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The ‘chance encounter’ and unbroken promise that changed the course of the Idaho student murders case

DENVER — Kristen Mittelman, a top executive at the forensics firm Othram, met Stacy Chapin at CrimeCon two years ago in Orlando. “I honestly don’t know why I was there. I mean, I’d been invited to be there, but we were only 10 months out from losing Ethan,” Chapin said …

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Former detective says string of Houston deaths may be linked to alleged ‘Smiley Face’ killer network

Bodies keep surfacing — and so do questions. There’s a dark current in Houston’s bayous this year, with 16 bodies recovered, five of them in the same week last month. City leaders are downplaying speculation about a potential serial killer, but retired NYPD Sgt. Kevin Gannon, who has long espoused …

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Bryan Kohberger took plea deal days after prosecutors listed his sister as potential witness

Just days after prosecutors added his sister, Amanda Kohberger, to their witness list, Bryan Kohberger agreed to a plea deal, abruptly ending the case before it could go to trial, new court filings reveal. Newly unsealed court documents show that Amanda Kohberger appeared on the state’s amended witness list and …

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Idaho judge calls Bryan Kohberger murder scene pictures ‘incredibly disturbing,’ blocks release

A judge in Idaho has blocked the release of graphic images from the home where Bryan Kohberger murdered four college students. Second District Judge Megan Marshall issued the ruling Wednesday, writing that graphic images which include blood and any of the victims’ bodies will not be released by law enforcement …

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Teacher's 23-stab-wound death ruled suicide again despite expert claims of homicide

A long-awaited review of the death of Philadelphia teacher Ellen Greenberg, controversially ruled a suicide by 23 stab wounds in 2011, has reaffirmed the finding — but experts still say the evidence tells a different story. Dr. Lindsay Simon, the city’s chief medical examiner, was tasked with reviewing the work …

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Charles Manson follower imprisoned in Hollywood killings gets major ruling from governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reversed a parole board’s decision to release Patricia Krenwinkel, a former follower of cult leader Charles Manson and one of the perpetrators of the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders. In a decision issued Oct. 13 and obtained by Fox News, Newsom wrote that Krenwinkel, now 77, “lacks …

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Democrat mayor's 'gaslighting' amid serial killer fears called out by grieving family

There’s something beneath the surface of Houston’s waters, as city police pull body after body from the bayous. Now, one family is demanding answers about how a 22-year-old ended up dead with no wounds, no drugs and no explanation. Kenneth Cutting Jr. vanished after a night out in downtown Houston …

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Newly uncovered Ted Bundy footage exposes the multi-state effort to capture the infamous serial killer

The harrowing story of serial killer Ted Bundy leaves behind a somber legacy on the West Coast of the United States — and recently uncovered crime scene photos and audio tapes continue to unravel the truth in a new series about the malicious murderer. “Hunting Bundy: Chase for the Devil,” …

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Kohberger's lawyers say victims' families got enough money from GoFundMe donations already

Lawyers for convicted Idaho student murderer Bryan Kohberger have asked a judge to excuse the 30-year-old former criminology Ph.D. student from having to pay roughly $27,000 to two of the four victims’ families, arguing that they’ve already received more than enough through donations from people around the country via GoFundMe. …

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BTK killer's daughter calls him 'subhuman' after final prison confrontation ends relationship

Nearly 20 years after Dennis Rader was sent to prison, his daughter Kerri Rawson found the strength to confront him face-to-face. In 2023, the mother of two was enlisted by investigators to determine whether the man who once terrorized Wichita, Kansas, and taunted police during a 17-year murder spree might …

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