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A prisoner in Oklahoma admitted to killing his cellmate earlier this month. The victim was a convicted child killer. The suspect was serving a sentence for rape.

A foster mother in Florida has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 4-year-old girl in her care. Police say the child had multiple signs of a beating.

A Chicago woman upset a memory card was missing allegedly fatally shot her 12-year-old son after he said he didn’t know where it was, prosecutors said.

A California mom charged in connection to one child's death has now been accused of murder in another child's killing, prosecutors announced.

Police said a North Carolina man was speeding in a school zone when he hit and killed an 11-year-old middle school student crossing the street with her younger brother.

Two young children were shot, one fatally, after multiple people opened fire on a house in North Carolina, police said. More than 150 rounds were fired.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed a child he was babysitting while unloading his gun. He is charged with involuntary manslaughter.

A mother in New York allegedly gave birth to a baby boy when she was 38 weeks along and then killed her newborn son a short time later, prosecutors said.

A Miami woman has been charged with murder after she allegedly drowned her daughter in the bathtub. She feared COVID and said Jesus was coming, according to witnesses.

Police in Iowa charged a man with first-degree murder in connection to a toddler's death. The suspect was arrested a year after the child died.

Police say a shooting near Lakeland, Florida, left four people dead. A suspect has been charge and police say he did not know the victims, which included a baby.

A newly adopted 5-year-old girl hospitalized for 10 days with a brain injury has died, police said. Now, a couple faces charges in connection to her death.

A woman has been arrested and charged with second degree murder after a child died in her daycare. She stated that she was being firm with the boy when he wouldn't go down for a nap.

An Arizona mother and her boyfriend disappeared after the death of her toddler, and police are searching for the couple who are now accused of murder.

A Maine man has been accused of killing his one-month-old son, police stated. A report says the suspect cried during his first court appearance.

An Indiana babysitter who was taking care of an 11-month-old girl who then went missing is now charged in connection to the baby’s death, officials announced..

A mother in Maine is charged with counts of murder and manslaughter nearly three months after her 3-year-old daughter died at a hospital, officials said.

A performer known as "Silly the Clown" was charged with homicide in connection to the death of a newborn. Police say he's been abusing women for years.

A Missouri woman faces first-degree murder charges for killing a child in 2018 and hiding the body in the woods, prosecutors said. The charges were increased recently.

Georgia police say a mom drunkenly crashed her car in to a tree and killed her 12-year-old son. She now faces several charges and was arrested.

An 18-month-old Alabama baby was brought to the hospital and died. Now, police say a man has been arrested for murder after the child's death was ruled a homicide.

A trucker has been arrested after a 4-year-old boy died in Indiana. The man says he was engaging in "horse-play," but the boy's injuries are more severe, police claim.

A 3-month-old baby in Louisiana died after the mother consumed meth and smoked marijuana before breastfeeding the child. Police charge her with murder.

A hearing for an Ohio man who was reportedly pleading guilty to multiple charges in connection to the murder of his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son was postponed.

Authorities in Louisiana said 2-year-old Ryatt Hensley died of heatstroke in a car in September 2019. His mother, Natalie Broussard, was charged with second-degree murder.

The parents of a baby boy who drowned in the Florida Everglades after a car accident are now charged in connection to his death. The charges happened about a year later.

Investigators located the body of an infant who went missing and the little girl’s parents and babysitter are now all under arrest, Indiana authorities say.

An Indiana stepmom faces life in prison after being convicted of her stepdaughter's murder. When asked why she did it, the woman replied, "things happen."

A couple in Indiana has been arrested for murder and other charges after the boyfriend beat the child to death and the boy's mother stood by, cops say.

Decades ago, a newborn baby was found dead in a bag in a South Carolina river. Police now say they have arrested the mother in connection to the homicide.

An 18-month-old girl died while in the care of a Colorado man months ago. Now, police say the man has formally been charged with her murder.

An Alabama mother and her boyfriend have been charged with the murder of her 3-year-old son, as police say he arrived at the hospital unresponsive.

Police have announced the arrest of a suspect in last year’s shooting death of a 5-year-old boy in Texas. The victim was shot while making TikTok videos.

A mother allegedly beat her 11-year-old son to death with her boyfriend, then dumped his body in a car. Her daughter said her mother did not report them to police.

A mom in Ohio pleaded guilty to murder and other charges for abandoning her children in the woods. One child died trying to hang on to a van as she sped away.

A Louisiana man has been arrested after he allegedly beat his girlfriend. A few days later, the child was born deceased and the suspect was charged.

San Jose Police said Margarita Santillan and her two teenage children with fatally shot a teenage boy during a fight in daylight. The three suspects have been charged.

A Michigan mother is accused of murder and fatally shooting a 5-year-old daughter. The suspect fled following a fight with her boyfriend over control of the gun, cops say.

A mom in Tenessee pleaded guilty to criminal charges after her infant drowned in a bathtub as she stepped away. The mom was sentenced to four years in prison.

The California father and suf shop owner accused of murdering his two young children in Mexico allegedly confessed to the crime, a criminal complaint claims.

A California mother was found guilty of murdering her 7-month-old son nearly a decade ago by throwing him from the fourth floor of a hospital parking structure.

A high school basketball player in Georgia died from a heat stroke after running drills outside in 90-degree weather. Two years later, her coaches charged with murder.

A California father is accused of stabbing his children to death on a ranch in Mexico. He then tried to come back to the U.S. The dad is charged with murder.

An elderly woman running a foster home for dependent children and adults in California has been charged with murder.

Nigel Brown, 9, was asleep in his bed in Albany, Georgia. When someone started shooting outside, one bullet ended the boy's life. Police now hunt for suspects.

A 17-year-old boy and his mother have been arrested in connection to the death of a 14-year-old girl in Fresno, California, police said. Another teen was wounded.

A 10-week-old baby died and two people were charged in connection to the homicide. But, police have not released the suspect's names. The mom said the suspects were friends.

Lana Cristina, a Louisiana woman who did time for supplying fatal heroin to friend in 2013, reportedly told police she took fentanyl before breastfeeding 4-day-old daughter.

California police responded to a report of a woman giving birth to a stillborn baby, but officers say the baby was actually born alive and was killed.

New details describe the abuse a toddler faced before and during his alleged murder. The victim's boyfriend faces charges in connection to the child's death.