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Amadou Diallo was only 23 years old when four members of the now-defunct New York Police Department (NYPD) Street Crimes Unit shot at him 41 times, with 19 of those shots hitting his body and killing him. What would follow would be a search for justice which would never come.
After 7 long years with his captor, 14-year-old Steven Stayner escaped. He and another survivor, 5-year-old Timmy White showed up to the Ukiah Police Department hand-in-hand, 42 years ago this week. Steven wouldn't have escaped on his own, as he had been brainwashed to believe his captor had obtained legal custody of him. He just had to save Timmy from going through the kind of abuse he had been subjected to.
Disappeared was a show that ran on Investigation Discovery from 2009-2018, spanning 9 seasons. Each episode focused on a missing person and explained the circumstances surrounding their disappearances through interviews with family members, friends, and investigators. What made Disappeared stand out was the twist endings of each episode. Sometimes the missing person was still alive and just wanted to start a new life. Other times, their remains were found years after the show aired. As of 2022, most of the subjects discussed in the episodes remain missing.
Edward Morgan, 60, was arrested on Friday, Feb. 18 for the 1984 murder and sexual assault of Mary Jane Thompson, 21.
On February 25, 1996, Cambodian-American gynecologist, actor, and author Haing S. Hgor was killed outside of his home in Chinatown, in Los Angeles, California. Ngor is best known for his role in the movie Killing Fields in which he won the Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor.
Despite being active in the so-called 'golden age' of serial killers, and operating in California to boot, you've probably never heard of Juan Vallejo Corona. Dubbed the Machete Murderer, Corona carried out violent machete attacks, murdering at least 25 men in Yuba City, California in the early 1970s.
With the increased popularity of websites such as AncestryDNA and GEDmatch by people all over the world hopeful to find long lost family members and information about their genetics, decades-old cold cases are beginning to generate new leads for law enforcement. While these advancements in DNA seem to be a ‘win-win’ for both law enforcement and families of cold case victims, some people are concerned about the ethical issues that may arise.
The coroner releases a new statement into the COD of Bob Saget.
The true story of the six Queens of Henry VIII and how they went from throne to ghost.
Many know about how amazing of a poet Maya Angelou was, but how many know her true story?
On May 24, 1935, 9-year-old George Weyerhaeuser was kidnapped off the street in broad daylight in Tacoma, Washington. What would come of this case would make it one of the most famous in the American Northwest.
One of the pillars of the Remnant Fellowship Church is submission. Submission to God, a wife's submission to her husband, and a child's submission to their parents. If children aren't submissive and obedient and quiet, the Remnant Fellowship recommends corporal punishment.
Are you an animal lover who also happens to be intrigued by spooky abandoned buildings? If so, this is the purrfect place to visit.
There are many types of corruption among law enforcement. One of the most common forms of corruption comes directly from the people we expect to protect the community from harm and danger, who are commonly referred to as ‘crooked’ or ‘dirty’ cops.
The NAACP, or the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, has become a forefront civil rights group in the past century. To understand where they are today, we must understand why they formed in the first place-The Race Riot of 1908, and what their efforts have helped achieve over the past century.
Today marks the twelfth anniversary of the murder of Jennifer Lee Daughterty by the Greensburg 6. The Greensburg 6 were a group of people led by a close friend of Jennifer, who tortured their victim over the course of two days before violently murdering her and attempting to stage it as a suicide. The group took advantage of 30-year-old Jennifer, whose mother described her as having the mental capacity of a teenager.
There is a lot of fear-mongering about the rising crime rate in America. It’s imperative to specify that the largest spike is due to hate crimes. While those of us who don’t hold political offices in America may feel powerless in combatting these acts of injustice—we are not. Spreading awareness on social media, at rallies, and even to individual family members and friends is a start.
Illinois has many cold cases that have shaken the state, many go unsolved for years while others have quick justice. The murder of Justin Marx is just one of the many cases that have reached the list of cold cases for this state.
Despite these hurdles, the multi-faceted Tamron Hall managed to have a successful career in journalism that has spanned over 30 years. In the height of her journalism career in 2004, Hall and her family suffered a tragedy. Hall’s sister, Renate, was found floating face-down in her pool beaten and bludgeoned to death. Hall suffered feelings of tremendous guilt about her sister’s death. However, she turned those feelings of guilt into action—becoming an advocate to end domestic violence.
