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MISSING CHILD: Athena Strand, 7, Paradise, Texas
FedEx Driver Arrested in Kidnapping and Killing of Missing Texas Child: 'It Hurts Our Hearts'
The Oriental Trading Company facility in La Vista, Neb., Tuesday, June 23, 2020. An employee at the Oriental Trading Co. who left a noose on the chair of a Black colleague has been fired and authorities are looking into whether hate crime charges should be brought in the case. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)
Nebraska Man to Serve Prison Time for Leaving a Noose on Black Coworker's Seat
Eric Holland
Man Found with Severed Head in Stolen Truck Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison
Arabella McCormack https://www.sdsheriff.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1613/16
11-Year-Old California Girl Who Was Allegedly Tortured and Murdered Weighed 48 Lbs.
Alina Burroughs
Crime Scene Investigator on the Casey Anthony Case Breaks Down 'Contradictions' of Her Interview
Lucy Letby
British Nurse Lucy Letby Tried to Kill Baby Girl Hours After Celebrating her 100th Day Alive, Court Hears
golfer Mark Wells
Mississippi Golfer Allegedly Bit Off Man's Nose in a Fight Over Game
Jinkx Monsoon, Alaska
Club Q Shooting Prompts Top Drag Queens to Hire Armed Security Guards: Report
Casey Anthony trial
'I Lied': What Casey Anthony Believes Actually Happened to Her Daughter Caylee
Andrei Kisliak
Murder-Suicide in Chicago Leaves Family of 5 Dead, Including Two Children, Ages 4 and 6
Maria Cristina Jimenez
Florida Hospital CEO Killed by Husband in Apparent Murder-Suicide: 'A Lovely Soul'
Ethan Chapin tulips
Idaho Victim Ethan Chapin Was Beloved Employee at Tulip Farm. Now, Gardens Will Grow in His Memory
Shanteari Weems, James Weems Jr.
Md. Woman Pleads Guilty to Shooting Ex-Cop Husband Over Allegations He Molested Children at Her Daycare
Tuyet Ngoc Tran
Man Killed Wife, Staged it to Look Like Robbery of Beauty Salon: 'He Thought He Got Away with Murder'
Quiana Mann
Boy, 10, Accused of Fatally Shooting Mom Because He Was Angry She Wouldn't Buy Him Virtual Reality Headset
Club Q
Club Q Bartenders Daniel Aston, Derrick Rump Were 'Perfect Team' and 'So Welcoming,' Friend Says
Crosses set up to honor those who lost their lives during the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas on November 8, 2022.
Uvalde Survivors File $27 Billion Class-Action Lawsuit Against Authorities
David Robinson of Dog The Bounty Hunter dies at 50
'Dog's Most Wanted' Star, David Robinson, Dead at 50
Casey Anthony
Casey Anthony 'Doesn't Care if People Don't Believe Her,' Says Friend: 'F--- the Haters'
Jasmine "Jazzy" Pace
Boyfriend Charged with Murder of Missing Tenn. College Student After Police Find Blood in His Apartment
Jennifer Brinkman
Teen Was Killed with Ax After Meeting Man on Phone Chat Line in 1998. Now a Suspect Has Been Arrested
barbershop murder
Wash. Barbershop Owner Shot and Killed While Cutting an 8-Year-Old's Hair
Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves
Police Now Say, Again, that Idaho Murders Were 'Targeted' Attack — But Victims Might Not Have Been the Target
erin gatier
N.J. Mom Is Fatally Shot by Retired Police Officer Ex-Boyfriend, Who Then Turns Gun on Himself
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves
'We Lost Four Beautiful Souls': Loved Ones Remember Slain University of Idaho Students at Vigil on Campus
boy in the box
Philadelphia Police Set To Reveal Identity of 'Boy in the Box' Found Dead in 1957
Dr. Eric Andrew Salata, 54, of Naples
Florida Doctor Accused of Raping His Female Patients Found Dead
Marissa Dawson
W. Va. Mom of Five Allegedly Beaten to Death by Her Newlywed Husband After Fighting on Thanksgiving
Casey Anthony
Producer of Casey Anthony's Peacock Interview Believes Her Grief was 'Genuine'
Eleni Kassa
Missing Tenn. Mom Found Dead in Girlfriend's Trunk After Crash, Shootout in Detroit Suburb
Cecily Aguilar
Woman Pleads Guilty to Helping Bury, Conceal Body of Murdered Ft. Hood Soldier Vanessa Guillen
Cari Allen
A Nebraska Mom Vanished Over a Week Ago. Authorities Just Charged Her Ex-Boyfriend with Kidnapping
hadley Palmer
Conn. Socialite Who Secretly Filmed People, Including a Minor, at Seaside Mansion Gets 1-Year Sentence
2way
Casey Anthony's Father Is 'Outraged and Appalled' at Allegations of Molestation: 'He Denies It All'
Casey Anthony
A Juror Reacts to Casey Anthony's New TV Interview: 'Once a Liar, Always a Liar'
Joseph George Sutherland, 61, of Moosonee, Ont., is facing two counts of first-degree murder in the killings of Susan Tice and Erin Gilmour in 1983. (Toronto Police Service)
2 Women Were Found Slain, Sexually Assaulted Within Months of Each Other in 1983: How DNA Led to Arrest
Casey Anthony
'Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies' : Where Is Casey Anthony Now?
