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An Ohio man who called 911 to report his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter missing has been charged with her murder, police said.

Wayne Williams was one of the most prolific Black serial killers in America. He was connected to two dozen of the Atlanta Children Murder cases.

A one-time University of Georgia student murdered her newborn baby by stabbing him in a dormitory bathroom and hiding him in a trash can, authorities say.

A Florida teen accused of DUI manslaughter after allegedly driving drunk and fatally hitting a 2-year-old boy on a tricycle.

A Minnesota woman who admitted that she 'kept hitting' her 2-year-old daughter because she wouldn't stop crying was sentenced to 18 years in prison.

A California barber faces murder charges after allegedly beating a 6-year-old boy to death for peeing his pants while in his care, cops said.

Three children were killed in similar manner in New York in the 1970s. Was one killer responsible for the cases now known as The Alphabet Murders?

A Florida mother was charged with the murder of her 4-year-old son, 11 years after he was found dead in her apartment during an unsupervised visit, officials said.

An Arizona mother was arrested for allegedly killing her 3-month-old daughter after performing an untrained 'back-cracking adjustment,' cops said.

A New York mom, whose license has been suspended 56 times, is accused of driving the wrong way on highway, leading to a crash that killed her 9-year-old son.

A Michigan father and his missing 6-year-old son were found dead in a suspected murder-suicide, authorities said.

A Michigan mother and her boyfriend are accused of confining a 6-year-old boy to a pen, stapling him to a wall, and fatally abusing him, according to prosecutors.

A Texas 12-year-old cheerleader died days after her parents attempted to treat her 'life-threatening' injuries with vitamins and smoothies, authorities say.

Authorities say Indiana parents were arrested after allegedly refusing to help their 12-year-old daughter treat her diabetes, leading to her death at home.

A 3-month-old Indiana boy was found dead in a sealed bucket after his mother was attacked and the father arrested, police said.

Police body cam footage shows an Arizona father in distress after his 2-year-old daughter died in hot car while he was distracted, officials said.

A newborn was found dead in a dumpster 37 years ago, now DNA advances helped lead to the arrest of the baby's mother, cops said.

An Indiana man is charged with murder after allegedly shaking his girlfriend’s toddler for 20 seconds, causing fatal brain injuries, police said.

A couple in Oklahoma have been arrested after bringing their daughter to the emergency room emaciated and blaming it on flu, police said.

Twenty years after his conviction for the murder of his wife and unborn child, Scott Peterson hopes new DNA tests could secure him a retrial.

An elderly victim in California used his dying breaths to name his son-in-law as the killer in family massacre, cops said.

A Nashville man was arrested after police say his 3-year-old son fatally shot himself with his gun.

An ex-con recently released from prison in Florida allegedly confessed to the 2002 stabbing deaths of a pregnant woman and her son in Alabama, cops say.

An 11-year-old girl was abducted and murdered in California while looking for a ride home from summer school. Her case went cold until DNA pointed to a suspect.

A girl in Tennessee reportedly got into a fight with her 8-year-old cousin about an iPhone, so she suffocated her to death in her sleep, police said.

An Indiana woman has been arrested after she allegedly suffocated her 10-year-old foster son to death, police said.

An Arizona man has been arrested after police say they found the body of his 9-year-old son decomposing on the couch for days.

A Tennessee mother was having a 'rough day' and allegedly drowned her 7-year-old daughter to death, officials said.

The decomposing body of a Michigan 3-year-old boy was discovered in a freezer, and the toddler’s mother has now been sentenced for his murder, officials said.

A 6-year-old Alabama girl was killed in an alleged DUI crash with an illegal immigrant behind the wheel, officials said.

A woman in Kentucky allegedly gave birth to a baby and then placed it inside a trash bag and hid it in car trunk, police said.

Two people were sent to prison for the death of a 9-year-old girl. The child's body was found stuffed in a duffle bag in the Los Angeles area.

A Texas man who police said killed his infant daughter just days before Father's Day pleaded guilty to a first-degree felony murder charge.

A 3-year-old was shot and killed the day after Christmas 12 years ago. Minneapolis police and the victim's mom still hope to solve the cold case.

A man in Michigan faces a murder charge 40 years after his infant went missing. Investigators have yet to find the victim's remains. The suspect said he doesn't remember that time.

A woman in North Carolina is accused of leaving her 8-year-old daughter in her vehicle while she was working.

A woman in New Jersey has been arrested after she allegedly drowned her two young children, police said.

An intoxicated driver in Tennessee reportedly caused a head-on collision, killing his pregnant wife, their unborn child and another woman, police said.

Parents arrested after cops find newborn baby mother allegedly threw from second-story window, law enforcement officials said.

A mother in West Virginia has been charged with the murder of her 16-day-old daughter, police said.

A man in Florida allegedly confessed to 'bashing' in infant son's head, killing him, but claims it was an accident, police said.

The remains of a St. Louis Jane Doe were found in 1983 in an abandoned home. Today, police still don't know the girl's name or who murdered her.

A Florida man is in prison for killing his baby. When the infant wouldn't stop crying, the dad slammed and hit the infant, prosecutors said.

Here are some dads who committed unspeakable crimes that included the murder of women and children. Many of their stories shocked the nations when police made the arrests.

Kerry Patterson seemed to go missing from her California hometown in 1980. Her skull was later found. But, the case has gone cold and the killer remains free.

A search for a missing toddler in Indiana ended four days after she was last seen alive with her father. Now he is going to prison for her murder.

A couple in Nevada has been arrested after they allegedly killed their 2-year-old son and left his body in a dumpster, police said.

Police in Baltimore County, Maryland, continue to investigate the death of teen Sarah Forrester, who was killed over two decades ago.

An Illinois man awaits sentencing after he was convicted of strangling a teenage girl he lured to his home with the promise of Disney cups after a garage sale.

An Ohio woman is behind bars after police say she fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy and injured his mother in a random grocery store attack.