More than three decades after Susan Smith’s two young sons lost their lives in a case that captured national attention, her name is once again making headlines. Smith, now 54, remains incarcerated in South Carolina and is preparing for another parole hearing later this year. Her upcoming hearing will reopen questions surrounding the 1994 case, … Read more
A routine trip home from work took a tragic turn for 29-year-old Kyle Bickham after investigators say he was pushed from a moving CTA Red Line train during a confrontation on Chicago’s South Side. Four days later, police arrested a 15-year-old girl in connection with the incident, adding a major new development to an investigation … Read more
What initially appeared to be a tragic accident involving a sleeping mother and her 3-month-old baby has taken a very different turn after investigators examined the child’s injuries and took a closer look at a ring worn by the woman caring for him. Jessica Vlasac, 42, of Lakeland, Florida, was arrested on September 10 and … Read more
More than two decades after two Georgia real estate agents were killed while working at a suburban housing development, the case against Stacey Ian Humphreys has reached another important moment. Humphreys, now 53, remains on Georgia’s death row and is scheduled to be executed on September 16, 2026, unless the courts or state officials intervene. … Read more
A month after 29-year-old Tasia Fortune was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, investigators have finally made an arrest — but authorities say the case is far from over. On Friday, September 11, Jackson Police arrested 51-year-old Jarques Ratliff in connection with Fortune’s death after investigators obtained search and … Read more
Hundreds of police officers, Army veterans and members of the public gathered in Teesside on Thursday to say a final farewell to PC Tom Clough, the 38-year-old officer who was killed in the devastating A66 crash that claimed the lives of seven people. For those who knew him, the funeral was not simply a ceremony … Read more
Hundreds of police officers and members of the public lined the streets of Hartlepool this week to say goodbye to PC Matthew Blades, the 37-year-old officer who was killed in the devastating A66 crash near Middlesbrough. Blades, a married father of two, was remembered not only as a police officer who died while serving the … Read more
Seven months after Nancy Guthrie disappeared from her Tucson home, one brief sentence from her daughter Savannah Guthrie has once again brought the heartbreaking case back into the spotlight. During Thursday’s broadcast of Today, Savannah made a quiet reference to her mother while talking about an upcoming trip to Ireland with the show’s cast. The … Read more
The Lindsay Clancy case has taken another dramatic turn after members of the jury revealed what happened during the tense deliberations that ultimately ended her closely watched murder trial without a verdict. According to the jury foreperson, the panel was reportedly close to finding Clancy not guilty by reason of insanity when one juror refused … Read more
The case against an Illinois mother accused of killing her 2-year-old son has taken a significant turn following her first court appearance, where prosecutors revealed additional allegations about what happened inside the family’s Frankfort home. Corie Walsh, 40, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of her son, Barrett … Read more