Melissa Highsmith - Woman Kidnapped Reunites with Family.
'A Bad Childhood': Woman Reunited with Family 51 Years After Being Kidnapped as Toddler Speaks Out
Remains Of Four Infants Found In Freezer In Boston Apartment
Remains of 4 Infants Discovered in Boston Apartment, Police Say
Sandra Torres, holds a photo of her daughter Eliahna, who was one of 19 students and two teachers killed in the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, at her attorney's office, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, in San Antonio, where she filed a federal lawsuit against the school district, police, city and the maker of the gun used in the slaying. The gun manufacturer claim filed with the group Everytown for Gun Safety is part of a new legal push nationally to hold firearms makers accountable in mass shootings despite federal laws that grant broad immunity by focusing on marketing.
Uvalde Mom Files Lawsuit Against Gun Manufacturer, Police and Others Over Daughter's Murder
Adriana Taylor and Anthony Kennedy
Missing Ohio Woman Was Found Slain in Pa. Yard, and Boyfriend Is Wanted for Murder: Police 
Austin Harrouff, John Joseph Stevens III and wife Michelle Mishcon
Fla. Man Who Killed Couple, Then Tried to Eat Victim's Face Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Quinton Simon, Leilani Simon
Missing Ga. Toddler Quinton Simon's Bones Found in Landfill. His Mother Is in Jail on Murder Charge
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=521055220058830&set=a.230309312466757&type=3 hed: South Carolina 5-Year-Old Missing After Mother Found Dead on Thanksgiving
South Carolina 5-Year-Old Missing After Mother Found Dead on Thanksgiving: 'We Just Want Her Home'
Judge Diane Albert. Village of Los Ranchos Municipal Court
New Mexico Judge Is Fatally Shot by Husband, Who Also Killed Dogs, Cat Before Turning Gun on Himself
melissa highsmith
Texas Toddler Was Kidnapped 51 Years Ago by Babysitter. She Just Reunited with Her Family
Dimone Fleming with one of her children
N.Y. 3-Year-Old and Baby Brother Were Found Stabbed to Death in Bathtub, and Mom Is Suspect
Joshua Cooper, Bucks County teen accused of fatally shooting girl claims it was an accident
Pa. Teen Allegedly Admits on Instagram to Killing Girl, Then Asks for Help Disposing of Body
12-Year-Old Dies After Russian Roulette
Boy, 12, Dies After Playing Russian Roulette, 3 People Arrested
Thomas Blake Tucker
Ex-Teacher Marries Student Months After Resigning Over Allegations He Sexually Abused Her
Mark, Sharie, and Brooke Wine, Riverside triple-homicide case
Va. Man 'Catfished' Teen Girl, Then Showed Up at Her Calif. Home and Killed Her Mom and Grandparents
Christopher Francisquini
Manhunt Underway for Man Accused of 'Horrific' Killing of 11-Month-Old Daughter
45-year-old Chen Wu, Wu was wanted on a fugitive warrant from Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Suspect Accused in 'Executions' of 4 People at Oklahoma Marijuana Growing Operation 
kat Massey, Pearl Young, Aaron Salter, Jr victims of the Buffalo mass shooting
Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Pleads Guilty to Murdering 10 People in Racist Massacre
Angel Figueroa. https://www.gofundme.com/f/hcyp4b-angel-figueroa?member=23430763&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer&mibextid=Zxz2cZ. Credit: Gofundme
Calif. Teen Wakes Up from Coma 9 Months After He Was Pushed in Front of Oncoming Traffic
Generic and blurry police lights from a cruiser vehicle and car headlights behind yellow crime scene do not cross caution tape at night.
1 Person Injured in Black Friday Shooting at N.C. Walmart, Shooter Flees During Evacuation
Reported mass shooting at Chesapeake, Virginia Walmart, police have area cordoned off, November 23rd, 2022
Coworker Says Walmart Shooter Seemed to Target Certain People, Authorities Found 'Death Note'
Shanquella Robinson
Police Issue Arrest Warrant for Friend of Woman Who Died on Vacation in Cabo San Lucas
Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson. https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/Page17030.aspx
Loved Ones Remember the Chesapeake Walmart Mass Shooting Victims: 'Awesome, Kind Individual'
Lorenzo Gamble, Brian Pendleton, Kellie Pyle, Randall Blevins, and Tyneka Johnson. https://www.cityofchesapeake.net/Page17030.aspx
Victims in Virginia Walmart Mass Shooting Identified, Those Killed Include a 16-Year-Old Boy
Rosa Maria Diaz-Santos
Remains of 17-Year-Old Md. Girl Who Vanished on Way to School Are Discovered, but Killer Is at Large
Alex Jones
Alex Jones Must Pay Full $49 Million Damages Award to Sandy Hook Parents, Judge Rules
Bradley Rein, is arraigned in Hingham District court on in Hingham, Mass. Rein is being charged with reckless homicide after crashing his SUV through the front window of an Apple store in Massachusetts, killing one person and injuring at least 16 others, authorities said Tuesday Apple Store Crash, Hingham, United States - 22 Nov 2022
Man Whose SUV Plowed into Apple Store, Killing 1 and Injuring 19, Told Cops His Foot Got Stuck on Accelerator