Woman gets jail for running over son in school parking lot

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to reckless driving for running over her 9-year-old son while dropping him off at school in Michigan has been ordered to serve 30 days in jail. Thirty-six-year-old Tiffany Kosakowski said during her Thursday sentencing hearing that she must “live with this for the rest of... Read More

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Tiffany Kosakowski

April 19, 2019

California couple who shackled children face life in prison

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The desperate cry for help came from a girl who had lived in such isolation for 17 years that she didn’t know her address, the month of the year or what the word medication meant. But after jumping out a window from the filthy home where she lived with her parents... Read More

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David Turpin, Louise Turpin

April 17, 2019

Man who tossed daughter off bridge found guilty of murder

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — A Florida jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of first-degree murder for dropping his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge four years ago, despite arguments from his attorneys that he was insane and thought his actions would actually save her. He was automatically sentenced to life in prison. Jurors in Clearwater,... Read More

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John Jonchuck

April 16, 2019

Jurors weigh case of dad accused of tossing girl off bridge

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Jurors are deliberating the fate of a Florida man accused of throwing his 5-year-old daughter off a Tampa Bay area bridge. The panel of seven men and five women was sent home after two hours on Monday evening. They returned Tuesday morning to continue weighing the case of John Jonchuck. During... Read More

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John Jonchuck

March 26, 2019

Alabama man gets 40 years for scalding 2 children in bathtub

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man accused of intentionally scalding two children in a bathtub has pleaded guilty and been sentenced to serve 40 years in prison. News outlets report that 33-year-old Derrick Defoe pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of aggravated child abuse just before opening statements in his trial were set to... Read More

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March 21, 2019

Mom admits plotting girl’s death: ‘I wanted her to go away’

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The mother of a girl who was raped, murdered and dismembered testified Wednesday that she helped plot the attack and carry it out, telling her daughter before her death that “I can’t help you anymore.” Appearing to smirk at times, Sara Packer calmly recounted how she watched her boyfriend sexually assault... Read More

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Sara Packer

March 15, 2019

Man could get death in teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania jury will decide on life or death for a Pennsylvania man who pleaded guilty in the 2016 rape, murder and dismemberment of his girlfriend’s teenage daughter. Jacob Sullivan, 46, pleaded guilty to all charges last month in a case that raised questions about the child welfare system’s failure to... Read More

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March 15, 2019

New Mexico compound suspects face new conspiracy charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five extended family members who had been living on a remote New Mexico compound where a 3-year-old boy died before it was raided have been indicted on terrorism-related charges that accuse them of conspiring to attack U.S. law enforcement officers, military members and government employees, authorities said Thursday. The superseding indictment... Read More

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Siraj Ibn Wahhaj

March 8, 2019

Colorado man discloses details about killing wife, daughters

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man strangled his pregnant wife in their bed before driving her body and their two daughters to a worksite where he smothered the girls with a blanket, according to records of an interview he gave police from prison. Christopher Watts made the statements during authorities’ prison visit on Feb. 18,... Read More

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Chris Watts

March 6, 2019

Court upholds sentence imposed on man who slashed his baby

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A state appellate court has upheld the lengthy prison term imposed on a Pennsylvania man convicted of kidnapping his newborn daughter, slashing her neck and cramming her into a trash bag inside a backpack. David Sleets was found guilty last year of attempted murder and sentenced to 26 to 52 years... Read More

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February 12, 2019

Parents plead guilty in young daughter’s pool drowning death

MANAHEIM, Pa. (AP) — The parents of a 3-year-old girl who drowned in her family’s swimming pool after she wandered away while they slept have pleaded guilty to child endangerment charges. Authorities say Susie Rehm also pleaded guilty Friday to involuntary manslaughter. They will recommend she receive up to two years in prison. The girl’s... Read More

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Geoffrey Bussard, Izabella Bussard, Susie Rehm

January 15, 2019

Woman pleads not guilty after dead baby found in freezer

DOTHAN, Ala. (AP) — A woman has pleaded not guilty to charges related to the death of her 6-month-old son, whose body was found last summer in an Alabama motel room freezer. The Dothan Eagle reported Monday that 36-year-old Amanda Gail Oakes waived arraignment on charges of manslaughter and corpse abuse. Her trial is scheduled... Read More

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Amanda Gail Oakes

January 14, 2019

Police: Woman drove drunk to ‘teach her son a lesson’

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky woman charged with drunken driving told police she did it “to teach her son a lesson.” News outlets report 48-year-old Sunita Jairam was arrested early Sunday on charges including endangering the welfare of a minor. Her arrest citation says she told police she “drank a bunch of beer” and... Read More

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DUI, Sunita Jairam

January 11, 2019

Texas pair convicted of enslaving African girl for 16 years

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A federal jury has found a suburban North Texas couple guilty of enslaving a Guinean woman for 16 years. Jurors found Mohamed Toure (TOHR’-eh) and his wife, Denise Cros-Toure, guilty Thursday of forced labor. They face up to 20 years in prison, but no sentencing date was immediately set. Toure... Read More

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Denise Cros-Toure, Mohamed Toure

Woman gets jail for running over son in school parking lot

California couple who shackled children face life in prison

Man who tossed daughter off bridge found guilty of murder

Jurors weigh case of dad accused of tossing girl off bridge

Alabama man gets 40 years for scalding 2 children in bathtub

Mom admits plotting girl’s death: ‘I wanted her to go away’

Man could get death in teen’s rape, murder, dismemberment

New Mexico compound suspects face new conspiracy charges

Colorado man discloses details about killing wife, daughters

Court upholds sentence imposed on man who slashed his baby

Parents plead guilty in young daughter’s pool drowning death

Woman pleads not guilty after dead baby found in freezer

Police: Woman drove drunk to ‘teach her son a lesson’

Texas pair convicted of enslaving African girl for 16 years

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