Often met with shock and outrage, this type of crime is considered one of the most heinous, which refers to parents or caregivers who intentionally cause the death of their own kids, whether through physical violence, neglect or other means.
Police say a Milwaukee man charged Wednesday in the shooting death of his 8-year-old daughter told investigators he wanted to teach his children about gun... More
January 19, 2022
A judge refused to lower the $7 million bail for prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is charged with stealing millions of dollars from... More
January 18, 2022
An infant died and another young child became very ill after they ingested fentanyl in their family's apartment, authorities said. Nicholas Lee, 25, and Brianna... More
January 18, 2022
Justin Ross Harris has appealed his convictions for murder and first-degree child cruelty in the 2016 death of his toddler son, Cooper. More
January 18, 2022
The police chief in New Hampshire's largest city made another plea Wednesday for anyone with information on Harmony Montgomery, who was last seen in 2019... More
January 12, 2022
The 53-year-old heir to a legal empire in Hampton County, South Carolina, has been jailed since his arrest in October on a growing number of charges for mostly... More
January 10, 2022
The mother of a 2-year-old girl whose body was found in a Houston bayou in 2020 has pleaded guilty for her role in the child's... More
January 7, 2022
An Arkansas man was arrested and charged with capital murder Tuesday in the death of his 5-month-old son. Hot Springs police said Cody Webb, 35,... More
December 21, 2021
Alex Murdaugh blamed some problems on a 20-year opiate addiction before judge set bond at $7 million - must go on house arrest with electronic... More
December 13, 2021
A Florida man who served as the music minister at a church is accused of fatally shooting his wife and two adult children, officials said. More
December 3, 2021
Sabrina Dunigan charged with child endangerment in August fire deaths of her five young children who she allegedly left in a southwest Illinois apartment without... More
November 5, 2021
Lori Vallow Daybell's attorney filed explosive motion alleging that client -- who is currently committed to a psychiatric facility -- is being manipulated by her... More
October 28, 2021
One of the surviving siblings called authorities and told them his brother had been dead for a year and the body was inside the apartment. More
October 27, 2021
Northern California man Gerardo Mendoza was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the 2016 drowning of his 4-year-old daughter in the baptismal pool of... More
October 21, 2021
A judge in South Carolina denied bond Tuesday for attorney Alex Murdaugh on the second set of charges he has faced since finding his wife... More
October 19, 2021
Officials are continuing to search for Elijah Lewis and are requesting the public’s assistance in locating him. More
October 18, 2021
Attorney for South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh who discovered wife and son dead said Murdaugh is resigned that he will serve time in prison for... More
October 15, 2021
An autopsy concluded that the child had been beaten to death and had multiple bone fractures. More
October 11, 2021
The state Supreme Court on Wednesday took the rare step of ordering a rehearing in the 2016 murder conviction of Michelle Lodzinski. More
October 7, 2021
By: Laken Bowles BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A trial date has been set for the East Tennessee mother charged with murder in the death of... More
September 30, 2021
For the past century, the Murdaughs have steered much of the legal world in this remote corner of South Carolina. More
September 28, 2021
SHREVEPORT,La. (AP) — A woman accused of throwing two of her children into a Louisiana lake has been extradited from Texas to Louisiana, where she... More
September 27, 2021
The recent revelations surrounding Murdaugh involved two lawsuits that said he tried to manipulate the legal system. More
September 27, 2021
A Michigan woman has been charged with murder days after her 3-year-old daughter's body was found with stab wounds inside a garbage bag, authorities said. More
September 21, 2021
Alex Murdaugh wanted Curtis Smith to kill him so his surviving son would get his $10 million life insurance policy, state agents said. More
September 15, 2021
District Judge Steven Boyce made the decision Wednesday to extend Lori Vallow Daybell’s time in a state mental hospital by at least 180 days. More
September 9, 2021
The South Carolina Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of prominent attorney Alex Murdaugh on Wednesday. More
September 8, 2021
Alex Murdaugh found the bodies of his wife and son after family members said he had been away checking on his mother and ailing father. More
September 7, 2021
Prosecutors in southeastern Wisconsin have charged a former professional clown with killing his newborn daughter 30 years ago. More
August 30, 2021
Police in Indiana found Skylea Carmack’s body in a shed in September 2019. More
August 10, 2021
