Mary Ann Cotton
Britain's first infamous female serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton poisoned her way through three husbands, a lover, and up to eleven of her own children in Victorian County Durham, collecting life insurance payouts along the…
The Gendered Blade: Women, Politics, and the Guillotine in the French Revolution
Beyond the ‘National Razor’ The guillotine, an invention of grim and rhythmic efficiency, stands as the enduring symbol of the French Revolution’s most violent chapter: the Reign of Terror. Conceived in the spirit of Enlightenment…
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The Ted Bundy Victims: A Chronology of Loss and Evidence
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SCARSDALE MURDER. Marian Green, a prominent 71-year-old disability advocate in Scarsdale, was found dead in her home on July 7, 2026. Her…
Black Dahlia Autopsy: What the Official Findings Do and Do Not Prove
A careful forensic explainer on the Black Dahlia autopsy, what Elizabeth Short’s injuries show, and which claims remain disputed.…
When Music Turns Deadly
Major homicide cases within the music industry are indexed by legal status, categorizing musicians as victims, perpetrators, or witnesses. Spanning sixty years…
What Necrophilia Means in Forensic Psychology
What is necrophilia? In forensic psychology it differs from necrosadism, and what post-mortem evidence can and cannot prove in a criminal case.…
Sexual Sadism Disorder: What Crime Scenes Cannot Diagnose
What sexual sadism disorder means, how it differs from consensual BDSM and violent crime, and what forensic evidence can establish in a…
Shared Delusion: Folie à deux
Shared delusion, isolation and the closed relationship…
Ontario’s Response to Serial-Predator Investigations
How the Bernardo investigation exposed failures across police jurisdictions and led to the creation of the Ontario Major Case Management.…
