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Samuel Bateman stood trial in Arizona on three child abuse charges after prosecutors alleged he knowingly transported three young girls inside an enclosed cargo trailer with little ventilation, placing them at substantial risk of injury. Acting as his own attorney, Bateman testified in his own defense, but after hearing testimony from the girls, law enforcement officers, and other witnesses, the jury found him guilty on all three counts.

https://apnews.com/article/samuel-bateman-trial-arizona-child-abuse-polygamy-1b0504057b9aed19852abb4317d2441c

https://people.com/polygamist-sect-leader-sam-bateman-convicted-of-abuse-after-girls-found-in-trailer-12008074

https://www.justice.gov/usao-az/pr/leader-child-sexual-abuse-ring-sentenced-50-years-prison

Crime News Update

Former ICU Erin Strotman has accepted a plea and been sentenced for abusing premature babies.

https://abcnews4.com/news/nation-world/unexplained-fractures-nicu-nurse-sentenced-in-child-abuse-case-involving-9-babies-preemies-premature-baby-newborn-infants-children-neonatal-intensive-care-unit-henrico-doctors-hospital-healthcare-broken-bones-injuries-true-crime

WTF News

Indiana men accused of chasing women who ignored them at the bar, opening fire on the vehicle.

https://local12.com/news/nation-world/stephen-lind-lamarquez-dixon-arrested-after-allegedly-chasing-women-who-rejected-their-advances-indianapolis-bar-shooting-vehicle-police-say-gunfire-followed-parking-lot-pursuit-charges-filed-indiana-investigation-continues-cincinnati-crime

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Katie and Kristi update many of the cases they are following. Watch for Robert Bruce Howell, Precious Arzuaga, Andrea Shaw, Charlie Adelson, Jodi Huisenyruit, the Black Dahlia murder breakthrough, Angela and Jake Wagner, Larry Millete, E Jean Carroll, Harvey Weinstein, Edward John Kay, and Thomas Spencer.

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After pleading guilty to exposing himself to a child at the family's daycare, Jeffery Smerer was supposed to be sentenced in court. Instead, prosecutors say he carried out a planned attack on his own children, killing one and leaving two others with life-altering injuries. We examine both criminal cases, the evidence, the guilty pleas, and the sentencing that followed in this heartbreaking Michigan case.

https://people.com/dad-convicted-indecent-exposure-allegedly-shot-3-children-day-of-sentencing-11822433

https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/port-huron-father-accused-shooting-3-his-children-due-court

https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/port-huron-man-in-court-for-shooting-of-three-children/

WTF News

Daniel Robbins, 44, of Macon, Ga appears to have died of a heart attack while trying to dump his strangled girlfriend in the woods.

https://people.com/man-strangled-girlfriend-died-heart-attack-moving-body-woods-12008766

Crimes Against Women

Alvin Campbell Jr has been sentenced to life in prison for raping multiple women while posing as an Uber driver.

https://people.com/mass-ag-s-brother-gets-life-for-rape-while-posing-as-uber-driver-12008813

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Dr. Bruce Howell has been arrested in Utah and charged in a jaw-dropping case of sexual abuse of a child.

https://www.abc4.com/news/crimes-against-children/orem-dentist-jailed-sexual-abuse-intern/

https://www.ksl.com/article/51540804/orem-dentist-accused-of-abusing-high-school-intern

https://www.drbicuspid.com/dental-practice/legal-issues/article/15828600/pediatric-dentist-accused-of-abusing-high-school-intern

Angels Landing Killing

https://townlift.com/2026/06/las-vegas-man-charged-with-murder-after-20-years-after-wifes-angels-landing-death/

Nicholas Alahverdian Rossi

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz75px7zl0wo

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Alex Murdaugh returns to court on June 29 for a status conference as preparations begin for his murder retrial after his convictions were overturned on appeal. The judge is expected to address scheduling, set deadlines for pretrial motions, and discuss issues including Murdaugh's request to appear in civilian clothing rather than prison attire. While no witnesses are expected to testify, the hearing will provide the first indication of how quickly the high-profile retrial is likely to move forward.

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