Gabby Petito, 22, was murdered on a cross-country trip with her fiancé Brian Laundrie in 2021 Photo by FBI Denver/ZUMA Press Wire Service/Shutterstock Gabby Petito Gabby Petito’s stepfather is working towards bringing domestic violence training programs to firefighters and EMS workers to help those first responders recognize the crime. Jim Schmidt, 42, a fire and […]
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Stepdad admits 11-year-old girl is ‘not going to be found’ after she vanished getting off school bus a year ago
The stepfather of an 11-year-old girl who went missing in 2022 said he doesn’t think the child will ever be found. Stepdad Christopher Palmiter, 61, was sentenced to 30 days of supervised probation for failing to report Madalina Cojocari missing. He had previously served 200 days in jail for the crime. The child went missing […]
Young woman and her stepdad call out Cetaphil for pre-Super Bowl commercial that mirrors their popular TikTok videos: ‘It’s our story’
When skin care brand Cetaphil released its pre-Super Bowl commercial before Sunday’s game, it seemed to have all the elements of a viral hit. The video starts with a father trying and failing to capture his teenage daughter’s attention, who seems more interested in her phone than the football game he’s watching. She goes upstairs […]
California court plunges into chaos when stepdad lunges at stepdaughter’s convicted killer
A convicted killer was allegedly lunged at and punched in a California courtroom during his sentencing for stabbing his girlfriend to death nearly four years ago. Euren Balbuena, 33, was sentenced to 33 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend, 31-year-old Zaira Patino-Trejo, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced in a Thursday […]
Convicted killer attacked by victim’s stepdad in California courtroom
A convicted killer was attacked in a California courtroom during his sentencing for stabbing his girlfriend to death nearly four years ago, authorities said this week. Euren Balbuena, 33, was sentenced to 33 years to life in prison for killing his girlfriend, 31-year-old Zaira Patino-Trejo, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced in a Thursday […]