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1891 NY murder case that ended in a wrongful conviction

It seemed New York City had its own Jack the Ripper. In April 1891, the mutilated body of Carrie Brown, a former self-styled actor, turned up in what the New York Times called a “squalid” lodging...

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Murdaugh Case

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/murdaugh-autopsy-details-sled-timeline-released-in-double-homicide/ar-AAL9cmc

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Bodies of two young girls pulled from South Florida canal

The bodies of two young girls were found, hours apart, in a South Florida canal, and investigators are treating the case as a homicide. The body of the first girl, who detectives said was between the...

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Zodiac Killer's final ciphers solved at last ?

The final two ciphers created by the notorious serial killer may have been solved by an amateur codebreaker. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/348211/zodiac-killers-final-ciphers-solved-at-last

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The enduring mystery of H.H. Holmes, America’s ‘first’ serial killer

Four days before H.H. Holmes’ execution on May 7, 1896, the Chicago Chronicle published a lengthy diatribe condemning the “multimurderer, bigamist, seducer, resurrectionist, forger, thief and general...

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Stolen Picasso and Mondrian paintings found in Athens

A painting by Pablo Picasso that was stolen nine years ago during a heist at a Greek gallery has been recovered. On Monday, police in Athens said Picasso's Woman's Head had been found along with a...

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Disabled Child Found in Weighted Blanket Finally Identified After Nearly...

Stevie Crawford‘s small frame was discovered lifeless on July 11, 1963. His hay-colored hair and how he was fully dressed–wrapped in a weighted blanket–set off alarm bells for Oregon investigators who...

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Unlikeliest ways cold cases were cracked

Over the years, everyone from infamous murderers to cocaine smugglers have been brought to justice in ingenious - and unlikely - fashion. Stinging nettles, card games, cooking shows and Disney films -...

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Haitian President Jovenel Moïse assassinated

Gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in their home early Wednesday, inflicting more chaos on the Caribbean country that was already enduring gang violence, soaring...

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Euro 2020 was worst ever tournament for crime

England fans launched “random attacks on Italians” after the final of the Euro 2020 tournament, police have said. Forces across the country are still collating figures on the number of incidents...

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'Hollywood Ripper' sentenced to death

A convicted murderer nicknamed the "Hollywood Ripper" has been sentenced to death for the killings of two women in the 2000s. Relatives of his victims wept as a judge gave Michael Gargiulo the...

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Ex-cops jailed for beating porcupines to death while on duty

Two former US cops have been sentenced to time behind bars and slapped with a four-figure fine after they killed almost a dozen porcupines. Addison Cox, 28, and Michael Rolerson, 31, admitted to...

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Texas... Heather Rich...

Anyone hear of this case.......quite a...

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Tensions rise in southern Sonora as 10 Yaqui men disappear

Quote Ten Yaqui men remain missing after disappearing last week in southern Sonora, home to one of the world’s most violent cities. The men, members of the Yaqui community in Loma de Bacúm, were last...

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Rodney Alcala Has Died In Prison

Serial killer and rapist Rodney Alcala, also known as the Dating Game killer, has died in a California prison while awaiting execution for the murder of five women, including a 12 yr old girl between...

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Murder trial: Luke O'Connell stabbed in Watford

A group of men armed with a samurai sword acted "like a pack of animals" when they "hunted down" and allegedly stabbed a 26-year-old man, a court was told. Reading Crown Court heard how Luke O’Connell...

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The 1992 Stardust Casino Heist suspect William John Brennan

On September 22nd 1992 Stardust bookkeeper William John Brennan a native of Palmertown, PA walked out of the casino with a bag containing $500k worth in cash and chips never to be heard from again....

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Summer Wells Disappearance

Hard to limit the links and how this case has progressed.  Here's one that goes over the initial time line but a search will turn up multiple others. The disappearance of Summer Wells: a timeline of...

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Grandfather Pleads Guilty to His Role in Torturing 12-Year-Old James Alex...

A grandfather pleaded guilty on Friday as one of the people who killed 12-year-old James Alex Hurley, leaving the man’s wife as the sole remaining defendant. James Sasser Jr. admitted to a count of...

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The disappearance of Ray Gricar (Part 2)

here is someone timeline: · April 14, 2005 - Gricar's office door is forcefully closed several times mid afternoon per a colleague. Gricar had a habit of forcefully closing his door per a colleague. ·...

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