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The Woman Who Turned a Hospital Into a Crime Scene – Gloria Ramirez
On February 19, 1994, the emergency room at Riverside General Hospital looked just like any other California hospital on a Saturday night. Until Gloria Ramirez arrived. She was 31. A…
The Greenbrier Ghost: When a Murder Trial Was Sparked by a Ghost’s Testimony
The Greenbrier Ghost is a true story from 19th‑century West Virginia that mixes mystery, tragedy, and even a ghost’s testimony.…
Whistleblower Retaliation: The Price of Speaking Up Against Power
When Doing the Right Thing Gets You Fired, Blacklisted, or Diagnosed with a Mental Illness
Donald Trump says Taylor Swift will “Pay a Price” for endorsing Kamala Harris
Former U.S. President Donald Trump shared his opinion that pop icon Taylor Swift might face consequences for throwing her support…
In 2014, Steven D. Sandison knocked his cellmate, Theodore Dyer, unconscious and strangled him with shoelaces at Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility after learning of Dyer’s child sexual abuse conviction. Sandison confessed, saying, “I don’t feel bad,” and received another life sentence.
This story begins in 2014, inside Michigan’s Saginaw Correctional Facility. Steven D. Sandison, an inmate serving a life sentence for…
The 3 astonishing disappearances of Hannah Upp, and how the third one changed everything
To be lost, to disappear from the face of the earth, may be a fleeting fancy for many, and maybe even a…
Mother and boyfriend face charges in connection with 6-year-old’s tragic death; prosecutor alleges horrific pattern of confinement and repeated beating
The couple, Jennings and Giacchina, are accused of perpetrating repeated and severe abuse that led to the heartbreaking death of Jennings' young son.
Man with the world’s worst hunger ate for 15, swallowed live animals, and was forced to poop out secret spy messages during war missions
Tarrare was born around 1772 near Lyon, although even the name is uncertain in the sources, which sometimes treat it like a nickname. What is consistent is that his appetite…
The Town That Was Erased: Inside the Soviet Nuclear Disaster You’ve Never Heard Of
What was the Kyshtym disaster and why was it hidden for decades?…
Alex and Derek King, 12 and 13, Killed Their Father in 2001. Then Their Murder Convictions Were Thrown Out
Terry King was asleep when he was bludgeoned with an aluminum baseball bat. Alex later said the first blow sounded “about like wood cracking or hitting concrete.” The boys confessed…
Daniel Barter, 4, Went Missing From the Alabama Coast in 1959 After Weeks of Strange Incidents Near His Home
June 17, 1959, was a warm, sunny day in Alabama, perfect for a getaway by the Perdido coast. Paul and Maxine Barter hit the road with four of their children.…
Jasmine Block, 15, Was Kidnapped in 2017 and Held for 29 Days. She Escaped by Swimming Across a Lake
On the night of August 8, 2017, Jasmine Block was lying on the couch at her family’s home in Alexandria, Minnesota. That weekend, she had been boating with her neighbors…
23 States Sue Trump Administration Over New Title X Family Planning Rules
WASHINGTON — Officials from 23 states have sued the Trump administration over new conditions attached to federal family-planning grants, arguing that the requirements could restrict access to contraception and undermine…
Two Nigerian Men Extradited to the U.S. in Sextortion Cases Linked to Teen Deaths
WASHINGTON — Two Nigerian men have been extradited to the United States to face federal charges over separate financially motivated sextortion schemes involving minors that prosecutors say resulted in the…
Snoop Dogg Biopic Casts Tupac Shakur, Warren G and Suge Knight Roles
LOS ANGELES — Universal Pictures’ upcoming Snoop Dogg biopic is filling out its cast, with Camron Jones set to portray Tupac Shakur, Algee Smith playing Warren G, and Tre Hale…
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