True Crime

Five Shocking Words At The Alex Murdaugh Murder Trial: “I Did Him So Bad”
Prosecutors appeared to zero in on a statement Alex Murdaugh told investigators three days after the killings as a possible slipup in his otherwise consistent claims of innocence. But exactly what he said could be at issue.

A Suspect In An Attempted Murder Is Active On Dating Apps To Seek Other Victims Or Accomplices While He’s On The Run, Police Say
Benjamin Obadiah Foster, 36, has been on the run since he allegedly held a woman captive and beat her unconscious on Jan. 24.

Seven More Women Say “Scrubs” Producer Eric Weinberg Sexually Assaulted Them After Asking Them To Come To His Home For Photo Shoots
The alleged assaults took place between 1998 and 2017; the TV producer was described by a judge last year as a potential serial rapist.

In A Chilling Interview With A Californian TV Station, Paul Pelosi's Attacker Said He Was Sorry He Didn't Injure More People
"I messed up. What I did was really bad. I'm so sorry I didn't get more of them."

The Family Of A Southern California Attorney Who Died Suddenly In Mexico Says Officials’ Statements About What Happened Aren’t Adding Up
Elliot Blair died on Jan. 14 in Mexico while on vacation with his wife.

A Man Allegedly Killed His Wife On The Same Day She Phoned A Divorce Attorney
A video recorded by Maya Millete before she disappeared showed her confronting her husband about why he would “wish death” upon her for having an affair.

Four People Have Been Arrested After An LSU Student Was Allegedly Raped, Then Left On The Side Of The Road Where She Was Hit By A Car And Killed
Madison Brooks was remembered as a “bubbly, loving, and selfless friend,” her sorority said on a now-deleted Instagram post.

The Owner Of The Restaurant Where Two Idaho Stabbings Victims Worked Said A Report That The Suspect Came In For Pizza Is "Completely Fabricated," But People Magazine Is Standing By Its Reporting
“This person who wants their 5 minutes of fame has now caused a whole bunch of extra work for myself and the investigators,” the owner of the Mad Greek restaurant said.

A Woman Who Found Out Her Boyfriend Was Actually Married Was Killed After She Said She’d Expose His Lies, Police Said
Kayla Kelley was reported missing on Jan. 11, and her body was found a week later.

A New Documentary Tells The Story of Amber, “The Girl Behind The Alert”
Amber: The Girl Behind the Alert attempts to find new meaning in a ’90s child murder. It comes off as an opportunistic rehash.

The Man Who Formed A Sex Trafficking Cult From His Daughter’s Dorm Room Will Spend 60 Years In Prison
Prosecutors said Lawrence Ray inflicted “brutal and lifelong harm” on his victims.

Actor Julian Sands Has Been Missing For 6 Days Since Going On A Hike
Sands, 65, has starred in movies like A Room With A View, Warlock, Leaving Las Vegas, and held smaller roles in dozens of TV shows.

A Search Of Bryan Kohberger's Apartment Turned Up Hair And Possible Blood, According To A Warrant
Detectives said they collected eight possible hair strands when they searched Kohberger's apartment.

Their Loved Ones' Body Parts Were Sold For Profit. Now The Victims Are Supporting Each Other.
“I think every culture in the planet honors their dead in one way or another and with the way they treated him was not honorable at all,” Judy Cressler said.

Two Paramedics In Illinois Were Charged With Murder After Strapping A Patient Facedown On A Stretcher
An autopsy found that the patient, who was reportedly suffering from alcohol hallucinations, died from “compressional and positional asphyxia.”

A Man Has Been Arrested After Surveillance Video Showed Someone Trying To Abduct A Barista Through A Drive-Thru Window
The barista managed to pull away and was not injured, police said.

The Remains Of A Child Have Been Found As Authorities Search For 4-Year-Old Athena Brownfield
Investigators believe the girl was beaten to death and buried by one of her caregivers, according to a newly released police affidavit.

Brian Walshe Has Been Charged With Murder After His Wife, Ana Walshe, Went Missing
Ana Walshe was reported missing on Jan. 4, and her husband was previously accused of misleading police as they searched for her.

“Abducted In Plain Sight” Director Skye Borgman Said She Tries To Unravel The Layers Of True Crime Cases In Her Documentaries
"Most people imagine that as soon as the cameras roll, the interviewee would close off emotionally. But the opposite is usually true. It’s a moment of listening, and I don’t feel that people experience being listened to that often."

The Caregivers Of Missing 4-Year-Old Athena Brownfield Have Been Arrested
Alysia Adams, 31, and Ivon Adams, 36, were arrested Thursday, and so far, authorities have not said what they believe happened to 4-year-old Athena Brownfield.

A Former Lawyer Stole Millions In Insurance Payouts From Her Clients And Used The Money To Go On Safari
Lori E. Deveny, 57, defrauded at least 135 clients out of more than $3.8 million in insurance proceeds.

Evan Peters Has Been Called Out By One Of Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victim’s Moms After He Won A Golden Globe For Playing The Serial Killer
“It's a shame that people can take our tragedy and make money.”

A Former Playboy Model Will Spend At Least 10 Years In Prison After She And Her Boyfriend Killed A Man Who’d Financially Supported Her
Kelsey Turner, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder but maintained her innocence in a deal with prosecutors.

A Man Convicted Of Murdering Three 8-Year-Old Boys In An Alleged “Satanic Ritual” Wants New Forensic Testing To Prove He’s Innocent
“Although I was released from death row, and Jason and Jesse were freed from their life sentences, we have never been free,” Damien Echols said.

TikTokers Are Vilifying The Idaho Stabbing Victims’ Roommate For Not Getting Help Immediately After Seeing The Suspect, But Others Are Pointing Out She Deserves Empathy
“Imagine being more scrutinous and angry at a college girl who survived a psychopath in her home killing her friends and roommates, than the actual psychopath who killed her friends and roommates."

The Husband Of A Missing Massachusetts Woman Was Arrested For Allegedly Giving Police Misleading Statements That Delayed The Investigation
Prosecutors say police found a damaged bloody knife in the basement of the couple’s home in Cohasset, Massachusetts.

The Man Who Faked Being A Doctor When He Was 18 Years Old Is Going Back To Jail After Pleading Guilty To Another Scam
Malachi Love-Robinson, now 25, was first arrested in 2016 in Florida for practicing medicine without a license.

The “Goldilocks” Killings Of A Japanese Family Remain Unsolved 22 Years Later, And The Details Are Baffling
An intruder who viciously killed a married couple and their two children has never been caught, despite leaving his bloodstained clothes, fingerprints, shoe prints, and an unflushed toilet.

“Dateline” Star Keith Morrison Opened Up About “Second-Guessing” Interviews, The Longest Cases He’s Covered, And His Rivalry With Josh Mankiewicz
The true crime (and Christmas?) icon took a break from his Dateline reporting and podcasting to answer our serious and silly questions.

JonBenét Ramsey’s Dad Reflected On The “Fools” Who Investigated The Case, The True Crime Boom, And The People Who Still Think He Killed His Daughter
After being indicted in his daughter’s death, then formally cleared, John Ramsey wants to keep the pressure on authorities to solve one of true crime’s most infamous cases.