A Chicago mother whose 11-year-old son was stabbed to death last year by her domestic abuser is now taking on the government ...

There’s much we still don’t know about all that went wrong in the case of Crosetti Brand, now charged with first-degree murder and other offenses in the killing of Jayden and the stabbing of ...

Crosetti Brand, the man charged with stabbing an 11-year-old boy to death and seriously hurting the boy's pregnant mother took the stand Monday in his own defense.

Crosetti Brand, 39, is facing several charges, including first-degree murder, for the death of the young boy. Perkins' mother, Laterria Smith, who was pregnant at the time, was also seriously hurt ...

Brand had been imprisoned a few weeks before for contacting the woman, along with other parole violations. He initially admitted he went to the woman’s apartment on Feb. 1, but then backtracked ...

Brand was released from prison in October 2023, and according to prosecutors, resumed his harassment of Smith. In the weeks preceding the attack, he sent her a text message threatening her and her ...

Crosetti Brand got out of prison in October 2023 and took a job at a fast food restaurant, even though he had a grander plan to make money: self-made adult videos and hiring himself out as a male ...

Good afternoon, Chicago. Representing himself while he stands trial on murder charges, Crosetti Brand was in the middle of heatedly arguing that he was receiving an unfair trial when the judge ...

Chicago police stand outside the Edgewater apartment where a pregnant woman and her 11-year-old son, Jayden Perkins, were stabbed last month. Jayden later died. Crosetti Brand, the mother’s ex ...

Convicted felon Crosetti Brand has been charged with fatally stabbing an 11-year-old boy and seriously injuring his pregnant mother in a home invasion attack in Chicago on Wednesday.

Crosetti Brand, left, is accused of fatally stabbing Jayden Perkins, 11, during an attack on the boy's pregnant mother a day after Brand was paroled. (Chicago Police Department; Helen C. Peirce ...