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Shepherd’s BushLondon → BristolWoolwich Crown Court Case dossier · UK · Double murderConvicted 21 Jul 2025 Avon GorgeExhibit 01Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol.Photo: Gothick, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 R v Yostin Mosquera · 2024–2025…
Open file : The Clifton Suspension Bridge suitcase murders: the full case against Yostin MosqueraAlso on file
Chris Watts pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste in…
Joseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders as the Golden State Killer. The East Area…
Robert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. The women, the 20 stayed charges,…
Crime Ledger, Oct. 13, 2026: Waterford arson that killed four, Payton Gendron jury selection, Jette police shooting, Aubagne and 39 more cases.
Read the ledger →Luis 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.
Nicolas Claux was convicted of the 1994 premeditated murder of Thierry Bissonnier in Paris. The record, the nickname, and what was never proved.
John 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…
WhitechapelAutumn of TerrorLondon · 1888 Crime Dossier · Historical CaseStatus: Unsolved Punch · 1888Exhibit H“The Nemesis of Neglect,” John Tenniel, Punch, 29 Sep 1888.Public…
The Salem witch trials of 1692–1693 represented a catastrophic failure of colonial Massachusetts legal institutions. Driven by political instability, military conflict, and social tensions,…
Between 1984 and 2008, Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth in a hidden cellar beneath his property in Amstetten, Austria. He maintained control through…
Applying the modern term "serial killer" to pre-1900 historical figures requires evaluating surviving legal records, political literature, and compromised evidence. Cases like Gilles de…
Criminal privacy cases distinguish between public lewdness and voyeurism based on how privacy boundaries are breached. Public lewdness forces unwilling observers to witness visible…
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Crime DossierShepherd’s BushLondon → BristolWoolwich Crown CourtCase dossier · UK · Double murderConvicted 21 Jul 2025The Clifton BridgeSuitcase MurdersAvon GorgeExhibit 01Clifton Suspension Bridge,…
Breaking NewsCrime Ledger, Oct. 13, 2026: Waterford arson that killed four, Payton Gendron jury selection, Jette police shooting, Aubagne and 39 more cases.
Breaking NewsCrime Ledger, Oct. 12, 2026: Simon Carman plea in Pattaya, Aubagne school shooting, Christchurch double murder, Mannix deaths and 37 more cases.
Breaking NewsCrime Ledger, Oct. 11, 2026: Shane Seiber murder charge, Christa Pike back in prison, Tusk plot arrest, Daphne juror leak and 41…
Breaking NewsDaily Crime Ledger: Saturday, October 10, 2026 Today's Ledger covers 65 cases from 30 countries, from verdicts and sentences to charges and…
Crime DossierChris Watts pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste in Colorado. The lies, the…
Crime DossierJoseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders as the Golden State Killer. The East Area Rapist attacks, the DNA…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 9, 2026. Mexican court convicts three in the Robinson brothers and Carter Rhoad murders, plus 22 more cases…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 8, 2026. Texas executes Jamaal Howard, Christa Pike's lawyers say she has pneumonia, and 34 more cases from…
Crime DossierRobert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. The women, the 20 stayed charges, the inquiry and his…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 7, 2026. A Bellingham resident is charged over the Tumbler Ridge shooting, and the Army sets Hasan's execution…
Crime DossierLuis Garavito confessed to killing children across Colombia in the 1990s. The lures, the arrest, the disputed count, the 40-year cap and…
Crime DossierNicolas Claux was convicted of the 1994 premeditated murder of Thierry Bissonnier in Paris. The record, the nickname, and what was never…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 6, 2026. Trump approves a firing squad for the Fort Hood gunman, Mutiso accused plead afresh and Turin…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 5, 2026. Okinawa refers a U.S. Marine to prosecutors, Durban's AKA trial opens with not-guilty pleas, and a…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 4, 2026. A U.S. Marine is held in an Okinawa killing, Tennessee's prisons chief quits after Pike, Plovdiv's…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 3, 2026. UAE calls the flydubai cockpit attack terrorism, Widdecombe's accused faces a Farage terror charge, Pike stays…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 2, 2026. Christa Pike stays critical, Texas paroles Amber Guyger and Chile convicts a man in the killing…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: October 1, 2026. Tennessee fails to execute Christa Pike, a stabbed flydubai captain is named and a German doctor…
Breaking NewsThe Crime Ledger: September 30, 2026. Christa Pike’s stay is lifted, her execution fails, a pilot is allegedly stabbed and Abby Choi’s…
Shepherd’s BushLondon → BristolWoolwich Crown CourtCase dossier · UK · Double murderConvicted 21 Jul 2025The Clifton BridgeSuitcase MurdersAvon GorgeExhibit 01Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol.Photo: Gothick, Wikimedia Commons,…
Chris Watts pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste in Colorado. The lies, the confession and evidence.
