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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...
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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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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.
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How Jennifer Pan Planned Her Parents’ Murder from Within

True Crime & Justice
The Canadian case of Jennifer Pan in 2010 features some unique characteristics within the dark world of parricide; when a child kills their own parents.
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A Crime of Passion or Pre-Meditated Murder?

Family Violence & Homicide
While love can be a wonderful thing, it is a powerful emotion and one that can prove deadly. In October 2016, Stuart Gallear stabbed his wife to death after discovering she was having an affair with a man he considered a friend.
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Susceptibility: Implanting False Memories Of Crime

Crime Research
According to research, through false memories it can take as little as a few hours for you to be convinced you are guilty of a crime you didn’t commit.
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I, a Squealer: The Insider’s Account of the Pied Piper of Tucson Murders

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.
Book Reviews

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

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.

The Lazarus Files, A Cold Case Investigation: Did LAPD Protect a...

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Warnings Unheeded: Twin Tragedies at Fairchild Air Force Base

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Connected By Fate: Unmasking The Brutal Killer of Melissa Ann Witt

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Book Review: Reckless Speculation About Murder

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Andrea Yates: A Tragedy Born From Postpartum Mental Illness

Andrea Yates
True Crime & Justice
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.
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Joker Makes For Uncomfortable Viewing – It Shows How Society Creates Extremists

Crime Spotlight
Films like Joker invite us to question the line between reality and fiction. Do such films reflect social conditions or do they, in the end, help create them?

Jack The Ripper Was Three Killers: New Theory in Sherlock Holmes and the Autumn of Terror

Book Reviews
The fascinating theory of author Randy Williams supported by three top criminologists that Jack the Ripper was actually three killers working together.

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

Book Reviews
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.

Cold Case Jury: Bella Wright The Green Bicycle Mystery

Book Reviews
In The Green Bicycle Mystery, historical true crime author Antony M. Brown reopens this cold case and painstakingly reviews the facts and the three theories on who killed Bella Wright in 1919.

Murderous Children: The Youthful Killer

Crime Spotlight
These are crimes which are most often picked up by the media due to their shock-factor and have everyone wondering just what makes a child kill.

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

True Crime & Justice
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.

Holly Newton: The Tragedy That Exposed Teen Relationship Abuse Laws

True Crime & Justice
Holly Newton's murder at age 15 by her ex-boyfriend in Hexham sparked her mother's campaign to change UK laws that don't recognize domestic abuse victims under 16.

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Medical Serial Killers: The So-Called Angels of Mercy

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

Jack The Ripper: The Works Of Francis Thompson

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Patterson sets out a compelling case for English poet Francis Thompson as the prime suspect for Jack the Ripper in this must-read for Ripperologists the world over.

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