Toni Renee McClure, a 29-year-old woman, has been charged with two counts of murder and one count each of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, battery on a person less than 14 years old, and criminal confinement. These charges are related to the death of her 5-year-old daughter, Kinsleigh Welty.  Kinsleigh was found severely malnourished and weighed only 21 pounds at the time of her death, which was less than her weight at 2 years old. The authorities allege that Kinsleigh was c...

John James DeHart, a 56-year-old man from Washington state, has been in the news recently for disturbing reasons. He was arrested in Philadelphia and extradited to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in April. DeHart faces serious charges related to the sexual assault of a child. The abuse allegedly occurred at a home on Seitz Drive from 2011 through 2013 when the victim was 4 to 6 years old. The victim described incidents where they were forced to undress and perform sexual acts. At tim...

Chloe Rae Sergent, 27, and her partner, Keola Cachero Wimbish, 40, were sentenced to 20 years in state prison for severe child abuse. The abuse included physical attacks, withholding of food, and evidence of one defendant lighting the 10-year-old victim on fire. Sergent, the biological mother of the child, pled guilty to one count each of child abuse and attempt to commit child abuse. The couple was arrested in Glendale, Arizona, on April 5, 2022. The child was removed from their care by ...

Maria Isabel Garduno-Martinez, also identified as Isabel Martinez, is a woman who was charged with the murder of her husband and four of her children in Georgia, USA. She was accused of stabbing them to death in their home. The incident took place in early July 2017. Martinez, originally from Mexico, had entered the United States illegally. During her court hearing, she was noted for her unusual behavior, including smiling and posing for news cameras. Nine-year-old Diana Romero, who is ho...

Tyler Zaugg, a New York State resident, was sentenced to 32 years in prison for the death of his infant son, Noah James Locke. The infant was born on May 10, 2021, and tragically passed away on July 16, 2021. Zaugg was accused of striking the infant in the face with a closed fist, causing a significant brain injury and multiple fractured ribs. He was indicted on multiple counts of assault and endangering the welfare of a child. In February 2022, he pleaded guilty to manslaughter and assau...

Marshawn Giles, a 23-year-old Wisconsin man, was charged with multiple crimes, including first-degree intentional homicide, first-degree child sexual assault, and substantial battery. He was accused of causing the death of a 20-month-old toddler, who suffered multiple skull fractures due to blunt force injuries. Giles was also charged with the child's sexual assault. The case was notable for its high-profile nature and severity, leading to Giles being held on a $1 million cash bond. Despi...

Kelli Elizabeth Yingling is a woman from California who has been charged with the murder of her mother, Peggi Yingling. The body of Peggi Yingling was discovered in a locked closet in their home, wrapped in plastic. After not seeing Peggi Yingling for several weeks, a neighbor asked the police to conduct a welfare check, leading to the discovery.  Kelli Yingling pleaded not guilty. She had been in custody at King County Jail since May 7 on unrelated charges prior to the discovery of...

Mark Riebe is a convicted murderer currently serving a life sentence in Florida. He stepped into the spotlight when 29-year-old expecting mother Donna Callahan went missing from a convenience store in Pensacola, Florida. The case remained unsolved for seven years until Mark's brother, William Alex Wells, who was serving a 30-year sentence for an unrelated robbery charge, confessed to the crime and implicated Mark. Mark Riebe was ultimately convicted of first-degree premeditated ...

Elizabeth Denise Escalona pleaded guilty to causing serious physical injury to her kid, and she was sentenced to ninety-nine years in jail. During the plea hearing, the court detailed the potential consequences for a first-degree felony, which include prison terms ranging from five to life or ninety-nine years, as well as a possible fine. Escalona entered a plea agreement, admitting her guilt and knowing the range of punishment. During the sentence trial, medical testimony established ...

Chrystul Kizer, who was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sexually molested and trafficked to other men for sex at the age of 16. Randy Volar, 34, had been implicated in the exploitation of approximately a dozen minor girls, including Kizer. Kizer was charged with first-degree intentional homicide, which carried the prospect of life imprisonment. In 2022, the Wisconsin Supreme Court determined that Kizer could employ an "affirmative defense" under state law, allowing her to present proof ...

