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The Halo Effect’s Surprising Limits: When Beauty Can’t Sway Justice

By Robin Kramer, University of Lincoln You might think attractive people get preferential treatment in life – and research suggests you’d be right. Some...

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A Mysterious Crime in Houston’s Inwood Forest: The Complex Trial That Followed Golf Pro Gary Cooper’s Murder [Part 2]

The brutal murder of golf pro Gary Cooper in Houston's upscale Inwood Forest community left investigators with a complex web of relationships to untangle.

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Was Ann Marie Burr Ted Bundy’s First Victim?

She was an innocent blond child who got into the wind, snatched from her home in the dead of night and carried off into oblivion...

Lindbergh Kidnapping: Did Charles Lindbergh Kill His Son?

Given Charles Lindbergh's stature as an international hero, investigators in 1932 didn't consider the unthinkable... that Lindbergh was a suspect in the death of his son.

When Narcissistic Rage Ends In Murder

When a true narcissist is challenged they can explode in a narcissistic rage, an anger so fierce it can result in violence and in some cases, murder.

TRUE CRIME

Unraveling the Fiona Beal Murder Case

The shocking case of Fiona Beal, a primary school teacher who murdered her partner and buried him in their garden. Uncover the chilling details of her confession, alter ego, and the investigation that led to justice.

The Psychology of Parricide: When Children Kill Their Own Parents

Parricide is a rare act of homicide however, it is an act which causes horror when the lives of parents are taken, often brutally, by their own offspring.

Siblicide in Humans: Homicidal Violence Between Siblings

Within siblicide, as with any homicide, there is always the question of motive. Why would anyone kill their own sibling?

CRIME RESEARCH

Effects Of Seeing An Offender As A Victim In The Genetic Mental Disorder Defense

Research from the University of Missouri suggests that genetic explanations for criminal behavior have no mitigating effect on a jury. Environmental explanations they say, show an offender as a victim who has suffered harm which results in society assigning less blame for their criminal actions.

Bombers, Rioters and Police Killers: Violent Crime and Disorder in Victorian Britain

The popular image of Victorian Britain is an ordered, well-behaved and well-mannered society; it is not of an era littered with riots, violent muggings, and terrorist attacks. Bombers, Rioters and Police Killers by Simon Webb sets the record straight by laying bare the reality of Victorian crime.

Cold Serial: The Jack the Strangler Murders

In his first historical true crime book, Brian Forschner uncovers an unknown serial killer who in 1900’s Dayton, Ohio brutally murdered five young women.

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O. J. Simpson Trial: 26 Years Later

Could today's advanced forensic evidence leave no doubt about the football hero OJ Simpson's guilt? You be the judge.

The Murder of Bob Crane: Can Modern DNA Science Crack this Cold Case?

The 1978 murder of actor and American icon Bob Crane remains one of the most high-profile unsolved celebrity murders of all time, after he was found bludgeoned to death in his apartment.

An Untrustworthy Face Can Push A Jury To Harsher Sentencing

In death penalty cases, how trustworthy a person looks may play a part in a jury’s decision to condemn them to death.

Medical Serial Killers: The So-Called Angels of Mercy

Healthcare professionals are trained to heal but for some, termed medical serial killers, this can lead to a deadly game of multiple murder.

A Father’s Story by Lionel Dahmer: One Man’s Anguish at Confronting the Evil in His Son

A deeply personal book from Lionel Dahmer, the father of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer, trying to understand his son's actions.

Police At Center of Government-Sponsored Death Squads in El Salvador

The death squad members dressed in police and military uniforms entered their targets’ homes under the guise of executing fake search warrants and executed their victims on the spot or took them to other locations to be killed.