How Plea Agreements Work in Canada
Learn how plea agreements work in Canada, what defence may negotiate, how judges review guilty pleas, when a joint sentence can be rejected.…
The Bargain Before the Tapes: The Karla Homolka Case
A verified chronology of the Karla Homolka case, from three teenage victims and delayed DNA to hidden tapes, plea bargain, trials and aftermath.…
East St. Louis Family Homicides: Five Killed, Two Teens Charged
Five relatives dead, two survivors wounded, a severed thumb used to unlock a phone. Ja'ymier Davis, 16, and his 15-year-old girlfriend face murder charges in a targeted family attack across three East St. Louis locations.…
Kharkiv Cannibalism Case: Kostikov Murder, Mutilation & Cannibalism Claims
A father and son were convicted of murdering Yevhen Petrov in Kharkiv. Explore the Kostiukov case, mutilation evidence, disputed cannibalism claims and trial.…
Edmund Kemper: The Murders, Victims, Evidence & Conviction
At 15, he shot his grandmother to 'see what it felt like.' By his mid-twenties, Edmund Kemper had murdered his own mother and six college students around Santa Cruz, decapitating most of them and keeping…
Paul Bernardo: The Scarborough Rapist, DNA Delay and Victim Record
He was a well-dressed, well-liked professional in an affluent suburb, before DNA evidence connected him to a string of Scarborough rapes that predated the murders of Leslie Mahaffy, Kristen French, and Tammy Homolka. The file…
Consensual Annihilation: Armin Meiwes the Rotenburg Cannibal
A forensic analysis of Armin Meiwes, the Rotenburg Cannibal, examining the consensual murder of Bernd Brandes and cannibalism.…
Sexsomnia and the Law: A Difficult Forensic Defence
Sexsomnia is a genuine sleep disorder, but proving it caused an alleged sexual offence requires careful medical, forensic and legal examination.…
The Menendez Murders: Abuse, Greed, and the American Justice System
The Nightmare on Elm Drive Their two sons, 21-year-old Lyle and 18-year-old Erik, were said to be out for the night, having told their parents they planned to see the film Batman. This image of…
Headless, Dismembered Woman Found in Bus Freezer
A 34-year-old New Orleans man was taken into custody after investigators discovered a decapitated body inside a freezer on his property. Benjamin J. Beale now faces several counts, including obstruction of justice and running an…
15 Cannibalism Cases: Fact, Myth & Evidence
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Necrophilia: 7 Facts About Sexual Attraction to Corpses
Necrophilia is a rare paraphilia involving sexual attraction to corpses. Explore its history, DSM-5-TR classification, causes, and clinical treatment approaches.…
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