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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 Olson admitted killing, as…
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Lana Clarkson, 40, was shot dead in the foyer of Phil Spector's Alhambra house hours after they met…
A forger's sentence at Douai in 1796, escapes from the bagnes at Brest and Toulon, then twenty years…
Seven young travellers vanished from the roads south of Sydney between 1989 and 1992. Their remains were found…
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 convicted of all six…
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…
The FBI says the Chicago suburb of Cicero became "a fiefdom of the Capone mob," and the 1929 killing of seven men in a…
In June 1979 Susan Reinert, an Upper Merion English teacher, was found dead outside Harrisburg, and her children Karen and Michael were never seen…
Herb, Bonnie, Nancy and Kenyon Clutter were killed in their farmhouse near Holcomb, Kansas, on November 15, 1959. Richard Hickock and Perry Smith were…
Marilyn Reese Sheppard was beaten to death in her Bay Village home on July 4, 1954. Her husband was convicted in 1954, and in…
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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…
"Then he took to the trees and rivers to lead a life of shame.Every crime in Oklahoma was added to his name."
Verdicts, sentences, appeal rulings, charges and arrests from 48 countries since the evening of Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Two men are arrested…
Breaking NewsA five-day catch-up edition: verdicts, sentences, appeal rulings, charges and arrests from 37 countries, Oct. 23 to 27, 2026. Gunmen kill nine…
James Crawford came to work a little early that Tuesday morning. The Boss had ordered some rosebushes and Crawford promised him that…
Content warning: This case file describes the shooting death of Bonny Lee Bakley, a murder prosecution that ended in acquittal, allegations of…
Crime Dossier"Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented."
Crime DossierTDSH Case File · Los Angeles · 1994 to 1997O.J. Simpson Trial: Acquittal, Civil Liability and the RecordThe downtown Los Angeles criminal…
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…
ConvictedLuis Garavito confessed to killing children across Colombia in the 1990s. The lures, the arrest, the disputed count, the 40-year cap and his 2023 death.
ConvictedNicolas Claux was convicted of the 1994 premeditated murder of Thierry Bissonnier in Paris. The record, the nickname, and what was never proved.
ConvictedJohn Wayne Gacy was a Chicago-area contractor, Democratic precinct captain, and part-time clown performer who murdered teenage boys and young men between 1972 and 1978. He…
UnsolvedWhitechapelAutumn of TerrorLondon · 1888Crime Dossier · Historical CaseStatus: UnsolvedJack the RipperPunch · 1888Exhibit H“The Nemesis of Neglect,” John Tenniel, Punch, 29 Sep 1888.Public domain. Via…
