WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — A youth pastor drove his three children to a taco restaurant after a church concert. By the end of the night, his 8-year-old daughter was dead — and he was under arrest. Joel Leiniz, 38, is charged with vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter following the January 17 crash that killed … Read more
An Oklahoma mother who insisted she had no idea her 11-year-old daughter was pregnant is now facing the possibility of spending the rest of her life in prison — and jurors weren’t buying her story. A Muskogee County jury found Cherie Dawn Walker, 34, guilty on seven felony counts: one count of enabling child sexual … Read more
Hillsboro, OR- A morning that started with a routine breakfast at McDonald’s ended in a Hillsboro hospital for Estefania Lopez, 22, after an SUV driver allegedly ran her over — not once, but twice — before fleeing the scene on July 13. Lopez had just finished eating and was walking to her nearby job at … Read more
A Wisconsin man who spent nearly a decade living free after his young wife died from a gunshot wound is now facing a reckless homicide charge — after forensic evidence contradicted his story that she took her own life. James Radford, 40, of Fairbanks, Wisconsin, was arrested on April 11, 2025 — exactly nine years … Read more
A father and son from Northern California are now facing federal kidnapping charges after allegedly abducting two U.S. Forest Service employees at gunpoint and holding them hostage for 15 terrifying hours in a remote wilderness area. Joseph Charles Henrichsen, 49, and his son Phoenix Henrichsen, 23, were charged by federal prosecutors on July 20 in … Read more
A California man has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison after luring a beloved food vendor to his death in a calculated act of robbery that shocked the Fresno community. Demarcus Jaime Vega, 23, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the killing of Lorenzo Perez, a 45-year-old food cart vendor who was … Read more
A Texas man is facing a manslaughter charge after authorities say he deliberately reversed his vehicle into a bicyclist, killing a 26-year-old woman who was a professional boxer and fire safety inspector. Charles Eric Medina, 31, was arrested by the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office following the deadly incident that unfolded Saturday morning in the 23000 … Read more
A 23-year-old Michigan man has been convicted of first-degree murder after shooting his fiancée in the neck at close range in front of their infant child — and then calling 911 to claim it happened while he was cleaning his gun. Michael Webb was found guilty last week by a Pontiac jury for the 2025 … Read more
An Indianapolis man who bludgeoned his elderly wife to death with a hammer — suspecting her of cheating — was sentenced Friday to just 15 years in prison, a punishment that has left many questioning the justice system. Terry Ogle, a 79-year-old former middle school teacher, admitted to killing his 76-year-old wife Mary Ogle inside … Read more
Two Missouri parents are facing child endangerment charges after police discovered their young children — ages 3 and 5 — locked alone in a feces-covered room with a broken window that exposed them to a deadly 14-floor drop. Officers responded to an apartment building on N. Grand Boulevard in St. Louis on July 13 after … Read more