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Elizabeth Holmes
Elizabeth Holmes Is Scheduled to Report to Prison Today to Start 11-Year Sentence for Theranos Fraud
In this photo provided by Guyana's Department of Public Information, the dormitory of a secondary school is burned in Mahdia, Guyana, Monday, May 22, 2023. A nighttime fire raced through the dormitory early Monday, killing at least 19 students and injuring several others, authorities said.
Teenage Girl Charged with Killing 19 in School Dorm Fire After Cell Phone Was Confiscated
Hollywood police respond to mass shooting on Broadwalk
Florida Shooting Sends Several People Including Minors to Hospital, Suspected Shooter Remains Free
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Police Hear Crying Baby Inside Fla. Home, Then Discover Beloved Teacher Killed by Man in Murder-Suicide
Teenage girl gunned down at a graduation party
Ga. Girl, 16, Who Was 'Full of Life' Killed at Party Celebrating Graduation Near School
Nikki Alcaraz went missing while on a cross-country road trip with boyfriend, Steven Tyler Stratton
Tenn. Woman Vanished on Cross Country Trip with Boyfriend 3 Weeks Ago, Police Fear Domestic Violence
Bradley Gillespie, James Lee
Body of Inmate Who Escaped from Ohio Prison Found Floating in River
Anthony Jose Archibeque-Martinez. Martinez, Elizabeth Archibeque-Martinez and Ann Marie Martinez
Ariz. Mom Pleads Guilty to Child Abuse After Starving 6-Year-Old Son to Death
Fla. Woman Allegedly Drives Drunk onto Beach, Narrowly Missing Memorial Day Weekend Sunbathers
Fla. Woman Allegedly Drives Drunk onto Beach, Narrowly Missing Memorial Day Weekend Sunbathers
Judy Malinowski rollout
Judy Malinowski Shared Dying Wish for Her Kids with Mom Before Deathbed Testimony Led to Ex's Conviction
Bradley Gillespie, James Lee
2 Inmates Escape from Ohio Prison by Hiding in a Dumpster
Keith Murriel
3 Former Mississippi Officers Indicted on Murder and Manslaughter Charges in Keith Murriel's Death
Jeff Machado
Missing Soap Actor Jefferson Machado Found Dead in a Buried Trunk in Brazil: Reports
Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie
Gabby Petito's Parents Are 'Outraged' Over 'Burn After Reading' Letter Allegedly Written by Brian Laundrie's Mom
Olalde family
Texas Teen Allegedly Killed Parents and 2 Siblings, Then Said He Did it Because They Were 'Cannibals'
Claudette Powers
37 Years After Her Murder, Authorities Identify a Calif. Woman Slain in 1986
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How a Woman Set on Fire by Ex Testified from the Grave to Put Him Behind Bars For Life
Dexter Barry
Heart Transplant Recipient Dies in Fla. Jail After Going Days Without Medication
latonya floyd
George Floyd's Sister Says She Forgives Officer Who Murdered Him, But Adds, 'He Has Never Apologized'
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11-Year-Old Mississippi Boy Shot by Police After Calling 911 For Help
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Dad Spent 45 Days in Jail a Decade Ago for Shaking His 1st Baby. Now He's Charged with Murdering His 2nd Son
Jason Cunningham and Nicole Harrington
Ex-Cop Gets Life in Prison for Murdering Girlfriend Who 'Insulted the Size of His Manhood'
Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie
Gabby Petito's Parents Will Get Copy of Letter Written by Brian Laundrie's Mom that Said 'Burn After Reading'
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Highway Patrol Cop Brutally Beaten on Street Before Being Saved by 3 Good Samaritans
Natalia Grace Barnett
They Thought They Were Adopting a 6-Year-Old. Now They Say She Was Adult 'Sociopath' with Dwarfism
Judy Malinowski rollout
She Testified on Deathbed After She Was Set on Fire by Ex: Inside Judy Malinowski's Final Moments
SHARRON PRIOR 50-Year-Old Murder of 16-Year-Old Solved After DNA Linked to Man in West Virginia
1975 Murder of 16-Year-Old Girl Solved by New DNA Link to Man in West Virginia
Georgia Woman Brianna Grier Died After Incident in Custody of Law Enforcement
Family of Ga. Woman Who Died After Falling from Police Car Files $100M Lawsuit
Lucy Letby
British Nurse Lucy Letby Blames 'Raw Sewage' for Unexplained Infant Deaths in NICU
Alex Murdaugh stands in the courtroom at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, S.C., Thursday, March 2, 2023. Murdaugh was found guilty on two counts of murder in the shooting deaths in June 2021 of his wife Maggie and son Paul. Murdaugh faces 30 years to life in prison without parole when he is sentenced.
