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This Case Went Nowhere for 40 Years. Then a Stranger’s Family Tree Gave Up the Killer
Anna Marie Hlavka lived in a small apartment in Portland, Oregon. She worked as a secretary at Tektronix, a job she took seriously. On July 24, 1979, she didn’t show…
INSIDE THE STANFORD PRISON EXPERIMENT: WHEN ROLE-PLAY TURNED DARK
INTRODUCTION: A STUDY GOES OFF THE RAILS Researchers at Stanford wanted to see if pretending to be guards and prisoners…
Eleven children from related parents were born inside the incest family that startled the nation
In a rural farming valley, two great-great grandparents had established a horrifying incest cult. Generations of inbreeding left their progeny…
The Rasputin myths you thought were true, and what really happened
Some historical figures are controversial. Some are fascinating. And then there’s Grigori Rasputin, a man so deeply wrapped in legend…
The Foster Family Story, Debts and a Flashy Lifestyle Lead to Familicide
At about 4 a.m. on August 26, 2008, the Shropshire Central fire control got an emergency call to respond to…
Ricky McCormicm and the Unsolved Code that Mocked the FBI
He Died Alone. His Pockets Didn’t. In the summer of 1999, a man’s body was found rotting in a Missouri…
14-year-old, accused of killing her grandmother with a walker and belt and claiming “she was already dying,” will face adult charges: Cops
Sofia Koval, a 14-year-old teenage girl from Florida, is facing adult manslaughter charges following the death of her grandmother, Yevheniia Koval, earlier this year. ALSO READ: Elder sister, 13, accused…
Jane Britton’s 1969 murder near Harvard Square was solved nearly 50 years later
The population at Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the late 1960s, mostly revolved around the folks at Harvard University. The environment there was one of academic order, and the most violent crimes…
Christian Hall left Corpus Christi on a yacht in 2005. He never came back.
On Nov. 24, 2005, Christian Hall, 15, left Corpus Christi, Texas, aboard…
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…
‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Finally Hits Theaters Years After Warner Bros. Shelved Film
LOS ANGELES — Coyote vs. Acme, the completed Looney Tunes movie that Warner Bros. once planned never to release, has finally arrived in U.S. theaters nearly three years after its…
Beyoncé Announces 27-Track ‘B’Day’ 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition
LOS ANGELES — Beyoncé is marking the 20th anniversary of her second solo album, B’Day, with an expanded 27-track deluxe edition featuring B-sides, Spanish-language recordings and additional material from the…
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