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atlanta spa shootings May 11, 2021

Prosecutor Says the Atlanta Spa Shootings Were Hate CrimesThe Fulton County district attorney said she believes the attacks were racially motivated, and she intends to seek the death penalty.

By Amanda Arnold

cold cases Apr. 14, 2021

Decades After Kristin Smart Vanished, 2 Men Finally ArrestedThe college student mysteriously disappeared after an off-campus party in 1996.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Mar. 24, 2021

She Tried to Report Her Ex to the Police 5 Times. Then He Killed Her.Shana Grice tried for months to get help with a stalker. Instead, police gave her a £90 fine for “wasting” their time.

By Claire Lampen

from the archives Dec. 28, 2020

From the Archives: Party Boy in a CageRevisiting New York’s 2006 profile of Michael Alig.

By Jonathan Van Meter

crime Nov. 9, 2020

Salt Life Co-Founder Reportedly Admits to Killing Teen GirlfriendMichael Hutto, 54, is in jail after 18-year-old Lora Grace Duncan was found dead in their Florida hotel room.

By Madeleine Aggeler

crime Aug. 26, 2020

Did TikTok Help Solve a Decades-Old Disappearance?Alissa Turney vanished in 2001. Now, after her sister’s years-long social media campaign, her stepfather faces homicide charges.

By Claire Lampen

crime Aug. 7, 2020

Did a Teen Actually Kill His Neighbor to Become ‘TikTok Famous’?The 18-year-old claims he was acting in self-defense when he stabbed his neighbor. The neighbor’s family says otherwise.

By Amanda Arnold

crime May 22, 2020

A Man Was Stabbed to Death on a Zoom CallPolice say about 20 people were on the call when the man’s son allegedly attacked him.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Apr. 17, 2020

What We Know About the Death of Amie HarwickThe Hollywood sex therapist and former fiancée of Drew Carey was found murdered in February.

By Bridget Read

crime Feb. 19, 2020

Everything We Know About the Tessa Majors Murder CaseIn December, a Barnard freshman was fatally stabbed in Morningside Heights. Police have now arrested three teenage suspects.

By Amanda Arnold and Claire Lampen

crime Feb. 14, 2020

For Hours, Photos of a 17-Year-Old Girl’s Brutal Murder Were on InstagramMonths after Bianca Devins was killed, the suspect in the case has pleaded guilty to her murder.

By Amanda Arnold

media Dec. 31, 2019

‘People Should Kill You, If It Becomes Too Much’Disability-rights activists react to a New York Times piece about Alzheimer’s and a murder-suicide.

By Anna Silman

crime Nov. 12, 2019

A Mormon Family Was Brutally Murdered in Mexico. What Happened?Three mothers and six children were killed while traveling in northern Mexico.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Nov. 10, 2019

Father of Black Woman Killed by White Cop Dies Weeks After“He ultimately just succumbed to, I don’t know, I can only say a broken heart.”

By Marie Lodi

mysteries Nov. 8, 2019

39 Bodies Were Found Inside a Truck. What Happened?Police believe the victims were illegally smuggled into the country through a human-trafficking network.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Oct. 22, 2019

Mother Accused of Killing Her Daughter, Whom She Claimed Was Terminally IllKelly Turner claims her daughter died in 2017 from a terminal illness. A grand jury indictment says otherwise.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Oct. 15, 2019

Ex-Cop Who Shot Black Woman in Her Own Home Charged With MurderAaron Dean fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson while she was playing video games with her nephew.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Oct. 9, 2019

A Man Testified Against a Cop Found Guilty of Murder. 10 Days Later, He Was DeadEverything to know about Joshua Brown, who was killed just days after testifying in the murder trial of Amber Guyger.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Aug. 7, 2019

Teen Fugitives Suspected in Canada Road Trip Murders Found DeadThe bodies of Kam McLeod and Bryer Schmegelsky were discovered by police on Wednesday.

By Marie Lodi

crime July 31, 2019

Body of Murdered Russian Influencer Discovered in SuitcasePolice are investigating the murder of 24-year-old Ekaterina Karaglanova.

By Hannah Gold

crime July 25, 2019

Everything We Know About the Ole Miss Murder CaseAlly Kostial, a student at the school, was reportedly shot eight times, and a suspect has been named.

By Amanda Arnold

crime July 22, 2019

A 24-Year-Old Is Accused of Killing a Mob Boss. It Gets Weirder From There.The man believed the mob boss was “a prominent member of the deep state,” his lawyer wrote in court documents.

By Amanda Arnold

crime July 20, 2019

Hospital Bills $300K to Family of Woman Whose Baby Was Cut Out of HerAfter a pregnant teen was murdered by a woman who cut her baby out of her womb, the hospital is billing the victim’s family thousands of dollars.

