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...

David Michael Calhoun was convicted in March 2024 for multiple counts of sexual assault and aggravated assault against children, receiving a total of 10 life sentences. His crimes included extreme physical and psychological abuse, such as forcing children to eat feces and using a cattle prod, described as "intrafamilial child torture." The investigation began when one victim escaped and reported the abuse, leading to a broader inquiry involving various law enforcement agencies. Calhoun's ...

William Nathaniel Holloway, aged 36, was charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping following the death of his girlfriend, Debra Murrieta, who jumped from a moving vehicle in an attempt to escape him on July 20, 2024. Murrieta had called 911 during their drive on Mount Lemmon, expressing fear for her safety due to Holloway's erratic driving and refusal to let her exit the car. After Murrieta's fatal jump, Holloway led police on a chase at speeds up to 45 mph before being apprehend...

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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...

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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 ...

Brandon Richard Barnes, 21, has been charged with the murder of his wife, Jessica Barnes, whose remains were found on September 20, 2024, after being reported missing since August 1. The coroner ruled Jessica's death a homicide caused by strangulation; Brandon was arrested on October 2 along with two roommates charged as accessories. Prior to this incident, Brandon had a history of domestic abuse allegations from a former girlfriend who reported severe physical assaults during their relat...

On January 7, 2025, a two-month-old infant in Norman, Oklahoma, died from severe head injuries, leading to the arrest of his mother, Kristeny N. Davis, who has been charged with second-degree murder. Davis initially claimed her son was injured while unattended for a few minutes but later admitted to being heavily intoxicated during that time. Investigators found inconsistencies in her account and evidence of neglect, including a significant gap in her phone activity when the injuries like...

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...

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...