Julissa Thaler, a Minnesota woman, was found guilty of killing her 6-year-old son, Eli Hart, only days after regaining full custody. The case entailed a lengthy custody struggle for Eli, who had previously been in foster care. Despite concerns about Thaler’s capacity to establish a safe environment, he regained custody soon before dying. Eli was found dead in the trunk of Thaler’s automobile on May 20, 2022. It was later determined that Julissa had shot Eli nine times in the head and ...

McKenna Faith Belcher, 29, was involved in the tragic death of her husband's 3-year-old daughter, McKinley Cawley. On April 2, 2019, McKinley was found with severe injuries, including extensive bruising and internal injuries, caused by Belcher using steel-toed boots and a wooden bed slat. Belcher subjected McKinley to brutal physical abuse over several days, leading to her death. Belcher pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and was sentenced to life without parole. The case has had a las...

Jack Lance “Jay” Hutcheson is widely known for his infamous reputation resulting from a legal case in which he was found guilty of numerous sexual offenses. Prior to this, he had served as the leader of a youth organization at a church located in Monroe County. The case pertained to allegations of engaging in illicit conduct with an underage individual. Hutcheson was convicted of four charges of child molestation and two charges of enticing a kid for inappropriate purposes. He receive...

Eddie Dante Propst, a 37-year-old man from Hickory, North Carolina, was engaged in a violent encounter resulting in the murder of his girlfriend, Laura Matthews. The crime took place on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022, in their shared apartment. Propst first stated that he had gone to go to a gas station and returned to find her unresponsive after being assaulted by someone else. However, subsequent research found a history of aggressive behavior against Matthews, including hitting her during...

Cynthia Perkins, a former teacher from Louisiana, admitted to a disturbing crime involving her then-husband, Dennis Perkins. She pleaded guilty to charges including second-degree rape, production of child pornography, and mingling harmful substances. The latter charge involved using her husband's sperm to contaminate food items, including cake batter, which was served to her students. This admission was part of a plea deal that resulted in a significant prison sentence. The case has garne...

Ryan Wesley Routh, who was born in North Carolina in 1966, has a complicated criminal background that includes several offenses. In 1995, he briefly attended North Carolina A&T State University before starting a roofing business. He was convicted in December 2002 of possessing a handgun, resisting law police, and driving with a revoked license. He faced other allegations over the years, such as driving without a license and possessing stolen items. Routh allegedly attempted to assassinate...

Macie Marie Silvey, a 21-year-old mother from Redding, California, was involved in the tragic death of her two-year-old daughter. Silvey purposefully administered prescription tablets to her daughter on January 5, 2023, and she died as a result of the medication's effects. When she returned to Redding, she pretended to have been in an accident. The Redding Police Department examined the issue and discovered that Silvey had given her daughter access to these medications with criminal inten...

Joanne Zephir, a mother from Florida, is facing the death penalty for first-degree murder of her 3-year-old child. The State Attorney's Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has ruled Zephir eligible for the death penalty. The incident occurred on May 8, 2022, in Osceola County. Zephir was found unconscious in her car, and her children were found in critical condition. The 3-year-old was pronounced dead, while the older child and husband survived. In February 2024, a grand jury indicte...

Nick Pasqual is an actor and producer born on April 12, 1990. He is known for his roles in Archive 81 (2022), How I Met Your Mother (2011), and Poor Paul (2023). Recently, he has been in the news for being charged with attempted murder and burglary over the alleged stabbing of his estranged girlfriend. Pasqual was detained at a U.S. Border Patrol checkpoint in Texas after allegedly fleeing the scene. He has been extradited from Texas to Los Angeles and has pled not guilty to the charges.

Terry Michael Wesley, a 33-year-old man from Hope, Arkansas, was convicted of sexual assault and exposing a 13-year-old boy to HIV. The crime occurred on January 1, 2023, when Wesley sexually assaulted the boy while aware of his own HIV-positive status. He failed to disclose this information, raising questions about informed consent and public health safety. Wesley was arrested, charged, and convicted after a three-day trial. He received a 60-year sentence for rape and an additional 50 ye...

Serious accusations against Jeanne K. Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Lantz, 63, are pending in West Virginia about their alleged labor-using of five adopted Black children. Following a wellness check that revealed two of the couple’s five adopted children were living in appalling conditions and were imprisoned in a shed on the Sissonville, West Virginia property, they were initially taken into custody in October 2023. According to the accusation, the couple deliberately targeted the adopt...

Thomas Schopp, also known as Thomas Hiser, has a history of committing sexual assaults against minors, including multiple convictions for child molestation in Alaska. He was found guilty of six charges of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual abuse against a juvenile victim. Schopp was involved in a 2014 incident with juvenile A, in which he videotaped the juvenile engaging in sexually explicit behavior. Schopp was caught and imprisoned for attempting to destr...

Veronica Youngblood, born in Argentina, was found guilty of murdering her two children, Sharon Castro and Brooklynn Youngblood, in August 2018. The murders were motivated by a custody battle with her ex-husband, who had been given permission to relocate to Missouri with Brooklynn. Youngblood supposedly pled insanity during her trial, but the jury dismissed her claim. The prosecution provided evidence of premeditation, including Youngblood buying the weapon used in the murders only nine da...

 Zachary Jarred Walton, a 28-year-old Utah man, has been charged with first-degree felony murder and two charges of second-degree felony aggravated child abuse in connection with a tragic incident involving a 4-month-old newborn. The incident took place on August 25 at the Road Home Shelter in Midvale, Utah. Walton had been babysitting the infant for two to three weeks before to the fatal incident. On the day of the event, Walton awoke weeping and brought her to the shelter's roof via el...

Preston Allen Quain, aka "Tyler," was involved in a legal action in Texas. He was convicted of the murder of Danny Joe Rolen. Rolen was found laying in a pool of blood on the floor of his trailer home. He had been pounded in the back of the head with a hammer and stabbed more than fifteen times. The incident occurred on December 13, 2007, when Quain was sixteen years old. The appellant was subsequently arrested and charged with Rolen's murder. He was initially detained in the Juvenile Det...

Veronica Youngblood, born in Argentina, was found guilty of murdering her two children, Sharon Castro and Brooklynn Youngblood, in August 2018. The murders were motivated by a custody battle with her ex-husband, who had been given permission to relocate to Missouri with Brooklynn. Youngblood supposedly pled insanity during her trial, but the jury dismissed her claim. The prosecution provided evidence of premeditation, including Youngblood buying the weapon used in the murders only nine da...

Devon Erickson is one of the two individuals responsible for the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting that took place on May 7, 2019. The incident occurred at STEM School Highlands Ranch, a charter school situated in Douglas County, Colorado, within the United States. At that particular moment, Erickson, who was 18 years old, and his accomplice, Alec McKinney, who was 16 years old, executed the attack. The sad incident led to the devastating death of Kendrick Castillo, a cherished stud...

 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...