Kevin “God” Foster, a leader of the Lords of Chaos, was convicted of first-degree murder, attempted murder, arson, and armed robbery. The group, formed in 1996, gained notoriety for a crime spree that ended with the murder of Riverdale High School’s band director, Mark Schwebes. Foster and three of the group’s members, Chris Black, Peter Magnotti, and Derek Shields, went to Schwebes’s home on April 30, 1996. When Schwebes answered, Foster shot him twice, killing him. Foster was ...

Kerri A. Bedrick, a Long Island resident, is facing a terrible court battle following a wrong-way collision on the Southern State Parkway that killed her 9-year-old son, Eli D. Henrys. Bedrick was under the influence of methamphetamines and alcohol at the time of the incident, and her driver's license had been suspended 56 times before. At her arraignment, she pled not guilty to felony aggravated DWI and operating a motor vehicle while impaired by narcotics. On September 5, 2024, her lice...

Jesse Lee Calhoun, a 38-year-old man from Oregon, has an extensive criminal history. He was recently identified as a person of interest in the suspicious deaths of four women whose bodies were found between the Portland and Salem areas in the winter and spring of 2023. On June 6, 2024, Calhoun was arraigned in Multnomah County Circuit Court in Portland, Oregon. He entered not guilty pleas to all charges, including second-degree murder charges, in the deaths of Charity Lynn Perry, 24; B...

 Grei Mendez, a woman from the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty to federal drug charges for distributing fentanyl at her daycare, Divino Niño. In September 2023, four children were exposed to fentanyl, resulting in the death of a 22-month-old kid called Nicholas Dominici and significant damage to three others. Mendez and her husband, Felix Herrera-Garcia, ran a drug trafficking ring from the daycare. Mendez admitted to helping package and store the pills on the daycare facility. The inqu...

Kenya Tilford, a 41-year-old woman from New York, has been accused of a series of serious crimes. She is alleged to have tortured and murdered her partner, Concetta Morton, for three months. Tilford faces charges including murder, strangulation, concealing a human corpse, tampering with evidence, witness intimidation, assault, and unlawful imprisonment.  Tilford is also accused of torturing four other women. She allegedly suffocated Morton, then hid her body in a storage bin at her ...

Keith Edmund Gavin, a former parolee in Illinois, has been sentenced to death for capital murder in the 1998 shooting death of William Clinton Clayton, Jr. Gavin was previously convicted of murder and attempted murder for shooting at a police officer. The Alabama Supreme Court authorized the execution date, which was announced by Governor Kay Ivey. Gavin was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death by lethal injection. The incident occurred in Cherokee County, Alabama, where Gav...

Tesla Tucker, Miya Rudd's mother, is facing charges for her daughter's death and neglect. Miya was reported missing in June 2024, leading to a welfare check, which revealed deplorable living conditions and drug use in their home. Authorities found Miya's remains in the family home, and both parents were charged with various offenses. Tesla Tucker was also charged with drug-related crimes and child abuse. The case has raised concerns about child welfare and neglect, with multiple individua...

Michael Royce Sparks, 62, a resident of Redlands, California, has been accused with the murders of his neighbors Daniel and Stephanie Menard and their beloved dog, a small Shih Tzu named “Cuddles”. The Menards were last seen at home on August 24th and reported missing the next day. Sparks was arrested after the Menards were reported missing and their bodies were discovered beneath his home. The investigation turned up allegations of foul play and a tip from one of Sparks' family membe...

Morgan Summerlin, a 25-year-old woman from Georgia, was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges that she allowed two men to rape and sexually abuse her two daughters, then ages 5 and 6, in exchange for money and drugs. The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office said that Summerlin would drop off her children at the homes of Richard Office and Alfredo Trejo, where they would be sexually abused. After her prison term, she will be on probation for the next 10 yea...

Tyler James Dazey, 28, of Dubuque, Iowa, was charged with first-degree murder and animal mistreatment resulting in death in connection with the gruesome murder of his mother, Jennifer Ann Dazey. On January 18, police discovered Jennifer dead with serious lacerations to her face, neck, and head, as well as two severed fingers. Tyler was discovered naked in his bedroom, claiming that his mother had been practicing witchcraft against him for years. A tactical tomahawk and its sheath were fou...