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Rapper Yella Beezy: What We Know
A Dallas County jury found rapper Yella Beezy (Markies Conway, 35) guilty of capital murder on Nov. 11, 2026, in the…
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Shane James Verdict: What We Know
VERDICT (Nov. 9, 2026): a Travis County jury found Shane James Jr. guilty of capital murder in the four Austin deaths…
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Winston-Salem State Homecoming Shooting: Man Charged, What We Know
Peyton Izaia Patterson, 19, died after a shooting on the Winston-Salem State University campus during homecoming on…
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Rapper Yella Beezy: What We Know
A Dallas County jury found rapper Yella Beezy (Markies Conway, 35) guilty of capital murder on Nov. 11, 2026, in the 2020 killing of Dallas rapper…
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Michael Mullins: What We Know
Why did the driver who hit Michael Mullins get a murder conviction, not a driving offence? Michael Mullins, 56, headteacher of Stretford Grammar…
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Dooly: What We Know
Two men, Ja'Quavion Aderious Jackson, 21, of Cordele, and Macaleb Malik Jackson, 23, of Hawkinsville, were shot and killed early Oct. 4, 2026, at a…
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John Rubio Execution: What We Know
John Allen Rubio is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026, at the Huntsville Unit in Texas. He was sentenced to death twice for the March…
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Winston-Salem State Homecoming Shooting: Man Charged, What We Know
Peyton Izaia Patterson, 19, died after a shooting on the Winston-Salem State University campus during homecoming on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, police…
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McKinney Police Shooting: What We Know
Jair Ruenes Galvan, 19, died after a McKinney, Texas, police shooting on Sunday night, Nov. 8, 2026. Officers had been sent to a single-car crash on…
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Gabon Oil Rig Sinking (Prospector 5): What We Know
On Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, at about 8:37 p.m. local time, Borr Drilling's jackup rig Prospector 5 sank off Mayumba, Gabon, while preparing to drill…
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Shane James Verdict: What We Know
VERDICT (Nov. 9, 2026): a Travis County jury found Shane James Jr. guilty of capital murder in the four Austin deaths of Dec. 5, 2023, and rejected…
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Illinois Halloween Party: What We Know
Who killed Giana Dettloff at the Illinois Halloween party? Police in Bloomington, Illinois, say nine people were shot at an outdoor Halloween house…
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Amber Fields: What We Know
What happened in the Amber Fields case, and what was the sentence? Amber Nichole Fields, 34, a registered nurse in Swainsboro, Georgia, was found…
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Nicholas Graham Lakewood Police Shooting: What We Know
What happened to Lakewood police Agent Nicholas Graham? Lakewood, Colorado police say that on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, an agent recognized a man…
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Krakow Poland: What We Know
What happened in the Krakow, Poland Main Square shooting? Police say a man drove onto Krakow's Main Square at about 3 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7…
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Hammond Walmart Shooting: Man Charged, What We Know
Dakota Norwood, 21, of Chicago, was shot and killed while working at the Walmart Supercenter on Fifth Avenue in Hammond, Indiana, on Monday, Nov. 2…
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Jesse Guardado Executed: His Final Words
Florida executed Jesse Guardado on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. He was pronounced dead at 6:13 p.m. after a three-drug injection at the state prison in…
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Donovan Lewis: What We Know
Why did the Columbus officer who shot Donovan Lewis get no prison time? On Nov. 4, 2026, Judge Julie Lynch sentenced former Columbus police K-9…
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Fall River: What We Know
Why did Fall River police release the Linden Street bodycam video nine months after the shooting? On Nov. 5, 2026, the Fall River Police Department…
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Westbrook: What We Know
What happened in the Westbrook, Connecticut shooting, and what are the charges? Connecticut State Police say one person died and another was…
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Citibank Center Shooting: What We Know
A Citi employee, Leanne Selman, 41, of Palm Harbor, was killed Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, at the Citibank Center campus (Sabal Center) near Tampa…
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Jesse Guardado Execution: What We Know
Jesse Guardado, 64, is scheduled to be executed Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. ET at Florida State Prison for the Sept. 13, 2004 killing of…
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Okinawa: What We Know
Who was Anna Yagi, and why was a U.S. Marine indicted in Okinawa? On Oct. 25, 2026, prosecutors in Okinawa, Japan, indicted a 20-year-old U.S.…
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Jacob Morley Prison Escape: What We Know
Jacob Allen Morley, 28, is serving life for the first-degree murder of his coworker Cody Birchfield. He escaped the Northwest Correctional Complex…
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FAMU Shooting: A 15-Year-Old Tried as an Adult
FAMU shooting: why is a 15-year-old being tried as an adult? A 15-year-old charged in the Oct. 24, 2026 shooting near Florida A&M University's…
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Javits Frimpong: if your child is the one bullying
Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot and killed on Oct. 29, 2026 in the Bronx. His father says he had reported being bullied. Police haven't said whether…
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Spirit Halloween: What We Know
What happened in the Spirit Halloween shooting in Fairfield, California? Seven people were shot inside the Spirit Halloween store at Solano Town…
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Michael and Missy MacIvor: Thomas Overton Execution, What We Know
Thomas Mitchell Overton, 70, is set to be executed by the State of Florida on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison. A Monroe…
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Javits Frimpong
Javits Frimpong, 15, was shot and killed on Thursday morning, Oct. 29, 2026, near Crotona Park in the Bronx while walking to school. Police arrested…
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Alex Pretti: What We Know
Alex Pretti, 37, an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA medical center, was shot and killed by federal officers on Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis, during…
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Orlando Halloween: What We Know
Jaylen Edgar was sentenced to life in prison on Oct. 27, 2026, for the downtown Orlando Halloween shooting of Nov. 1, 2024, which killed Tyrek Hill…
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Naresh Bhatt: What We Know
Naresh Bhatt is on trial in Prince William County Circuit Court, Manassas, Va., accused of murdering his wife, Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a nurse who…
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Hayden Panettiere: What We Know
Greenville, SC police closed their investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death on Oct. 28, 2026, ruling it accidental, after the Greenville County…
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Erin Patterson Appeal: What We Know
Erin Patterson was convicted by a jury on July 7, 2025 of three murders and one attempted murder after a lunch at her home in Leongatha, Victoria…
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Ted Bundy: What We Know
Fifty-two years later, Utah authorities say DNA and other evidence connect Ted Bundy (convicted, executed 1989) to the 1974 death of Melissa Ann…
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Jakub Dziemaszkiewicz: Bristol Police Shooting, What We Know
Jakub Dziemaszkiewicz, 43, of Bristol, Connecticut, died on Oct. 16, 2026 after a Bristol police officer shot him during a well-being check at his…
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Jordan Church: What We Know
What we know about the Oct. 23, 2026 attack on a funeral at St. George Greek Orthodox Church in Hammoud, Karak, Jordan: at least nine people are…
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Faith Hedgepeth Verdict: Guilty, Life Without Parole: What We Know
Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student from Hollister, N.C., was found killed in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 7, 2012. An…
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Aiken: What We Know
Aiken County Deputy Preston Metts was shot during an Oct. 21, 2026 traffic stop on Shiloh Heights Road, the Aiken County Sheriff's Office says. On…
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Rodney Hinton Jr: What We Know
Why did a Hamilton County jury convict Rodney Hinton Jr. of murder after hearing an insanity defense? On Oct. 23, 2026, a jury in Cincinnati…
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Gerhardt Konig: What We Know
Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist from Maui, was convicted by a Honolulu jury on April 8, 2026 of attempted manslaughter based upon extreme mental…
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Kohen Wiley: Senatobia Police Shooting of a 1-Year-Old, What We Know
What happened to Kohen Wiley, the 1-year-old shot by a Senatobia, Mississippi police officer, and what the state's "justified" finding does and…
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Toforest Johnson: What We Know
Toforest Johnson: what happened when Alabama's governor spared a man on death row for killing a deputy, and said it was not a finding of innocence.
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William Reaves Jr: What We Know
William Reaves Jr., 77, was executed by lethal injection at Florida State Prison on Oct. 20, 2026, for the 1986 killing of Indian River County…
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Marjulin Briceño Arrieta: What We Know
Marjulin Briceño Arrieta, 42, of Denton, Texas, went to meet her estranged husband on Sept. 28, 2026 and has not been found. Denton police say they…
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Norwegian: What We Know
Johannes Natland sentenced: what we know. Only what police, courts and family have confirmed. No speculation.
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Tiger Shroff: Shots Fired at His Car in Mumbai | What We Know
What happened when shots were fired at Tiger Shroff's car in Mumbai? On the evening of Sunday, Oct. 18, 2026, shots were fired at the actor's car…
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Christa Pike Case: Why Shadolla Peterson Got Probation, What We Know
Why did Shadolla Peterson get probation in the 1995 Colleen Slemmer case? Peterson, a Job Corps student in Knoxville, Tennessee, was charged with…
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James Pavatt: What We Know
Oklahoma's Pardon and Parole Board voted 3-2 on Oct. 14, 2026 against clemency for James Pavatt, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the…
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Bozeman Homicide: What We Know
Bozeman homicide: what we know. Shelli Waltemath, 50, of Gallatin Gateway, Montana, died after a shooting at a Bozeman business on Wednesday, Oct.…
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The Pet Cemetery Murders: The Real Case Behind HBO's Series
What is the real case behind HBO's The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story? Spoilers for episode 1.
