Killer Parents

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

Thursday marks two years since 11-year-old Gannon Stauch was reported missing by his stepmother, Letecia Stauch. Now, she is accused of his murder, along with a number of other charges. More

January 27, 2022

A Louisiana woman accused of throwing two of her children into a lake has been indicted on charges of murder and attempted murder. More

January 26, 2022

A mother whose infant son was found dead in her Cleveland home last week with suspected fentanyl in his system has been charged with felony child endangerment. More

January 21, 2022

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 safety before inadvertently firing the weapon. Michael Huddleston, 47, is charged with first-degree reckless homicide in the Saturday killing of 8-year-old Tiana Huddleston. 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 vulnerable clients. 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 Roush, 26, of Circleville, are each charged with involuntary manslaughter, attempted involuntary manslaughter, possessing and trafficking in fentanyl and two counts of child endangerment. 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 at age 5, to come forth, saying detectives are working on about 300 tips and the reward fund has grown to $104,000. 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 financial crimes. 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 death, according to court records. Sahara Ervin, 22, pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence, a human corpse, during a court hearing Wednesday as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. More

January 7, 2022

Juvenile court records indicate the parents of a 5-month-old who died in December have a lengthy history with Hamilton County Job and Family Services. Shakayla Sams and Donte Farrier, both 19, are charged with the abuse of their 2-year-old and the death of their 5-month-old, Casey Sams. More

January 6, 2022

A Douglas County woman who was accused of faking her daughter's terminal illness, seeking donations, and causing her death, pleaded guilty to lesser charges as part of a plea deal. Kelly Renee Turner, 43, pleaded guilty on Monday to child abuse causing death, theft and charitable fraud. She was initially charged in October 2019 with two counts of first-degree murder, among several other charges, in the August 2017 death of her 7-year-old daughter, Olivia Gant. More

January 4, 2022

FREMONT COUNTRY, Idaho (Scripps News Boise) — Mark Means, the attorney for Lori Vallow, is disqualified from representing her according to a memorandum decision.   Means represented both Chad Daybell and Vallow at times, according to the court document.. Means posted on Twitter and sent a press release on April 28, 2020, stating the office […] More

December 29, 2021

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, was booked into Garland County jail and is being held without bond. 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 monitoring and counseling and drug testing. 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