Forensic Evidence

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Betty Broderick is a California woman convicted in 1990 for the 1989 murders of her ex-husband Dan Broderick and his second wife, Linda Kolkena. This case drew national attentio...

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The 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher in Perugia, Italy, became a global story largely through the involvement of Amanda Knox, her roommate at the time. This overv...

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The term special victims cast refers to the people, units, and processes that handle cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse, and other forms of victimiza...

Crime & Investigation

The Golden State Killer case represents a decades-long serial investigation spanning multiple crime categories, from burglaries to violent rapes and murders. This overview focus...

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The real-life suitcase killer refers to the 1971 murder of London schoolmistress Joan Perry, whose body was discovered stuffed into a suitcase and dumped in a gravel pit. The ca...

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Green River Killer is the media name for Gary Leon Ridgway, a serial offender who targeted women and girls in Washington state during the 1980s and 1990s. He was arrested in 200...

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The Chi Omega murders refer to the killings of two sorority sisters at the Chi Omega chapter house at Florida State University in December 1978. On December 10, 1978, members of...

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John Wayne Gacy, the serial killer known as the Killer Clown, was caught after a 15-year murder spree that began in the mid-1970s. His capture resulted from routine police work,...

Guides And Explainers

The Monica Lewinsky stained dress refers to a blue cocktail dress that became central evidence in the 1998 impeachment inquiry against President Bill Clinton. Its story is both...

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Dee Dee Blanchard was stabbed multiple times by Nicholas Godejohn on the evening of June 22, 2015, at the Springfield, Missouri residence she shared with her daughter Gypsy. Law...