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Linda Weston: What We Know
Linda Weston pleaded guilty in 2015 to all 196 federal counts against her in the Philadelphia "basement of horrors" case and was sentenced to life…
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Michelle Parker: What We Know
Michelle Parker, 33, an Orlando mother, was reported missing on Nov. 17, 2011. On Oct. 14, 2026, Orlando police arrested her former fiancé and…
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Silver Lake Trader Joe: What We Know
Why is Gene Atkins in prison for Melyda Corado's murder when an LAPD officer's bullet killed her? In 2018, a standoff at a Silver Lake Trader Joe's…
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Lake Mead Barrel Victim Identified: What We Know
The man found in a barrel at Lake Mead's Hemenway Harbor on May 1, 2022, has been identified as Edward Lelburian Jackson, of Arkansas. The Clark…
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Hindu Temple: What We Know
Did a 19-year-old plot an attack on a Hindu temple in Aurora, Illinois? Here is what police and prosecutors say, what he is charged with, and what…
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Six Flags: What We Know
On Monday, October 12, 2026, Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, 42, of Atlanta, died after being ejected from the Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over…
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Talina Galloway on Dateline: Where the Case Stands
Where the Talina Galloway case stands: no-contest plea, 35 years, no trial.
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Boston Blue "The Crash": The Real Boston Strangler Case
Spoilers for Boston Blue S02E01. Is Boston Blue's "The Crash" based on the real Boston Strangler case? Here is what the record shows.
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Tadaryl Shipp: What We Know About Christa Pike's Accomplice
Is Tadaryl Shipp getting out? He is serving life with the possibility of parole in Tennessee for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer, 19, in…
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James Robertson: What We Know
Florida executed James Robertson on Oct. 13, 2026 for the December 2008 killing of his cellmate, Frank Hart, at Charlotte Correctional Institution.…
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Payton Gendron Trial: What We Know
Why is there a federal trial for the Buffalo Tops shooting if Payton Gendron is already serving life? Jury selection began Oct. 13, 2026 in U.S.…
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Sandra Birchmore Trial: What We Know
Sandra Birchmore trial: what we know. The federal trial over the February 2021 death of Sandra Birchmore, 23, opened in Boston on Oct. 9, 2026. As…
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Rustin Berkshire Guilty Plea: What the McKendree File Shows
Rustin Berkshire guilty plea: what the McKendree file shows. Rustin Berkshire, 40, of Vincennes, Indiana, pleaded guilty on Oct. 8, 2026, in federal…
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Pope Leo: What We Know
Pope Leo XIV wrote on Oct. 10, World Day Against the Death Penalty, that capital punishment is "inadmissible because it is an attack on the…
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Tadaryl Shipp Parole: Christa Pike's Accomplice Isn't Getting Out in 5 Years
Tadaryl Shipp parole: what we know. No, Christa Pike's accomplice is not set to be released in five years. A headline this week said he "could be…
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Luigi Mangione Pleaded Guilty. Why New York Still Wants a Murder Trial
Luigi Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court on Aug. 14, 2026 to two counts of stalking resulting in the death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian…
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Nidal Hasan Execution Date: What We Know
Nidal Hasan execution date: what we know. The Army has set a date to execute Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted in the 2009 Fort…
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Renee Good Lawsuits: What Her Family Alleges
Renee Good, 37, was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026. On Oct. 1, 2026, her brother and her partner filed two federal…
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Lansing River Trail Deaths: Is There a Serial Killer? What We Know
Five unhoused men were found badly hurt or dead along about a mile of the Lansing River Trail in Lansing, Michigan, between October 2025 and August…
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Faith Hedgepeth Trial: What the Jury Heard Before the Verdict
Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student from Hollister, N.C., was found killed in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 7, 2012. An…
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Christa Pike survived her execution. What we know now
On Oct. 7, 2026, a Davidson County, Tenn., chancellor ordered the State to preserve evidence from the Sept. 30 execution attempt of Christa Pike…
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Jamaal Howard Executed: His Final Words
Texas executed Jamaal Howard on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026. He was pronounced dead at 8:03 p.m. in Huntsville, the Associated Press reports, citing the…
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Kouri Richins Update: $55M Judgment, Two Sheriffs Indicted, New-Trial Bid
Kouri Richins update: what happened this week, and what the record says. A Utah judge ordered Richins to pay $55,120,516 to Eric Richins' estate.…
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Jamaal Howard: What We Know
Is Jamaal Howard's execution still scheduled, and what did the court decide? Jamaal Howard was convicted of capital murder in April 2001 in Hardin…
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Nidal Malik Hasan
Nidal Malik Hasan: what we know. This week the Pentagon said President Trump approved death by Army firing squad for Nidal Malik Hasan, the former…
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Faith Hedgepeth Case: How DNA Led to an Arrest 9 Years Later
Faith Hedgepeth, a 19-year-old UNC-Chapel Hill student from Hollister, N.C., was found killed in her off-campus apartment on Sept. 7, 2012. Nine…
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Aileen Wuornos: What We Know
Why did Florida stop Aileen Wuornos's execution for two days, and how many of her six death sentences came from a jury?
