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

Prosecutors described prolonged starvation with restraint, citing digital records plus autopsy results.

Ashlee Buzzard Pleads Not Guilty in Killing of 9-Year-Old Daughter Melodee

Kimberlee Singler Extradited to Colorado to Face Child Murder Charges

Illinois Mother Pleads Guilty in 6-Year-Old’s 2021 Death With Sentencing on Jan. 30, 2026

Ex-Beauty Queen on Trial in Toddler’s Death as Prosecutors Unveil Motive, Forensic Timeline

Hakyung Lee Gets Life Sentence With 17-Year Minimum for New Zealand ‘Suitcase Murders’

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

Georgia Woman's Charges Upgraded to Murder in 4-Year-Old's Death

Jake Haro Sentenced to 25 Years to Life for Killing Infant Son, With Added Terms Pushing Total Past 30 Years

Detroit Mother Accused in 9-Year-Old’s Death Bound Over to Circuit Court for Trial

Parents and Grandmother Charged With Murder in Lynwood Boy’s Death After Body Found in Freezer

New Charges and Unsealed Warrants Deepen Probe Into Death of Connecticut Girl Found in Storage Tote

Five Men Sentenced to Life for 2021 Ambush Killing of 4-Year-Old Suni Bell

California Father Pleads Guilty to Second-Degree Murder in Baby Emmanuel Case

Mother, Boyfriend and Aunt Held on High Bonds in Death of 12-Year-Old Found in New Britain Storage Bin

Essex Mother on Trial in Death of 5-Year-Old as Prosecutors Allege Smothering

Texas Mother Charged With Murder After 4 Children Shot in Car, 2 Killed

Auckland Jury Convicts Hakyung Lee of Murdering Two Children Found in Suitcases

Bond Raised to $1.3 Million for Houston Man Indicted in Doorbell-Prank Killing

Teesside Child Deaths: Suspects Remanded, Billingham Trial Date Set for February 2026