QuoteFormer DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts' ex-husband took the stand Saturday afternoon and told jurors she directly confessed to having sex with the teenage boy at the center of her criminal trial.

A teenage member of the victim's friend group...testified that Roberts' youngest daughter came into her son's room that night and told a group of kids that she saw Roberts and the minor making out by the pool. Afterwards, he testified that he saw Roberts and the victim having sex through a crack in the window. After the two came downstairs, he said there was yelling and a big argument that followed.

https://www.kplctv.com/2026/02/28/roberts-best-friend-testifies-she-discussed-keeping-kids-reporting-incident/

QuotePhilip Heidt, 59, and his son, Carey Heidt, 32, were shot to death in their beds. Linda Heidt, Philip's wife, was the third person shot that morning. Linda Heidt survived her injuries and managed that morning to call 911 for help.

Craig Heidt was convicted two years and four months after the crime by a jury of four men and eight women.

Evidence at the two-week trial showed Craig Heidt was having an affair with Carey Heidt's wife, Robin. Craig Heidt had also looked at land with a Realtor, saying he expected to have some money soon.

"He wanted his brother's life," Muldrew told jurors.

https://www.savannahnow.com/story/news/2018/08/25/decade-passes-since-heidt-murders-that-shook-effingham/10943625007/

QuoteKouri Richins, a 35-year-old house-flipper, killed husband Eric Richins on March 3, 2022 with a fentanyl-laced Moscow mule cocktail so she could cash in on his $4 million estate and run off with her handyman lover, prosecutor Bradley Bloodworth said during opening statements Monday in Park City, Utah.

Then a year after the killing, Kouri wrote a children's picture book "Are You With Me?" — ostensibly to help her and Eric's three sons cope with his death.

She wouldn't be able to collect on the multi-million estate if they divorced, as part of a prenuptial agreement. On the other hand, if Eric died, Richins was the beneficiary, the prosecutor explained to jurors.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/23/us-news/kouri-richins-poisoned-husband-for-a-very-vain-reason-prosecutor-says/

QuoteA 2022 study reveals that by adulthood, 28% of daughters and 24% of sons are estranged from their fathers, while only 6% are estranged from their mothers.

So why are so many men losing their adult children? We can start with divorce. Nearly one-third of American children experience divorce before adulthood. Fathers are far more likely to become the non-resident parent post-divorce. Less time equals weaker bonds.

But while divorce affects the quantity of a dad's time with his children, it does not explain resignation. Even married fathers can be emotionally absent. This is when the culture takes over instead....One multi-year study found that as gaming increases, the perceived quality of family relationships tends to deteriorate — especially when parental bonds are weaker. If dad doesn't see his kids, the algorithm will.

https://www.dailywire.com/news/why-so-many-grown-kids-are-cutting-off-their-fathers