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Murder of Dee Dee Blanchard: What We Know
What is the full record in the murder of Dee Dee Blanchard? Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard was killed at her home in Springfield, Missouri, in June…
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Allison Feldman
Allison Feldman, 31, was found dead in her Scottsdale, Arizona, home on Feb. 18, 2015. For about three years police had an unidentified male DNA…
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Amber Guyger: What We Know About Her Parole
Is Amber Guyger out of prison? On Oct. 1, 2026, the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles approved parole for Amber Guyger, the former Dallas police…
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Ayotzinapa: What We Know
On Sept. 28, 2026, twelve years after 43 students of the Ayotzinapa rural teachers' college disappeared in Iguala, Guerrero, officials presented…
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Christa Pike Execution Attempt: What We Know
On Sept. 30, 2026, Tennessee began the execution of Christa Pike at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. It was not completed. The…
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Thomas Randolph: What We Know
Thomas Randolph was convicted in 2023 of conspiracy to commit murder and two counts of murder with a deadly weapon in the May 8, 2008 deaths of his…
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Abby Choi: What We Know
Alex Kwong, Anthony Kwong and Kwong Kau have pleaded not guilty to the murder of Abby Choi and are presumed innocent; the trial is ongoing. Alex and…
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Christa Pike: What We Know
On Oct. 7, 2026, a Davidson County, Tenn., chancellor ordered the State to preserve evidence from the Sept. 30 execution attempt of Christa Pike…
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Vickie Williams: What We Know
On New Year's Eve 2022, Darryl Getman, 83, and Sharon Getman, 80, were killed in their home at Waterman Village, a retirement community in Mount…
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Caleb Flynn Found Guilty: What We Know
Caleb Flynn verdict: on Sept. 29, 2026, a Miami County, Ohio, jury found Caleb Flynn guilty on all nine counts, including aggravated murder, in the…
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Jonathan McKinsey: What We Know
Jonathan McKinsey, 40, of Dublin, California, an engineering leader at New York Times Games, was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Dublin…
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Jill Maiorca: What We Know
In October 2020, human remains were found in the crawl space beneath a home in Big Bear Lake, California. In 2023, advanced DNA analysis identified…
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The Cornell 7: what we know as the DA reopens the case
A former Cornell University student, identified in court papers only as Jane Doe, has filed a civil lawsuit alleging she was drugged and sexually…
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Antoinette Forbes: What We Know
Antoinette Forbes, 53, a single mother and a public-affairs executive at Eli Lilly, was last seen on Friday, Sept. 4, 2026, in the 3200 block of…
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Tiana Broadnax: what we know about the James Broadnax case
Tiana Broadnax (née Krasniqi), a British woman, married James Broadnax on Texas death row on April 14, 2026. Sixteen days later, on April 30, Texas…
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The Olney house missing women (Philly's "house of horrors"): what we know
Seven women, reported missing in Philadelphia between 2012 and 2023, are now linked by police and the FBI to a single house on West Chew Avenue in…
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Nolan Wells: what we know
Nolan Wells, 18, of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, went by boat with friends to Horn Island on July 4, 2026, and didn't return with the group. A park…
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Mathew Betkouski, the “Unknown Wanderer” and the Tylenol murders: what we know
In December 1982, an unidentified man died by suicide inside a Catholic church in Boise, Idaho. For almost 44 years he was the "Unknown Wanderer."…
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Tasia Fortune: what’s been confirmed
Tasia Fortune, 29, a mother of four, was found dead behind an abandoned home in Jackson, Mississippi, on August 3, 2026. The state medical examiner…
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Tiana Younger: what we actually know
Tiana Younger, 26, of Knoxville, Tennessee, died early on Saturday, September 19, 2026, after a handgun went off during a fight outside a gas…