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A Mississippi man accused of abusing his girlfriend’s 14-month-old son and causing the toddler’s death attended a memorial service days before his arrest.

A Missouri man originally accused of the 2019 murder of a 15-year-old girl but never prosecuted was charged again with the deadly shooting, police say.

An Indiana circus promoter was sentenced to 65 years in prison for killing his son. He was found to have beaten, neglected and starved the boy.

A couple is behind bars in Texas after they allegedly killed an autistic teenager who was in their care, authorities said. The cause of death was not released.

A teenager was the third suspect to be arrested in connection with the shooting that claimed the life of a student in Philadelphia last month, authorities said.

A mom in Texas told police that she killed her 5-year-old daughter because she was "evil." The suspect, Melissa Towne, has been charged with capital murder.

An Ohio man was arrested after his baby was admitted to the hospital with difficulty breathing and died hours later, police said. He was charged with manslaughter

A grandmother and her 19-month-old infant granddaughter were murdered in their Georgia home and the woman's son was taken into custody, authorities said.

A teenager in Tennessee died from malnutrition and now his mom faces a murder charge, police said. The victim weighed 35 pounds when he died.

A toddler in North Carolina died after ingesting Fentanyl, police said. Now, the victim's mom has been arrested and charged with murder in the case.

A man in Pennsylvania will head to prison for killing his girlfriend's toddler. He was supposed to watch the victim as she gave a friend a ride.

A Kentucky couple is under arrest after the grisly discovery of a tote bag in a storage locker that may contained the remains of a missing child, authorities said.

A mom in Florida called police and reported her daughter missing. It turned out she killed the child and left the remains in Alabama. Now, the mom heads to prison.

An Indiana man was taken into custody after an 18-month-old boy in his care died after he was brought to the hospital with severe injuries, cops said.

Authorities have apprehended a suspect accused of fatally shooting a man and critically wounding his child during a home invasion in Louisiana, officials said.

A 4-year-old boy was fatally shot in Virginia and a man is behind bars and charged with his murder, authorities said. The boy was taken to the hospital, where he died.

A man is accused of murder after a 14-month-old child was brought to a North Carolina hospital with serious injuries and later died, authorities said.

A teacher in Texas is accused of leaving her 5-year-old nephew inside a hot car where he died. She has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. A teacher in Texas is behind bars after a child died in her hot car in a school’s parking lot, according to a report.

Two parents in Kansas were sentenced to prison after their child died from malnourishment. Investigators said when the child was found, he had been dead for days.

A father in Indiana is accused of killing his newborn baby after investigators deemed the child’s fatal injuries suspicious. He faces a neglect charge and is being held in jail.

A man has been convicted for his role in the death of a 9-year-old in New Jersey. The child was hit by a stray bullet and died before reaching the hospital.

A baby was found in a "state of decomposition," and with his skull crushed, police said. Now, authorities in Ohio arrested his mom for murder.

A woman in Florida will head to prison for killing her toddler. She claimed the family followed a vegan diet, but police said the child was starved to death.

A woman in Arizona heads to prison for killing her two kids in the middle of a custody battle. She planned to kill herself too, but was not successful.

A 5-year-old boy and a teenager were killed in a drive-by shooting in Texas, cops say. Now, authorities said they have arrested two murder suspects.

A dad in Las Vegas, Nevada, is accused of murder after his infant son died from Benadryl. The dad was the child's primary caregiver, police said.

A dad and his 4-month-old child were shot and killed on a porch in North Carolina. Weeks later, police said they arrested a suspect in the murder case.

A woman in Texas heads to prison for beating her goddaughter to death. She initially told police that dust mites were responsible for her injuries.

Police in Alabama said a child died in the care of his mom and a friend in 2000. Now, decades later, police have arrested the two in connection to the cold case.

A man in Detroit is accused of killing the toddler child of his girlfriend, police said. The victim died after being taken to the hospital with blunt force trauma.

A Florida man who police say beat a 1-year-old to death has been arrested. Terin Smith is charged with first-degree murder in the infant's death.

A 6-month-old child died after being left in a hot car in Louisiana for hours, police said. Now, a woman was been arrested and charged with murder.

A mom in Tennessee was charged with homicide and another person faces child neglect accusations after a toddler died from a gunshot wound, authorities said.

A man in Florida was sentenced to prison for the beating death of his girlfriend's toddler son, who he was watching. He first claimed the child fell.

Two adults face murder charges after a toddler was taken to the hospital with severe head injuries, police in Florida said. Another child was removed from the home.

Two parents face criminal charges after not seeking medical care for their newborn, police said. The child was alive after birth but died, authorities said.

An Alabama man was arrested in connection with the death of his girlfriend’s 2-year-old boy last year in Mississippi, authorities announced.

A man in Louisiana faces murder charges after his toddler son died, police said. The dad tried to say the child fell but then admitted to beating him with a belt.

A mom was arrested 25 years after a baby's remains were found in toilet at a campsite in Michigan, authorities said. She was living in Wyoming and arrested.

Two decomposing bodies were found inside a home in Alabama after a kidnapped girl managed to chew threw her restraints and flee the residence, authorities said.

The daughter of an undersheriff in Nevada faces a murder charge along with two other suspects after her 19-year-old infant son died, authorities said.

A stepmom in California was sentenced to prison for the death of her stepson. Officials said the child faced abuse, including starvation and dehydration.

A man was sentenced to prison for firing the bullet that killed an 11-year-old. The shooting involved several people and the victim was hiding behind a fridge.

A woman in Alabama assaulted her newborn for his being "whiny," and he later died, police said. Now, the killer mom will head to prison for decades.

A man in SC is accused of suffocating his half-sister to death and then putting her in a plastic bin. Police say they are still trying to determine the motive.

A man in the United Kingdom was sentenced to prison for killing a boy. The case went cold, until DNA improvements helped police make an arrest in the case.

A mother in Louisiana who reported her 2-year-old son missing was taken into custody after the toddler was found dead in a garbage can, cops said.

Authorities have made an arrest in the cold case killing of a 6-year-old child who was found murdered in Georgia more than 23 years ago. DNA helped in the case.

A Minnesota man allegedly admitted he was responsible for killing his infant daughter more than 13 years ago, authorities said. He was charged with second-degree murder.

An Alabama man charged with capital murder is accused of physically assaulting his toddler son and killing him, police said.