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Chicago Mother Detained Without Bail After Logan Square Stabbing and Fire That Killed Son

A Cook County judge ordered her held pending trial after prosecutors revealed she believed her children were 'possessed by the devil.'

Authorities Remove 88 Children From Iowa Christian Addiction Camp Over Abuse Reports

Grandparents Repeatedly Assaulted Toddler Before Fatal Head Injuries, Jury Hears

Prosecutors say Marten and Gordon concealed tent conditions that killed their newborn

Roseland Christian Ministries and Family Offer $5,000 Reward as Police Probe Infant Homicide

2017 Neonatal Ward Assault Testimony Heard in Marten and Gordon Manslaughter Trial

14-Month-Old Rescued After Year of Neglect and Cocaine Exposure

Rescued Oviedo Siblings in Perfect Health as Search for Relatives Continues

Father Arrested for Killing Wife in Front of Daughter in Northern Italy

Siblings Rescued from Years of Confinement Undergo Initial Evaluations in Asturias

German-American Parents Arrested After Children Freed from Years of Confinement in Spanish 'Horror House'

Florida Nurse Loses License After Alleged Sexual Abuse of Stepson

Mother Arrested for Throwing Infant Daughter from Balcony in Catania

Support for Physical Punishment in German Parenting Hits Record Low

Constance Marten Testifies in Manslaughter Trial Over Daughter’s Death

New Jersey Mother Arrested for Forcing Child to Wear Dog Shock Collar

California Mother Charged with Murder of Son During Custody Visit

Moroccan Couple Arrested in Italy for Trafficking Baby Transported in Shopping Bag

Court Weighs Appeals in Sara Sharif Murder Sentencing

French Mother on Trial for Alleged Torture and Starvation of 13-Year-Old Daughter