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The mother of 7-year-old Jor'Dynn Duncan, whose death prosecutors say followed months of abuse and torture, is accusing Suffolk County and her daughter's school district of failing to protect her.

While each experience is a heartbreaking reality, things definitely hit differently when it becomes personal. In 2016, the story shifted from something I read to someone I loved: my best friend, Luciana Stewart Childs.

Although the criminal case has stalled on both sides of the border, the civil lawsuit continues to gain traction as defendants make repeated attempts to avoid facing a jury.

A Michigan mother, Latoya Washington, faces a manslaughter charge for allegedly withholding seizure medication from her 4-year-old son, resulting in his 2025 death.

Alexis Hill, 44, was shot and killed by a man as she was straightening out the crumpled-up $1 bills he used to pay for his $1.58 hamburer buns.

Darrian Randle, a Maryland mother, has been convicted of murdering her 3-year-old daughter and concealing the child’s body inside a suitcase, an incident that took place in 2025.

Shakiya Pridgen, 23, and her unborn child tragically lost their lives in a shooting at their home, allegedly carried out by her ex-boyfriend who is in custody.

A community in Charlotte, N.C. is demanding answers after Juliana Nzita was found hanging from a tree 11 days after she disappeared.

During a welfare check, Raechyl Blackshear, 35, and her daughter, Jayla, were discovered fatally shot in an Anchorage residence on April 15, 2022, according to the Anchorage Police Department.

Ashlee Jenae’s cause of death finally revealed as suicide according to the Zanzibar Police Force in Tanzania

On the day of the murder, Justina Wallace went to Aaniyah Nowden's home, where an argument ensued between the two women and the father of both of their unborn children.

More than four decades after the death of 5-year-old Andrea Bernard, her stepmother, Janice Nix, has been convicted of manslaughter in connection with the 1978 case.