New Orleans Police Station Attacked As Looters Rampage
Wednesday August 31, 2005
The areas hit hardest by Hurricane Katrina are unfortunately also those hardest hit by looters while the police trying to stop them in New Orleans came under attack when two ... Read More
427 Arrested in 200 Cities in Meth Crackdown
Wednesday August 31, 2005
DEA officials said 427 people were arrested in more than 200 U.S. cities as a result of "Operation Wildfire," the largest nationally coordinated law enforcement initiative designed to target all ... Read More
Michael Skakel Asks For New Trial
Tuesday August 30, 2005
Attorneys for Michael Skakel have filed a petition for a new trial in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, claiming that prosecutors did not give the defense evidence that implicated ... Read More
Book Examines Celebrity and Serial Killers
Tuesday August 30, 2005
"Natural Born Celebrities: Serial Killers in American Culture" is an in-depth study of how our construction and lionization of the serial killer as a cultural figure reflects Americans' unconscious, but ... Read More
Feds Crack Down on Porn Spammers
Monday August 29, 2005
Three individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Phoenix on charges of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003, along with federal obscenity, money laundering and conspiracy charges, ... Read More
Sex Offender, 12-Year-Old North Carolina Girl Sought
Sunday August 28, 2005
Police issued a statewide Amber Alert for a 12-year-old Rocky Mount, North Carolina girl, missing from her home since Friday morning, who they believe is with a 27-year-old registered sex ... Read More
Kalpoe Brothers Arrested on Suspicion of Rape, Murder
Friday August 26, 2005
Deepack and Satish Kalpoe, two Surinamese brothers who were previously detained in the investigation into the disappearance of Alabama teen Natalee Holloway in Aruba, have been arrested again -- along ... Read More
BTK's Wife Wants Proceeds From House Sale
Friday August 26, 2005
Dennis Rader's wife has asked a judge to take the convicted BTK killer's name off the deed to their home so that she can receive the proceeds from its sale, ... Read More
Internet Spammer Faces Illegal Pharmacy Charges
Friday August 26, 2005
A 25-year-old Minnesota man who authorities say is one of the world's most prolific email spammers, has been indicted on several federal charges related to the operation of his illegal ... Read More
Frances Newton Seeks Another Execution Stay
Friday August 26, 2005
A Texas woman who received a 120-day stay two hours before she was scheduled to be executed in December, is asking the Board of Pardons and Paroles to commute her ... Read More
Parents Held Responsible for Son Stabbing Girl
Thursday August 25, 2005
An Ohio jury has voted to hold the parents of a 17-year-old "70 percent responsible" for his stabbing of a 15-year-old girl, awarding the girl and her parents $10 million ... Read More
Bail Set at $250,000 for 12-Year-Old
Thursday August 25, 2005
Frustrated over growing youth violence, a Boston juvenile court judge shocked prosecutors and defense attorneys by setting a $250,000 bail for a 12-year-old boy who was charged with firing a ... Read More
Duncan to Face Death Penalty in Idaho
Wednesday August 24, 2005
Joseph Edward Duncan III will face the possible death penalty on all six charges facing him in Idaho stemming from the murder of Shasta Groene's family and the kidnapping of ... Read More
Michael Jackson Accuser's Mom Faces Fraud Charges
Wednesday August 24, 2005
The mother of the teenage boy who accused Michael Jackson of sexual assault has been charged with welfare fraud for lying about her finances when she applied for public assistance.
