Tyler Eugene Buchanan, a 19-year-old from Van Buren, Arkansas, was involved in a criminal case. He was accused of smothering his 2-month-old baby girl because she was screaming and he wanted to go back to sleep. After the incident, he reportedly attempted to revive her with an electric shock. This case has led to him being charged with capital murder.

James Edwin Cowan, 46, of Little River County, Arkansas, has been sentenced to 50 years in prison on three counts of rape involving juveniles. The plea agreement resulted in a 50-year jail term with 30 years suspended upon his release. Cowan's sentence is based on Arkansas sentencing guidelines, which require him to serve at least 70% of his jail term before being eligible for parole. The decision was made to keep victims safe from further trauma and to bring justice while allowing them t...

Jonathan C. Richardson, also known as Autumn Cordellioné, is a transgender inmate serving a 55-year prison sentence in Indiana for the willful homicide of his 11-month-old stepdaughter. Richardson has been involved in court processes related to his gender identification, having been diagnosed with gender dysphoria in 2020. In August 2023, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Indiana Department of Corrections (IDOC) on his behalf, claiming that denying him sex re...

Daqua Lameek “Quavo” Ritter, a South Carolina man, became the first individual in the United States to be convicted of a federal hate crime based on gender identification. The case stemmed from the murder of Ernest “Pebbles LaDime ‘Dime’” Doe Jr, a Black transgender woman, in 2019. In February 2024, a jury convicted Ritter guilty, underlining the need of federal law recognizing hate crimes based on gender identity. He was sentenced to life in prison for his role in Doe's murde...

Juniper Bryson, a 21-year-old woman from Houston, Texas, has been charged with the felony of selling or purchasing a kid. The charges stem from her alleged attempts to sell her newborn baby soon after giving birth. Bryson contacted family members and advertised on social media for someone willing to adopt her child. She expressed fear about her newborn potentially testing positive for drugs, as well as her desire to keep him out of foster care. Bryson's conduct worsened when she made a pu...

Tesha La Sha Jenkins Florence, a Wichita mother, was charged with second-degree murder after fatally shooting her 16-year-old son, Robert Florence, on October 9, 2024. Jenkins called 911, admitting to the shooting, which she claimed was an attempt to scare her son during a heated argument. She alleged that Robert had been involved with drugs and skipping school, and after he retrieved a gun from her backpack, she took it from him and unintentionally fired. Initially charged with lesser of...

Roderick Arrington, also known as Ra-Ra, was a member of Buffalo, NY's Schuele Boys Gang, which engaged in violence and illegal drug distribution. In 2017, he was found guilty of murder and racketeering and sentenced to life in prison. The case centered on Arrington's role in the murder of Quincy Balance in 2012. Arrington's second trial resulted in a deadlocked jury, prompting a plea agreement with the US Attorney's Office to avoid a third trial. Arrington agreed to taking part in a rack...

Daisy Link, a 29-year-old woman detained in the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County, Florida, became pregnant while in detention. The pregnancy was blamed on an encounter involving another male inmate, however there are different reports concerning the nature of the pregnancy. Link's attorney, Marlene Montaner, claimed that Link has made no claim of sexual assault, but that prison authorities are ultimately responsible for her condition. The Miami-Dade Correcti...

Katrina Beatrice Baur is facing major legal charges stemming from her son's death. Elijah Vue, who had been reported missing at the age of three, was discovered on private land in Two Rivers in September. Baur has been charged with two felonies: chronic child neglect that resulted in death and two misdemeanors. She appeared via Zoom on November 6, 2024, and was allowed permission to see her daughter under certain conditions imposed by Child in Need of Protection and/or Services (CHIPS). J...

Ashley Nicole Jones, a 29-year-old woman from Bellflower, Missouri, faces allegations of murder, conspiracy to commit murder, attempted murder, and burglary. The inquiry began when Marsha Allen reported a burglary and discovered text exchanges between her and Jones discussing intentions to poison her husband, Harold “Peanut” Allen. Jones admitted to obtaining ethylene glycol online, a hazardous chemical found in antifreeze and hydraulic braking fluid. Harold “Peanut” Allen died on...

