Savage Minds. Royal Truths

Valerie Cordell faces 18 charges including child abuse and criminal sexual penetration after authorities discovered her children living in dangerous conditions on a desert compound in Luna County, New Mexico.

23-year-old nursing student Tamilore Odunsi was fatally stabbed by her roommate, Chester Grant, in Houston after a dispute over their cats. She was just days away from graduation.

The death of 11-year-old Adrianna Younge at Guyana’s Double Day Hotel has triggered national protests. Despite an autopsy ruling of drowning, her family and community demand an international investigation into signs of foul play.

Erin Elizabeth Ann Strotman, a former NICU nurse in Virginia, faces new charges after authorities say she abused premature infants. A state investigation found Henrico Doctors’ Hospital failed to prevent abuse and protect vulnerable newborns.