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...

John Russell Bellhouse is a former federal correctional officer who was found guilty of sexually abusing inmates at a women's prison in California. Bellhouse was convicted on two counts of sexual abuse and three counts of abusive sexual contact involving two women between 2019 and 2020 at FCI Dublin, a federal correctional institution located about 20 miles east of Oakland. He was sentenced to five years and three months in prison. The case against Bellhouse was part of a larger investiga...

Ronnie L. Oliver, 44, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was involved in a carjacking incident that took place in Monroe, Michigan. The incident began at the Highlander Market where two men, including Oliver, allegedly robbed the market and then carjacked a vehicle. The suspects also reportedly fired a shot at a witness and shot both occupants of the carjacked vehicle before fleeing. One of the victims, Michael Ronald Beck Jr., died from his injuries. The suspects were later located at a rest...