Chicago Woman Charged in Unprovoked Stabbing of 7-Year-Old; 'American Idol' Contestant Gets Life for Wife's Murder

A 48-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree murder following the alleged stabbing of a seven-year-old girl in Chicago. Police described the incident, which occurred on a sidewalk in the Chatham neighborhood, as an unprovoked attack. The victim has been identified as Eddimar Hernandez-Chacon.

In a separate case, Caleb Flynn, a former contestant on "American Idol," has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of his wife. The judge presiding over the case reportedly cited "layers of deceit, manipulation, and cruelty" demonstrated by Flynn.