k0710 THE murder of a young schoolteacher has been solved thanks to a discarded cigarette butt that was found at the scene. Rita Curran, 24, was found dead in her apartment in Burlington, Vermont, in July 1971. Rita Curran was killed in Burlington, Vermont, in July 1971Credit: Burlington Police At one point during their probe, detectives … Read more
A New York judge has ruled that some key evidence seized from Luigi Mangione’s backpack during his arrest at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s is inadmissible at trial, while some of it can still be shown to jurors, including the suspected murder weapon. Judge Gregory Carro’s written ruling was posted online ahead of a hearing Monday morning. … Read more
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is no longer in contact with Savannah Guthrie as the investigation into her mother Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance continues. “I personally am not,” the sheriff said of being in touch with Nancy’s family in an interview with a news outlet published on Monday, May 18. Savannah Guthrie Not in Contact With … Read more
Alex Murdaugh filed a federal lawsuit against Rebecca “Becky” Hill, the former court clerk whose alleged actions led to the South Carolina Supreme Court overturning his double murder convictions and life sentence. Murdaugh, 57, filed the civil rights lawsuit on Sunday, May 17, in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, reports … Read more
On the East Coast, a less scenic version of California’s famous Highway 1 stretches from northern Maine to the tip of Florida. Interstate 95 is the main highway on the eastern seaboard. Just off I-95, the bodies of six men were recovered within a few months— their remains stretched from Maryland to Florida. The “I-95 … Read more
Canada’s most famous killer? Karla Homolka and her partner murdered three innocent teenaged girls. Their grisly methods and sick enjoyment 𝒄𝒂𝓊𝓰𝒉𝓉 Canada’s attention, then the rest of the world took notice too. Together with her husband, Paul Bernardo, Homolka made six videotapes of the rapes and murders — one of which chronicled drugging and torturing … Read more
The killing of Elizabeth Short on Jan. 15, 1947, shocked Los Angeles and America at large. It was a sensation, with the press latching onto the life of the young and attractive victim. However, it was far from the only brutal killing that shocked the city, nor the only case to go unsolved. The Los … Read more
The killing of Elizabeth Short on Jan. 15, 1947, shocked Los Angeles and America at large. It was a sensation, with the press latching onto the life of the young and attractive victim. However, it was far from the only brutal killing that shocked the city, nor the only case to go unsolved. The Los … Read more
Her street name was “Baby Doll” and she hustled for a living in West Memphis, Arkansas. Some called her by her given name, Lisa, and she was well-known by the cops. Lisa Ann Nichols hailed from West Virginia. She was 28 years old when she died, the victim of homicide by strangulation. Nichols was found … Read more
Police officers wearing bulletproof vests piled out of unmarked cars and fanned out around a small, one-story, tan-colored home in a working-class neighborhood of far west Fort Worth. The officers were members of the elite Delta Team of the U.S. Marshals North Texas Fugitive Task Force, a unit specially trained to arrest high-risk criminals. Approaching … Read more