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The South African runner, nicknamed 'Blade Runner' for his futuristic prosthetic legs, was convicted of murdering his girlfriend in 2013 at his home.
The 1979 murder of 6-year-old Etan Patz was one of the most memorable unsolved cases in New York City history. It was solved in 2017.
A Manchester, England doctor murdered at least 215 patients (though suspected in 284 deaths) using diamorphine between 1975 and '98, making him one of the most prolific serial killers in history.
A Baltimore woman spent decades searching for her birth certificate and discovered the family who raised her wasn't her family at all.
The eccentric millionaire and heir to a real estate dynasty's decades-long crime spree ended with a hot-mic confession and a memorable trial for the murder of Susan Berman.
Selena, John Lennon and Dimebag Darrell are just a few of the celebrities killed by fans who once idolized them. So how did their love and fandom lead to murder?
The Munchausen syndrome by proxy victim left prison in 2023.
In 1957, the notorious Wisconsin killer was arrested for murdering two women and digging up corpses. What influenced his gruesome behavior?
In 2010, a young woman from Ontario staged a robbery that killed her mother and injured her father. She was convicted of murder and attempted murder and received a life sentence.
Munchausen by proxy is more common than you think. Experts reveal the truth behind this form of medical child abuse.
A forgotten pioneer played a role in developing and distributing rape kits and—changed the world of sexual-assault forensics.
Murder, deception and suitcases at sea. Why did Melanie McGuire murder her husband Bill McGuire? And what is her life like in prison?
Matthew Hoffman killed Tina Hermann, Kody Maynard and Stephanie Sprang during a robbery and hid their bodies in a tree.
In 2022, DNA extracted from the clothing of a murder victim, Kathy Halle, was linked to serial killer Bruce Lindahl, who had murdered other women in Illinois.
After 'The Juice' was acquitted of murdering his ex-wife in 1995, he faced other legal issues. He died in 2024 with unpaid debts.
Rescue came after she secretly passed letters to a postal worker.
The California man, who had been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, killed 13 people in 1972-73, believing it would prevent earthquakes.
On December 24, 2019, Kevin Bacon was murdered and castrated by a 50-year-old man he met on the dating app.
2025 marks 30 years since O.J. Simpson was tried and acquitted of the murder of ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
Dahmer’s murders went undetected until his arrest in 1991.
