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Child Murder

Brooklyn Mother Sentenced to 20 Years to Life for Coney Island Drownings

Prosecutors said surveillance video and a medical examiner homicide ruling formed the factual basis for a guilty plea that produced the sentence.

Flagstaff Mother Charged After Toddler Found Dead in Hotel Freezer

Judge Delays D4vd Preliminary Hearing to June 29 in Teen’s Killing Case

Florida Student Indicted on First-Degree Murder in Newborn’s Death

Red Lake Mother Convicted on Five Federal Murder Counts and Arson in 2024 Killings

Florida Mother Charged With First-Degree Murder in 4-Year-Old Son’s Suffocation

Pennsylvania Father Gets Life Without Parole After Pleading Guilty to Murder of 12-Year-Old Daughter

Louisiana Mother Charged With First-Degree Murder in New Year’s Day Shooting Death of 1-Year-Old

Kimberlee Singler Extradited to Colorado to Face Child Murder Charges

Mother Charged With First-Degree Murder After DNA Confirms Melodee Buzzard’s Remains in Utah

Lancaster Parents Convicted of Murder in 2020 Decapitations of Two Children

Illinois Mother Gets 35 Years for Killing 7-Year-Old Son After Guilty Plea

Florida Executes Bryan Jennings for 1979 Child Murder, Marking Record 16th Death This Year

Judge Bars Pornography Evidence in Trial of Arizona Father Over Toddler’s Hot-Car Death

Memphis Trial Enters Day 3 With Confession Video, Motive Testimony in 2022 Mother–Newborn Killings

Parents Charged With Murder in Emmanuel Haro Case as Investigators Target Likely Remains Site

Madeline Soto’s Killer Gets Life Sentences After Plea Deal Removes Death Penalty

Chicago Woman Held After Suspected Toddler Drowning in Lake Michigan

Chicago Mother Detained Without Bail After Logan Square Stabbing and Fire That Killed Son

Oklahoma Pediatrician Held Without Bond, Awaits Extradition on Murder Charge