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The Slender Man Stabbing: How An Internet Meme Led Two 12-Year-Old Girls To Attempt Murder

"It was weird," said Morgan Geyser of the Slender Man stabbing of Payton Leutner. "I felt no remorse. I thought I would... I actually felt nothing."

By Hannah McKennett • May 9, 2021

The Slender Man Stabbing: How An Internet Meme Led Two 12-Year-Old Girls To Attempt Murder

"It was weird," said Morgan Geyser of the Slender Man stabbing of Payton Leutner. "I felt no remorse. I thought I would... I actually felt nothing."

By Hannah McKennett • May 9, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong • May 7, 2021

How The Murder Of Vincent Chin Galvanized The Fight For Asian American Rights

On June 19, 1982, a Chinese American man named Vincent Chin was clubbed to death by two white men in Detroit. His killers didn't spend a single day in jail.

By Victoria Linchong • May 7, 2021

Rafael Caro Quintero: The True Story Of The Narcos Drug Lord Still On The Run

Rafael Caro Quintero was one of Mexico's first and most powerful cartel leaders until he was suspected of orchestrating the brutal torture and murder of a DEA agent.

By Gina Dimuro • May 4, 2021

Rafael Caro Quintero: The True Story Of The Narcos Drug Lord Still On The Run

Rafael Caro Quintero was one of Mexico's first and most powerful cartel leaders until he was suspected of orchestrating the brutal torture and murder of a DEA agent.

By Gina Dimuro • May 4, 2021

Is Devil’s Breath The World’s Scariest Drug?

Better known as devil's breath, scopolamine more than lives up to its name.

By John Kuroski • May 1, 2021

Is Devil’s Breath The World’s Scariest Drug?

Better known as devil's breath, scopolamine more than lives up to its name.

By John Kuroski • May 1, 2021

Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • Apr 30, 2021

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Woman Faces Felony Charges For Forgetting To Return ‘Sabrina The Teenage Witch’ VHS Tape 20 Years Ago

“The first thing she told me was felony embezzlement, so I thought I was gonna have a heart attack."

By Kaleena Fraga • April 30, 2021

Inside The Horrific Murder Of Eight-Year-Old April Tinsley And The 30-Year Search For Her Killer

Two years after April Tinsley was found brutalized in a ditch in rural Indiana, investigators found an ominous confession scratched into a barn wall — but it would be decades before John Miller was finally identified as her killer.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 29, 2021

Inside The Horrific Murder Of Eight-Year-Old April Tinsley And The 30-Year Search For Her Killer

Two years after April Tinsley was found brutalized in a ditch in rural Indiana, investigators found an ominous confession scratched into a barn wall — but it would be decades before John Miller was finally identified as her killer.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 29, 2021

Virginia Woman Using Online DNA Service To Find Biological Mother Accidentally Cracks 40-Year-Old Double Murder

After uploading her DNA to GEDmatch, Christine Marie Salley was matched with the genetic profile of an unknown murder victim from the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 29, 2021

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Virginia Woman Using Online DNA Service To Find Biological Mother Accidentally Cracks 40-Year-Old Double Murder

After uploading her DNA to GEDmatch, Christine Marie Salley was matched with the genetic profile of an unknown murder victim from the 1980s.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 29, 2021

Inside The Multi-State Murder Spree Of Alton Coleman And Debra Brown In 1984

Over the course of just 53 days, Alton Coleman and Debra Brown killed eight people across six states in the American Midwest.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 26, 2021

Inside The Multi-State Murder Spree Of Alton Coleman And Debra Brown In 1984

Over the course of just 53 days, Alton Coleman and Debra Brown killed eight people across six states in the American Midwest.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 26, 2021

Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • Apr 22, 2021

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Italian Hospital Worker Got Away With Not Going To Work For 15 Years — And Made $648,000 In The Process

The 66-year-old civil servant allegedly stopped showing up to work in 2005 and threatened his manager to prevent her from telling on him.

By Marco Margaritoff • April 22, 2021

The Shocking Story Of Robert Hanssen, The Star FBI Agent Who Sold American Secrets To Moscow For 22 Years

In what is now considered the largest intelligence breach in FBI history, Robert Hanssen’s scandal made him millions in diamonds and cash, but cost the FBI $7 million — and the lives of three informants.

By Morgan Dunn • Apr 15, 2021

The Shocking Story Of Robert Hanssen, The Star FBI Agent Who Sold American Secrets To Moscow For 22 Years

In what is now considered the largest intelligence breach in FBI history, Robert Hanssen’s scandal made him millions in diamonds and cash, but cost the FBI $7 million — and the lives of three informants.

By Morgan Dunn • April 15, 2021