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Man admits to stabbing woman 15 times from behind while she was hiking alone in broad daylight

Chris PerezOct 5th
23-year-old boxer's bruised knuckles were from pummeling his girlfriend's 2-year-old and another little boy, leading to murder and abuse charges: Police

Chris PerezOct 1st
Daughter's missed dinner plans prompt welfare check leading police to 91-year-old father bludgeoned to death with hammer by killer stepson now headed to prison

Chris PerezSep 24th
Man threatens to run over schoolchildren during recess, says the only thing stopping him was that he's a 'remarkably strong and good' person: Police

Chris PerezSep 23rd
5-year-old dies in 103-degree vehicle over nearly 3 hours while parents returning from baptism assume 14-year-old brother brought him inside: Police

Chris PerezSep 16th
Door-to-door salesman walks up to 80-year-old's house, asks for water and then gets shot in the back — now he cannot feel his legs anymore: Police

Chris PerezSep 15th
High school sweethearts and their 2 little boys get wiped out by pickup driver who hit them head-on after dozing off, months after couple tied the knot: Cops

Chris PerezSep 10th
Mom ditches little boy in 'extremely hot' garage with no air conditioning as temps hit 109 degrees, neighbor finds the child and can't wake him up: Cops

Chris PerezAug 19th
Son dug graves in his parents' backyard, placed his mom and dad into them then disappeared: Police

Chris PerezAug 12th
Little kids forced to walk in 108-degree heat for hours while their parents were drunk, falling over the children and vomiting — refused ride from good Samaritan, cops say

Chris PerezAug 11th
Family's minivan obliterated by 16-year-old Jeep driver, 3 kids and parents all dead after the teen slammed into them at 115 mph in a 40 mph zone

Chris PerezAug 4th
'Taking a sick day': Man got his mom to call out of work for him after he spent all night murdering girlfriend with metal cane and cleaning up crime scene, cops say

Chris PerezJul 27th
76-year-old being carried down stairs in 'desk chair' with no armrests gets dropped on his head by firefighters, leading to vegetative state and his death: Lawsuit

Chris PerezJul 6th
Son found with one of his legs 'bent 90 degrees in the opposite direction' at the knee after being left in bathtub for nearly 2 months by his dad: Police

Chris PerezJul 2nd
'I thought this could be it': Swimmer on cliff diving adventure is forcefully held underwater by stranger as her nephew watches her 'almost' die, police say

Chris PerezJun 2nd
Scalding hot water 'poured' over toddler's head, mom and boyfriend kept his injuries secret as the boy died a 'slow, painful' death: Police

Chris PerezMay 28th