crime-and-law

The United States Secret Service (USSS) is a federal law enforcement agency with two core missions: protecting national leaders and key facilities, and safeguarding the financia...

Husband and wife killers refers to one spouse intentionally causing the death of the other, a pattern that cuts across gender, age, and background. This overview explains how re...

Connor Betts Bellbrook refers to the 2019 mass shooting in Dayton, Ohio, involving then 24-year-old Connor Stephen Betts, a local resident from the nearby community of Bellbrook...

On the night of October 1, 2017, a gunman opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort onto a crowd of concert attendees along the Las Vegas Strip. The shooting be...

On October 1, 2017, a mass shooting occurred at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. According to official reports and investigations, 61 people died (not in...

When reports reference recent murder cases, they typically describe unlawful homicides investigated as criminal offenses. Because this term carries legal, statistical, and publi...

On December 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot outside The Dakota apartment building in New York City by Mark David Chapman. Lennon was pronounced dead at Roosevelt Hospital approxim...

In the United States, certain serial killers have become enduring subjects of public fascination and study due to the scale, method, or cultural impact of their crimes. This eve...

In December 2002, Laci Peterson was reported missing in Modesto, California. By spring 2003, it was confirmed she had been killed. Investigations led to her husband, Scott Peter...

Incidents of robbery at the Louvre Museum are rare, and the museum operates with layered security designed to protect artworks and visitors. This overview explains how museums p...