Katherine Schaffstall

Police allege that a mother in Tennessee fatally shot three of her family members — including her 2 young sons — before dying by suicide. Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office were asked to conduct a welfare check on Friday, January 2, at the Waverly home of nurse Heather Thompson, and found her and three others dead […]

Police arrested two people on animal cruelty charges after they abandoned nine puppies and two adult dogs in a park in Largo, Florida. All 11 of the dogs were found abandoned in plastic tubs left in Taylor Park on December 19, 2025, according to The Tampa Bay Times. After the dogs were found, they were […]

A man in Texas is facing multiple criminal charges after he was accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at an apartment complex in Arlington where he shot her new boyfriend. Aaron Webb was arrested in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, December 30. Police confirmed in a press release that he is currently being held in the […]

A grandson has been arrested for allegedly murdering his elderly grandparents after the couple was found dead inside their home in Greenville, North Carolina. Pitt County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call around 9:30 a.m. from a home on Deborah Court on Wednesday, December 31. As they entered the house, investigators found an elderly […]

Police in Texas believe that a 15-year-old girl is in grave danger one week after she disappeared with a 41-year-old man. Maryuri Yolani Gomez Marquez was last seen in Plains, Texas, around 8 a.m. on Sunday, December 28, according to a statement from the Texas Department of Public Safety on Tuesday, December 30, 2025. Soon […]

A man in Missouri was arrested after he allegedly killed his grandmother and stabbed her two French bulldogs, which resulted in a brief standoff with police. Ronald Allred was booked on Monday, December 29, and charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in connection to the death of his grandmother, Fannie Allred, according to […]

A caregiver in Lantana, Florida, has been arrested after the elderly man she was working for left a note asking for help near his mailbox. Denise Williams was living with the 81-year-old man, who employed her to take care of him. The arrest report stated that Williams, 60, was upset with the condition of the […]

A California man has been arrested after he allegedly gunned down his wife in front of their son, claiming to police she cheated on him before her death. Manuel Leal Robles has been charged with first-degree murder following the death of his wife, Ana Karen Robles, in Bakersfield on November 26, 2025. Additionally, he was […]

Police in Columbus, Ohio, are searching for a suspect who killed a dentist and his wife during an apparent home invasion. Columbus Police Patrol officers responded to the residence of couple Spencer Tepe and Monique Tepe on the morning of Tuesday, December 30, after a welfare check was requested, according to an incident report viewed […]

Andrea Yates shocked people around the world when it was revealed that she drowned her five children in a bathtub in June 2001. More than two decades later, the reasoning behind the crime will be explored in Investigation Discovery’s latest docuseries The Cult Behind the Killer: The Andrea Yates Story. Us Weekly breaks down everything […]

More than two decades after Elizabeth Smart was abducted from her Salt Lake City bedroom, she is sharing more details about the experience in Netflix’s documentary Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart. Us Weekly breaks down everything you need to know about the new documentary, including insight into Smart’s notorious, headline-generating case, why she wanted to tell her […]

UPDATE — 12/31/25 at 6:52 p.m. ET: Police officially confirmed late Wednesday, December 31, that the body found in a field the day before does belong to Camila Mendoza Olmos. It is believed she died by suicide. UPDATE — 12/31/25 at 12:45 p.m. ET: Sources told the San Antonio Express-News on Wednesday, December 31, that […]

A couple in Wisconsin was arrested on multiple charges of child abuse and neglect after authorities discovered that they were living in a dirty RV with a ton of weed that was accessible by their eight children. Wilber Copeland and Megan Cis were arrested on Friday, December 12, after Lincoln County sheriff’s deputies received a […]

A man in Kansas is facing multiple charges after his 13-year-old neighbor was found dead following an apparent animal attack. Damon Leonard was charged on Monday, December 22, by Missouri authorities with abandonment of a corpse, according to online records viewed by Us Weekly. He was arrested after Airen Andula‘s body was found at the […]

An elderly woman in Seattle, Washington, found herself in a terrifying situation when she was the victim of a random attack, in which a man gouged her eye out with a nailed board. Fale Pea has since been charged with first-degree assault with a deadly weapon enhancement, according to charges filed in King County Superior […]

A first-grade teacher in Tennessee was recently arrested on two counts of child abuse after an alleged incident that involved two of her own children. Heather Pecht’s estranged husband reported the alleged abuse to Chattanooga Police on Friday, December 12, after he picked up two of his children from her home, according to The Chattanoogan. […]

A great-grandmother in central Florida was arrested after she was caught carrying out an apparent murder-suicide plot that involved her disabled great-granddaughter. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office shared in a news release that deputies started looking for Deborah Collier around 4:20 p.m. on Monday, December 29, after her family discovered a suicide note that she […]

A 16-year-old boy in Arizona died 10 days after he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend’s stepbrother while the teen was at her family’s home to make Christmas cookies. Gilbert Police said that the teenager died on Tuesday, December 23, after he was allegedly shot by his girlfriend’s stepbrother, Rael Sanchez, while spending time at […]

A 13-year-old girl was found safe in Maryland on Friday, December 26, more than two months after she was reported missing from Kentucky. Wynter Wagoner was found inside a home on Dalewood Drive in Silver Spring, Maryland, by Montgomery County Police, U.S. Marshals and the Rockcastle County Sheriff’s Office, according to Lex 18. Wagoner was […]

Sixteen years after 8-month-old Gabriel Johnson went missing, police have new leads to look into regarding the baby’s disappearance. Gabriel was last seen in San Antonio, Texas, on December 27, 2009, after his mother, Elizabeth Johnson, fled Arizona with him despite a court order, according to Fox San Antonio. Elizabeth was later arrested and was […]

The Wilmington Police Department have identified the victim and suspect in a deadly traffic accident that took place at a bar in Wilmington, North Carolina, in the early hours of Tuesday, December 30. Alec Chambers died at the age of 31 after he was hit by a Jeep while standing near the edge of the […]