Man Charged With Murder and Rape 33 Years After Maryland Boy Vanished
George “Junior” Burdynski was 10 when he disappeared on his bicycle, and an interview with another alleged abuse victim has now led to charges...
Marlene Vidal Capital Murder Case Reset as Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty
An Edinburg mother charged in the deaths of her two young children is due back in court in November as prosecutors decide whether to...
St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Separate Murder, Child Rape Cases
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated cases involving a killing in Covington and a child rape allegation out of...
Gary Siders Jr. Pleads Not Guilty in Two Separate Vinton County Cases
An Ohio father at the center of the Vinton County child abuse investigation pleaded not guilty Wednesday as his combined bond rose to $550,000...
Columbus Man Charged After 14-Month-Old Boy Suffers Broken Ribs and Internal Injuries
A Columbus toddler was left in critical condition with broken ribs and injuries to his spleen and liver after police say his mother came...
Bronx Mother and Grandmother Charged After Nonverbal Teen Dies of Starvation
A 16-year-old Bronx boy with developmental disabilities was found so severely malnourished that investigators now say his mother and grandmother starved him to death....
Sheriff Says Missing 4-Year-Old Was Likely Dead Long Before Parents Reported Her Missing
Investigators say 4-year-old Javeayah Harris was likely dead weeks before her parents reported her missing, and both parents now face child-homicide charges.
5-Year-Old’s Murder Inspired Florida’s New ‘Missy’s Law’ Requiring Convicted Offenders to Be Jailed
A new Florida law named for a 5-year-old girl killed while her stepfather was free on bond is now in effect, changing what happens after violent offenders are convicted but not yet sentenced.
Michigan Parents Accused of Murder After 7-Year-Old Son Died With ‘Morbid Obesity,’ Weighing 255 Pounds
Two Flint Township parents are facing murder, torture and child abuse charges after prosecutors said their 7-year-old son died weighing 255 pounds in deplorable conditions.
Former State Rep. Stacie Laughton Gets 33 Years in Child Pornography Case
The sentence follows a federal investigation into explicit images transmitted between the former lawmaker and a daycare worker.
UK Teacher Gets Life Sentence for Murder of 13‑Month‑Old Adopted Son
Jamie Varley will spend the rest of his life in prison for the abuse and murder of infant Preston Davey.
Child Abuse
Man Charged With Murder and Rape 33 Years After Maryland Boy Vanished
George “Junior” Burdynski was 10 when he disappeared on his bicycle, and an interview with another alleged abuse victim has now led to charges...
Marlene Vidal Capital Murder Case Reset as Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty
An Edinburg mother charged in the deaths of her two young children is due back in court in November as prosecutors decide whether to...
St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Separate Murder, Child Rape Cases
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated cases involving a killing in Covington and a child rape allegation out of...
5-Year-Old’s Murder Inspired Florida’s New ‘Missy’s Law’ Requiring Convicted Offenders to Be Jailed
A new Florida law named for a 5-year-old girl killed while her stepfather was free on bond is now in...
Michigan Parents Accused of Murder After 7-Year-Old Son Died With ‘Morbid Obesity,’ Weighing 255 Pounds
Two Flint Township parents are facing murder, torture and child abuse charges after prosecutors said their 7-year-old son died weighing...
Former State Rep. Stacie Laughton Gets 33 Years in Child Pornography Case
The sentence follows a federal investigation into explicit images transmitted between the former lawmaker and a daycare worker....
UK Teacher Gets Life Sentence for Murder of 13‑Month‑Old Adopted Son
Jamie Varley will spend the rest of his life in prison for the abuse and murder of infant Preston Davey....
Child Abuse
Man Charged With Murder and Rape 33 Years After Maryland Boy Vanished
George “Junior” Burdynski was 10 when he disappeared on his bicycle, and an interview with another alleged abuse victim has now led to charges...
Marlene Vidal Capital Murder Case Reset as Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty
An Edinburg mother charged in the deaths of her two young children is due back in court in November as prosecutors decide whether to...
St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Separate Murder, Child Rape Cases
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated cases involving a killing in Covington and a child rape allegation out of...
Child Abuse
Man Charged With Murder and Rape 33 Years After Maryland Boy Vanished
George “Junior” Burdynski was 10 when he disappeared on his bicycle, and an interview with another alleged abuse victim has now led to charges...
Marlene Vidal Capital Murder Case Reset as Prosecutors Weigh Death Penalty
An Edinburg mother charged in the deaths of her two young children is due back in court in November as prosecutors decide whether to...
St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Two Men in Separate Murder, Child Rape Cases
A St. Tammany Parish grand jury returned indictments in two unrelated cases involving a killing in Covington and a child rape allegation out of...
