Rebecca Maureen Smith was found guilty of second-degree murder after her husband, Michael Lee Smith, was shot twice in December 2002. Rebecca first claimed to have dropped Michael off to a bus station for alcohol rehabilitation, but detectives discovered bloodstains in their home. She also allegedly indicated an intention to harm him to a friend. In 2007, she was convicted of second-degree murder. Because of Rebecca's acts, Oakland County Circuit Judge Colleen O'Brien went above and above...

Ivy Contrell Lee Jenerette, a 40-year-old man from Horry County, South Carolina, was arrested and charged with causing serious physical harm to a child. On May 8, 2024, a 13-year-old child who resided with Jenerette sustained life-threatening injuries. According to arrest warrants, Jenerette is suspected of beating the youngster numerous times in the head with a piece of wood and the buttstock of a firearm. The assault resulted in multiple life-threatening injuries to the toddler. Later, ...

Lorenzo Fayne, born in Milwaukee in 1971, grew up in a tough environment marked by poverty, crime, and substance abuse. He was arrested many times for a variety of offenses, including robbery and auto theft, which resulted in scholastic failure and dropout. After relocating to East St. Louis, Illinois, Fayne was charged with the murder of 17-year-old Faith Davis in 1993. Fayne admitted to the murder of Aree Hunt, a six-year-old kid killed four years before. In 1994, he received a life sen...

Franklin José Peña Ramos, a 26-year-old Venezuelan national, has been charged with capital murder in relation to the death of 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray in Houston, Texas. The terrible nature of the case, as well as the circumstances surrounding it, have sparked widespread media attention. Pena Ramos and co-defendant Johan Jose Martinez-Rangel were arrested when Jocelyn's body was discovered in a shallow creek on June 17, 2024. Authorities discovered that she died from strangling. Pen...

In November 2022, Jeremy Dwayne Belt, a resident of Clearfield, Utah, was accused of the savage killings of his elderly grandparents, Janice Walker (85) and Thomas Walker (87). Perhaps as a result of his drug use, Belt got into a violent altercation with his grandparents following a disagreement with his mother. After attacking the grandparents with a tiny sledgehammer and disabling the garage door to keep them from fleeing, he used a .22 caliber firearm to shot them both in the head. Two...

John Leonard Orr, an American serial arsonist, mass murderer, and former firefighter, is thought to have caused almost 2,000 fires over three decades, particularly between 1984 and 1991. He was stationed in Spain, Montana, before returning to Los Angeles to seek posts with two law enforcement and fire departments. Following his wife's birth, he filed for divorce and applied to the Glendale Fire Department. In 1984, a massive fire broke out at an Ole's Home Center hardware store in South P...

Jeremy Tremaine Williams is a man who was convicted for the rape and murder of a 5-year-old girl named Kamarie Holland. He was found guilty of four counts of capital murder, sodomy, sexual abuse of a child less than 12, production of obscene material involving a child, human trafficking, conspiracy to commit human trafficking, and abuse of a corpse.Williams was sentenced to death for capital murder of a child less than 14 years old, kidnapping, rape, and sodomy. He was also sentenced to life for...

Bradley Yohn, a 36-year-old man from Springfield, Illinois, was convicted of a brutal home invasion, kidnapping, and sexual assault. The crime occurred on November 9, 2021, in rural Adams County. Yohn was found guilty of home invasion with a deadly weapon, criminal sexual assault, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated criminal sexual assault, and residential burglary. The victim, a 77-year-old great-grandmother named Christine “Tina” Schmitt Lohm...

Candace Craig, a 46-year-old Maryland woman, was convicted of the brutal murder and dismemberment of her 71-year-old mother, Margaret Craig, in May 2023. The crime, driven by financial motives, involved Craig stealing her mother's Social Security and pension benefits. After Margaret confronted her, Craig killed her, attempted to burn the body, and dismembered it with a chainsaw. Her daughter, Salia Hardy, assisted in the cover-up. Craig was sentenced to life in prison without parole, wh...

