Shane Edward Hooper, a 36-year-old man from Marion County, Ohio, was sentenced to 50 to 55.5 years in prison for a series of brutal crimes. He pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including two counts each of rape, kidnapping, and felonious assault, and one count of strangulation. Between May and June 2023, Hooper held a woman hostage in his home, which was described as a ‘torture chamber’. Over several days, he physically abused the woman, resulting in broken bones, open wo...

Shalene Ehlers and Darien Urban, aged 20 and 21, are charged with attempting to sell their two-month-old infant for $1,000 and a six-pack of beer at the Hideaway Campground in Benton County, Arkansas. The Benton County Sheriff's Office learned about the scenario on September 21 when a manager reported that Ehlers and Urban had signed a letter transferring custody of their child to another individual in exchange for the money and things. Authorities uncovered a letter signed by both parent...

Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial murderer who was convicted of two murders in Idaho in 1974 and condemned to death before being commuted to life in prison. His criminal career includes 42 confessed murders in numerous states, while many of these accusations are unsubstantiated. Creech committed another murder while serving his sentence in 1981, which resulted in the death penalty being reintroduced. As of 2024, he is Idaho's longest-serving death row con...

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, is suspected of murdering Dustin Kjersem at a Montana campsite in October 2024. The case received attention because of the violent nature of the crime and the subsequent investigation. The fatality was initially assumed to be the result of a bear assault, but a Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) specialist ruled that out. The inquiry turned up evidence linking Abbey to the crime site, including a DNA sample from a beer can and CCTV footage from a neighboring resort...

Anthony "Tony" Ray Amati, often known as "The Thrill Killer", was a brilliant and intellectual guy who perpetrated a string of horrific crimes in Las Vegas in 1996. He committed a robbery at a gun store before killing Michael Matta, John Garcia, and Keith Dyer. Amati's activities were related to his brilliance and obsessive-compulsive condition. He was arrested in October 1996 but evaded capture. Amati used many aliases before being caught in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1999, he was tried for hi...

The 5th District Court of Bowie County, Texas, convicted Joshua Deshaun Lowe of capital murder, felony murder, and child injury. The doctor suspected 11-month-old Javontae Neeley had been violently shaken, thrown and slammed onto a hard surface, causing a head injury. Other injuries, such as cracked ribs, were older and had allegedly been inflicted days before the injury that caused his death. He was charged with three counts: unlawful homicide of a juvenile, inflicting harm to a child, a...

Jamie Waterman, a Missouri citizen, was charged with being an accessory after the fact in the kidnapping and murder of Ashley Bush, a pregnant lady from Arkansas. Initially unaware of his wife's illicit activities, Waterman helped conceal and dispose of Bush's body after learning of the crime. He pleaded guilty to the crime on October 15, 2024, and faces up to 15 years in federal prison without parole under federal law. The court will determine the actual sentence based on advisory senten...

Lisa Mitchell and Anthony Yonko were arrested after their seven-year-old daughter died of severe starvation and potential mistreatment. The girl was pronounced dead at Saint Anthony's Midwest Hospital in Oklahoma, weighing 25 pounds, which was much lower than the typical weight for her age. Both parents were charged with first-degree murder, torture, maiming, and causing the death of a child by injury. Medical examination found several black and dark crimson discharges from the child's li...

Jeremy Lake Bailey, a 34-year-old man from Layton, Utah, was involved in a horrific instance of domestic violence resulting in many killings and animal cruelty. Bailey contacted 911 on May 19, 2023, to report killing his wife, Anastasia Stevens, and her parents, Donald and Becky Stevens. When police arrived, they discovered three household dogs had died. Bailey was charged with several serious crimes, including aggravated murder, discharge of a firearm resulting in serious bodily injury, ...

Robert Telles, a former Clark County public administrator, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of investigative journalist Jeff German. German, noted for his work exposing corruption and wrongdoing, attacked Telles' management of his office, resulting in his defeat for re-election in June 2022. On September 2, 2022, German was discovered dead outside his home with several stab wounds. Prosecutors produced a strong case against Telles, relying on surveillance and DNA evidence. Tell...

