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Killer Parents

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.

Woman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana
Woman accused of throwing kids in lake back in Louisiana

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 faces a murder charge that could send her to jail for life. Ureka Black, 32, of Shreveport, is accused of throwing her 5-year-old and 8-month-old sons into Cross Lake on […] More

September 27, 2021

Lesser charges dropped against ‘Doomsday Cult’ Couple, Murder Charges Remain
Lesser charges dropped against ‘Doomsday Cult’ Couple, Murder Charges Remain

By Katie McLaughlin, Court TV ST. ANTHONY, Idaho — Prosecutors in Idaho have dropped the destruction, alteration or concealment of evidence charges against Chad Daybell and Lori Vallow Daybell.  The husband and wife were indicted in May on charges including first-degree murder for the deaths of Chad’s first wife, Tammy Daybell, and Lori’s children, […] More

July 30, 2021

Colorado father convicted of killing his 13-year-old son
Colorado father convicted of killing his 13-year-old son

By PATTY NIEBERG Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — A Colorado father was convicted Friday of second-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death in the 2012 disappearance of his 13-year-old son.    Mark Redwine, 59, was indicted in 2017 in connection with the disappearance of Dylan Redwine, who was reported missing on […] More

July 16, 2021

Ex-cop charged in son’s freezing death wants video evidence tossed
Ex-cop charged in son’s freezing death wants video evidence tossed

By Katie McLaughlin, Court TV A former New York City police officer who allegedly forced his young son to sleep in an unheated garage in the bitter cold is fighting to keep home camera footage out of trial. Michael Valva and his fiancée, Angela Pollina, are charged with second-degree murder in the January 2020 death […] More

July 16, 2021

Police defend withholding details in South Carolina killings
Police defend withholding details in South Carolina killings

WALTERBORO, S.C. (AP) — State police told a judge that they don’t want to release more information about the slayings of two members of a prominent South Carolina legal family and, after more than a month of investigation, said they still don’t know what evidence might be important to solve the case. The State Law […] More

July 15, 2021

Tulsa man admits allowing children to die in hot vehicle
Tulsa man admits allowing children to die in hot vehicle

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Tuesday to allowing his young daughter and son to die of heat exposure in his pickup truck while he slept after using cocaine. Dustin Dennis, 32, pleaded guilty to child neglect in federal court in Tulsa for the June 2020 deaths of Tegan Dennis, 4, and […] More

July 13, 2021