Reginald Maclaren, an 83-year-old Englewood, Colorado, man, was charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of his wife, Bethany Maclaren, 70, and their crippled daughter, Ruth Maclaren, 35. The victims were discovered dead on March 25, 2023, at the Maclaren family home. Reginald Maclaren was also accused of tampering with evidence and fraudulent reporting. According to the police report, Reginald Maclaren killed his wife and daughter with an ax after claiming he had lost his job ...

A 27-year-old man from Howland Township, Ohio named Trent Michael Addicott was found guilty of several major offenses, including child abuse, child pornography, and sexual misconduct with an animal. He was given a sentence of 24 to 28 years in jail. Addicott was found guilty by the jury on two counts of pandering obscenity to juveniles and four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, both of which are considered second-degree crimes. In addition, he was charged wit...

John Jonchuck Jr. is known for the tragic case involving the death of his five-year-old daughter, Phoebe Jonchuck, in January 2015. He was charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly threw her off a bridge into Tampa Bay. The case garnered significant media attention due to its shocking nature and the mental health issues that were revealed during the investigation. In 2019, Jonchuck was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole. His actions raised discussions ab...

David Elliott Penton, born in 1958, is a notorious American child molester and serial killer. He was reared by his mother after his father abandoned him. Penton encountered disciplinary troubles and drug use while stationed in Korea after joining the United States Army. His illegal activities began in 1984, following the loss of his two-month-old son, Michael James Penton. Penton was linked to the kidnapping and murder of many young girls in Texas in the mid-1980s. He was extradited to Te...

Lee Boyd Malvo, a Jamaican-born American, played a crucial role in the October 2002 sniper attacks in Washington, D.C., alongside his mentor John Allen Muhammad. At the age of 17, Malvo's terrible childhood, which included neglect and abuse, left him exposed to Muhammad's fanatical beliefs and manipulation. Their attacks claimed ten lives and generated serious legal and ethical concerns about juvenile sentencing, notably the propriety of life without parole for juveniles. Malvo's trial...

Born in 1963, American serial killer Christine Laverne Falling is well-known for killing three children she was watching between 1980 and 1982. Her father was older than her mother, and she experienced poverty and mental health problems as a child. Because her family was unable to care for her, Falling, who had epilepsy, was placed in several orphanages. Her mental health was further complicated by multiple hospitalizations for inexplicable ailments following a violent relationship with a...

Bradley Yohn, a 36-year-old man from Springfield, Illinois, was convicted of a brutal home invasion, kidnapping, and sexual assault. The crime occurred on November 9, 2021, in rural Adams County. Yohn was found guilty of home invasion with a deadly weapon, criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and residential burglary. The victim, a 77-year-old great-grandmother named Christine “Tina” Schmitt Lohm...

Jeremy Tremaine Williams is a man who was convicted for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl named Kamarie Holland. He was found guilty of four counts of capital murder, sodomy, sexual abuse of a child less than 12, production of obscene material involving a child, human trafficking, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, and abuse of a corpse.Williams was sentenced to death for capital murder of a child less than 14 years old, kidnapping, rape, and sodomy. He was also sentenced to life for...