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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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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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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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Holly Newton: The Tragedy That Exposed Teen Relationship Abuse Laws

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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Crime Research

Family Murder: Familicide and The Family Annihilator

Exploring familicide cases and the psychological research behind such acts, the possible trigger factors and the profile of a family annihilator.
Family Violence & Homicide

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.

CRIME RESEARCH

The odds of signing a false confession are 4.5 times higher for people awake for 24 hours than for those who had slept eight hours the night before.

Lack Of Sleep Can Lead To False Confessions

The odds of signing a false confession are 4.5 times higher for people awake for 24 hours than for those who had slept eight hours the night before.

Blaming Violent Video Games For Violence: It’s Time To End The Debate

Christopher J. Ferguson, Professor of Psychology at Stetson University states that there is no evidence to support claims that violent video games and real-world violence are connected.

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.
True Crime Book Reviews
Book Reviews

Top 10 FBI Criminal Profiling Books

The best criminal profiling books written by FBI profilers who have been inside the minds of the world's worst serial killers. Read if you dare!
Book Reviews

Harry Roberts and Foxtrot One-One: The Shepherd’s Bush Massacre

Harry Roberts and Foxtrot One-One is recommended reading for an intrigued and curious true crime reader covering a UK case that will never be forgotten.
Book Reviews

Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided Book Review & Author Interview

The Joseph Christopher case is explored by author Catherine Pelonero illustrating serial murder encased in mental illness and the complex issue of justice.

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A Convicted Killer, Two Criminologists, and One Podcast: Direct Appeal Investigates ‘Suitcase Killer’ Melanie McGuire Case

Melanie McGuire
Family Violence & Homicide
Did Melanie McGuire kill her husband in New Jersey in April 2004? An interview with Criminologist and Direct Appeal co-host Dr. Amy Shlosberg.
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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.

How It Really Happened Examines Ted Bundy: The Murder Trials and Death Row Confessions

True Crime & Justice
Series Three of HLN's How It Really Happened with Hill Harper continues its in-depth examination of the Ted Bundy case. Using archived footage from CNN and featuring new interviews, these episodes are a must-watch.

H.H. Holmes: One of America’s First Recorded Serial Murderers

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Herman Webster Mudgett, aka Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, is one of America’s first noted serial murderers. He killed at least 27 women during the 1893 World’s...

David Lazar by Robert Kalich: A Book of Truth Merged With Fiction

Book Reviews
In a memoir with a fictionalized character representing himself, Robert Kalich presents a unique novel part imagination and part truth with more criminality, secrets and deception than you might think.

EXCLUSIVE – Errol Flynn: From Theft to Fame and Fortune

True Crime & Justice
Discover the identity of the married lover whose jewels Errol Flynn stole in 1932, unraveling a Hollywood mystery unsolved for almost a century.

A Research Roundup: Capital Punishment and Death Row Inmates

Crime Research
An excellent summary of academic research studies on capital punishment to help ground coverage and better understand this complex issue.

Mass Shootings Aren’t Growing More Common

Crime Research
Psychology Professor Christopher J. Ferguson clears up four common misconceptions about mass homicides and who commits them, based on the current state of research.

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

Book Reviews
They know who he is. Deciphering the secrets of Melissa Witt's 1994 murder, LaDonna Humphrey leads a dedicated team in the unyielding pursuit of justice.

Sada Abe: The Unkindest Cut

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Sada Abe's crime, committed ninety years ago, continues to be the most notorious crime in Japanese history. Her actions turned Japanese society on its head.

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The Death of Faith Hedgepeth: Getting Away with Murder

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A closer look at the unsolved murder of university student Faith Hedgepeth in September 2012, a case resting on a DNA profile with no known match.

An Interview With True Crime Author Deividas Serevicius

Book Reviews
Serial killers are an unique kind of individual. Their behaviour has fascinated psychologists, criminologists, journalists and the general public for years. To that end there is a never-ending stream...

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