Michael Jerome Butler, a resident of Greenville, Alabama, has been involved in a series of violent crimes. He was accused of multiple crimes in Autauga County, including kidnapping and rape. He also faced a murder charge in St. Clair County, Alabama. The victim was identified as Victoria Ann Malet, 54, of Lincoln, Alabama.  Butler was taken into custody in Jefferson County after a high-speed pursuit. He was later booked in the Autauga Metro Jail. He is being held without bond on mul...

Samantha Marie McCormack, 30, of Blount County, Alabama, was implicated in the unfortunate loss of her 18-month-old son, Enzo, on September 6, 2019. Enzo was discovered unresponsive in a hardware store and eventually confirmed dead after being on a ventilator for many days. McCormack claimed to have been at home with her children and that Enzo had choked on porridge. When she stopped at a hardware store to buy cigarettes, a family member spotted Enzo's situation and called for assistance....

Houston Wade Young, a convicted sexual predator, was sentenced to life in federal prison without parole for sexual exploitation of a juvenile. He was discovered with a cell phone carrying child pornography photographs that his wife, Jessica Ann Young, had emailed him. Houston Young was found to have sexually abused a seven-year-old child, John Doe 1, and videotaped the crime. He also interacted with a third victim, Jane Doe, whom he met in an online gaming chat room. Jessica Young, the co...

 Verity Beck, a 45-year-old woman from Abington, Pennsylvania, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murders of her parents, Reid and Miriam Beck. The investigation began on January 17, 2023, when her brother discovered them dead after not hearing from them for more than a week. Beck murdered her parents due to financial issues and suspicions of stealing from them. She dismembered their bodies with a chainsaw before surrendering without resistance. Beck was first ...

Gregory Edward McLean, a former naval officer, was indicted in September 2021. He served as the executive officer of the pre-commissioned littoral combat ship Minneapolis-St. Paul until late 2021. McLean pleaded guilty to distributing videos depicting the sexual assault of children and unlawful retention of classified national defense information. He was found to have shared child sexual abuse material and retained national defense information pertaining to foreign combat aircraft ...

Lester “Justice” Ford, a convicted serial murderer and serial rapist, was responsible for the gruesome killings of three women in Queens in 1991. Ford's unlawful actions resulted in his arrest and conviction, with a life sentence. He grew up in a household of five siblings and was involved in several legal troubles. Ford's criminal career started with the killings of Sheilda Dixon and Tracy Covington, and he also committed multiple sexual assaults. A victim of his rape positively iden...

Donovan Scott Sheppard, a 39-year-old youth baseball coach with the Oklahoma Aftermath organization, has been accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl. The victim's mother spotted Sheppard raping her daughter when he returned home after a bar fight. Sheppard admitted to being HIV-positive and that he did not use protection during the assault. He has been charged with several crimes, including first-degree rape and rape by instruments. The victim described earlier assaults, includ...

Aaron Aldrich is facing significant accusations for a double murder in Poland, Maine, in February 2023. The case concerns two victims, Shoeb Mohamed Adan and Mohamed Aden, who were engaged in drug-related operations. Aldrich was detained for reportedly carrying a gun and attempting to flee arrest. Prosecutors characterized the case as one of greed for drug money, while Aldrich's defense claimed that his actions were motivated by fear for his own life. Witness testimony focuses on the back...

Charles “Bobo” Rowland is a convicted murderer. He was found guilty of killing Fred and Peggy White during a burglary of their home. The couple was found shot to death a quarter mile from their Twiggs County, Georgia property. Rowland was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Since his arrest, Rowland has implicated himself in at least nine other murders across the state of Georgia. He started admitting to other murders in Georgia during 20 hours of ...

Sean Finnegan, a 56-year-old man from Clinton, Tennessee, was convicted of Jennifer Paxton's violent rape and murder in December 2019. Finnegan and his girlfriend Rebecca Dishman duped Paxton into visiting their home, where she was subjected to extreme physical assault, including being attacked with a baseball bat and then raped. The couple bound Paxton to a bed before strangling her to death. Paxton's body was recovered on August 5, 2020, after authorities began an investigation into her...