53-year-old accused of killing daughter cites breastfeeding 3-year-old in bid for bond
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel has asked a judge to release her on bond as she awaits trial on charges she killed two people. More
April 29, 2026
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.
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel has asked a judge to release her on bond as she awaits trial on charges she killed two people. More
April 29, 2026
Scott Peterson's attorneys have pledged to appeal a California appeals court's decision to deny his latest petition for relief. More
April 29, 2026
Elwyn Crocker Sr pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including murder and sexual battery, in the death and torture of his children. More
April 27, 2026
Janette MacAusland was arrested in Vermont and is expected to be extradited to Massachusetts to face murder charges. More
April 27, 2026
Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to stand trial this summer on charges she killed her three young children before jumping out of a window. More
April 26, 2026
Prosecutors previously said they plan to seek the death penalty for Diana Cullom, who is accused of suffocating her son. More
April 25, 2026
Iris Rivera-Santos and Edgar Ismalej-Gomez were sentenced after pleading guilty to charges in connection with the death of their 2-year-old. More
April 21, 2026
A Florida judge refused to grant bond to a woman accused of drowning her infant in a toilet and burying it in her yard. More
April 21, 2026
Gudrun Casper-Leinenkugel is accused of poisoning three people, killing two of them, in separate incidents at her home. More
April 17, 2026
Anne Mae Demegillo has pleaded not guilty to charges she killed her newborn infant in a toilet and buried it in her backyard. More
April 16, 2026
Diana Collum is undergoing an evaluation to determine her competency before her case moves forward in court. More
April 15, 2026
Sherry Magby is behind bars after police say she left her six children alone for 12 hours, leading to the death of one of them. More
April 11, 2026
Laken Snelling appeared briefly to plead not guilty to multiple charges, including manslaughter, after an infant was found in her closet. More
April 10, 2026
Anne Mae Demegillo allegedly told police she gave birth in her toilet before burying her infant in the backyard. More
April 7, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney made the offer in a renewed motion asking the judge to split the trial into two phases. More
April 3, 2026
The Colorado Court of Appeals ordered Letecia Stauch's conviction for the murder of her 11-year-old stepson overturned. More
April 2, 2026
Judge William Sullivan denied the defense's request to split Lindsay Clancy's upcoming murder trial into two phases. More
March 31, 2026
Aliyah Henderson pleaded not guilty to charges of aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping and gross abuse of a corpse. More
March 26, 2026
A judge is weighing Shanda Vander Ark's bid for a new trial; she is claiming her defense attorney was ineffective at trial. More
March 20, 2026
Brianna Moore is accused of killing her newborn infant, which was found in a trash can in her dorm room at the University of Tampa. More
March 16, 2026
Ruth Miller will be sent to a mental hospital after a judge found her not guilty by reason of insanity in her son's murder. More
March 13, 2026
Laken Snelling was indicted on a charge of first-degree manslaughter for the death of her infant, found wrapped in trash bags in her closet. More
March 11, 2026
Patricia Ripley allegedly drowned her son before telling police and her family that he was abducted by an unknown man. More
March 10, 2026
Ashlee Buzzard, charged with murdering her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee Buzzard, filed a refusal to appear due to illness. More
March 7, 2026
Aliyah Henderson is charged with two counts of aggravated murder after her young daughters were found dead in suitcases. More
March 6, 2026
Maya Hernandez did not offer any statement as she was sentenced to 15 years in prison for her young son's death. More
March 5, 2026
Maya Hernandez did not speak as a judge sentenced her to 15 years in prison for the death of her young son, who was left... More
March 5, 2026
Ruth Miller was found not guilty by reason of insanity for the murder of her 4-year-old son, whose body was found in a lake. More
March 3, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney wants her murder trial to be split into two phases. Clancy is charged with murdering her three young children. More
March 2, 2026
Lindsay Clancy's attorney wants her trial split into two portions for the jury, while prosecutors have opposed the request. More
March 2, 2026