Dellmus Charles Colvin, born in Ohio in 1959, was a prominent serial killer suspected of kidnapping and murdering at least six women between 2000 and 2005. He was caught in 1989 for assault and unlawful weapon possession, and was sentenced to 15 years in prison. He was granted release in 1992 but broke it, returning to prison three years later. Advances in forensic technology, such as DNA profiling, led to Colvin's arrest after he was linked to two murders. He is currently serving six lif...

My name is Raul Meza, and you’re looking for me. Raul Meza Jr., a notorious murderer, was convicted in 1982 for the murder of Kendra Page, an 8-year-old girl. Despite serving 30 years in prison, he was released after 11 years due to good behavior. Meza has been charged with two additional murders, Gloria Lofton's death in 2019 and Jesse Fraga's death in 2021. His criminal history dates back to 1975, with a robbery incident in 1975. Police have described Meza as a serial killer, susp...

Brandi Worley, a mother charged with the murders of her children Tyler and Charlee, was arrested on November 17, 2016. The pair was married for seven years and had two children together. Their marriage struggled, and Jason Worley suspected Brandi of infidelity. Just hours before the murders, Jason told Brandi that he wanted a divorce. Brandi enticed Tyler into Charlee's room and violently stabbed him several times. After reassurances, she killed her and tried suicide. Brandi was accused w...

McKinley Louisma was found guilty of first-degree murder, first-degree abduction, and conspiracy to conduct a violent crime in connection with the death of Melody Hoffman, age 20. The case was remarkable for the brutality of the crime and the circumstances surrounding it. Louisma had a previous romantic connection with Hoffman, which deteriorated before her death. The prosecution used surveillance film, forensic evidence, GPS data, and witness testimony to establish a compelling case agai...

Dakota Rain Dodd and Aubrianna Jewelyn Willow Freeman of Oklahoma were charged with five counts of child cruelty after discovering two naked boys in a feces-covered upstairs room. The lads were discovered naked in the room, with feces caked on their fingernails, palms, feet, legs, and faces. The boys were locked up for at least half of the day to allow Freeman to sleep, but only for two hours each day. Dodd acknowledged to locking up the youngsters for two hours every day and told the c...

Valerie Lynn Hamilton, 27, is facing significant charges in connection with the tragic death of her son Ethan Belcher and the mistreatment of her three-year-old son. Hamilton, Ethan's real mother, and her partner, Shane Robert Shelton, are accused of many counts of child abuse and murder. Ethan was discovered dead in their Detroit home on January 22, 2023. Hamilton and Shelton have been charged with one felony murder, two charges of first-degree child abuse, one offense of torture, and on...

Kristel Candelario is a 32-year-old woman from Ecuador who was living in Cleveland, Ohio. She was sentenced to life in prison for the death of her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn Candelario. In June 2023, Candelario left her daughter alone in a playpen at their home while she went on a 10-day vacation to Detroit and Puerto Rico. When she returned, she found her daughter deceased and called 911. The investigators found that Jailyn was extremely dehydrated at the time of her death. Candelario...

Sarah Beth Clendaniel, a 36-year-old Maryland woman, was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for her involvement in a plot to target electrical facilities in Baltimore. Her activities were driven by extremist white nationalist ideas and planned to destroy the electricity grid, potentially claiming hundreds of lives. Clendaniel's radicalization began at a young age, and she became engaged with people such as Brandon C. Russell, co-founder of the neo-Nazi organization Atomwaffen Divisio...

Jonathan Jared Baker, a 24-year-old Ohio man, was convicted of aggravated murder and kidnapping of his seven-month-old daughter, Emery. Baker abducted Emery during a marital disagreement and fled in a Camaro, sending police on a high-speed chase through Tiffin, Ohio. During the pursuit, Baker escaped capture by driving wildly until he crashed into a house. Emery was discovered with serious injuries after being extricated, including cranial hemorrhage and hard breathing. An autopsy indicat...

Matthew Scott Banks Schlegel is a former third-grade teacher at Severna Park Elementary School (Annapolis, MD) who has been charged with multiple counts of sexual abuse. He was accused of inappropriately touching at least eight students on several occasions in his third-grade math class, according to the allegations. The charges include seven counts of child sex abuse and 14 counts of fourth-degree sex offense, as per the legal accusations. Despite arguments from his defense for house arr...

Jonathan Allen Dunn, a 37-year-old guy from Roy, Utah, has a history of violence and child abuse. He was sentenced to prison in 2017 for breaking the arm of his girlfriend's child, and he served two years before being released on parole in 2019. In December 2023, Dunn was arrested again for inflicting serious physical abuse on two twin children he was babysitting. The children were discovered unconscious; the boy died, while the sister suffered a brain bleed. Dunn faced several allegation...

Matthew Scott Brenneman, a 40-year-old Minnesota man with a history of domestic violence, was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend, Danicka Bergeson, in July 2023. Brenneman had several domestic violence cases outstanding before the murder, but he was discharged with few limitations. His most prominent crime was the murder of Bergeson, for which he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder. The plea deal resulted in a 285-month prison sentence, with all other counts withdrawn. Brenneman ...

Michelina Desiree Goodwin, 46, of Great Mills, Maryland, was convicted of the murder and dismemberment of her partner, James Volodimir Nalborczyk, in December 2022. Goodwin shot Nalborczyk in the back with a handgun during an altercation at her home, then dismembered his body. The victim's family reported him missing on December 21, 2022. Goodwin first claimed the gunshot was an accident, but investigators discovered evidence that contradicted her account. The matter went to trial, and Go...

Larry Dean Bright, born in 1966 in Peoria, Illinois, was a notorious serial murderer who perpetrated at least eight violent murders of Black female sex workers in central Illinois between 2003 and 2004. His harsh techniques included burning their bodies and smashing their bone fragments with a hammer, garnering him the moniker "The Bonecrusher." His reign of terror created dread among the population, resulting in heightened police presence and substantial disruptions to daily activities. ...

Rhanni S. Davis, a 30-year-old Chicago resident, has been charged with four counts of first-degree murder following a horrific shooting aboard a CTA Blue Line train in early September 2024. Davis' criminal record covers more than a decade, with many arrests for gun possession and other charges. In 2019, he was caught at a public transit station with a loaded weapon, but prosecutors dropped the charges. In 2021, another loaded handgun was discovered following a traffic collision, but no ch...

Antonio Riaño, 62, of Zapotitlán Palmas, Oaxaca, Mexico, was arrested in Cincinnati on homicide charges in connection with the 2004 shooting death of Benjamin Becarra. Riaño fled the United States to avoid prosecution and was added to the Butler County Sheriff's Office's "Most Wanted" list. The crime entailed a shooting that claimed Becarra's life. Riaño was elusive for nearly two decades. Law enforcement agencies including the US Marshals Service, Butler County Prosecutor's Office, a...

Karen Blackledge is a woman from Quincy, Illinois who was involved in a serious criminal case. She was charged with two counts of home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, residential burglary, and aggravated criminal sexual assault. Initially, she pleaded not guilty to the charges, but later she changed her plea to guilty. Despite her attempts to withdraw her guilty plea and have the judgment thrown out, her motions were denied in Adams County court. Consequ...

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...