Joseph 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…
Robert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. The women, the 20 stayed charges, the inquiry and his 2024 death.
Luis 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.
Nicolas 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…
WhitechapelAutumn of TerrorLondon · 1888Crime Dossier · Historical CaseStatus: UnsolvedJack the RipperPunch · 1888Exhibit H“The Nemesis of Neglect,” John Tenniel, Punch, 29 Sep 1888.Public domain. Via…
ConvictedBetween 1984 and 2008, Josef Fritzl imprisoned his daughter Elisabeth in a hidden cellar beneath his property in Amstetten, Austria. He maintained control through coercive physical…
Mixed OutcomesCriminal privacy cases distinguish between public lewdness and voyeurism based on how privacy boundaries are breached. Public lewdness forces unwilling observers to witness visible sexual acts…
ArchivedAcross Europe, prior consent does not legalize fatal harm or serious injury resulting from sexual strangulation or asphyxia. While prior agreement can influence how courts evaluate…
ConvictedIn March 1999, 23-year-old Fan Man-yee was abducted and held captive in a Hong Kong apartment. She died following four weeks of sustained torture. Her captors…
ConvictedEvidence-led Hillside Stranglers dossier covering Kenneth Bianchi, Angelo Buono, the ten Los Angeles murders, Bellingham killings, victims, police ruse, trial record and disputed psychology.
UnresolvedEvidence-led Gerd Wenzinger dossier covering Dana Franzke, Sabrina Graf, the “Havel Ripper” nickname, medical-boundary abuse, Brazil allegations, extradition and the untried murder evidence.
ActiveLindsay Clancy is on trial for the deaths of Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy. Follow the evidence, postpartum psychosis defence, jury deadlock and legal case.
ConvictedGary Ridgway, the Green River Killer, was convicted of 49 murders. Explore his victims, timeline, DNA evidence, plea deal, investigation and unresolved cases.
ConvictedCrime Dossier · Victims & ChronologyStatus: Executed 1989The Ted Bundy VictimsWashington · Utah · Colorado · Florida1974 to 1989Laura Ann Aime case closed 2026This file follows…
ActiveCrime Dossier · Pending CaseStatus: Charged · Presumed InnocentMarian Green CaseScarsdale, New YorkJuly 7, 2026Westchester CountyChester Green is charged, not convicted, and is presumed innocent unless…
UnsolvedA careful forensic explainer on the Black Dahlia autopsy, what Elizabeth Short’s injuries show, and which claims remain disputed.
ConvictedA verified chronology of the Karla Homolka case, from three teenage victims and delayed DNA to hidden tapes, plea bargain, trials and aftermath.
ConvictedCrime Dossier · Record-led fileCase fileTurpin Family Captivity Case: Jordan’s 911 Call That Exposed the System2010–2026Multi-part fileIn 2019, both parents pleaded guilty to fourteen felonies and…
ActiveA full report on the August 1, 2026 Twin Falls In-N-Out shooting that left three dead, seven injured, and involved an armed civilian.
ActiveRiverside Trail. A husband shot his wife and six children in Grand Haven, MI, then set fires and killed himself. Inside the Karolkiewicz family annihilation.
ActiveEight children were killed before most of Shreveport had awakened. The violence lasted minutes. The warning signs had been accumulating for years.
ConvictedCrime Dossier · Record-led fileCase fileKharkiv Cannibalism Case 2018: Father & Son Kill Cop1932–20248-part fileForensic psychiatric examination declared both fully sane. 5 May 2020 : Ordzhonikidze…
UnsolvedBella in the Wych Elm. On 18 April 1943, teenage boys found an unidentified woman’s skull inside a hollow wych elm in Hagley Wood, Worcestershire. Police…
