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When Was the BTK Killer Caught? How Dennis Rader Was Finally Identified
Read more: When Was the BTK Killer Caught? How Dennis Rader Was Finally IdentifiedA floppy disk, church metadata, and DNA ended the BTK case and led to Dennis Rader’s arrest after decades of fear in…
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Reverend George Kelly and the Murder of Helen Wilson: The Beatrice Six Case Explained
Read more: Reverend George Kelly and the Murder of Helen Wilson: The Beatrice Six Case ExplainedHelen Wilson was murdered in Beatrice, Nebraska. Six innocent people were convicted before DNA identified Bruce Allen Smith.
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Cynthia Vigil and the Escape That Exposed David Parker Ray
Read more: Cynthia Vigil and the Escape That Exposed David Parker RayCynthia Vigil’s escape led police to David Parker Ray’s trailer and exposed a grim case of kidnapping, torture, and sexual violence.
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D.B. Cooper Hijacking Date: What Happened on November 24, 1971?
Read more: D.B. Cooper Hijacking Date: What Happened on November 24, 1971?A true-crime retelling of the D.B. Cooper hijacking, from the note on Flight 305 to the night jump and the clues left…
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Who Did the Zodiac Killer Kill? A Victim-by-Victim Look at the Confirmed and Suspected Attacks
Read more: Who Did the Zodiac Killer Kill? A Victim-by-Victim Look at the Confirmed and Suspected AttacksWho did the Zodiac Killer kill? The confirmed victims, survivors, and disputed cases in one gripping, fact-checked account.
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When Was John Wayne Gacy Caught? Arrest, Conviction and the Case Timeline
Read more: When Was John Wayne Gacy Caught? Arrest, Conviction and the Case TimelineRobert Piest vanished on December 11, 1978. Ten days later, John Wayne Gacy was arrested, exposing years of murder hidden beneath his…
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The Beltway Sniper Attacks: A Timeline of the 2002 D.C. Area Shootings
Read more: The Beltway Sniper Attacks: A Timeline of the 2002 D.C. Area ShootingsHow the Beltway Sniper attacks unfolded in 2002, from the first shootings to the rest stop arrest of John Allen Muhammad and…
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Paul Stine and the Zodiac Killer: The San Francisco Murder That Changed the Investigation
Read more: Paul Stine and the Zodiac Killer: The San Francisco Murder That Changed the InvestigationPaul Stine was killed in his San Francisco taxi, and a mailed piece of his shirt tied the crime directly to Zodiac.
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Why Did D.B. Cooper Hijack the Plane? What the Evidence Suggests About His Motive
Read more: Why Did D.B. Cooper Hijack the Plane? What the Evidence Suggests About His MotiveA gripping look at why D.B. Cooper hijacked Flight 305, the ransom demand, the jump into darkness, and the clues left behind.
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Robert Hansen and Cindy Paulson: The Escape That Exposed an Alaskan Serial Killer
Read more: Robert Hansen and Cindy Paulson: The Escape That Exposed an Alaskan Serial KillerCindy Paulson’s escape near Merrill Field exposed Robert Hansen and helped break open one of Alaska’s most haunting serial murder cases.
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Was Robert Piest Ever Found? What Investigators Recovered and What Remains Unclear
Read more: Was Robert Piest Ever Found? What Investigators Recovered and What Remains UnclearRobert Piest vanished after leaving work at a Des Plaines pharmacy. His disappearance led police to John Wayne Gacy and a horrific…
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John Wayne Gacy and Robert Piest: The Disappearance That Broke the Case Open
Read more: John Wayne Gacy and Robert Piest: The Disappearance That Broke the Case OpenRobert Piest’s disappearance led police to John Wayne Gacy’s home and exposed one of America’s deadliest serial murder cases.
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How Did the BTK Killer Get Caught? The Floppy Disk Mistake That Ended the Hunt
Read more: How Did the BTK Killer Get Caught? The Floppy Disk Mistake That Ended the HuntA purple floppy disk, hidden metadata, and DNA evidence ended the long hunt for BTK and led Wichita police to Dennis Rader.
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Orleans Parish Sheriff Contempt Case: What the Case Was About and Why It Mattered
Read more: Orleans Parish Sheriff Contempt Case: What the Case Was About and Why It MatteredHow a court order over inmate transports led to a contempt ruling against Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson and a fast-moving appeal.
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The Murder of Meredith Kercher: Timeline, Evidence, and What the Court Ultimately Decided
Read more: The Murder of Meredith Kercher: Timeline, Evidence, and What the Court Ultimately DecidedThe true story of Meredith Kercher’s murder in Perugia, the evidence against Rudy Guede, and why Knox and Sollecito were finally cleared.
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The Murder of Gianni Versace: Andrew Cunanan, Miami Beach, and the Final Days of a Manhunt
Read more: The Murder of Gianni Versace: Andrew Cunanan, Miami Beach, and the Final Days of a ManhuntGianni Versace was killed on his Miami Beach steps as the hunt for Andrew Cunanan closed in after four earlier murders.
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The Unabomber Case: Ted Kaczynski’s Bombing Campaign and the Investigation That Stopped It
Read more: The Unabomber Case: Ted Kaczynski’s Bombing Campaign and the Investigation That Stopped ItA gripping account of the Unabomber case, from the first mail bomb to the manifesto, Ted Kaczynski’s arrest, and the victims left…
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The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman: A Timeline of the O.J. Simpson Case
Read more: The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman: A Timeline of the O.J. Simpson CaseA gripping account of the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman murders, from Bundy Drive and the Bronco chase to trial and…
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The Murder of Sharon Tate: What Happened at Cielo Drive
Read more: The Murder of Sharon Tate: What Happened at Cielo DriveInside the Tate murders at 10050 Cielo Drive: the victims, the investigation, Manson Family arrests, and the trial that followed.
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Idaho Murders Crime Scene: What Investigators Found and What Is Publicly Known
Read more: Idaho Murders Crime Scene: What Investigators Found and What Is Publicly KnownA gripping account of the Idaho murders, from the King Road crime scene and knife sheath DNA to Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea.
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The Night Stalker Case: How Richard Ramirez Terrorized California and Was Caught
Read more: The Night Stalker Case: How Richard Ramirez Terrorized California and Was CaughtA gripping account of the Night Stalker case, from the first murders to the fingerprint, sneaker prints, and public capture of Richard…
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Leatherface True Story: The Real Killer Who Inspired the Horror Legend
Read more: Leatherface True Story: The Real Killer Who Inspired the Horror LegendA receipt led police to Ed Gein’s farm, where Bernice Worden’s murder exposed the real case linked to the Leatherface legend.
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Manson Killer: Which Murders Were Tied to Charles Manson and His Followers?
Read more: Manson Killer: Which Murders Were Tied to Charles Manson and His Followers?How the Tate-LaBianca murders unfolded, how the case was solved, and why Charles Manson was convicted without killing most victims himself.
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Who Was the Machete Killer? A Factual Look at the Case Behind the Name
Read more: Who Was the Machete Killer? A Factual Look at the Case Behind the NameHow a farmer’s discovery in a peach orchard exposed the Juan Corona murders and led to convictions for 25 killings in Sutter…