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1980 Florida Department of Corrections mugshot of Ted Bundy

The Ted Bundy Victims: A Chronology of Loss and Evidence

Ted Bundy, Florida Department of Corrections photograph, February 13, 1980. Executed January 24, 1989. Credit: Florida Department of Corrections / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). This chronological history traces Ted Bundy’s crimes from 1974 through his…
A path through Hagley Wood, Worcestershire, 2011

Who Put Bella In The Wych Elm? Unsolved Case

Bella 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 recovered a near-complete skeleton, clothing, shoes and a cheap…
Ambrose Small: The Missing Millionaire

Ambrose Small Disappearance

What happened to Ambrose Small? Follow the missing Toronto millionaire's final day, theatre sale, Grand Opera House, suspects, evidence and unresolved theories.…
Pauline Street, Bywater, New Orleans, 2018

The Bus Freezer Killing of Julia Dardar

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…
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15 Cannibalism Cases: Fact, Myth & Evidence

From Armin Meiwes and Jeffrey Dahmer to Vince Li, Issei Sagawa and the cases that were labelled “cannibal” before the evidence caught up, this dossier separates confirmed human consumption from confession, allegation, biting, media……
An abandoned room with a large red pentagram and inverted crosses painted on the walls and lit candles on the floor.

Ritual Murder Claims: Separating Evidence From Myth

Claims of ritual murder, including those attached to occult networks such as the Order of Nine Angles (O9A), often rely on symbolic interpretations that outrun physical evidence. While some homicides involve genuine supernatural beliefs, others…
The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, downtown Los Angeles, where Los Angeles County felony cases are heard

The Tesla on Bluebird Avenue: Celeste Rivas Murder Case

The Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center, downtown Los Angeles, where Los Angeles County felony cases are heard. Credit: Coolcaesar / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0). For months, a missing child’s life and an ascendant…
Valdai, Novgorod Oblast, from the air, July 2018

Dmitry Luchin: A Crime of Imitation and Cruelty

Valdai, Novgorod Oblast, from the air, July 2018. Olga Budunova was killed in her apartment in the town. Credit: A.Savin / Wikimedia Commons (FAL). The Spectre of Milwaukee: Luchin’s Fixation on Jeffrey Dahmer The Trial…
Hand-coloured 16th-century woodcut broadsheet showing villagers, burning houses and gallows.

Flesh and Symbol: The History of Human Cannibalism

Explore the chilling history of cannibalism, from the desperate survival of the Donner Party and Andes survivors to the pathological minds of killers like Jeffrey Dahmer. Uncover the stories that test the absolute limits of…

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The Crime Ledger: October 22, 2026

Verdicts, sentences, appeal rulings, charges and arrests from 43 countries in one worldwide edition. A retired NYPD detective is charged with murder…
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The Crime Ledger: October 21, 2026

Verdicts, sentences, an execution, charges and arrests from 32 countries in one worldwide edition. Alabama's governor commutes Toforest Johnson's death sentence. Florida…

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