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Mar. 16, 2025

Dad of Phillies Pitcher Cries Through Son's Entire First Inning of MLB Debut: 'It's Just What Came Out'

Orion Kerkering and father, Todd Kerkering.Photo:Rich Schultz/Getty; MLB/X Rich Schultz/Getty; MLB/X There is crying in baseball — as far as Todd Kerkering is concerned. The 59-year-old retired Marine couldn’t hold back his pride (and tears) on Sunday night as he watched his son, Orion Kerkering, make his major league pitching debut with the Philadelphia Phillies. “I guess it was just seeing the kid,”Todd toldThe Athletic. “I don’t know. I’ve seen a lot of good things.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad of Reporter Killed on Live TV Turns Video of Murder into NFT in 'Hail Mary' Attempt to Get It off Internet

Allison Parker and her father, Andy.Photo: Courtesy of the Parker Family In his ongoing efforts to scrub footage of his daughter’s killing from the internet, the father of murdered journalistAlison Parkerhas turned the horrifying video clip into an NFT, or non-fungible token, PEOPLE learned. Flanagan was live-streaming at the time of the ambush, which also killed Alison’s cameraman, 27-year-oldAdam Ward. Flanagan was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad of Slain N.J. Makeup Artist Tearfully Says Teen Boys Who Found Her Body Are 'Angels'

Photo: Freehold Township Police Department The family of the New Jersey makeup artist who went missing three months agowill be forever grateful to the two teens who found her body on Sunday while walking to work. “Those boys were her angels,” a tearful Ed Parze said at a press conference Monday announcing that the remains of hisdaughter, Stephanie Parze,had finally been found. “Stephanie is coming home at last.” Stephanie’s parents last heard from their daughter on Oct.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad of Snowboarding Star Who Died Suddenly on 18th Birthday Speaks Out: 'I Have Lost My Best Friend'

Photo: Team GB The father of British snowboarder Ellie Soutter is speaking out about her death for the first time, saying, “I have lost my best friend, my total buddy. She was my rock.” Ellie — who was tipped to compete for Team GB in the 2022 Winter Olympics —died on her 18th birthdayin the forests of Les Gets in the French Alps on July 25. “She wanted to be the best,” Tony told the BBC on Tuesday.

Mar. 16, 2025

Dad of Teen Girl Who Lost Leg in Shark Attack Speaks Out: 'I Hit It with Everything I Could'

As the shark bit into her left leg, Paige’s firefighter father, Charlie Winter, rushed to the rescue and delivered several punches to the animal before it finally let go, according toWNCT. Paige lost two fingers and suffered “deep lacerations to her leg, pelvic, and hand areas,” an Atlantic Beach Fire Department spokesperson told PEOPLE in a statement at the time, and she would later have her left leg amputated above the knee after being airlifted to Vidant Medical Center in Greenville.