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A Texas judge sentenced a man to life in prison for killing a toddler who put shoes on the wrong feet. The convict beat and choked the child over the incident.

A woman who became jealous over her ex's new relationship and killed his grandkids will head to prison. The jury considered the death penalty in the case.

A woman has been arrested after she allegedly killed her newborn baby before burying his body in her backyard. The woman gave birth at home, police said.

A man has been arrested after he allegedly hit a vehicle while drunk driving, killing a 5-year-old girl. He was living as an undocumented migrant in Florida.

More than 30 years after an infant’s remains were discovered in the trash, DNA has linked a North Carolina couple to the child, police said.

Authorities discovered three children abandoned and living with the skeletal remains of their younger sibling in a Houston, Texas, apartment.

Three men have been apprehended in Mississippi in connection to a shooting that claimed the life of a 7-year-old boy, police said. A car was shot at several times.

A Utah mother has been charged with aggravated murder after she allegedly caused the death of her 23-day-old baby. The baby's father said that the mom shook the baby.

A mother has been arrested after she allegedly killed her 8-month-old son in a motel room in Missouri. A medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

A pregnant Alabama woman and her child both died after a shooting. Now, police say, the husband faces a murder charge. The victims died at the hospital.

A 13-year-old boy was playing on his iPad in his bedroom in Alabama when he was shot and killed. Police say multiple suspects and vehicles are sought.

A pregnant woman in North Carolina was shot and killed, and her unborn baby also died. Now, police say her boyfriend is wanted in connection to the murder.

An Albuquerque man was charged with killing his 2-year-old daughter. Now, New Mexico officials have charged the infant's grandmother with child abuse resulting in death.

A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed in Chicago in August. A suspect was arrested in the case and charged with murder and attempted murder.

A Missouri man with a history of child abuse allegations against him is now in custody for the death of a toddler, authorities said. He is charged with murder.

A father was arrested in connection with the death of his 4-year-old son in La Porte, Indiana. He has been charged with murder, neglect of a dependent and cruelty to an animal.

A woman in Louisiana has been arrested on murder charges after she allegedly killed her 11-month-old daughter. The child's father was previously arrested.

A Houston man has been charged with murder after his reckless driving allegedly caused the death of his 6-year-old step-daughter. Police say he was intoxicated during the crash.

A New York woman allegedly locked a 7-year-old boy in his room and starved him to death. Police say the woman has been charged with his murder.

A husband and wife in Georgia have been arrested after they allegedly killed a 2-year-old child who was in their care. She suffered traumatic brain injury, along with other injuries.

A homeless couple in Michigan is accused of killing their 14-month-old son and telling police who were checking on the child that they had given him away.

A 4-month-old baby died from head trauma in Las Vegas. Now, police say the father killed the baby and charged him with his murder and the mother with abuse.

A Michigan man who was convicted of killing five children in a fire and sentenced to prison, was proven innocent. He has now been freed from prison.

A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend. Felicia Jones was 9 months pregnant at the time of her murder.

A South Carolina woman arranged for her kidnapping, but a child was shot and killed during the botched attempt. She will now head to prison for decades.

A Texas father allegedly slit his young son’s throat with a kitchen knife and then called police to report the child appeared to be dead, authorities said.

A mother is under arrest nine months after her son and daughter were found murdered and decapitated in their Los Angeles-area home, authorities said.

A Louisiana man has been arrested after he allegedly killed his 11-month-old daughter. He told police he struck her too hard and now faces a murder charge.

On Sept. 27 around 11:45 a.m., Esther Callejas, 24, allegedly shot the children at their home in Phoenix. One child died and another was injured, Arizona police said.

A 24-day-old baby was recently killed in Texas. Police say the teenage father was worried about paying child support and now has been charged with murder.

A man was arrested after his 2-year-old stepdaughter went missing in Louisiana and was found dead days later in Mississippi, police announced.

A Louisiana mother is accused of throwing her two young children off a bridge, killing a 8-month infant son and leaving a second boy, 5, seriously injured.

A Texas man has been charged with capital murder after police say the man allegedly killed a 2-year-old boy after he wiped his feces on the suspect.

A man in Iowa Falls, Iowa, has been charged with murder in the death of a 6-month-old baby. Autopsy results show the cause of the baby's death was homicide.

A mom in Ohio was sentenced for killing her son as she tried to abandon him and other children in the woods. The boy's body has not been found.

Scott Peterson, the California man who was sentenced to death in 2005 for murdering his pregnant wife, Laci Peterson, must be resentenced, a judge has ruled.

A Florida man will spend life in prison for killing his girlfriend and daughter. He also tried to kill his son and burn down the family's home.

An 8-month-old baby was found dead with violent trauma to the head and neck. Police say the baby's father has been charged with the child's murder.

A 1-year-old baby died from head trauma in Louisiana. Police now say the foster parents of the baby have been arrested and charged with her murder.

A Michigan mother who police alleged appeared “unemotional” when finding out about the discovery of her 3-year-old daughter’s body has been charged with murder.

A Georgia man was pulled over by police when he fled the scene in his car. The pursuit that followed ended in a crash that killed a child inside the vehicle, police say.

A 2-year-old Indiana girl was killed by blunt force trauma. Now, police say the father's girlfriend has been arrested and charged with murder.

Two teenagers have been charged in connection with a shooting death at a Five Guys in Memphis. The victim, 17, was taking out the trash when he was shot.

A man has been arrested in connection with a cold case murder dating to 1993 in Texas. Emily Jeanette Garcia was found nude, strangled and sexually assaulted.

A 14-year-old was shot in the parking lot of a laundromat in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Police say they've identified the shooter and another person of interest in the case.

A Florida mother and daughter were shot and killed in a vehicle. Now police say a man that was staying with them is wanted in connection to their murders.

A prisoner in Oklahoma admitted to killing his cellmate earlier this month. The victim was a convicted child killer. The suspect was serving a sentence for rape.

A foster mother in Florida has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old girl in her care. Police say the child had multiple signs of a beating.

A Chicago woman upset a memory card was missing allegedly fatally shot her 12-year-old son after he said he didn’t know where it was, prosecutors said.

A California mom charged in connection to one child's death has now been accused of murder in another child's killing, prosecutors announced.