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.
81-year-old Colorado man Reginald MacLaren told police he killed wife and adult daughter so the family could avoid homelessness. More
March 29, 2023
Prosecutors want the death penalty for so-called Doomsday Cult Mom Lori Vallow Daybell, but the judge has taken the death penalty off the table. More
March 21, 2023
Judge Steven Boyce ruled that Lori Vallow Daybell will not face the death penalty if she is convicted of murder. More
March 21, 2023
The mother and grandfather of a newborn infant found dead in an Iowa ditch have been charged with first-degree murder. More
March 16, 2023
The judge in the case against Lori Vallow Daybell will issue his decision next week on whether Daybell will face the death penalty. More
March 16, 2023
Lori Vallow's defense team was in court today, trying to get the death penalty off the table. The judge will rule on that and 2... More
March 15, 2023
Daybell is scheduled for a motion hearing Wednesday March 15. Her lawyers want the death penalty off the table. Daybell is set to stand trial... More
March 14, 2023
Angela Pollina was convicted of murder and other charges for forcing 8-year-old stepson to sleep in family's Long Island garage before he froze to death. More
March 14, 2023
The key piece of evidence in finding Alex Murdaugh guilty, jurors said, was a video on his son’s cellphone that was shot minutes before the... More
March 6, 2023
Judge Clifton Newman, who sentenced Murdaugh to life in prison, earned praise for his even-handed demeanor and for dressing-down the disgraced lawyer. More
March 3, 2023
Domenico Gigante is accused of fatally shooting his teenage daughter and three other people, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office. More
March 3, 2023
Vans with tinted windows took the jury about 30 minutes from the courthouse in Walterboro to the Murdaugh home called Moselle in the swamps of... More
March 1, 2023
Alabama man Shawn Rounsaval was arrested on reckless murder charges after his 2-year-old child died after being left in a hot car. More
February 28, 2023
Ronnie Crosby had a testy exchange with defense attorney Dick Harpootlian as prosecutors got a chance to reply to the defense's case. More
February 28, 2023
Minnesota woman Julissa Thaler, convicted of fatally shooting her 6-year-old son days after regaining custody, was sentenced to life in prison. More
February 16, 2023
Minnesota mom Julissa Thaler, who shot her 6-year-old son 9 times and hid his dead body in c car trunk, has been found guilty. More
February 8, 2023
VIDEO:Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her kids, ages 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months. She was arraigned via Zoom. More
February 7, 2023
As of right now, no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during the trial of Letecia Stauch, the woman accused of killing her stepson. More
February 6, 2023
Massachusetts mom Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her 5-year-old daughter, 3-year-old son, and 7-month-old son. More
January 30, 2023
Lindsay Clancy is accused of strangling her 5-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son, and attempting to strangle her 7-month-old son. More
January 26, 2023
Jurors watched Colleton County Sgt. Daniel Greene's body camera footage and other video from Alex Murdaugh's South Carolina hunting lodge. More
January 26, 2023
Lindsay Clancy remains hospitalized and will be arraigned on homicide charges after she is released, Duxbury police said. More
January 26, 2023
Prosecutors laid out their evidence that Alex Murdaugh killed his wife and son as they opened the disgraced South Carolina attorney's double murder trial. More
January 25, 2023
Prosecutors want to present voluminous evidence of Alex Murdaugh's bad behavior and the numerous other crimes he is charged with. More
January 24, 2023
Prosecutors are expected to rely heavily on evidence of Alex Murdaugh's financial problems, which they said led him to kill to buy time. More
January 23, 2023
Police ID child's remains found behind Alabama mobile home as Amore Joveah Wiggins and arrest her father, Lamar Vickerstaff, as a suspect in her death. More
January 19, 2023
Police say North Carolina man Robert Crayton Jr. shot and killed his wife and 3 children, then himself, and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. More
January 9, 2023
Lori Vallow Daybell says she has an alibi for when her children were murdered and when her husband's first wife died. More
January 9, 2023
'Many of us have served with them in church, in the community and gone to school with these individuals,' said city manager Rob Dotson. More
January 5, 2023
Jellisa Baxter tried to strangle her 3-year-old daughter before fatally stabbing her instead, North Miami Beach police said. More
December 29, 2022
