Killer Parents

According to the sheriff’s office, after shooting his wife and three children, the man turned the gun on himself. More

June 1, 2022

A Kentucky woman pleaded guilty to the murder of her newborn baby during a court appearance Monday. More

May 24, 2022

Thomas Schultz told the police dispatcher, "We are in an impossible situation with no way out. Please send someone to secure the residence." More

May 20, 2022

Oregon mother Ashley Palmer, 31, fatally shot her children, ages 6 and 8, before killing herself. Palmer was headed to trial in a bitter and lengthy custody dispute with her ex-partner. More

May 12, 2022

Evan Frostick, 26, and Madison Bernard, 23 -- parents of a 15-month-old -- were arrested at their Santa Rosa apartment for her death after the child was found unresponsive. Police found drug paraphernalia and fentanyl. More

May 11, 2022

Russell Laffitte now faces 21 charges of fraud, conspiracy and computer crimes, state police announced Wednesday. More

May 5, 2022

Bustaman Kartabrata, charged with shooting and killing three members of his family in 2019 in Denver was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder. More

May 3, 2022

Prosecutors in the case against Lori Vallow Daybell are reportedly seeking the death penalty. More

May 3, 2022

A Georgia mother and father have been arrested on murder charges in the death of their 4-week-old baby by alcohol poisoning, authorities said Tuesday. More

April 20, 2022

ST. ANTHONY, Idaho (AP) — A mother charged with conspiring to kill her children, her estranged husband and a lover's wife refused to enter a plea to murder and other charges on Tuesday, prompting an Idaho judge to enter a not guilty plea on her behalf. More

April 19, 2022

Lori Vallow is now in custody at Madison County Jail in Rexburg days after being deemed competent to stand trial. More

April 15, 2022

She is scheduled to be formally arraigned in court next week and both Lori and Chad Daybell are set to stand trial together early next year. More

April 12, 2022

A murder-suicide investigation is underway after a 9-year-old boy and his father were found dead Monday morning. More

April 7, 2022

Chelsea Crossland is accused of killing her 5-year-old son and sexually abusing a young girl for years. More

April 4, 2022

The suspect, who was not formally identified in accordance with Greek law, was arrested a day after being detained for questioning. More

March 31, 2022

The mother of an 8-year-old girl who was found dead inside a central California home after the child was reported missing was charged in her killing along with her boyfriend, authorities said. More

March 24, 2022

An indictment made public Wednesday accuses Cory Fleming of working with Murdaugh to defraud the sons of Gloria Satterfield. More

March 16, 2022

In December of 2020, Trezell and Jacqueline West reported to authorities that their adoptive toddler sons Orson and Orinn had gone missing. More

March 10, 2022

A suburban Minneapolis woman has been sentenced to nearly nine years in prison in the death of her 8-year-old son who was locked in a garage overnight during the winter. More

March 10, 2022

Trezell West and Jacqueline West, adoptive parents of two California boys who reported missing in 2020, pleaded not guilty to killing them. More

March 4, 2022

Orrin and Orson Wests’ biological family learned more about events leading up to their deaths. The family said it’s been a difficult time for them learning that the West boys were dead for three months before being reported missing. More

March 3, 2022

After missing for more than a year, Orrin and Orson West, who were first reported missing in December 2020 from California City, are believed to be dead. More

March 3, 2022

A 68-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 41 years for the murder of his daughter, whose dismembered remains were left at a dumpster. More

March 1, 2022

A Delaware couple has been arrested and charged with leaving their 5-year-old baby girl -- whose birth was never reported -- to die at their home. Police said Angel Toran, 22, and her fiancé Ny'jier Murphy, 24, had a baby at their Magnolia, Delaware home in April 2021, and her birth was never reported. More

February 16, 2022

SHAWNEE, Kan. (AP) — The father of an infant killed in a house fire in suburban Kansas City, Kansas, has been charged with first-degree murder and other crimes in the case. The fire was reported around 1 a.m. Sunday in Shawnee, and firefighters battling the flames found the body of the infant inside home. The […] More

February 15, 2022

Investigators believe Letecia Stauch killed her stepson on January 27, 2020, before driving his body to the Florida panhandle. More

February 15, 2022

The boy never received medical care, wasn’t enrolled in school and was rarely seen even by his siblings, who lived in the same house with the couple, authorities have said. More

February 14, 2022

A Colorado mother whose 7-year-old daughter died after authorities said she duped doctors about her daughter’s health, leading to unnecessary surgeries and medications, was sentenced to 16 years in prison. More

February 11, 2022

Authorities arrested Kelly Turner in 2019 following a lengthy investigation into the death of her daughter, Olivia Gant. More

February 9, 2022

Brandon Isabelle was charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his girlfriend and their two-day-old infant. More

February 2, 2022