By Marie Lodi

crime July 1, 2019

Princeton Graduate Gets Life Sentence for Murdering Dad Over AllowanceThomas Gilbert Jr. has been sentenced to life in prison, with a possibility of parole after 30 years.

By Amanda Arnold

crime June 20, 2019

A Teen Allegedly Murdered Her Best Friend for a Stranger She Met OnlinePolice say the man posed as a millionaire and offered the girl $9 million to record the murder.

By Amanda Arnold

crime May 30, 2019

Ashton Kutcher Testifies Against Alleged ‘Hollywood Ripper’ Serial KillerKutcher was dating one of the alleged killer’s victims at the time of her death in 2001.

By Amanda Arnold

crime May 13, 2019

A Pilot Was Arrested for Murder As Passengers Waited to Board His FlightThis gives a new meaning to “travel nightmare.”

By Lisa Ryan

crime Apr. 19, 2019

Slain Northern Irish Journalist Remembered As an InspirationAfter devoting her career to covering the aftermath of the Troubles, 29-year-old Lyra McKee was shot and killed amid escalating sectarian tensions.

By Anna Silman

animals Mar. 13, 2019

It’s Happening. The Chickens Are Fighting Back.Chickens at a farming school in France killed a fox who entered their henhouse. Are we next?

By Madeleine Aggeler

true crime Feb. 13, 2019

Man Accused of Killing His Mom Over Fortune, Covering It Up With His GirlfriendsJared Eng reportedly called two women he met at college to help him after the alleged murder.

By Ella Cerón

true crime Feb. 7, 2019

Inside an Extremely Bizarre, Extremely Florida Murder CaseA woman is on trial for the death of her husband, who was initially thought to be eaten by gators.

By Gabriella Paiella

crime Jan. 9, 2019

Man Posed As Dead Wife for Over a Year to Cover Up Murder, Police Say“I feel betrayed and that I was played,” her sister told reporters.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Dec. 6, 2018

A Border Patrol Agent in Texas Killed at Least 4 Women. Here’s What to Know.Juan David Ortiz has been charged with murder for his suspected role in four killings.

By Madeleine Aggeler

domestic violence Nov. 19, 2018

Ex-Judge Accused of Killing Wife 4 Years After Brutally Assaulting HerLance Mason served nine months for domestic violence. After his release from prison, he was hired by the mayor of Cleveland’s office.

By Amanda Arnold

unsolved mysteries Oct. 31, 2018

Skeleton Found on Vatican Land Could Help Solve One of Italy’s Darkest MysteriesSome think the remains could be related to a 1983 case in which two teen girls went missing, never to be discovered.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Oct. 25, 2018

Two Middle-School Girls Planned to Kill Kids, Drink Their Blood: Police SayThey also planned to kill themselves in hopes to be “worse sinners” and “go to hell so they could be with Satan.”

By Amanda Arnold

crime Sept. 18, 2018

Man Accused of Murdering Golfer Said He Had Urge to Rape and Kill Women: ReportA man has been charged with the killing of champion college golfer Celia Barquin Arozamena.

By Madeleine Aggeler

true crime Sept. 12, 2018

Author Who Wrote Guide to Killing Your Husband Accused of Killing Her HusbandTaking the idiom “practice what you preach” to a dark new level.

By Amanda Arnold

crime Aug. 20, 2018

Colorado Man Suspected of Killing Wife and Daughters Charged With MurderChris Watts, who made a public plea for the return of his missing family, is being charged for the murder of his wife and young daughters.

By Opheli Garcia Lawler

crime Aug. 16, 2018

Man Arrested for Killing Wife and Children After Pleading for Their Return on TV“I need to see everybody again. This house is not complete without anybody here,” he said in an interview the day before his arrest.

By Madeleine Aggeler

true crime Aug. 13, 2018

Golden State Killer Suspect to Be Charged With Earliest MurderJoseph DeAngelo is accused of shooting a man in 1975, the first of many murders he’s believed to have committed.

By Gabriella Paiella

crime July 31, 2018

Man Who Allegedly Murdered a Nurse He Met on Tinder May Be a Serial KillerPolice have linked Danueal Drayton to multiple rapes and murders.

By Amanda Arnold

true crime July 2, 2018

Man Accused of Murdering 21 Co-workers by Poisoning Their LunchesHe allegedly did this over the course of two decades.

By Gabriella Paiella

crime June 22, 2018

John McAfee Puts Your ‘Hey, Just Seeing This’ Texts to Shame“I apologize for my three-day absence,” he tweeted. “My enemies [managed] to spike something that I ingested.”

By Madeleine Aggeler

true crime Apr. 26, 2018