An Illinois woman who said she was mentally ill last year when she killed her 7-year-old daughter was sentenced on Thursday to 53 years in prison. On January 24, 2021, Galesburg police discovered Willow Banks’ body in an apartment’s upstairs bedroom. An autopsy revealed that the girl suffered multiple stab wounds, blunt force trauma to …
An Illinois man has been charged with the first-degree murder of his mother, whose body was reportedly discovered in a garbage can on Monday. David Krystyniak is accused of fatally stabbing his mother, Judith Krystyniak, 74, with a two-foot-long sword at their shared home. A police officer and social worker, who had previous contact with …
A Colorado father has made a public plea for help after Medicaid reportedly denied psychological treatment for his 8-year-old son, who he says has a lengthy, disturbing history of violence. Speaking with KMGH, Chris McInvale said his young son was repeatedly subjected to abuse while in his biological mother’s care. The outlet cited records stating that the …
Onlookers reportedly watched in horror as Jeffrey Yao repeatedly stabbed the woman with a 10-inch hunting knife
An Akron, Ohio, man who claimed that Wheel of Fortune host Pat Sajak told him to kill his mother was found not guilty of the woman’s murder. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Derrick Williams, 48, also believed that his mother, Alaine Williams, 78, was using witchcraft on him when he bludgeoned her to death with …
A Savannah, Georgia, mother who was found guilty but mentally ill of drowning her two youngest daughters will spend the rest of her life in prison. The Savannah Morning News reported that Chatham County Superior Court Judge James Bass Jr. sentenced Jokeera Viola Morgan, 28, Friday to two consecutive life sentences for the malice murders of her two …
An Edmonds, Washington, woman who planned to kill her Craigslist date and rip his heart out was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Tuesday. KCPQ reported that Amy Caroline Brown, 24, said she was planning to become a serial killer. She also claimed she’s a psychopath who’s been tormented by homicidal thoughts since middle school. …
A Naperville, Illinois, woman was found guilty Monday of fatally stabbing her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting. In a closed bench trial, Elzbieta Plackowska, 45, was convicted of ten counts of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated cruelty to animals in connection with the 2012 stabbing deaths. A judge rejected …
On Thursday, the NYPD released body-cam footage showing a man being shot and killed during a standoff in his Bronx apartment. DNAinfo reports that Miguel Richards, 31, is the man seen in the footage holding a knife and toy gun in the corner of a room on September 6. A landlord reportedly called police after not hearing from the …
The children’s father was found torn apart by feral dogs years before
A Texas man wearing armor and a cape was arrested after he ignored cops’ orders to drop his samurai sword. Officers arrived at a north Plano neighborhood Thursday morning after receiving reports of an armed man. According to The Dallas Morning News, the man, later identified as Charles Vincent Chiquillo, 25, was seen on a street corner swinging …