Reta Phyllis Mays is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering at least seven elderly military veterans while working as a nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center in West Virginia from July 2017 to June 2018. She injected her victims with lethal doses of insulin, despite lacking the qualifications to administer medication. An investigation revealed that several patients experienced unexplained drops in blood sugar levels, leading to multiple deaths...

Shane Edward Hooper, a 36-year-old man from Marion County, Ohio, was sentenced to 50 to 55.5 years in prison for a series of brutal crimes. He pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including two counts each of rape, kidnapping, and felonious assault, and one count of strangulation. Between May and June 2023, Hooper held a woman hostage in his home, which was described as a ‘torture chamber’. Over several days, he physically abused the woman, resulting in broken bones, open wo...

Shalene Ehlers and Darien Urban, aged 20 and 21, are charged with attempting to sell their two-month-old infant for $1,000 and a six-pack of beer at the Hideaway Campground in Benton County, Arkansas. The Benton County Sheriff's Office learned about the scenario on September 21 when a manager reported that Ehlers and Urban had signed a letter transferring custody of their child to another individual in exchange for the money and things. Authorities uncovered a letter signed by both parent...

Todd Christopher Kohlhepp is an American serial killer and sex offender who was convicted of murdering seven people in South Carolina between 2003 and 2016. His criminal history began at age 15 when he kidnapped and raped a girl, serving 14 years in prison. Kohlhepp’s confirmed murders include the Superbike Motorsports killings in 2003 and the kidnapping of Kala Brown in 2016, during which her boyfriend was also murdered. He was arrested after Brown’s rescue, confessed to multiple mur...

Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial murderer who was convicted of two murders in Idaho in 1974 and condemned to death before being commuted to life in prison. His criminal career includes 42 confessed murders in numerous states, while many of these accusations are unsubstantiated. Creech committed another murder while serving his sentence in 1981, which resulted in the death penalty being reintroduced. As of 2024, he is Idaho's longest-serving death row con...

Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, is suspected of murdering Dustin Kjersem at a Montana campsite in October 2024. The case received attention because of the violent nature of the crime and the subsequent investigation. The fatality was initially assumed to be the result of a bear assault, but a Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) specialist ruled that out. The inquiry turned up evidence linking Abbey to the crime site, including a DNA sample from a beer can and CCTV footage from a neighboring resort...

Chandler Michael Halderson, born in 1998 in Windsor, Wisconsin, is responsible for the murder and dismemberment of his parents, Bart and Krista Halderson, in July 2021. Prior to the terrible events, Chandler had been faking portions of his life, such as his college enrollment and fooling his parents about his career prospects. Krista Halderson failed to show up for work, and a coworker advised Chandler to report them missing. Authorities uncovered human remains on a nearby property, which...

Anthony "Tony" Ray Amati, often known as "The Thrill Killer", was a brilliant and intellectual guy who perpetrated a string of horrific crimes in Las Vegas in 1996. He committed a robbery at a gun store before killing Michael Matta, John Garcia, and Keith Dyer. Amati's activities were related to his brilliance and obsessive-compulsive condition. He was arrested in October 1996 but evaded capture. Amati used many aliases before being caught in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1999, he was tried for hi...

The 5th District Court of Bowie County, Texas, convicted Joshua Deshaun Lowe of capital murder, felony murder, and child injury. The doctor suspected 11-month-old Javontae Neeley had been violently shaken, thrown and slammed onto a hard surface, causing a head injury. Other injuries, such as cracked ribs, were older and had allegedly been inflicted days before the injury that caused his death. He was charged with three counts: unlawful homicide of a juvenile, inflicting harm to a child, a...

Robert Franklin Smallwood Jr., born in December 1973 in Lexington, Kentucky, is a convicted serial killer responsible for the deaths of three women between 1999 and 2006. His criminal activities began in 1993 with the assault of 83-year-old Viola Green. Despite an acquittal in a 1998 sexual assault case, Smallwood continued his violent behavior, leading to the murders of Dorris Ann Roberts in 1999, Sonora Allen in 2002, and Erica Butler in 2006. A breakthrough in 2006 linked these crim...