Christa Pike, who earned her spot as Tennessee’s only female death row inmate by stabbing and beating her classmate to death – then nearly executing an elaborate prison break – was featured on a recent episode of Investigation Discovery’s “Mean Girl Murders.” Now 48, Pike was convicted in 1995 for killing fellow Knoxville Job Corps computer programming student Colleen Slemmer, …
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Nurse convicted of murdering 7 babies at hospital neonatal unit loses bid to appeal
A British neonatal nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies and the attempted murder of six others has lost her bid to appeal. Lucy Letby, 34, had asked for permission to challenge the verdict after she was convicted and sentenced to life in prison last year. A three-judge panel of Britain’s Court of Appeal heard the case in April …
Read More »Nicole Brown Simpson was living in fear of OJ before her murder, sisters say
Nicole Brown Simpson had been living in fear of her legendary running back husband O.J. Simpson before her infamous 1994 murder, sister Denise Brown says, according to an upcoming documentary. Last month, Simpson’s family announced via Twitter/X that he died of prostate cancer at 76 years old. He lived in Nevada in the twilight of his life, and also served …
Read More »Bryan Kohberger defense challenges Idaho prosecutors over cellphone records
Bryan Kohberger, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in 2022, was back in court Thursday for another pre-trial hearing where his defense pressed the Moscow Police Department detectives about the mishandling of phone records linked to his alibi. Moscow Police Detective Lawrence Mowery testified on Thursday about his role in the investigation, admitting that he did …
Read More »Utah children's book author accused of killing husband speaks out for 1st time: 'This means war'
Kouri Richins, the Utah mom of three and children’s book author accused of fatally poisoning her husband in 2022, is speaking out publicly for the first time since her husband’s death. Richins, now 35, is charged with attempted murder, aggravated murder and drug possession after she allegedly killed her husband of nine years, Eric Richins, on March 3, 2022 with …
Read More »TikTok star charged with killing estranged wife, lover recalls moment he opened fire: 'I can't stop'
Ali Abulaban, the San Diego TikTok star charged with killing his wife and her lover, testified during his trial on Wednesday that he couldn’t stop shooting the pair after finding them in bed together, according to local news. Ali, 31, is charged with fatally shooting Ana Abulaban and Rayburn Barron on Oct. 21, 2021. “I didn’t expect Ana would everdo …
Read More »Dog bed DNA could put death penalty into play for Gilgo suspect Rex Heuermann – here's how: cold case expert
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is under new scrutiny as investigators have returned to his home nearly a year after his arrest on multiple murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case, which perplexed authorities for over a decade until last year. After a New York task force placed Heuermann under arrest last year, he …
Read More »Rex Heuermann’s family kept gruesome piece of evidence, source says
MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – EXCLUSIVE: Shortly before New York police made a surprise return to the Long Island home of suspected serial killer Rex Heuermann, his family was still in possession of a gruesome album of crime scene photos, according to a source with knowledge of the incident. The book, “Death Scenes: A Homicide Detective’s Scrapbook,” is a collection of …
Read More »Suspected Portland serial killer indicted in murders of 3 women
Oregon prosecutors have announced the indictment of a suspected serial killer in connection with three murders in the Portland area just weeks before he would have been released from prison on unrelated charges. Jesse Lee Calhoun, 39, an ex-con who was released from prison early in 2021, is accused of killing at least three women and suspected of causing at …
Read More »Gary Allen Srery: US predator tied to 4 murders and counting in Canada while running from feds
A convicted U.S. sexual predator killed at least four women in Canada after he fled the country while on bail, and authorities believe there are more victims. Gary Allen Srery — who died in a U.S. prison in 2011 — made a run for the northern border after posting bail for a 1974 rape charge in Los Angeles and hid …
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