year later when her dismembered remains were discovered inside an impounded Tesla that was registered to her boyfriend, singer D4vd, in September 2025. Four months after Rivas’ body was found, […]

An Arkansas woman showed little remorse and even smiled for the camera while posing for her mugshot after she was arrested for beating a mother of two — who happened to be pregnant with her boyfriend’s child — with a metal baseball bat. The crime was captured on surveillance footage, which showed two people chasing […]

After Elleshia Seymour fled the United States with her four kids in November 2025, her ex-husband, Kendall Seymour, has revealed that the children were located in an orphanage in Croatia. Now that the kids have been found, an attorney explained the next steps Kendall will have to take in order to get his kids back […]

A mother in St. Petersburg, Florida, has been arrested after she was accused of suffocating her 4-year-old son to death. Officers with the St. Petersburg Police Department were called to a property off Tanglewood Drive Northeast around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 27. Upon their arrival, they found that 4-year-old Finley Cullom had died and […]

Michal McKee was reportedly spotted at the Columbus, Ohio, home of his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, and her husband Spencer Tepe, just weeks before he allegedly killed them in December 2025, according to newly released court documents. McKee, 39, was captured on video on December 6, 2025, trespassing on the property surrounding the home owned by […]

Police are still searching for a 15-year-old boy who is missing from Long Island and was last seen two weeks ago in New York City. Thomas Medlin left Stony Brook School on Friday, January 9, around 3:30 p.m. and got onto a train heading to New York City, the Suffolk County Police Department said in […]

An 11-year-old girl was fatally shot inside of her family’s home after a teenage gunman targeted their residence — and now, a judge has sentenced the shooter to decades behind bars. Re’Mori Roath was arrested and found guilty of shooting at the house in April 2024, hitting 11-year-old Kourtney Freeman with bullets in the head, […]

A man in Minnesota admitted to killing his pregnant sister and dismembering her body because he believed she was “no longer innocent” after she became pregnant. The Dakota County Attorney’s Office announced that Jack Joseph Ball pleaded guilty to premeditated first-degree murder and premeditated first-degree murder of an unborn child following the death of his […]

A woman from West Jordan, Utah, has been arrested in Croatia after she allegedly traveled with her four kids abroad without their fathers’ consent and failed to return home. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Elleshia Anne Seymour was taken into custody on Friday, January 16, in Dubrovnik, Croatia, according to FOX […]

A North Carolina man has been found guilty of staging a woman’s murder and making it look like he committed the crime as an act of self defense. Solicitor David Stumbo said in a press release that Wilson Justice Xavier Smith was found guilty on Thursday, January 22, of murder and possession of a weapon […]

A 23-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder following a shooting at a family birthday party that left two people dead and two others injured. Plymouth County District Attorney Timothy Cruz confirmed that the shooting took place at a party in Carver, Massachusetts, on the night of Saturday, January 24, according to CBS […]

Four members of a family in Georgia were shot to death while three kids hid inside of a closet nearby — and one bravely called 911 during the terrifying incident. Police responded to a report of gunshots at a home in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in the early morning hours on Friday, January 23, the Gwinnett County […]

A man from Federal Way, Washington, has been arrested and is facing murder charges after his parents were found dead in their home. Mick Carmichael has not yet been formally charged in the deaths of his parents, 69-year-old Grace Carmichael and 68-year-old Gregory Carmichael. However, he is reportedly facing a first and second-degree murder charge […]

Four children who disappeared from Utah with their mother in November 2025 have been located in Croatia, according to family members. West Jordan police said that Elleshia Seymour disappeared with her 11-year-old, 8-year-old, 7-year-old and 3-year-old children following an extended visit with them over the Thanksgiving holiday, Us Weekly previously reported. Elleshia, 35, and the […]

A woman in Iowa has been arrested after she was caught allegedly trying to sell her baby. Tiffany Smith was arrested and booked into the Mahaska County Jail on Thursday, January 22, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly. She has been charged with the purchase or sale of an individual. The arrest came […]

A daycare worker in Huntsville, Alabama, has been charged with child sex abuse, leading three families to file a negligence lawsuit against the business. Trinity United Methodist Church Child Development Center notified the Madison County Department of Human Resources on Tuesday, January 20, about allegations in which an employee inappropriately touched a child. Huntsville Police […]

A woman in Indiana has been arrested after she sat on a 1-year-old’s face, claiming that she was trying to “sacrifice” the toddler. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department reported to a home on the evening of Sunday, January 18, after they received a 911 call regarding a possible child molestation incident. Kendra Lee Proctor was […]