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Chicago museum guide shows how to research true crime from primary sources

Chicago museum guide shows how to research true crime from primary sources

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Minnesota man gets life terms for killing Democratic lawmaker and spouse

Minnesota man gets life terms for killing Democratic lawmaker and spouse

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India girl’s killing in West Bengal reignites outrage over sexual violence

India girl’s killing in West Bengal reignites outrage over sexual violence

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Florida ex-convict arrested after tip cracked 40-year-old murder case

Florida ex-convict arrested after tip cracked 40-year-old murder case

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How true crime fans became digital sleuths and crowd investigators

How true crime fans became digital sleuths and crowd investigators

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Andrew Nauman enters no-contest plea in Sparta homicide case

Andrew Nauman enters no-contest plea in Sparta homicide case

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Toure McLaurin seeks to waive hearing in Ronald Dumas Jr kidnapping case

Toure McLaurin seeks to waive hearing in Ronald Dumas Jr kidnapping case

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Idaho mother accused of killing twin toddlers seeks bond reduction

Idaho mother accused of killing twin toddlers seeks bond reduction

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Luigi Mangione federal trial delayed until January 2027
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Luigi Mangione federal trial delayed until January 2027

Luigi Mangione’s federal trial is now set for Jan. 25, 2027, after Judge Margaret Garnett pushed it to avoid colliding with his state murder case. The split calendar tightens the legal race.

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Why true crime fans can’t stop refreshing case updates online
Forensics & Methodology

Why true crime fans can’t stop refreshing case updates online

True-crime feeds can turn into a refresh habit fast. Boston University researcher Kathryn Coduto traces the line from curiosity to compulsive checking, posting, and emotional overload.

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D4vd murder case heads to key Los Angeles evidentiary hearing
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D4vd murder case heads to key Los Angeles evidentiary hearing

A Los Angeles hearing tested what evidence could reach trial in the Celeste Rivas Hernandez murder case, a step that could reshape the prosecution against D4vd.

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Minnesota man gets life terms for killing Democratic lawmaker and spouse
Convictions & Sentencing

Minnesota man gets life terms for killing Democratic lawmaker and spouse

Vance Boelter received two life terms plus 40 years after pleading guilty in the Minnesota lawmaker killings, ending a case built on a 90-minute attack and victim testimony.

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Florida ex-convict arrested after tip cracked 40-year-old murder case
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Florida ex-convict arrested after tip cracked 40-year-old murder case

A Florida ex-convict was arrested after he called police with a tip in a 40-year-old murder, turning his own outreach into the break.

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Pamela Smart seeks another new trial in 1990 murder case
Convictions & Sentencing

Pamela Smart seeks another new trial in 1990 murder case

Pamela Smart’s lawyers asked a New Hampshire judge to reopen her 1991 murder conviction, arguing jurors saw inaccurate transcripts of taped calls. Prosecutors moved to throw out the latest bid.

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How true crime fans became digital sleuths and crowd investigators
Forensics & Methodology

How true crime fans became digital sleuths and crowd investigators

True crime now pulls 19.1 million podcast listeners, and the same crowds that can spotlight cases also fuel rumor, harassment, and performative outrage.

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Rodney Franklin convicted in beating death outside apartment complex
Convictions & Sentencing

Rodney Franklin convicted in beating death outside apartment complex

Rodney Franklin was convicted in the fatal beating of Keith Rieskamp outside an apartment complex, then later sentenced to life without parole.

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Human remains identified as missing Swansboro woman Katy Hiatt
Unsolved Mysteries

Human remains identified as missing Swansboro woman Katy Hiatt

An autopsy confirmed remains found in Carteret County were Katy Hiatt, shifting the Swansboro missing-person case into a death investigation.

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Why the first 72 hours matter most in missing person cases
Forensics & Methodology

Why the first 72 hours matter most in missing person cases

The clock starts the moment law enforcement is alerted, and every hour can narrow the case. Fresh witnesses, fast database entries, and preserved digital traces often decide what investigators can still recover.

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India girl’s killing in West Bengal reignites outrage over sexual violence
Active Investigations

India girl’s killing in West Bengal reignites outrage over sexual violence

An 11-year-old girl left for a birthday party in Baruipur and never came home. Her killing has again exposed India’s failure to protect girls from sexual violence.

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Violent protests erupt after rape and murder of girl in India
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Violent protests erupt after rape and murder of girl in India

Dozens were arrested after protests over an 11-year-old's rape and murder turned violent in West Bengal, where one innocent man was lynched and a suspect's body went unclaimed.

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Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial delayed over new evidence concerns
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Sarah Grace Patrick murder trial delayed over new evidence concerns

A judge is weighing whether Sarah Grace Patrick’s murder trial can proceed after defense lawyers said an officer’s hunch led to a pawned gun and possible missed evidence.

