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Justin Roiland attends The Game Awards 2017 at Microsoft Theater on December 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
'Rick and Morty' Co-Creator Justin Roiland 'Thankful' After Domestic Violence Charges Dropped
Donnie Wahlberg hosts the "Very Scary People" at Brighton Asylum on January 27, 2019 in Passaic, New Jersey. (photo by David Scott Holloway)
Donnie Wahlberg's 'Very Scary People' Goes Inside the Twisted Minds of Notorious Killers
Fox News Reporter Hugs Son Live On Air From Scene of His School Shooting
Fox News Reporter Emotionally Hugs Son Live on Air from Scene of His High School Shooting
Rosalio Gutierrez
Wisc. Man Convicted of Stalking and Killing His Ex-Girlfriend's Boyfriend Who Went Missing in 2020
Marisa Bowen dog attack
Utah Woman Who Stopped to Help Pair of Dogs Is Attacked by Them, Then Saved by Good Samaritan Bus Driver
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Va. Cops Charged with Murdering Handcuffed Man in Psychiatric Hospital After Video Shows Them Piling on Him
Knox Wilson
Ala. Mom and Her Boyfriend Accused of 'Torture' and Murder of Her 1-Year-Old Son
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Authorities Say They Believed Stephen Smith's Death Was a Homicide as Far Back as 2021
James Craig and Angela Craig
Dentist Accused of Poisoning Wife's Protein Shakes Allegedly Wanted to Start 'New Life' with Orthodontist
Abby Zwener, Newport News school shooting victim
Va. Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Plans to Sue School, Lawyer Says: 'Failures on Multiple Levels'
Mirelle Mateus, murdered by ex boyfriend Aaron Romo
Calif. Mom Had Bad Feeling Her Daughter Had Been Harmed. She Went to Ex's Home and Found Her Slain
Nathan Millard, Ga. Dad Disappears on Business Trip in Baton Rouge, ‘I’m Praying for a Miracle,’ Says Wife
Suspect Charged with 'Unlawful Disposal' of Nathan Millard's Body
Investigators shed new light on death of Christine Belusko
Woman with Scorpion Tattoo Who Was Found Brutally Murdered in 1991 Identified by Authorities
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Stephen Smith's Death Ruled a Homicide Nearly 8 Years After He Was Found Near Alex Murdaugh's Home
A search is currently underway for Nadia Lee, 2, in Pasadena
Body of Missing Texas Toddler Nadia Lee Found Months After Her Mom Was Found Slain, Dad Faces Charges
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Netflix Docuseries 'American Apocalypse' Revisits Tragic 1993 Waco Cult Standoff
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Items Belonging to the Murdaugh Family Put Up for Auction
Jennifer Yang
Minn. Mom 'Didn't Show Any Signs' of Being an Abuse Victim. Then Her Husband Killed Her in Murder-Suicide
Lori Vallow appears in court in Lihue, Hawaii on . A judge ruled that bail will remain at $5 million for Vallow, also known as Lori Daybell, who was arrested in Hawaii over the disappearance of her two Idaho children. Vallow requested a hearing so the judge would consider a reduced bail. After the judge denied the request, her defense attorney, Craig De Costa, left, said she is waiving an extradition hearing, which had been scheduled for March 2. Kauai Prosecutor Justin Kollar said he will work with Idaho authorities on logistics for her departure Missing Kids-Mom Arrested, Lihue, USA - 25 Feb 2020
Lori Vallow Daybell Will Not Face Death Penalty in Upcoming Murder Trial, Judge Rules
James Craig and Angela Craig
Dentist Accused of Poisoning Wife Allegedly Drugged Her Years Ago, Had Pornography Addiction
Jordan Idahosa
College Student on Spring Break ID'd as 1 of 2 People Killed in Miami Beach Shootings: 'Special Guy'
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'I Will Never Forget the Look on His Face': Va. Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Recounts Moment of Terror
Red deer shed antlers fallen down on leaves by a tree in forest.
Man Discovers Human Skeleton While Collecting Deer Antlers in Kansas
Jashawn Poirier
Student Killed During Texas High School Shooting ID'd by Family as 16-Year-Old Ja'Shawn Poirier
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Va. Teacher Shot by 6-Year-Old Student Says 'I Try to Stay Positive' in First Interview
James Toliver Craig, A Colorado dentist was arrested early Sunday morning on murder charges in the poisoning death of his wife
Colo. Dentist Accused of Poisoning His Wife in 'Complex and Calculated Murder': Police
Woman Found Dead in Shopping Cart. Rosa Chacon . https://www.gofundme.com/f/in-memory-of-rosa-chacon?utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_content=undefined&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer&utm_term=undefined. Credit: Gofundme
Ill. Woman Last Seen Getting into Uber in January Is Found Dead, Wrapped in Sheets in Shopping Cart
Buster Murdaugh listens to his father Alex Murdaugh's recorded interview, where he describes a suicide attempt he planned, during Alex Murdaugh's double murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, in Walterboro, S.C.
