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Judge Orders Mother and Boyfriend Held in Death of 8-Year-Old Markell Pierce

Prosecutors described video evidence, including surveillance, documenting prolonged punishments.

Washington Mother Gets 32 Years for Killing Adopted Daughter After Abuse as Boyfriend Awaits Sentencing

Boyfriend Held Without Bond in Denver Toddler’s Death as Mother Is Arrested on Child-Abuse Charge

Stepmother Jailed for Life for Murder of Four-Year-Old Mason O’Connell Conway

Tavares Mother Gets Life After No-Contest Plea in 10-Year-Old Son's Death

Santa Monica Mother Charged With Murder After Toddler Found Fatally Injured

Texas Mother and Boyfriend Charged With Capital Murder in 3-Year-Old’s Death

Georgia Mother Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Killing 4-Year-Old During Potty-Training Punishment

Ex-Beauty Queen on Trial in Toddler’s Death as Prosecutors Unveil Motive, Forensic Timeline

Long Beach Father, Stepmother Arrested on Suspicion of Torture and Murder in 14-Month-Old’s Death

Chicago Father Charged With Murder in Death of 2-Month-Old, Ordered Detained

Father Surrenders as Louisiana Parents Jailed on Murder Charges in Death of 2-Month-Old

New Charges and Unsealed Warrants Deepen Probe Into Death of Connecticut Girl Found in Storage Tote

New Warrants Allege Mother Starved, Zip-Tied Jacqueline ‘Mimi’ Torres-Garcia Before 2024 Death

Father Charged With Murder in Georgia Infant’s Death After Both Parents Are Arrested

Minister Declines Immediate Backing for Maya’s Law After Westminster Debate

L.A. County Approves $20 Million Settlement in Noah Cuatro Wrongful-Death Case

Texas Executes Blaine Milam for 2008 ‘Exorcism’ Killing of 13-Month-Old

Brittany Hall Pleads Guilty in 8-Year-Old Amari Hall’s Killing, Sentenced to Life

Prosecutors Say Missing Infant Emmanuel Haro Was Killed After Prolonged Abuse as Parents Face Murder Charges