Alex Murdaugh Indicted on 22 Counts for Allegedly Defrauding Housekeeper's Family After Her Mysterious Death
Emine Yilmaz Ozsoy
Artist Is Shoved into Moving N.Y.C. Subway Train in Random Attack, Now 'Instantly Paralyzed'
Christopher Wright
Maryland Man Is Beaten to Death in Retaliation for Fight at Son's School, Says Family
Annie Namou
Mich. Mom Shot to Death in Front of Her 10-Year-Old at Car Dealership She Worked at, Ex-Boyfriend Charged
Rebecca Bliefnick
He Went on 'Family Feud' and Joked That He Regretted Marrying Wife. Now He's on Trial for Murder
Maite Yuleana Rodriguez - Uvalde Murals
A Year After Uvalde School Shooting, Murals Honor 21 Victims: 'Art Has the Power to Help These Families Heal'
Grieving Uvalde mom Veronica Mata speaks out on Today show
Grieving Uvalde Mom Says Guns Are 'More Important' Than Children in America, 1 Year After Shooting
Kristy C. Thow and her mom Penny Smith murdered
Kan. Woman and Her Daughter Are Killed by Mom's 'Crazed Domestic Abuser' Husband in Murder-Suicide
Clifton E. Williams
Ky. Man Allegedly Shot His Roommate for Eating Last Hot Pocket
Deborah Leslie
2 Arrested in Case of Ind. Overdose Victim Whose Body Was Dumped in Building that Was Set on Fire
Wallace and Beverly Fountain
Couple Who Opened Fire on Black Man and 10-Year-Old Son Who Were Returning U-Haul Get 33 Months in Prison
Mackaya Marie Bradley-Brun
S.C. Mom Allegedly Drowned Daughter, 6, Attempted to Drown Another Girl Before Teenage Sibling Intervened
Thomas Berry
Boy, 8, Who Loved Baseball So Much He Slept in Uniform Is Killed When Driver Allegedly Goes Through Stop Sign
Hershy Scwhartz
Groom-to-Be Was Killed in Wendy’s Parking Lot a Week Before Wedding, Suspect Arrested 350 Miles Away
LaShawn Thompson
Death of Ga. Man in Bedbug-Infested Jail Cell Ruled as Homicide
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Missing Texas Woman's Remains Found 10 Days After Disappearance, Man Arrested
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Texas Woman Kidnapped from Home 51 Years Ago as Toddler Changes Name Back to One Given by Parents
2 Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bags in Ohio
2 Twin Newborns Found Dead in Trash Bin in Ohio
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Calif. 'Teacher of the Year' Accused of Sexually Abusing 16-Year-Old: 'May Be Additional Victims'
Lexi Rubio
How a Uvalde Mother Turned Her Grief into Action: 'I Want Children to Have a Chance to Grow Up'
Norelis Mendoza, A South Jersey mom who was reported missing on Mother’s Day was found dead in North Jersey
Arrest Made in Death of N.J. Mom Who Was First Reported Missing on Mother's Day: 'Act of Domestic Violence'
Bryan Kohberger, left, who is accused of killing four University of Idaho students in November 2022, looks toward his attorney, public defender Anne Taylor, right, during a hearing in Latah County District Court, Jan. 5, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Investigators seized stained bedding, strands of what looked like hair and a single glove — but no weapon — when they searched the Washington state apartment of Kohberger, a graduate student, charged with stabbing four University of Idaho students to death, according to court documents newly unsealed on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023.
Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Stands Silent in Court — Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea for Him: Reports
Utah Man Confesses to Murder of Wife and Her Parents Near Salt Lake City
Utah Man Phones Police to Tell Them He's Killed Wife and In-Laws Near Salt Lake City
62 year old murder case solved
After His Dad Was Murdered 62 Years Ago, a Son Helps ID the Killer: His Stepmother
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Florida Child, 2, Dies After Parents Allegedly Leave Girl in Hot Car For 14 Hours
Police Line tape at a crime scene
Toddler, 3, Shoots 2 People, Leading to the Arrest of a Man Wanted for Murder: Police
Daniel Penny Breaks His Silence After N.Y.C. Subway Chokehold Killing of Jordan Neely
Daniel Penny Breaks His Silence After N.Y.C. Subway Chokehold Killing of Jordan Neely
Generic and blurry police lights from a cruiser vehicle and car headlights behind yellow crime scene do not cross caution tape at night.
3 Dead, 2 Injured in Shooting at Missouri Nightclub
Forsyth County Sheriff Office
Mother Arrested Nearly 4 Years After Abandoned 'Baby India' Discovered Alive in Plastic Bag
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Pregnant Woman and Her Toddler Fatally Shot in What Authorities Believe to be a Murder-Suicide
Fortune Williams
14-Year-Old N.Y. Girl Killed After Being Thrown from Speeding BMW Driven by 16-Year-Old
Jeremiah Oliver
Man Charged with Murder 9 Years After Remains of Boy, 5, Were Found in Suitcase on Roadside
Kayla Unbehaun
Ill. Girl Found After 'Unsolved Mysteries' Tip & Dad Have 'Long Journey of Healing' After 6 Years Apart
Andrea Serrano
Colo. Woman Who Gave Birth to 13-Year-Old Boy's Baby After Sexually Abusing Him Gets 90 Days in Jail