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The Virginia McCullough Case: A Daughter’s Dark Secret

Uncover the haunting case of Virginia McCullough and a secret that shook a quiet community to its core. In a disturbing tale of family tragedy, McCullough lived alongside her parents' concealed remains for four years, leaving investigators to piece together a puzzle that challenged their understanding of familial bonds and human nature.

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A Mysterious Crime in Houston’s Inwood Forest: Shocking Story Behind Golf Pro Player Gary Cooper’s Murder [Part 1]

Houston's upscale Inwood Forest community was shaken when respected golf pro Gary Cooper was brutally stabbed to death at his doorstep in August 2002. The murder investigation revealed a complex web of family drama centered around Cooper's teenage daughter's pregnancy and her boyfriend, Kelton Yates.

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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...
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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.
Psychology of Murder

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.

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Thomas Kwan: A GP’s Elaborate Plot to Poison for Inheritance

Everything seemed routine. The nurse spoke with a slight Asian accent, checked O'Hara's blood pressure, and asked standard health questions. But this wasn't a legitimate medical visit. It was the beginning of a calculated murder plot.
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Andrea Yates: A Tragedy Born From Postpartum Mental Illness

On 20th June 2001 in Houston, Texas, Andrea Yates drowned her five children one after the other in the bathtub of her family home. Four sons, John (5), Luke (2), Paul (3) and Noah (7), and one daughter Mary, just 6 months old.
Family Violence & Homicide

The Sarah Johnson Parricide Case: A Parent’s Murder and a 16-Year-old Daughter’s Conviction

At 16 years old Sarah Johnson murdered both her parents in a shocking case of parricide in Idaho in 2003. Although she has always protested her innocence, she remains behind bars with no chance of release on the horizon.

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Dangerous Behavior: Stalkers Using “Apple Air Tags” to Spy on, Harass, Threaten Lovers And...

There's a dangerous hook with Apple Air Tags. In the wrong hands, these gadgets have been used to stalk, harass, and in some tragic cases kill, unsuspecting victims.
Thoughts of murder

Homicidal Thoughts May Be Key To Identifying Chronic Offenders

New research from Iowa State University is one of the first studies to explore offenders who display very real thoughts of murder.

Do criminals freely decide to commit offences? How the courts decide

Are criminals responsible for their actions? It’s a question philosophers and criminologists have grappled with for centuries.
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Book Reviews

United in Grief: The Murder of Stephanie Scott

In April 2015, Stephanie Scott went missing in Australia. The horrifying truth of what happened came in a confession from the individual responsible.
Book Reviews

The London Underground Serial Killer

The London Underground Serial Killer is written by Geoff Platt, a former acting detective constable for the Metropolitan Police, and tells us of events that unfolded in the 1970 – 80’s. He examines a man who was just ‘ordinary looking’ but turned...
Book Reviews

Dark Valleys: Foul Deeds Among The South Wales Valleys 1845-2016

Gary Dobbs’ carefully researched, well-illustrated and enthralling text will appeal to anyone interested in the darker side of history.

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The Moral Judgement On Woman Who Kill Their Babies

Family Violence & Homicide
Neonaticide, the killing of a child within its first 24 hours of life, is widely believed a female-only crime and one a woman is judged very harshly for.
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Cold Case Jury: Charles Bravo Poisoning At The Priory

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When a dying barrister is told by his doctors he has ingested a rare poison he seems strangely indifferent to his plight. Over a century later debate still rages: was Charles Bravo responsible for his own death or was his life taken by a sinister hand unseen?

Criminal Governance Under Coronavirus: How Colombian Groups Seized the Day

True Crime & Justice
The coronavirus pandemic sparked a shift in Colombia as criminal actors nationwide sought to profit from the sudden change in conditions.

Looking For Psychopaths In All The Wrong Places: fMRI In Court

Crime Spotlight
Of the current uses of psychiatry in legal settings, the claim that psychopaths can be identified through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is among the most worrisome.

Unlocking the Secrets of the Psychopathic Brain: Decoding the Link Between Violence and Decision-Making Processes

Crime Research
New research examining the psychopathic brain and links to violence refocuses attention from lack of emotion to decision-making and reward networks.

The JFK Assassination … Case Still Closed

True Crime & Justice
No crime in history has undergone a more intense and exhausting scrutiny than the killing of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The scales do not balance. How could Kennedy be toppled by the likes of Oswald?

SketchCop: Police Sketch Artist Reveals His Secrets

Book Reviews
A fascinating inside look at the work of a police sketch artist, recreating the faces of suspects using just the fragmented memories of eyewitnesses.

I, a Squealer: The Insider’s Account of the Pied Piper of Tucson Murders

Book Reviews
A review of Richard Bruns first-hand account of his friendship with a psychopath and how he finally summoned the courage to report him to the authorities and end Charles Schmid's deadly rampage.

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Domestic Violence: An Urgent Crisis and the Need for Certification

Crime Spotlight
Explore how domestic violence certification empowers professionals to support victims and build a network of informed advocates in the fight against abuse.

The Murder of Cecil Wells and the 49th State

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In the dead of night two intruders broke into the Alaskan home of Cecil Wells and shot him dead while he slept, before beating his wife and escaping with cash and jewelry. Or at least, this was what Diane Wells told the police...

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The Yorkshire Witch: The Life & Trial of Mary Bateman

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Mary Bateman known as the ‘Yorkshire Witch’ used her charm and deviousness to fleece her unsuspecting victims out of their belongings and their money, only being stopped when her scheming strayed into the realms of murder.

Psychiatric Killings In The UK: Blood, Voices and Missed Appointments

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Author David Stokes takes a close look at UK cases of psychiatric killings in an honest examination of this topic both through case studies and as a wider social and political issue.

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