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Three Generations Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old Placed in Kinship Care

Prosecutors say autopsy results and recovered photos and texts underpin criminal charges and raise questions about how the child was placed.

Three Women Indicted in Death of 7‑Year‑Old on Long Island

Autopsy: Panorama City 5-Year-Old Was Killed by Blunt Force Trauma

Trial Hears Teacher Accused of Killing Baby He Was Adopting

Tyrol Parents Sentenced to Life for Starving Son Elias, 3, to Death

Atlanta Mother Charged With Murder After Infant’s Death Ruled Alcohol-Related Homicide

Judge Delays Probable-Cause Ruling in Death of ‘Mimi’ Torres After DCF Impersonation Testimony

Retired Allitt Detective Says Lucy Letby Is Innocent After Independent Case Review

Pennsylvania Father Gets Life Without Parole After Pleading Guilty to Murder of 12-Year-Old Daughter

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

Newly Released Records Show Rebekah Baptiste Reported Abuse Months Before Her Death

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

Michigan Mother Charged With Felony Murder in Toddler’s Death as 2021 Infant Case Reopened

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

Victoria Martens Case Revisited as Autopsy and Court Records Detail Abuse, Pleas and Sentences

Family Sues Indiana DCS Over Death of 5-Year-Old, Citing 'State-Created Danger'

Father and Grandmother Make First Court Appearance in Lynwood Boy’s Cooler Death Case

DCF Details Its Involvement in Jacqueline Torres-Garcia Case, Citing a 2025 Video Call

Father Charged With Murder in Death of 6-Month-Old Nnakai Pratt as Mother Is Arrested in Case

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