A Daughter’s Viral Obituary Inspires Others to Share How They Faced ‘Toxic’ Families and Got 'Revenge' Through Love

Photo:Getty Getty A decade ago, one PEOPLE reader recently shared, their parents disowned them. Novak’s remembrance of her mom, Florence “Flo” Harrelson (“even in death, she wanted those she terrorized to still be living in fear looking over their shoulders,” Novak wrote) drew a range of reactions from readers around the country. In many cases, commenters also shared their own experiences, describing difficult and painful family relationships and equally complicated emotions — like in the case of KLMauiLover.

A Day After Jury Deadlocked, Former Corrections Officer Is Acquitted in 1988 Killing of 11-Year-Old N.H. Girl

Marvin C. McClendon Jr.Photo:Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via AP A former Massachusetts Department of Corrections officer has been found not guilty ofkilling an 11-year-old New Hampshire girlwho died more than 36 years ago. On Tuesday, Nov. 5, a jury — which was deadlocked on Monday — found McClendon not guilty on the sixth day of deliberations, per theAssociated Press, which reports that the case hinged on whether or not DNA found on the victim belonged to the suspect.

A Father and Daughter Live in a Space Outside of Time inThe Book of Records(Exclusive)

Andrew Querner; W. W. Norton & Company A new novel is on its way from Booker Prize finalist Madeleine Thien. InThe Book of Records, coming May 20, 2025 from W. W. Norton & Company, a young girl named Lina has to care for her father in a sprawling apartment complex called The Sea. It’s a place where migrants continually arrive that seems to deal with time and space in its own way, and Lina and her dad have arrived there with only as many belongings as they could carry.

A Field Trip Ended in Skull Fractures for Wisc. Boy. Now He's Home and Healing: 'Blessed,' Says Mom (Exclusive)

Gabe Mier.Photo:Courtesy of the Amanda Luebeck Courtesy of the Amanda Luebeck After severalkindergarten students were injured while riding in a wagon on an apple orchardin Lafeyette, Wis., one young boy was airlifted to Minnesota for life-threatening injuries, his mother, Angie Mier, confirms with PEOPLE. Fortunately, he’s on the road to recovery. He explains that he believes the driver “applied its breaks…to kind of correct it from towing out.” But that caused the wagon to “jackknife,” and the wagon’s decking that held the passengers became detached, flipped over and landed on those on board.

A Florida Mom Opened Her Door to a Clown Who Shot Her at Point Blank Range. Who Killed Marlene Warren?

Marlene Warren, Joe Ahrens. It was Memorial Day weekend in 1990 and Joe Ahrens was looking forward to hanging out with his friends. His mother, Marlene Warren, 40, went to see who it was. When she opened the door, she saw what appeared to be a delivery person wearing a clown costume, a wig and clown makeup, holding a basket of flowers and carrying balloons. “How pretty!” Ahrens heard his mother say.