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.
PHOENIX (AP) — A pulmonary blood clot killed the brother of an Idaho woman who’s facing charges in the disappearance of her children — a case that attracted worldwide attention with revelations of her doomsday beliefs and connection to three mysterious deaths. Autopsy and toxicology reports were released Friday for Alex Cox, who died in […] More
May 11, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho judge has refused to lower the $1 million bail set for the mom of two kids missing since last fall. Magistrate Judge Michelle Mallard said Friday that the challenges Lori Daybell may face in jail during the coronavirus pandemic are not any different than […] More
May 4, 2020
An Idaho judge has found that Lori Vallow “must be present in the courtroom with her attorney” for her upcoming bond hearing Friday, amid many public safety concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. Court TV will be live covering the scheduled hearing held in Madison County, Idaho at 4 PM ET. The judge laid […] More
April 30, 2020
The Idaho Attorney General has agreed to investigate Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell in connection with the death of his first wife. More
April 27, 2020
Both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell are being investigated for the murder, attempted murder or conspiracy of Chad’s first wife, Tammy Daybell. According to a letter from the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, the state is in agreement to take over the Tammy Daybell case in Fremont County, Idaho, listing both Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell […] More
April 14, 2020
KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — The wife and three children of a physical therapist who has been charged with their deaths died from overdoses of Benadryl and “unspecified violence,” according to autopsy reports released Tuesday. The Orlando Sentinel reports that Anthony Todt’s wife, Megan, was stabbed twice in the stomach. His sons, Alex, 13, and Tyler, 11, had […] More
April 13, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Investigators believe a woman charged with murdering her 11-year-old stepson killed him in his bedroom just a few hours before reporting him missing in January and allegedly concocted a variety of stories to mislead them, according to a court document. Authorities say Letecia Stauch reported Gannon Stauch missing on […] More
April 6, 2020
The mother and grandmother of baby Evelyn Boswell are behind bars as the investigation continues into the little girl’s death, law enforcement said. More
March 30, 2020
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee woman called authorities and admitted to killing her child nearly a decade ago, police say. Zohal Sakwall, 40, told Nashville detectives that she suffocated her 4-month-old daughter, Natalie, with a plastic bag in June 2010, according to a news release Tuesday from the police department. Sakwall called the Metro Nashville Police […] More
March 25, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Prosecutors have formally charged a Colorado woman suspected of killing her missing stepson. Letecia Stauch appeared in court for an advisement hearing in Colorado Springs on Wednesday on several charges, including first-degree murder of a child, in the presumed death of 11-year-old Gannon Stauch. The document laying out the […] More
March 13, 2020
The remains found Friday are those of Evelyn Mae Boswell, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman Leslie Earhart said. More
March 12, 2020
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors said Monday that a special grand jury on Long Island will investigate the case of an 8-year-old boy who died of hypothermia while in the custody of his father, a New York Police Department officer. Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy Sini said the panel will issue a special report […] More
March 10, 2020
Other clothing, diapers and toys that would have belonged to the child were also found on the property, a TBI agent testified. More
March 10, 2020
The discovery appears to end a 17-day search across three states for the missing toddler. Her mother, Megan Boswell, is in custody. More
March 9, 2020
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A judge on Friday reduced bail to $1 million for the mother of two missing children after her lawyer contended at her first hearing in Idaho that the amount had been set too high because of media attention. Wearing faded orange-and-white striped jail garb and bright […] More
March 6, 2020
APPLETON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin mother convicted of neglecting her 13-year-old disabled daughter and causing her death has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. The girl, Brianna Gussert, was found dead in her bedroom in May 2017. An investigation found she died primarily of sepsis after she was left alone for days. Her […] More
March 6, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — A woman suspected of killing her missing stepson was returned to Colorado on Thursday to face charges after being arrested in South Carolina. Letecia Stauch was arrested Monday in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on a warrant for charges including first-degree murder of a child in the death of 11-year-old Gannon […] More
March 6, 2020
By Court TV Staff The FBI is requesting more information about the woman dubbed the ‘cult mom.’ She is awaiting extradition to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two young children. 46-year-old Lori Vallow was arrested on felony charges of child abandonment in the disappearance of her two kids, JJ, 7, and […] More
March 5, 2020
CONWAY, S.C. (AP) — A woman accused of giving birth and then leaving her infant to die beside a South Carolina highway has been arrested more than a decade after the child was found dead. Jennifer Sahr, 32, of Pensacola, Florida, was expected in court Wednesday for a bond hearing in the death of the […] More
March 5, 2020
Lori Vallow will be sent from Hawaii to Idaho to face charges in the disappearance of her two children, J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan. More
March 4, 2020
By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The adult niece of an Idaho woman whose two children have been missing for five months is cooperating in the FBI’s investigation into the disappearance, undergoing three interviews with agents and surrendering her computer, the niece’s lawyers have said. Melani Pawlowski was accused by her ex-husband of […] More
March 3, 2020
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The stepmother of a Colorado boy missing for over a month was arrested Monday in connection with his disappearance and presumed death, authorities said. Letecia Stauch was arrested in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, and is expected to be extradited to Colorado on charges including first-degree murder of a child in […] More
March 3, 2020
Lori Vallow was ordered to be held on a $5 million bond as the search continues for her missing children, J.J. and Tylee. More
February 27, 2020
Court documents from Megan Boswell’s arraignment accuse her of initially telling state investigators that Evelyn was with the child's father. More
February 26, 2020
Lori Vallow, the mother of two children missing since September, faces charges of child endangerment after fleeing from Idaho to Hawaii. More
February 24, 2020
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A mistrial has been declared in the first-degree murder trial of an Oklahoma City man, charged in the 2018 death of his 3-month-old son. Court records show the jury deadlocked early Saturday on the murder charge against Deion Reed, 23, but found him not guilty of child abuse in the death […] More
February 17, 2020
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — A California father about to be freed from prison has been taken into custody in connection with the decades-old killings of five of his infant children in a case a sheriff said has haunted his agency for years. Paul Perez, 57, a convicted sex offender with […] More
January 28, 2020
Rachel Henry has been arrested on suspicion of killing her three children, who were found dead inside the family's home. More
January 22, 2020
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A physical therapist charged with killing his wife, three children and dog in a home near Walt Disney World and leaving their bodies there for days was being investigated in Connecticut for health care fraud motivated by his need to pay off personal loans, according to […] More
January 17, 2020
MERIDEN, Conn. (AP) — DNA testing has helped police identify the mother of an infant who was found frozen to death in a Connecticut parking lot in 1988, but she is not expected to face charges because of how long ago the crime was, authorities announced Tuesday. Meriden Police Chief Jeffry Cossette said the mother […] More
January 15, 2020
