The Dark Side of Humanity
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The day is stiflingly hot, over one hundred degrees, even though it is not yet noon. The elderly man, still in his heavy morning coat, reclines on a mohair-covered sofa, his boots on the…
Open file : Lizzie Borden: The Fall River MurdersAlso on file
"Human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."
Sylvia Likens, 16, was left to board at a house on East New York Street in Indianapolis in…
In October 1931 two trunks shipped from Phoenix to Los Angeles held the bodies of Agnes Anne LeRoi…
This edition gathers verdicts, sentences, charges and arrests from 23 countries, all reported since the evening of Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. In Manchester, a jury convicts Simon Richardson of murdering Stretford Grammar School head…
Content warning: This case file describes the abduction, sexual assault and murder of children and teenagers in British Columbia in 1980 and 1981. It names the 11 young people Clifford…
Lana Clarkson, 40, was shot dead in the foyer of Phil Spector's Alhambra house hours after they met at the House of Blues. The…
A forger's sentence at Douai in 1796, escapes from the bagnes at Brest and Toulon, then twenty years as the informer and chief of…
Seven young travellers vanished from the roads south of Sydney between 1989 and 1992. Their remains were found in the Belanglo State Forest. A…
Between June and August 1980, six women and girls were killed in Los Angeles. A confession by Carol Bundy led police to Douglas Clark,…
In February 1910 the music hall singer Cora Crippen, known on stage as Belle Elmore, vanished from her home in north London. Her husband…
On March 18, 1993, Edward Gingerich, an Old Order Amish man in Rockdale Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, killed his wife, Katie. A jury found…
On September 11, 1857, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah, with some Southern Paiutes they had recruited, killed about 120 emigrants from Arkansas at Mountain…
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Breaking NewsThis edition gathers verdicts, sentences, charges and arrests from 23 countries, all reported since the evening of Thursday, Oct. 29, 2026. In…
The day is stiflingly hot, over one hundred degrees, even though it is not yet noon. The elderly man, still in his…
"Human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."
Breaking NewsThis edition gathers verdicts, sentences, guilty pleas, trials, charges and arrests from 24 countries, all reported since the evening of Wednesday, Oct.…
Sylvia Likens, 16, was left to board at a house on East New York Street in Indianapolis in the summer of 1965.…
In October 1931 two trunks shipped from Phoenix to Los Angeles held the bodies of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig "Sammy" Samuelson.…
Breaking NewsVerdicts, sentences, guilty pleas, trials, charges and arrests from 41 countries reported since the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. A 42-year-old…
Content warning: This case file describes the abduction, sexual assault and murder of children and teenagers in British Columbia in 1980 and…
Lana Clarkson, 40, was shot dead in the foyer of Phil Spector's Alhambra house hours after they met at the House of…
A forger's sentence at Douai in 1796, escapes from the bagnes at Brest and Toulon, then twenty years as the informer and…
Seven young travellers vanished from the roads south of Sydney between 1989 and 1992. Their remains were found in the Belanglo State…
Between June and August 1980, six women and girls were killed in Los Angeles. A confession by Carol Bundy led police to…
In February 1910 the music hall singer Cora Crippen, known on stage as Belle Elmore, vanished from her home in north London.…
On March 18, 1993, Edward Gingerich, an Old Order Amish man in Rockdale Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, killed his wife, Katie. A…
On September 11, 1857, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah, with some Southern Paiutes they had recruited, killed about 120 emigrants from Arkansas…
The FBI says the Chicago suburb of Cicero became "a fiefdom of the Capone mob," and the 1929 killing of seven men…
In June 1979 Susan Reinert, an Upper Merion English teacher, was found dead outside Harrisburg, and her children Karen and Michael were…
Herb, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon Clutter were killed in their farmhouse near Holcomb, Kansas, on November 15, 1959. Richard Hickock and Perry…
Marilyn Reese Sheppard was beaten to death in her Bay Village home on July 4, 1954. Her husband was convicted in 1954,…
Federal investigators called him the boss of the New Orleans Mafia for thirty years. He was deported once, acquitted several times, had…
The day is stiflingly hot, over one hundred degrees, even though it is not yet noon. The elderly man, still in his heavy morning coat, reclines…
"Human thought is the process by which human ends are ultimately answered."
Sylvia Likens, 16, was left to board at a house on East New York Street in Indianapolis in the summer of 1965. By October 26 she…
In October 1931 two trunks shipped from Phoenix to Los Angeles held the bodies of Agnes Anne LeRoi and Hedvig "Sammy" Samuelson. Winnie Ruth Judd was…
Content warning: This case file describes the abduction, sexual assault and murder of children and teenagers in British Columbia in 1980 and 1981. It names the…
Lana Clarkson, 40, was shot dead in the foyer of Phil Spector's Alhambra house hours after they met at the House of Blues. The defence said…
A forger's sentence at Douai in 1796, escapes from the bagnes at Brest and Toulon, then twenty years as the informer and chief of the Paris…
Seven young travellers vanished from the roads south of Sydney between 1989 and 1992. Their remains were found in the Belanglo State Forest. A British hitchhiker…
Between June and August 1980, six women and girls were killed in Los Angeles. A confession by Carol Bundy led police to Douglas Clark, who was…
In February 1910 the music hall singer Cora Crippen, known on stage as Belle Elmore, vanished from her home in north London. Her husband said she…
On March 18, 1993, Edward Gingerich, an Old Order Amish man in Rockdale Township, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, killed his wife, Katie. A jury found him guilty…
On September 11, 1857, Mormon militiamen in southern Utah, with some Southern Paiutes they had recruited, killed about 120 emigrants from Arkansas at Mountain Meadows after…
The FBI says the Chicago suburb of Cicero became "a fiefdom of the Capone mob," and the 1929 killing of seven men in a North Clark…
In June 1979 Susan Reinert, an Upper Merion English teacher, was found dead outside Harrisburg, and her children Karen and Michael were never seen again. William…
Herb, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon Clutter were killed in their farmhouse near Holcomb, Kansas, on November 15, 1959. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were convicted in…
Marilyn Reese Sheppard was beaten to death in her Bay Village home on July 4, 1954. Her husband was convicted in 1954, and in 1966 the…
Federal investigators called him the boss of the New Orleans Mafia for thirty years. He was deported once, acquitted several times, had two convictions wiped out…
"Then he took to the trees and rivers to lead a life of shame.Every crime in Oklahoma was added to his name."
James Crawford came to work a little early that Tuesday morning. The Boss had ordered some rosebushes and Crawford promised him that he would be there…
Content warning: This case file describes the shooting death of Bonny Lee Bakley, a murder prosecution that ended in acquittal, allegations of solicitation to commit murder,…
Unsolved"Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented."
ClosedTDSH Case File · Los Angeles · 1994 to 1997O.J. Simpson Trial: Acquittal, Civil Liability and the RecordThe downtown Los Angeles criminal courts building, now the…
ConvictedRobert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. The women, the 20 stayed charges, the inquiry and his 2024 death.
ConvictedShepherd’s BushLondon → BristolWoolwich Crown CourtCase dossier · UK · Double murderConvicted 21 Jul 2025The Clifton BridgeSuitcase MurdersAvon GorgeExhibit 01Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol.Photo: Gothick, Wikimedia Commons,…
ConvictedChris Watts pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste in Colorado. The lies, the confession and evidence.
ConvictedJoseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders as the Golden State Killer. The East Area Rapist attacks, the DNA genealogy hunt and his…