The ... Read More
Snipers Face Six Murder Counts in Maryland
Tuesday August 23, 2005
Lee Boyd Malvo and an uncooperative John Allen Muhammad are both back in Maryland, at the Montgomery Correctional Facility, waiting trial for six counts of first-degree murder in the county ... Read More
Eric Rudolph Apologizes, Sentenced to Life
Tuesday August 23, 2005
Eric Rudolph apologized for the pain he caused by setting off a pipe bomb at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, but failed to mention three other bombings, before he ... Read More
BTK Killer Moves Out of Wichita's Sight and Mind
Monday August 22, 2005
Dennis Rader, sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences for his BTK killings, is no longer the center of attention, no longer in the spotlight, and hopefully soon will no longer ... Read More
Police Following Boyfriend Find Missing Woman's Body
Monday August 22, 2005
The decomposing body of a pregnant Philadelphia woman, missing for a month, was found as police had the father of her unborn child under surveillance and he lead them to ... Read More
A Short Story - A Killer Gets Life
Friday August 19, 2005
He will return to his cell. The door will shut, his small cage will darken. He will lie down and try to rest, desperately trying to block out the reality ... Read More
BTK Killer Dennis Rader Gets 175 Years
Friday August 19, 2005
Dennis Rader, the confessed BTK serial killer who terrorized the Wichita, Kansas community for 30 years, was sentenced to 10 consecutive life sentences, a minimum of 175 years without the ... Read More
Most Wanted: Whitey Bulger
Friday August 19, 2005
James J. 'Whitey' Bulger was one of Boston's most notorious organized crime leaders who has been on the run from the FBI sine 1998. The FBI attributes at least 18 ... Read More
The Rights of Crime Victims
Friday August 19, 2005
Every crime has a victim who suffers some harm at the hands of the offender -- be it physical, financial, psychological or emotional. Thanks to the efforts of victim rights ... Read More
Flashback: Juan Corona - The Machete Murderer
Thursday August 18, 2005
Juan Corona was a labor contractor who hired migrant workers for produce fields in California. In a murder spree lasting six weeks, he raped and murdered 25 men and buried ... Read More
Chilling Details Revealed in BTK Sentencing Hearing
Wednesday August 17, 2005
Prosecutors presented graphic details of the BTK serial killer's 10 murders, as relatives of some of his victims watched from the courtroom, during the first day of his sentencing hearing.
Investigators ... Read More
Killen's Relative Threatened Judge, Officials Say
Wednesday August 17, 2005
In an effort to get the bail granted to convicted killer Edgar Ray Killen revoked, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed papers asking the state Supreme Court to revoke the ... Read More
Judge Overturns Death Penalty Conviction
Wednesday August 17, 2005
A man that has spent almost half his life on Pennsylvania's death row may go free after U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody overturned his 1984 conviction for the murder ... Read More
Books About Psychopathic Killers
Tuesday August 16, 2005
These books not only chronicle the crime, but dig deep into the criminal mind and uncover the bizarre and disturbing thoughts of serial killers.
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Authorities Were Warned About Tennessee Escape Plan
Monday August 15, 2005
Jennifer Hyatte's father suspected his daughter was planning to help her inmate husband escape from prison and told a Utah probation officer to alert authorities in Tennessee of the possible ... Read More
Edgar Ray Killen Is a Free Man
Monday August 15, 2005
Edgar Ray Killen, who was convicted last month of manslaughter in the death of three civil rights workers in 1964 and sentenced to 60 years in prison, has been released ... Read More
New Search Team Focuses on Aruba Lighthouse Area
Monday August 15, 2005
A new search team from Florida, working with tips provided by private investigator Art Wood, is focusing its efforts near the lighthouse north of the Holiday Inn where a belt ... Read More
Seattle Police Investigate Duncan for Two Murders
Monday August 15, 2005
Seattle police are investigating whether or not Joseph Edward Duncan III, who has been charged with four murders and the kidnapping of Shasta Groene in Idaho, may be linked to ... Read More
Celebrity Mug Shot Gallery
Thursday August 11, 2005
Browse the mug shots of famous people and celebrities -- sport stars, music icons, television personalities, models, and more -- and find out what they did to get arrested and ... Read More
Fugitive Couple Captured in Ohio
Wednesday August 10, 2005
Authorities have captured George and Jennifer Hyatte in Ohio hours after they found just across the state line in Kentucky a mini-van the couple used to escape from Roane County, ... Read More