Born in 1963, American serial killer Christine Laverne Falling is well-known for killing three children she was watching between 1980 and 1982. Her father was older than her mother, and she experienced poverty and mental health problems as a child. Because her family was unable to care for her, Falling, who had epilepsy, was placed in several orphanages. Her mental health was further complicated by multiple hospitalizations for inexplicable ailments following a violent relationship with a...

Lee Boyd Malvo, a Jamaican-born American, played a crucial role in the October 2002 sniper attacks in Washington, D.C., alongside his mentor John Allen Muhammad. At the age of 17, Malvo's terrible childhood, which included neglect and abuse, left him exposed to Muhammad's fanatical beliefs and manipulation. Their attacks claimed ten lives and generated serious legal and ethical concerns about juvenile sentencing, notably the propriety of life without parole for juveniles. Malvo's trial...

James Jerold Koedatich is a convicted serial killer who abducted and murdered two young women, Amie Hoffman and Deirdre O'Brien, in Morris County, New Jersey, in late 1982. Koedatich had a violent criminal history prior to these murders, including the armed robbery and murder of his roommate in Florida, for which he served time in prison. He was arrested in January 1983 after being linked to the murders through witness descriptions and evidence; he was initially sentenced to death but ...

Reginald Maclaren, an 83-year-old Englewood, Colorado, man, was charged with two counts of murder for the deaths of his wife, Bethany Maclaren, 70, and their crippled daughter, Ruth Maclaren, 35. The victims were discovered dead on March 25, 2023, at the Maclaren family home. Reginald Maclaren was also accused of tampering with evidence and fraudulent reporting. According to the police report, Reginald Maclaren killed his wife and daughter with an ax after claiming he had lost his job ...

A 27-year-old man from Howland Township, Ohio named Trent Michael Addicott was found guilty of several major offenses, including child abuse, child pornography, and sexual misconduct with an animal. He was given a sentence of 24 to 28 years in jail. Addicott was found guilty by the jury on two counts of pandering obscenity to juveniles and four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor, both of which are considered second-degree crimes. In addition, he was charged wit...

John Jonchuck Jr. is known for the tragic case involving the death of his five-year-old daughter, Phoebe Jonchuck, in January 2015. He was charged with first-degree murder after he allegedly threw her off a bridge into Tampa Bay. The case garnered significant media attention due to its shocking nature and the mental health issues that were revealed during the investigation. In 2019, Jonchuck was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole. His actions raised discussions ab...

David Elliott Penton, born in 1958, is a notorious American child molester and serial killer. He was reared by his mother after his father abandoned him. Penton encountered disciplinary troubles and drug use while stationed in Korea after joining the United States Army. His illegal activities began in 1984, following the loss of his two-month-old son, Michael James Penton. Penton was linked to the kidnapping and murder of many young girls in Texas in the mid-1980s. He was extradited to Te...

Kanard Trent Murphy, a 26-year-old man, has been identified as the suspect in a shooting incident that occurred on July 4th, 2024, outside a car wash in Fort Worth, Texas. The incident resulted in the death of three people, including two young girls aged one and four. The shooting reportedly started after a fight broke out between Murphy and one of the victims. Murphy, who was also wounded in the incident, is currently undergoing a medical evaluation at a local hospital. He is f...

Kyle Parker, a 22-year-old man convicted of kidnapping, raping, and killing a one-year-old girl in Owen County, Indiana, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Parker, a friend of Shaylyn's family, was arrested for her murder, and prosecutors initially recommended the death penalty. However, a plea agreement made earlier this month and accepted by an Owen County court will spare Parker the death penalty and enable him to serve 60 years in jail. With good behavior, that period could be ...

Donald Ray DeBose, Jr. was found guilty of several major crimes in December 1997, including first-degree murder, second-degree robbery, and arson causing grievous bodily harm. The circumstances that led to his conviction occurred in California, where he was involved in the murder of Dannie Kim, a professional card player who was shot many times and discovered alive but severely injured in the trunk of her car. The jury determined that DeBose committed these offenses while committing robbe...