k0710 Scene 1 Celeste Vale poured a ten-thousand-dollar glass of wine onto the marble floor, pointed at the red puddle, and told the waitress, “Kneel. Taste it. Then tell me if your poor little mouth understands luxury.” The restaurant went silent. Crystal chandeliers hung above Lumière Royale like frozen stars. Gold mirrors lined the walls. White … Read more
Scene 1 Ava Monroe hit the marble stairs with one hand wrapped around her stomach. The scream came late. First came the sound of her heel snapping. Then her shoulder struck the white stone. Then her beige coat opened, showing the black maid-style dress underneath. Gasps rose through the Blackwell Villa lobby. Crystal chandeliers burned … Read more
So few things are certain these days, but a fact we could always count on is that Charles Manson was evil incarnate. Still a perfectly fair synopsis. But as we’ve reached 50 years since four followers from the cult that was later dubbed his “Family,” butchered seven people over the course of two nights in … Read more
The grandparents of Gus Lamont have said they were “absolutely devastated” to learn that South Australian police had declared the four-year-old’s disappearance a major crime. Their statement comes a day after police revealed they had identified a suspect who lived at Oak Park Station, about 250km north of Adelaide, where Gus was last seen on … Read more
The grandparents of Gus Lamont have said they were “absolutely devastated” to learn that South Australian police had declared the four-year-old’s disappearance a major crime. Their statement comes a day after police revealed they had identified a suspect who lived at Oak Park Station, about 250km north of Adelaide, where Gus was last seen on … Read more
MOSCOW, Idaho – The Moscow coroner, who also happens to run her own law office in the center of town, said the toxicology reports for four slain University of Idaho students aren’t relevant to the case. “They can be related to cause or manner of death, but they are not in this case,” Cathy Mabbutt … Read more
The Cheltenham Youth Detention Center in Maryland has been in operation in some form for more than 155 years. Just adjacent to the facility, still in operation today, is a haunting reminder of the past: the graves of more than 200 children who died in state custody. Tragically, these children still do not have a … Read more
Sept. 6, 2013— — Robert Straley was 13 when he entered the Florida School for Boys in the early 1960s for running away from home. The 1,400-acre grounds in the city of Marianna looked like heaven compared to his troubled home, he said, but on his first day, he was beaten bloody 35 times with … Read more
The disappearance of four-year-old August ‘Gus’ Lamont has gripped the nation and devastated a remote South Australian community, with nearly six weeks of searching turning up almost no trace of the little blond boy. Gus was last seen around 5pm on September 27, playing outside the Oak Park homestead while his grandmother cared for his … Read more
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen. These are the names of the four young University of Idaho students who were murdered in their Moscow share house on November 13, 2022. Last month, criminology student Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to four consecutive life terms without the possibility … Read more