More than five decades after a decorated World War II veteran-turned-milkman was murdered “execution-style” on his route, testimony from his killer’s ex-wife solved the cold case. Hiram “Ross” Grayam had been shot multiple times when investigators searching the area via airplane spotted his milk truck deep in the woods in Vero Beach, Florida, in April 1968, the Indian River County …
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The role of forensic science in solving true crime cases
You’ve seen it countless times. Police scope out the scene of a crime and find a piece of evidence: a strand of hair, a blood sample, a bullet casing. It goes to the lab, and after forensic scientists analyze it, the evidence helps land the perpetrator in jail. Or, that is how forensic science is depicted in “CSI” or “Law …
Read More »Wisconsin college student’s body parts found after first date with suspect compared to Dahmer: report
A college student with hopes of joining the military was killed in horrific fashion after a date with a suspect who drew comparisons to the “Milwaukee Monster.” Sade Robinson, 19, was allegedly dismembered by Maxwell Anderson on April 2, and law enforcement is still finding her body parts, which washed up along Lake Michigan’s shores as recently as Thursday, the …
Read More »Louisiana man allegedly stalks estranged wife, sends 'death flower' before killing her: police
The recent arrest of a Louisiana man in connection with his estranged wife’s murder has rocked residents of Tangipahoa Parish. Authorities on Monday took David Hernandez, 49, into custody on charges of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice, according to a Tuesday press release from the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office. On March 21, while responding to a medical emergency around …
Read More »Family of slain mother in Las Vegas law firm shooting shares ex's violent past: 'Lived in constant fear'
The family of the woman gunned down last week alongside her prominent Las Vegas attorney husband by her ex-father-in-law is shedding new light on the tragedy, saying the situation could have been avoided. “Despite a slow-moving court battle for protection, and one that ultimately failed her, Ashley lived in constant fear for her safety and that of her children,” Paul …
Read More »Karen Read Massachusetts trial: 3 things to know about woman charged with officer boyfriend's murder
It is finally showtime for the court case surrounding the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe in January 2022. The trial has started for his then-girlfriend, Karen Read, who is accused of intentionally backing her Lexus SUV into O’Keefe after a drunken fight in the car and leaving him to die in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home, …
Read More »Scott Peterson defense drops motion to seal in bid for new trial after prosecutors note files mostly public
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – Scott Peterson, the convicted wife killer who has maintained his innocence since before his arrest in 2004, returned to court Tuesday to withdraw a motion to seal a document in the case after prosecutors told the court most of the information is already public. A California jury found Peterson guilty in 2004 of the murders of …
Read More »Former undercover agent recalls infiltrating the Hells Angels: 'A dangerous game to play'
Jay Dobyns lived a double life for two years, and it nearly cost him his life. Now retired, Dobyns worked for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), which enforces the nation’s gun laws. From 2001 to 2003, he went undercover as he infiltrated the Hells Angels in Arizona. He is now sharing his account in a new …
Read More »Jennifer Pan case: Plot to kill parents for inheritance unravels with hitmen scheme
A new documentary delves into the chilling case of a Canadian woman who orchestrated her parents’ murders after they unraveled her decade-long ruse. Jennifer Pan, her boyfriend Daniel Wong and his associates David Mylvaganam and Lenford Crawford were sentenced to two life prison terms in 2015 for the 2010 murder of Pan’s mother, Bich Ha Pan, and the attempted murder …
Read More »Kristin Smart's killer stabbed in 2nd attack at California prison since 2023 sentencing
Paul Flores, the 47-year-old man convicted of killing college student Kristin Smart who vanished in 1996, was attacked at a California prison for the second time on Wednesday. Staff at Pleasant Valley State Prison witnessed another inmate stab Flores at around 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the recreation yard, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) told The Associated …
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