Katherine Schaffstall

A man in Indiana has been arrested and is facing charges in connection with a fatal shooting that killed his wife and injured their infant daughter. The Kokomo Police Department said that Cameron Tomlinson was taken into custody after he changed his story about the shooting that took place on February 24, according to WXIN. […]

Colin Gray was found guilty of murder and manslaughter charges after his son, Colt Gray, allegedly killed four people in Georgia with an AR-15-style rifle that was kept inside their family’s home. The Georgia jury deliberated for less than two hours before Colin, 55, was convicted on all 27 charges during a hearing on Tuesday, […]

Authorities in Georgia have arrested a couple for neglect after police allegedly discovered their children — including a 3-year-old suffering from an infected circumcision wound — living in “unbearable” conditions during a recent eviction. Mackenzie Zoriah Whitfield and Anthony Clark Jr. were both charged with three counts of cruelty to children, according to online records […]

Retired Chicago Detective Pamela Childs puts her knowledge and skills to the test in Investigation Discovery’s new series Hunt for the Missing: Chicago. The premiere episode follows Childs as she tries to break down the missing person’s case of Kierra Coles, and discusses why there may be more suspects than police initially believed in a […]

A married high school gym teacher in Rhode Island has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student, whom she admitted to sexting and kissing. Alisha Crins started sending flirty messages to the male victim when he was a sophomore student at Ponaganset High School in Glocester, Rhode Island. Crins, 39, reportedly found his […]

A 13-year-old boy from Oklahoma has been placed in a juvenile detention center in Texas after a woman was found dead inside of his home. The Bryan County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement via Facebook on Monday, March 2, in which they identified 31-year-old Malary Clayton as the victim found dead inside of the home. […]

A woman in Texas has been arrested after she plowed through an active accident scene and drove over the body of a man who had previously been hit by two other vehicles. Tionne Spears has been accused of driving while intoxicated, abuse of a corpse and possession of a controlled substance. Bexar County Sheriff Javier […]

A mother in Virginia was fatally stabbed by an apparent stranger inside of a bus shelter in Fairfax County, police confirmed. The Fairfax County Police Department said in a press release that officers responded to a bus shelter on Richmond Highway and Arlington Drive in Hybla Valley at 7:16 p.m. on February 23 to conduct […]

A mother and father in Michigan have been arrested after being accused of nearly starving and torturing two of their children to death. Auturo Bazan-Perez and Dulce Crystal Bazan Castillo have both been charged with multiple counts of first-degree child abuse and child torture for the way they allegedly treated their 9-year-old and 11-year-old children. […]

Police fatally shot a Washington man in order to stop him from a stabbing spree that left his mother and three other women dead. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office announced that Aleksandr Aleksandro Shablykin was shot dead by a responding deputy. The victims have been identified as the suspect’s mother, 52-year-old Zoya Anatolyevna Shabliykina, and […]

A woman in Miami, Florida, has been arrested for allegedly beating her autistic son for kissing a classmate’s cheek during school. Authorities responded to the boy’s aftercare program after the coordinator said a teacher noticed his injuries, according to a police report. Police said that the 7-year-old boy had “visible injuries” when he participated in […]

A woman from Long Island, New York, has been arrested three decades after she reportedly admitted to killing a crying baby in 1993 by stuffing a paper towel down the infant’s throat. Denise Merker was arrested on February 2 and charged with murder in connection to the girl’s death 33 years after the crime took […]

As the search for missing woman Nicole “Nikki” Winder continues in Texas, police have revealed a major update in the case: Authorities said that shortly after she was last seen, Winder’s truck was found torched as a result of “arson.” The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office said that Winder, 53, was last seen around 3 p.m. […]

Two parents in Maryland have been arrested after they let their kids starve, leading to the death of one of their children from malnourishment. The Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office announced in a statement that Bernice Byrd and Gerald Byrd pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse resulting in death and first-degree child abuse in connection […]

A doctor in Virginia has been charged with two sex crime counts after he allegedly told a victim that he had a “fantasy” about her. Richmond Police charged Frank Ramsey, 83, with felony object sexual penetration and misdemeanor assault and battery on August 11, 2025. At the time of his arrest, he was working part-time […]

A man in Virginia has been arrested after he stabbed a woman more than 90 times and then packed her remains into a toolbox. The City of Virginia Beach announced on Wednesday, February 25, that Hagen Lawrence Roberts was sentenced to life in prison plus five years. The sentencing took place three months after he […]

Police are asking the public for help amid the search for a missing woman from West Valley City, Utah, who made several concerning phone calls before she went missing. West City Valley police said that 31-year-old Shianne Turner was last heard from on February 14, according to KSL. One day before she went missing, Shianne […]

A third person has died after a father shot several of his estranged family members during a mass shooting at a hockey rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, on February 16. Nine days after the shooting took place, Gerald Dorgan died on Wednesday, February 25 at the age of 75 from the injuries he sustained during […]

A woman from New Hampshire has been charged with murder one year after a newborn girl was found dead in a pond. The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office shared a news release on Thursday, February 26, confirming that Hepay Juma had been arrested. “Attorney General John M. Formella and Manchester Police Chief Peter A. Marr […]

A man has been arrested after he attacked a Chinese restaurant and targeted the owner by hitting him with a shovel in Orlando, Florida. Deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office arrested Richard Jarvis on Monday, February 23, after they received a 911 call regarding an aggravated battery incident. Officers responded to Pearl’s Chinese restaurant […]

Shanteari Young, previously known as Shanteari Weems, made national headlines in 2022 when she shot her ex-husband, James Weems Jr., after discovering that he sexually abused children at her Baltimore daycare. Four years later, Young insisted she has “no regrets” about the incident. On July 21, 2022, Young, 53, traveled from Maryland to Washington, D.C., […]