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Four Charged With Murder In Case Of Two Missing Kansas Women
Four people were charged with murder and kidnapping in connection to the disappearance of two Kansas women in a rural Oklahoma county,...
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Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Three Decades On, What Did O.J. Simpson Saga Mean?
The spectator mentality that riveted the nation's attention to the O.J. Simpson saga in 1994 and 1995 has since become an intrinsic part...
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Apr 12, 20242 min read
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Polly Klaas' Killer Seeks To Overturn His Death Sentence
Richard Allen Davis, the killer of Polly Klaas in California in 1993, wants to overturn his death sentence. Davis was sentenced to death...
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Apr 6, 20241 min read
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A Coalition Of Black Mayors Is Working To Tackle Homicide Rates
A group of Black mayors and officials from some of the nation's largest cities will meet in Memphis to discuss their most effective crime...
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Mar 26, 20241 min read
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DNA From Discarded Gum Leads to Conviction In 1980 Oregon Murder
In the end, it was a discarded piece of chewing gum, casually spit on the ground in 2021, that was the key to solving the cold-case...
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Mar 20, 20242 min read
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Ohio Mom Who Left Toddler During Vacation To Die Gets Life Term
An Ohio mother whose 16-month-old daughter died after being left home alone in a playpen for 10 days last summer while she went on...
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Mar 19, 20241 min read
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Petito Parents Settle Emotional Distress Case Against Laundries
The parents of slain New York woman Gabby Petito reached a settlement in their suit against the parents of Brian Laundrie, the man who...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read
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Report: Homicide Rate for Black Americans 12 Times Higher
For most types of violent crime, there are very small differences in victimization rates by race/ethnicity. Not for firearm homicides. A...
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Feb 6, 20242 min read
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A California City Went From "Murder Capital" To Zero Homicides In 2023
Once the “murder capital” of the U.S., East Palo Alto had zero homicides in 2023. In 1992, East Palo Alto was dubbed the “murder capital”...
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Jan 9, 20242 min read
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Washington, D.C., Homicides in 2023 Hit Record High Since 1997
The nation’s capital recorded more homicides in 2023 than in any year since 1997, giving the District the fifth-highest murder rate among...
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Jan 2, 20242 min read
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Idaho Student Murder House Demolished Despite Opposition
Some family members of the University of Idaho students killed over a year ago opposed the university's tearing down the house where the...
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Dec 29, 20231 min read
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Detroit Leaders Say Reducing Court Backlog Led To Fewest Homicides Since 1966
Detroit is on pace to record its lowest number of homicides since 1966, city, county and state officials said Monday, as they attributed...
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Dec 6, 20232 min read
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Recorded Prison Calls Lead to Arrest of Grandmother in Killing-for-Hire Case
Recorded jail-phone calls led to the arrests of Donna Sue Adelson, 73, at the Miami International Airport. Adelson, 73, a woman...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Mexico's First Openly Nonbinary Judicial Member Found Dead
Jesús Ociel Baena, the first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, was found dead in their home Monday, the New...
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Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Eight Teens Arrested for Beating for The Fatal Beating of Las Vegas Teen
Eight teens between the ages of 13 and 17 have been arrested in the video-recorded fatal mob beating of a 17-year-old Rancho High School...
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Nov 15, 20231 min read
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Mississippi Homicide Autopsies Pile Up Despite Talk of Crime Crackdown
Homicide autopsies in Mississippi continue to lag behind national standards as crime has remained a flashpoint in the state legislature...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Nashville Chief’s Son Wanted for Two Counts Of Attempted Murder
Tennessee authorities were searching for John Drake, Jr., Nashville’s police chief’s son, who was identified as the suspect in the...
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Oct 24, 20231 min read
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Detroit Synagogue Leader Found Stabbed To Death Outside Home
Police are investigating after a Detroit synagogue board president was found dead outside her home early Saturday, reports the Detroit...
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Oct 22, 20232 min read
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Van der Sloot Finally Admits Killing Natalee Holloway In 2005
Joran van der Sloot, the now 36-year-old man long believed to be responsible for Natalee Holloway's death in Aruba in 2005, pleaded...
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Oct 19, 20232 min read
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Suspect Arrested In Baltimore Tech Entrepreneur Killing
Baltimore police arrested Jason Dean Billingsley in the death of 26-year-old tech entrepreneur Pava LaPere, USA Today reports....
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Sep 28, 20231 min read
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