Buster Murdaugh Slams 'Vicious Rumors' Connecting Him to Stephen Smith's Death, Teen's Family Speaks Out
Kristen Potter
Pa. Mom Killed in Front of Son by Neighbors' Great Danes She Was Watching: 'Walking, Breathing Angel'
Authorities Searching for Missing Ind. Teen Who May Be in 'Extreme Danger' Scottie Morris
Police Continue Days-Long Search for Missing Ind. Teen Who May Be in 'Extreme Danger'
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Uncredited/AP/Shutterstock (13829686a) This undated booking photo provided by the Grady County, Okla., Sheriff's Office shows Lawrence Paul Anderson. On . Anderson was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing three people, including a woman whose heart was cut from her body, weeks after being released from prison as part of a mass commutation effort. He pleaded guilty Wednesday in Grady County District Court to three counts of murder and single counts of maiming and assault and battery Oklahoma Slayings Sentence, Chickasha, United States - 24 Feb 2021
Oklahoma Man Gets Life in Prison for Murders, Including Cutting Out and Cooking Woman's Heart
Mormon 'Soft-Swinging' Mom Taylor Frankie Paul Returns to TikTok After Domestic Violence Arrest. https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorfrankiepaul/video/7211978776585080110?lang=en. Taylor Frankie Paul/Tiktok
Mormon 'Soft-Swinging' Mom Taylor Frankie Paul Returns to TikTok After Domestic Violence Arrest
Olivet College is shown Friday, May 8, 2009, in Olivet, Mich. A 24-year-old Michigan man linked to a slaying in Italy is an Olivet College student who traveled there to study art with a professor and other students. Johnathan Hindenach is a junior art major at the school. Italian authorities said Hindenach confessed to killing a man in Florence early Thursday. (AP Photo/Al Goldis)
Olivet College Baseball Player Shot After Game in Ohio: 'Challenging Time for All Involved'
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to $10,000 Murder-for-Hire Plot to Kill His Wife
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After a Mississippi Woman Went Missing, Her Husband Was Charged with Murder
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Family of Stephen Smith, Who Was Found Dead Near Alex Murdaugh's Home, Raises Money to Exhume His Body
Mohammad Alkurdi, Chandler Police Department
Ariz. Man Accused of Killing Wife in Front of Four Kids, Confessing to Neighbor: 'I Shot Her'
MARIA DEL CARMEN LOPEZ
FBI Offers $20,000 Reward After American Woman Kidnapped from Home in Mexico
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14-Year-Old Boy Nicknamed 'El Chapito' Arrested for Drug-Related Murder of 8 People
Jacqueline Ma
Married 'Teacher of the Year' Had Photo in Wallet of Student, 13, Who She's Accused of Sexually Abusing: D.A.
Sheila Bellush
Inside The Murder Plot of a Mom of Quadruplets, Whose Children Were Found Covered in Blood
Larry Thomlison, 70, guilty of first-degree assault and armed criminal action in the shooting of driver Jaylen Walker, who was 21 at the time. Walker, who worked for an Amazon contractor, was paralyzed from the waist down
Missouri Man Convicted for Shooting Amazon Driver Over Disabled Parking Spot
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3 Hospital Workers Charged in Connection to Death of Virginia Man Who Died in Police Custody
Laau Jordan Lalusa, woman killed by boyfriend
Boyfriend of 'Kind' U.S. Soldier Found Dead in Burnt-Out Car Charged with Murder
Samantha Maldonado
As She Lay Dying, Woman Stabbed on Chicago Train Platform Names Ex-Boyfriend as Murder Suspect
Inga Johansen Carriere, Andrew K. Carriere II
30 Years After Newborn Was Found in Trash, Miss. Parents Are Arrested
Shanquella Robinson
New Details of Night Shanquella Robinson Was Killed Revealed in Documents Submitted to President Biden
Jared Bridegan Microsoft executive murdered in Jackson Beach, FL on February 16, 2022. Credit: Jacksonville Beach Police Department
Jared Bridegan Case: Ex-Wife's Husband Charged with Murdering Man in Front of His Toddler
Samuel Moon, Aj’anaye Hill
2 Teenagers Are Killed at Ga. Sweet 16 Party in Shooting that Also Injured 7
Rebecca Bliefnick
'Family Feud' Contestant Accused of Killing Wife Joked on Show that Biggest Mistake Was Saying 'I Do'
Chase and Gail Stanfield, Gila County couple was murdered by 19-year-old son Hunter
An Arizona Couple Was Found Shot to Death in Their Home. 5 Months Later, Their Son Was Charged with Murder
Thief Crashes Helicopter While Trying to Steal it from Sacramento Executive Airport
Thief Crashes Helicopter at Sacramento Airport After Losing Control Mid-Heist
Dharmesh A. Patel drove Tesla off a cliff in attempted murder suicide
Neighbor of Calif. Family Driven Off Cliff by Father Says, 'We Don't Know What Goes on Behind Closed Doors'
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7 Virginia Deputies Charged in Death of Man Who Was Allegedly 'Smothered' in Custody
SirArmani Clark
9-Year-Old Nev. Boy Is Killed by Stray Bullet While Home Watching 'SpongeBob SquarePants'
Xavier Carr
3-Year-Old Ohio Boy Nearly Loses Arm During Dog Attack: 'Dealing with This Tragedy for the Rest of His Life'
Monica Figueroa, Mary Johnson
Texas Mom Allegedly Stabs 4-Year-Old Son to Death in Front of Her Mother; Both Women Charged
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11-Year-Old Honor Roll Student Shot to Death While Asleep in His Bed, Mom's Ex-Boyfriend Arrested
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Amanda Knox Says Studying Abroad Is 'Awesome' In Tongue-in-Cheek Response to Viral Article
Myanmar Monstery Attack
At Least 22 People Killed During Massacre at Monastery in Myanmar
Zhuri Sade Bogle
7-Month-Old Pa. Baby Dies of Fentanyl Poisoning Amid Rapid Rise in Children's Deaths from Drug Exposure
Jonathan Rosa Camacho
Pa. Teen Riding Bike Is Murdered by Man Who Mistook Him for Someone He Wanted to Kill: 'Hole in Our Family'
Police in Chico, California, opened a homicide investigation after a man's body was found in a shopping cart outside a grocery store Food Maxx
Man's Body Found in Shopping Cart Outside California Grocery Store