米モンタナ州で、5歳の息子をビニール袋で窒息させたとして、母親が故意の殺人罪で起訴された。事件はホワイトホール近郊の自宅で発生した。
4月24日の午後、ジェファーソン郡保安官事務所の保安官代理が、少年の父親からの安否確認の要請を受けて自宅へ駆けつけた。父親は母親であるキャスリン・ガラスから不穏な内容のテキストメッセージを受け取っていたという。到着後、ガラスは警察官に対し、子供は自室にいると伝えた。警察が部屋を確認したところ、頭にビニール袋を被せられた状態で死亡している少年が発見された。
A husband and wife in Utah face charges after authorities say they tortured their 11-year-old son to death and then tried to stage the scene as a hanging.
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Shanna Kay Whitton faces felony murder and other charges for allegedly asphyxiating her 15-month-old son Matthew in August 2025, one month after setting a fire in his bedroom. The Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office ruled the death a homicide following an autopsy. Whitton has been in custody since her October 2025 arrest on arson charges.
Lauren Maloberti faces criminal homicide charges in the death of her 5-year-old adoptive son Landon, with prosecutors alleging prolonged abuse that ended in blunt force trauma.
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Gene Bartnes shot his 3-year-old son Koltyn in the back while the boy slept, then turned the gun on himself, according to the child's mother. The bodies were discovered on March 30 in Holmesville Township after Bartnes failed to show up for work. Police confirmed the deaths as a murder-suicide.