Christy Wedgeworth was convicted of injuring her child by omission, ignoring abuse by Joshua Lowe living with them. She was aware of the abuse but didn't take action. The trial found her failure to act caused serious bodily harm, under Texas Penal Code § 22.04. Her appeal was deemed frivolous, and the conviction was affirmed, leading to a 60-year prison sentence. The evidence of Christy Wedgeworth’s complete disregard for the well-being and safety of her children was overwhelm...

Andrea Bradley, a pregnant mother of 7, was sentenced to 15 years to life in jail for her 2-year-old daughter’s ‘torture’ death. The case raised important problems of child welfare and domestic violence. The court classified the behaviors as abusive and demonstrating a great contempt for human life, particularly that of a fragile kid. The sentencing shows that the court recognized the severity of the abuse, which can vary greatly depending on criteria such as intent, premeditation, ...

Joseph Michael Eaton is a man who confessed to killing four people and a dog, including his parents, and wounding three others in a highway shooting. The violent crimes occurred in Maine in 2023. Eaton was sentenced to life in prison on July 1, 2024. He had been released from the Maine Correctional Center in Windham, where he had served about two years for aggravated assault. He was arrested in woods not far from where he had abandoned his vehicle at an exit ramp off the interstate. Eaton...

 Chelsea Renae Cooley was sentenced for the killing of a 3-year-old boy named Travis W. Young Jr. She pleaded guilty and was sentenced to serve 40 to 80 years in state prison. The incident occurred on May 28, 2022, when Travis was found unresponsive while Cooley was babysitting him for her boyfriend. She faced charges of third-degree murder, criminal homicide, strangulation, and aggravated assault of a victim less than 6 years old. The infant was discovered lifeless with baby wipes lodge...

Skylar Bailey, Nathan Nava, and Emiley Ridout have been arrested in connection with a planned murder and robbery in Las Vegas. The event occurred on July 19, when the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department was notified of a shooting at an apartment complex. Conner Rebolledo, 19, was discovered dead from a gunshot wound. Bailey and Ridout, who had children with Nava, were accused of robbing Rebolledo under the guise of a sexual encounter out of financial desperation. Bailey’s familial ...

Keanan Christopher Turner, a resident of Forestville, Maryland, was involved in a tragic incident in 2021. He was charged with two counts of first-degree murder while armed, as well as an assault with intent to kill while armed. The victims were Wanda Wright, 48, and her daughter Ebony Wright, 32. Turner was also charged with setting fire to the apartment while another woman and a 3-month-old baby were inside. The baby was Turner’s child with Ebony Wright. In 2024, Turner was ...

Nathanael Benton is a North Dakota resident who was convicted of shooting two police officers in Delafield, Wisconsin, in 2020. He was sentenced to 80 years in jail for this offense. In addition, Benton was already serving a 50-year sentence for attempted homicide inside the Waukesha County Jail, where he attempted to kill an inmate with a shank manufactured from a pointed toothbrush. The judge added another 80 years to his sentence, making it consecutive. This implies that Benton will se...

Carla Faith is a former daycare owner who was sentenced to six years in prison on child abuse charges and for attempting to influence a public servant. She was found guilty on 26 counts of misdemeanor child abuse. The charges stemmed from an incident where authorities discovered 26 children hidden behind a false wall in the basement of her daycare, Play Mountain Place, in late 2019. The children were found in soiled or wet diapers and were sweaty and thirsty. Many parents reported that th...

Anferne Darnelle Gray is a 28-year-old man from Pasadena, Texas, who faces multiple charges, including child abandonment and assault on a family member. He allegedly abandoned his infant daughter in a dumpster behind a restaurant for three to four hours. Gray appeared in court wearing a Nirvana T-shirt, where he was formally charged with felony child abandonment and aggravated assault. The child is expected to survive.

Danny G. Tiner, a commercial vehicle driver, was sentenced to 22.5 years in jail after causing a deadly collision on Interstate 10 in Chandler, Arizona, on January 12, 2023. Tiner was caught driving at 68 mph in a 55 mph construction zone while using the TikTok app on his cell phone. The crash killed five people, including Ryan Gooding, Andrew Standifird, Jerardo Vazquez, Willis Thompson, and Gilberto Franco. Tiner faced several charges, including five counts of negligent homicide and fou...

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 ...