The 13-year-old girl had trauma to her head, a stab wound to her neck, and had been asphyxiated.

ROSEMONT, Calif. — Detectives say a girl found beaten and stabbed last week spent a several hours in Rosemont Park before she was killed. They also say people heard screams in the park before her death. During a press conference Thursday afternoon, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department released new information about their investigation into the death of Jessica Funk-Haslam and some surveillance video.  Haslam was found dead near the dugout of the baseball fields at Rosemont Park on March 5th.  READ MORE HERE

Parents of a young girl are on trial for banishing their daughter to the basement of their home for years. A 15-year-old girl from Madison, Wisconsin has told police detectives that her parents locked her in the basement and only allowed her to eat food scraps and trash. Her father and stepmother have been charged with child abuse, child neglect, and reckless endangerment.  READ MORE HERE

She would of been better off exercising and dieting. Nevada mom, Danielle Yvonne Slaughter, stabbed and killed her daughter, Kayla Franks, 6, with scissors, after taking a weight loss product , not sleeping for days, and feeling an evil presence in her home. According to AJC, police found the mother running naked through the streets barefoot and with blood on her hands. Apparently she told police the blood came from the “Lamb of God.”  READ MORE HERE

A mother is in prison after a horrible scene in the middle of the road early Tuesday morning. The 39-year-old woman was arrested, and her 18-month-old child placed in foster care, after she dragged the dirty, nearly naked infant down an Oakland County road at 7a.m. Tuesday morning.  READ MORE HERE

A 27-year-old Carpentersville man has been accused of nearly killing a woman by beating her with a hammer, of sexually assaulting her 8-year-old daughter and of stabbing the woman’s dog. Thursday morning, a judge set bail at $3 million for Daniel J. Happ of the 1600 block of Seminole Drive. That means he’ll need to post $300,000 in cash before he can leave the Kane County jail. READ MORE HERE

Police in Honolulu are asking for the public’s help in finding the answers to a horrible mystery: How did the fingers of a child end up in a trash bin at a housing complex? The fingers were found a month ago, according to a Honolulu Police Department news release. “Laboratory testing has determined that the fingers are those of a child,” police said in Monday’s release. The fingers are those of a girl, 2½ to 4 years old, CNN affiliate KHON-TV reported, citing police sources. Six fingers were recovered, according to the report.  READ MORE HERE

LA HABRA, CA — A judge has ruled that a woman accused of throwing her 7-month-old son from a parking structure is mentally competent to stand trial. Sonia Hermosillo, 31, of La Habra is charged with murder in the death of Noe Medina Jr. Baby Noe was critically injured after falling from the fourth floor of the parking structure at Children’s Hospital in Orange on August 22.  READ MORE HERE

Federal prosecutors charged Eugene Ballantyne, 29, of Running Springs, with receiving and distribution of child pornography this week after an investigation revealed he allegedly exchanged sexually-explicit photos and messages with a 13-year-old New Jersey girl. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)

RUNNING SPRINGS, CA — FBI agents arrested a San Bernardino middle school teacher Tuesday morning, claiming he exchanged sexually-explicit images with a 13-year-old New Jersey girl. Agents arrested Eugene Ballantyne, 29, at his Running Springs home without incident. Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint Friday in United States district Court, charging Ballantyne with receipt and distribution of child pornography. READ MORE HERE

• VIDEO: La Mirada Substitute Teacher Accused of Molesting Student in Class – Lynette Romero reports

LA MIRADA, CA — Sheriff’s deputies arrested a substitute teacher Monday at Los Coyotes Middle School in La Mirada on suspicion of molesting a female student in a classroom. The girl’s mother reported that her daughter said the teacher, Ted Nishihara, had touched her in a sexual manner during class, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. The girl is a preteen, according to authorities.  READ MORE HERE

The tyrant sun claimed an innocent victim in Prince William County, VA. Forgotten by his mother, Karen Murphy, in a minivan for seven hours as she facilitated her veterinary practice, 2 yr. old Ryan Murphy succumbed to heatstroke in his carseat. Obviously accidental, the incident has nonetheless brought heartbreak to the Murphy family. READ MORE HERE

Tragedy struck in Little Rock, Arkansas, changing the lives of a young family. A 9-year-old autistic daughter shot her little brother after the two children were left alone briefly as the parents went to sign some papers at the apartments leasing office. According to Huffington Post, originally authorities were told by the girl that two men had entered the apartment and shot her brother.  With no signs of forced entry, and further conversation with the girl, investigators believed the girl was responsible for the shooting. The young boy was rushed to the hospital and later pronounced dead. READ MORE HERE