Katherine Schaffstall

A woman in South Carolina was ambushed by three people who fatally shot her and set her body on fire when she believed she was attending a meeting to buy a puppy. The Florence County Sheriff’s Office announced that Dana Marie Kinlaw was lured to a rural road in Effingham, South Carolina, on Thursday, January […]

An Illinois man is facing multiple charges in the murder of his ex-wife after the victim’s current husband saw him allegedly stab her to death via home surveillance footage. The Oswego Police Department announced in a news release on Thursday, January 29, that Ryan D. Dodd has been arrested and charged in the killing of […]

A nursing home in Canfield, Ohio, has been accused of lying to the family of a 75-year-old woman about a “worsening” Stage 4 pressure ulcer that she later died from, according to a lawsuit. Judy Marsh’s family is suing Windsor House at Canfield for allegedly not taking care of their loved one amid her declining […]

Bryan Kohberger’s defense team was preparing to argue at his trial that autopsy results for two of the Idaho murder victims suggested two people committed the sinister killings. Kohberger’s defense team hired forensic criminologist Dr. Brent Tarvey to help defend him when the case was still expected to go to trial. After Tarvey looked at […]

A man in Hillsborough, New Jersey, was shot by police who were arresting him for fatally beating his parents, Us Weekly confirmed. Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said that Patrick J. Lin was arrested and charged with two counts of first-degree murder, one count of first-degree attempted murder and two counts of third-degree possession […]

A California doctor was fatally beaten up in her home after she attempted to divorce her husband a second time, with police believing that her estranged husband attacked her as she tried to leave him. Yoon “Kevin” Lai has been arrested on charges of murder and arson in connection to his estranged wife Dr. Irene […]

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 […]