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Fresh DNA taken from Michael Stone in Chillenden murders review
Forensics & Methodology

Fresh DNA taken from Michael Stone in Chillenden murders review

Fresh DNA was taken from Michael Stone 30 years after the Chillenden murders, as the CCRC reopened a case that still shadows Josie Russell.

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DNA solves 1982 Sonoma County cold case, man gets life sentence
Convictions & Sentencing

DNA solves 1982 Sonoma County cold case, man gets life sentence

DNA from Sarah Geer’s underwear and a discarded cigarette ended a 44-year hunt for her killer, sending James Oliver Unick to prison for life without parole.

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South Carolina girl’s remains found after parents charged in homicide case
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South Carolina girl’s remains found after parents charged in homicide case

Remains found in Fairfield County shifted Javeayah Harris’s case from a missing-child search to homicide charges against her parents.

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Judge sets 2027 retrial date in Alex Murdaugh murder case
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Judge sets 2027 retrial date in Alex Murdaugh murder case

Judge Debra R. McCaslin set an April 5, 2027 retrial date as Alex Murdaugh’s defense pressed for DNA testing under Maggie Murdaugh’s fingernails.

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Milwaukee river cold case victim identified as Berline Trammel after 44 years
Unsolved Mysteries

Milwaukee river cold case victim identified as Berline Trammel after 44 years

The woman pulled from the Milwaukee River in 1982 was Berline Trammel. A DNA profile from autopsy tissue and four years of genealogy work finally gave her back her name.

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Idaho mother accused of killing twin toddlers seeks bond reduction
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Idaho mother accused of killing twin toddlers seeks bond reduction

Court filings added new details to Andrea Shaw’s murder case as she pressed to lower bond after prosecutors tied the deaths of her twin toddlers to suffocation.

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Witness says Isaac Apodaca manipulated her into sword killing of Grace Jennings
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Witness says Isaac Apodaca manipulated her into sword killing of Grace Jennings

Kiara McCulley told jurors Isaac Apodaca used a secret-society ruse to steer her into Grace Jennings’ sword killing, while texts and a weapon purchase backed the state.

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Georgia jury convicts Ryan Cooper in girlfriend’s killing, body still missing
Convictions & Sentencing

Georgia jury convicts Ryan Cooper in girlfriend’s killing, body still missing

A Georgia jury convicted Ryan Cooper in less than an hour, even though Lacambria Deonshay Toomer’s body has never been found.

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Georgia teacher on trial in son’s death as prosecutors seek murder conviction
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Georgia teacher on trial in son’s death as prosecutors seek murder conviction

Prosecutors said a 2-year-old was fading and cold when he reached the doctor, then pointed jurors to a lacerated liver and a beating they say killed him.

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Missing Tampa woman found dead in McDonald’s parking lot
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Missing Tampa woman found dead in McDonald’s parking lot

A manager checking a black Volkswagen Tiguan found Erica Giordano dead in a Tampa McDonald’s lot, days after her family last saw her.

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DNA identifies second victim in Virginia double homicide, four indicted
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DNA identifies second victim in Virginia double homicide, four indicted

DNA gave a name to the second body in Caroline County: Helen Marie Pullen Banks. A grand jury then indicted four suspects in the double homicide.

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Interpol identifies Frankfurt river victim, father arrested in cold case murder
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Interpol identifies Frankfurt river victim, father arrested in cold case murder

Diana S. finally has a name, and police say her father is now in custody for her murder after the Frankfurt river cold case was reopened by public tips.

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Alabama man gets life for kidnapping, raping girl hidden in basement wall
Convictions & Sentencing

Alabama man gets life for kidnapping, raping girl hidden in basement wall

A Blount County jury’s verdict sent Johnny Chandler to life in prison after prosecutors said he hid a 10-year-old girl in a basement wall and raped her.

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Dateline spotlights unresolved missing and murdered Indigenous people cases
Unsolved Mysteries

Dateline spotlights unresolved missing and murdered Indigenous people cases

Dateline has gathered still-unresolved Indigenous cases into one page, turning visibility itself into a tool for tips, pressure, and case movement.

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DNA breakthrough sends Cindy Wanner’s killer to life without parole
Convictions & Sentencing

DNA breakthrough sends Cindy Wanner’s killer to life without parole

After 34 years, DNA from a preserved cold-case sample linked James Lawhead Jr. to Cindy Wanner’s 1991 killing, and a judge imposed life without parole.

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DNA match in CODIS cracks 25-year-old North Carolina rape case
Forensics & Methodology

DNA match in CODIS cracks 25-year-old North Carolina rape case

A Michigan DNA hit revived a Selma rape-kidnapping case from 2001, sending investigators from a preserved rape kit to an extradited suspect.

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