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Ohio mother gets probation after injecting feces into her child’s IV at a children’s hospital — raising questions about what the court got right

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Ohio mother gets probation after injecting feces into her child's IV at a children's hospital — raising questions about what the court got right

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A central Ohio mother will serve no prison time after pleading guilty to child endangerment — a case that has left many questioning whether justice was truly served. Tiffany Le Sueur, 35, was sentenced to probation following her guilty plea. A follow-up hearing is scheduled for April of next year. What Hospital … Read more

A 76-year-old wife, a bandaged husband, and a kitchen knife — what deputies found inside a Fairmont home

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A 76-year-old wife, a bandaged husband, and a kitchen knife — what deputies found inside a Fairmont home

FAIRMONT, West Virginia — When deputies pulled up to a home on Five Forks Road, something was already wrong. There was blood on the front door. Blood on the concrete outside. And no one was answering. When the door finally opened, a man stood there with a bandaged arm — confused, disoriented, and struggling to … Read more

A grandmother researched ‘where to stab’ before killing all four of her grandkids — and the children’s own mother was in on it

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A grandmother researched 'where to stab' before killing all four of her grandkids — and the children's own mother was in on it

MECHANICVILLE, New York — Four children went to their grandmother’s apartment. None of them came home. Harper, 13. Hudson, 11. And 10-year-old twins Gavin and Gracelynn. All four were found dead inside Amy Steadman’s Mechanicville apartment on June 23. What police uncovered in the weeks that followed was worse than anyone initially feared. She Had … Read more

Missouri man ‘snapped’ and shot his girlfriend twice in front of her children — what witnesses say happened inside that bedroom

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Missouri man snapped and shot his girlfriend twice in front of her children — what witnesses say happened inside that bedroom

KANSAS CITY, Missouri — A 38-year-old mother is dead, and her children are left with memories no child should ever have to carry. Police say Antwon Shirley, 43, kicked in a bedroom door on Agnes Avenue in the North Town Fork Creek neighborhood and shot Nevada N. Mosley twice while her children were inside the … Read more

A 91-year-old man shot his ailing wife and called it a promise kept — now he faces murder charges

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A 91-year-old man shot his ailing wife and called it a promise kept — now he faces murder charges

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida — He was 91 years old, exhausted, and watching the woman he had spent his life with slip further away each day. His wife, Mary Lippold, 87, had Alzheimer’s disease. She was blind. And he was the only person taking care of her. According to investigators, William Albert Lippold spent nearly a … Read more

A father finalized his divorce in the morning — by evening, he and his two daughters were found dead

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A father finalized his divorce in the morning — by evening, he and his two daughters were found dead

WINNECONNE, Wisconsin — On the morning of July 31, Jeffrey Manke walked into a courtroom to finalize his divorce. By that evening, police were at his door for a welfare check. What they found inside shook the small community. Manke, 57, was found dead alongside his two daughters — Jaelyn, 16, and Lenora, 11. Authorities … Read more

She left her toddlers home alone and drove 30 miles to see her boyfriend — what police found next shocked the whole town

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She left her toddlers home alone and drove 30 miles to see her boyfriend — what police found next shocked the whole town

POTEET, Texas — A mother is facing serious criminal charges after she allegedly left her two toddlers home alone and drove nearly 30 miles to visit her boyfriend — leaving her children without any adult supervision in the middle of the night. Angelina Herrera was arrested earlier this week and charged with two counts of … Read more

Virginia woman gets 17 years for shooting her 90-year-old father — but the judge’s words hit harder than the sentence

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Virginia woman gets 17 years for shooting her 90-year-old father — but the judge's words hit harder than the sentence

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia — Jennifer Mulligan walked into that courtroom having already admitted to everything. She shot her 90-year-old father once in the head while he sat in bed. She made no attempt to hide it. She called 911 herself. But on Tuesday, it was the judge’s words — not the sentence — that silenced … Read more