Murder

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 young mom was reported missing in Connecticut. Nearly a year later, her remains were found in Vermont. Police have yet to solve the cold-case murder.

A man in Pennsylvania is accused of paying a teen in cash and drugs for a revenge killing of a rival, officials said.

A Colorado mother and daughter were murdered by a family member with an ax because they were about to become homeless.

A California man was shot by a sheriff's deputy after allegedly decapitating and mutilating his elderly parents and the family dog, officials said.

Stacey Holsonback's body was found floating in Lake Hartwell a day after she went "mud-bogging" with friends. Now, 26 years later, the case is unsolved.

A man has been sentenced to over 200 years in prison for the torture deaths of two Alaska Native women in 2019.

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

After 40 years, a suspect has been arrested in the 1984 murder of an elderly woman in California, authorities said.

A death row inmate in Oklahoma is fighting for clemency, as he maintains his innocence even 30 years later.

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One year after his arrest, new charges are still possible against Gilgo Beach serial killer suspect Rex Heuermann, police said.

A defendant in Maryland convicted of the murder of his pregnant girlfriend, who vanished shortly before she was to attend a baby shower, has learned his fate.

A Missouri man is accused of 'barbaric' torture of a Black woman before placing her in a barrel and shooting her.

Police announced a man has been arrested in connection with the woman found dead in a sleeping bag near trash in Manhattan.

A recent incident involving a reported UFO crash has garnered attention, supposedly captured on a police officer's camera in a Las Vegas family’s backyard.

A Pennsylvania man has been arrested after police say he killed a missing 14-year-old trans girl whose remains were found in a park.

A missing woman was found dead in a river and months later, authorities say they have charged her son with her murder.

A Maine man who was recently released from prison has been sentenced for killing his parents and their friends before heading to highway and shooting at cars.

Rhonda Hinson was driving home after a work Christmas party in 1981 when she was murdered. Police in North Carolina haven't identified the killer.

A teen in Florida allegedly said if his ex-girlfriend 'was not with him, she could not be with anyone’ before fatally shooting her mother, police said.

One day after being released from prison, Luis Gustavo Aroyo-Lopez decapitated his grandmother and then fled the scene with her head.

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.

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A dispute over a necklace ended in murder after police say a woman 'snapped' and started punching the victim.

A man in Nevada is accused of strangling and sexually assaulting an escort in his Las Vegas hotel room and leaving her to die.

More than 50 years ago, Johanna Leatherbury was found murdered and nude in a Utah Canal. Over five decades later, her family wants answers in the cold case.

A street vendor was shot and killed on Independence Day 2000 following an argument. Now, almost 25 years later, police haven't solved the cold-case murder.

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

A former principal in Missouri got two life sentences for hiring a friend to murder his pregnant teacher girlfriend, authorities said.

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State investigators released two 911 calls from when Alex Murdaugh said he found the bodies of his son Paul and wife Maggie.

A judge has scheduled a trial date for the case against quadruple murder suspect Bryan Kohberger regarding the Idaho College murders.

A Florida man reportedly crashed a U-Haul into his new neighbor's balcony. A fight ensued and ended with one man fatally shot, police said.

A crash scene investigation lead police in Minnesota to discover a dead body in the back seat of the car, but the body was not killed in the crash, police said.

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.

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

A decades-old rape kit helped link a Georgia man’s DNA to the fatal stabbings of two people in their Atlanta apartment in 1990, according to authorities.

A man was sentenced to life in prison for his role in a California murder. The killing was an effort to join the MS-13 gang, officials said.

An elderly man was found dead in his suburban Chicago home, and now police say his grandson has been charged with murder.

An Ohio man is in custody after he allegedly fatally stabbed an elderly man and injured his wife at a rest stop in Nebraska, officials said.

A pregnant woman's ex has been arrested for alleged murder of her teen daughter and attempted murder of her 5-year-old son, police said.

A California man opened fire at a Christmas day gift exchange, killing his grandmother and father's girlfriend. Now, he'll spend 114 years in prison.

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

During an argument, a Missouri man reportedly dared his wife to 'shoot me,' so she did, officials said.

John Wayne Gacy lured innocent boys and young men into an awful den of despair, killing at least 33 during a six-year wave of terror in the 1970s.

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