Arkansas School Shooter to Be Released
Wednesday August 10, 2005
Only seven years after he and a friend shot and killed four students and a teacher outside an Arkansas school, Mitchell Johnson will walk out of federal prison on his ... Read More
Ohio Highway Shooter Pleads Guilty, Gets 27 Years
Tuesday August 9, 2005
The mentally ill man who terrorized Ohio with a series of highway shootings, dropped his insanity defense and agreed to plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter and 10 other charges, in ... Read More
Manhunt: Escaped Convict, Cop-Killer Wife Sought
Tuesday August 9, 2005
A massive manhunt is underway for a short, clean-cut black man and his long-red-haired wife, after she opened fire outside a Tennessee courthouse Tuesday, killing a prison security guard who ... Read More
Florida Bans Sex Offenders From Hurricane Shelters
Tuesday August 9, 2005
The state of Florida has banned sex offenders from public hurricane shelters in an effort to keep predators away from children. Offenders who are tracked by the state can seek ... Read More
Richard Speck - Born to Raise Hell
Monday August 8, 2005
The words "Born to Raise Hell" were tattooed on the arm of the tall, pocked-faced man with a southern drawl who entered a nursing student's dormitory on a warm July ... Read More
Judge Allows FBI Access to Aruba Files
Monday August 8, 2005
The FBI will gain access to investigative reports in the Natalee Holloway case, after a judge turned down a motion by Joran Van Der Sloot's defense attorney to keep the ... Read More
Flashback: Ted Bundy
Friday August 5, 2005
He was attractive, smart, and had a future in politics. He was also one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history. Ted Bundy screamed his innocence until his ... Read More
Man Gets Death Sentence For Killing Wife After Sex
Thursday August 4, 2005
A Panama City, Florida man who struck his wife 70 times with a hammer because she wanted to cuddle after sex, but he wanted to watch sports on television, has ... Read More
First Wife Says Blake Wanted Her Dead
Thursday August 4, 2005
In a deposition in the wrongful-death lawsuit against Robert Blake, his first wife, Sondra Kerr Blake, said the actor tried to have her killed when the two separated after 20 ... Read More
DNA Frees Miami Man After 26 Years in Prison
Thursday August 4, 2005
A man convicted in the Miami "Bird Road Rapist" case 26 years ago was released from prison after DNA evidence from two of the five rapes he was accused of ... Read More
Joseph Edward Duncan Linked to Another Murder
Wednesday August 3, 2005
Joseph Edward Duncan III, who has been charged with the abduction of Shasta Groene and the murder of Dylan Groene in Idaho, has been linked to the 1997 murder of ... Read More
More Dead Ends in Search for Natalee Holloway
Tuesday August 2, 2005
As the search for Natalee Holloway enters its third month, the family of the missing teen has been frustrated by one dead-end lead after another in their hope of finding ... Read More
Man Arrested in Brooke Wilberger Case
Tuesday August 2, 2005
A man being held in New Mexico on kidnapping and rape charges has now been charged with aggravated murder in the disappearance of Brooke Wilberger, who was last seen working ... Read More
'A.M. Rapist' Terrorizes Phoenix Area
Tuesday August 2, 2005
A serial rapist, who quietly breaks into the homes of women during the middle of the night and waits for them to wake up, has attacked 11 women in the ... Read More
Innocence Project's DNA Tests Frees Man After 19 Years
Tuesday August 2, 2005
Thomas Doswell, 44, who was a 25-year-old married father of two young children when he was convicted in 1986 of the rape of a 48-year-old woman at Pittsburgh hospital, has ... Read More
Dismembered Teen's Body Found in Trunk
Tuesday August 2, 2005
The dismembered body of a 16-year-old girl, who was invited over to a neighbor's house to watch late-night television, was found in a steamer trunk after three teenage boys were ... Read More
Severely Mentally Ill More Likely Victims Than Perpetrators
Tuesday August 2, 2005
More than one-fourth of individuals with severe mental illness were victims of violent crime in the past year, almost 12 times general population rates, according to a study at Northwestern ... Read More
Operation Predator Nabs 6,000 Illegal Aliens
Monday August 1, 2005
In the past two years, Operation Predator, an initiative of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has brought about the arrest of 6,085 child predators, 85 percent of whom were in ... Read More
Videos Could Curb False Confessions
Monday August 1, 2005
Researchers at Williams College believe that videotaping all police interviews and interrogations could cut down on the number of people convicted of crimes after they have given false confessions under ... Read More