Katherine Schaffstall

A father in Texas was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed an Amazon employee that he believed was his daughter’s boyfriend. The Houston Police Department announced in a news release that Jonathan Ross Mata has been accused of fatally shooting the Amazon worker, who has since been identified as 25-year-old Desmond Butler. Around 1 […]

More than two decades after Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped as a 14-year-old by Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, she is opening up about the experience in Netflix’s documentary Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart. In the film, Elizabeth is joined by her sister, Mary Katherine Smart, and their dad, Ed Smart, to discuss the 2002 case and […]

A man in Texas has been accused of shooting his ex-wife and stabbing their two young daughters months after the former couple finalized their divorce. Stephen Clare is facing several charges, including capital murder of a child under 10 years old, attempted capital murder of a child and aggravated assault with a weapon. Clare, 53, […]

Former TV news anchor Angelynn Mock has been ruled mentally unfit to stand trial after she was arrested for allegedly killing her mother, Anita Avers. When Mock, 48, appeared in Sedgwick County District Court in Kansas on Thursday, January 15, Judge Jeffrey Goering ruled that she is not mentally fit to proceed, according to Kansas […]

A suspect is still on the loose two days after Tippecanoe Superior Court 2 judge Steven Meyer and his wife, Kimberly Meyer, were shot in their home in Lafayette, Indiana. Steven and Kimberly were shot in broad daylight on Sunday, January 18, by a man who had knocked at their door, according to The Guardian. […]

A Texas man accused of killing a 37-year-old woman was arrested by authorities while wearing a disturbing hooded sweatshirt that read “I Will Put You in a Trunk.” Kruz Dean Wanser was detained on Thursday, January 15, following “the suspicious death” of Margaret Pennington that took place inside of a home in Azle, Texas, on […]

A man in Denver, Colorado, has been taken into custody on suspicion of murder and child abuse in connection to the death of a 2-year-old. Officers from the Denver Police Department reported to a home in the West Barnum neighborhood on Sunday, January 18, after they received a call about an unresponsive 2-year-old, according to […]

A couple has been arrested after they were caught having sex in the parking lot of a Maryland Applebee’s. Maryland State Police confirmed that Trooper Anthony Jones responded to a report of indecent exposure at the Applebee’s located at 45480 Miramar Way in California, Maryland, on Monday, January 12, according to a press release shared […]

Before Melanie McGuire — who’s infamously known as the “Suitcase Killer” — was convicted of murdering her late husband, Bill McGuire, and stuffing his remains in suitcases in April 2004, she was having an affair with her co-worker, Dr. Bradley Miller. More than two decades after the shocking crime took place, people are still fascinated […]

A woman in Florida who was arrested after being accused of drowning her own 7-month-old daughter in a bathtub has been deemed “not well” during the first court hearing in her case, which took place on Thursday, January 15. Tierra Scott-Franklin has been officially charged with premeditated murder. A judge would not grant her bond […]

A man in Memphis, Tennessee, has been arrested after he was accused of raping and kidnapping a 13-year-old girl that he met on Snapchat during an incident on Christmas Eve 2025. Breon Collins was arrested on Wednesday, January 14, and was charged with especially aggravated kidnapping, aggravated rape, evading arrest in an automobile and evading […]

A man has been arrested in Tennessee after his wife found nude videos of their teenage babysitter on his phone, which were shot in the couple’s bathroom. Christopher Thomas Collins stands charged with nine counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, according to Hamilton County court records. Us Weekly can confirm that his […]

A young father in Texas pleaded guilty after he was arrested for shaking and beating his malnourished 1-month-old twins, leading to their deaths. Fernando Vega entered his plea after being charged with injury to a child with serious bodily injury in the deaths of his children, Massail and Mirena Vega. Following his plea, Vega, 23, […]

When Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped and abducted out of her childhood bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah, back in 2002, her family was catapulted into the spotlight as the world set out to find her. While Elizabeth’s parents, Ed Smart and Lois Smart, were quick to speak to the media about their daughter’s disappearance, the […]

Michael McKee threatened to murder his ex-wife, Monique Tepe, “many times” before his arrest for allegedly killing her and her dentist husband, Spencer Tepe, according to the victims’ family member. “Monique was very vocal about being terrified of this guy [until her death],” the couple’s brother-in-law Rob Misleh told People about McKee, 39, in an […]

An 18-month-old girl has died in Minnesota after her mother poured a “significant amount” of sleeping medication into her bottle just hours after she lost custody of the child. Officers with the Champlin Police Department responded to a home on Castle Rock Court on Friday, January 9, where they found a young child not breathing, […]

An 18-year-old man in Phoenix, Arizona, has been accused of killing his neighbor and then living in his home for weeks following the crime. Police officers reported to a home in the Laveen neighborhood of Phoenix on Monday, January 12, after the homeowner had not been heard from for many days. “Details on the call […]

A man has been arrested in Pennsylvania after he allegedly tried to buy a 6-year-old girl from her mother for $5,000 after he babysat the young victim. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office confirmed that Allegheny Township police said the incident took place when Theodore Magee was asked to watch the girl overnight at his […]

A man in Missouri has been arrested after police alleged he called his son to confess to stabbing his wife to death for “cheating,” and told him he “sat with her” as she bled out before fleeing their home. Malang Akbari has been charged with first-degree murder for killing his wife, Manhaz Akbari, according to […]

After Ohio couple Monique Tepe and Spencer Tepe were murdered in their own home, one of their family members revealed that the suspect in the case, Michael McKee, used to “torment” Monique when they were still married. “She just had to get away from him,” Monique’s brother-in-law, Rob Misleh, said of McKee, 39, while appearing […]

Several stars from Bravo’s The Real Housewives franchise have found themselves at the center of legal drama over the years. No matter the city they live in or the show they star in, no reality stars seem to be safe from the threat of being exposed. In light of the trend, investigative reporter Kristin Thorne […]