Marcel Moreland, 27, entered a plea to 25 felony counts of rape, child molestation, incest, and repeated sexual exploitation of an infant. The abuse began when she was only a month old, and continued until she was 6 months old. This animal recorded the abuse and shared it with others. Cobb Superior Court Judge Robert Leonard sentenced Moreland to life without the possibility of parole, plus 490 years. It's still not enough. This should be a death penalty case.

15 children were discovered living in a 2 bedroom apartment in Marietta, GA. 3 parents face a combined 94 felony charges. Police found only 9 beds for 18 people to share, and almost no food. Warrants obtained stated there was no toilet paper in the home, and no sign any had been there for some time. The children ranged in ages from 1 to 17. Each of the 3 parents face 30 counts of child cruelty, and drug charges. The parents: Ashley Jackson: 1st degree cruelty to children, 2nd degree cruelty to children, and marijuana possession. Derrick Johnson: 1st degree cruelty to children, 2nd degree cruelty to children, marijuana possession, and crossing the guard line. During booking, police discovered Jackson allegedly tried to smuggle marijuana via his rectum into the jail. Briana Reynolds: 1st degree cruelty to children, 2nd degree cruelty to children, and marijuana possession. They can afford weed but not toilet paper and food?

Lauren Heike was ambushed, chased, and stabbed 15 times. She fought back. She lost that fight. That was 3 and a half years ago. That's how long it took to get a guilty plea from the man police say killed a random stranger on a Phoenix trail while he was on probation. Zion Teasley's record before Lauren Heike: * 2019–2020: in possession of child pornography, which he's now admitted. * January 2020: allegedly attacked a woman with a knife in Phoenix. * He wasn't charged until 2024, and that charge was dropped in this plea deal. * 2020: a string of Circle K robberies, at least one at gunpoint. * 13 felony charges, including kidnapping, armed robbery and aggravated assault. * 2021: a plea deal dropped 10 of them. * November 2022: out of prison and on probation. * Fired shortly before the killing for aggression toward female coworkers. * April 2023: Lauren was attacked from behind on the Reach 11 trail. * They didn't know each other. * His DNA was on her shoe. * Oct. 2, 2026: he finally pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor. The deal calls for natural life, meaning no parole and no release, ever. The judge makes it official Dec. 4. Anything less would be a second failure. The first was the plea deal that put him back on the street. How could a man with a record of violence be allowed a plea bargain that let him out of jail after a year? The County Attorney promised to review that 2021 deal. That review won't bring back Lauren, or comfort her family. Rest in peace, Lauren.