Judson Taylor of Chicago was charged with murder Monday morning after sanitation workers found parts of a dismembered body last week in the city’s Austin neighborhood.
All tagged abuse of a corpse
14-year-old boy waives hearing for murder of 10-year-old girl
The suspect’s charges are one count of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of sexual assault, and he is being held on $1 million bond in a juvenile detention center for the murder of 10-year-old Iliana ‘Lily’ Peters in April.
Mexico's ex-AG charged for mishandling mass disappearance case
Seeking the truth behind the disappearance of 43 students in 2014, Mexican federal prosecutors have arrested the former Mexican attorney general, Jesús Murillo Karam, for his involvement in the multi-agency coverup.
Boyfriend Charged in Oregon Woman's Murder, Disposal
Kaylee Birdzell was found by investigators four days after her family filed a missing persons report. She’d been murdered and dumped in a landfill, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office has just jailed Fabian Hernandez for it.
The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping: America's Most Sensational Trial
In 1932, America was electrified by the kidnapping of renowned aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son. The legendary trial to come would launch the true crime genre into the media titan we know it as today.
Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center: The Legacy of Stephanie Roper
Forty years after the Frostburg State University student’s brutal abduction and death, the non-profit founded by her family and supporters still works to bring justice to victims of violent crime across Maryland.
British Man's Prison Sentence for 2014 Murder of Thai Woman
Laxami Manochat entered a Bangkok hotel with Shane Kenneth Looker on November 1st, 2014. Five days later, her corpse was recovered from a suitcase in the Mae Klong River.
Man Who Killed and Dismembered Parents Sentenced to Life in Prison
Twenty-four year-old Chandler Halderson has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted in January in the murder and dismemberment of his parents Bart and Krista Halderson.
Pittsburgh Woman Charged With Killing Her Boyfriend and Dumping His Body
Brook Lank, 24, of Pittsburgh, was charged with criminal homicide and the abuse of a corpse in the killing of Anthony Lofton, 22, also of Pittsburgh, after he was shot to death in a McKees Rocks alley.
83-Year-Old Suspect Arrested in Connection with Dismembered Torso
An 83-year-old Brooklyn woman was charged with murder on Thursday after investigators found a head in her apartment that belonged to the dismembered torso discovered in a shopping cart last week. Harvey Marcelin had served 50 years in connection with two Manhattan homicides in 1963 and 1984 before her release in 2019. She now faces new charges in connection with the death of 68-year-old Susan Leyden.
Wisconsin Man Found Guilty of Killing and Dismembering His Parents
Last Thursday, a jury in Dane County, Wisconsin found Chandler Halderson guilty for the murder of his parents, 50-year-old Bart and 53-year-old Krista Halderson last July. Jurors deliberated for little over two hours before delivering their verdict.
Man charged with murder in disappearance of missing B.C. woman
Police say Abraham left Williams Lake for Quesnel on Dec. 27, and that she was reported missing on Jan. 4.
This week, the 33-year-old’s family and the Takla Lake First Nation issued an appeal for help locating her.
New Podcast Episode: The Secret Life of David Fuller
This time last year, David Fuller was arrested at his flat in Kent, England in connection with two murders dating back to 1987. 25-year-old Wendy Knell and 20-year-old Caroline Pierce were killed in a similar fashion and their cases had enough similarities that police instantly connected them and dubbed them 'The Bedsit Murders.'
Iowa Man Strangles and Burns Body of Acquaintance Who Was Involved in Love Triangle
Steven Vogel, 32, was found guilty of the first-degree murder of Michael Williams, 44.The body of Williams was found in a ditch after a fire was reported. When police went and investigated the fire, they discovered Williams in the ditch.
Pennsylvania Mom Admits to Placing Remains of One Year Old Son In Houses Walls
Kylie Wilt, 25, has been formally charged with concealing the death of a child, abuse of a corpse, obstruction of justice, welfare fraud and tampering with evidence.
New Podcast Episode: Anatoly Moskvin's Dollhouse
Ten years ago, on November 2nd, 2011, Anatoly Moskvin was arrested. The historian and polyglot was a renowned linguist, writer, and contributor to a number of Publications -- but he hid a dark secret. Moskvin's doll-making hobby was not what it appeared.
New Podcast Episode: Texas Killing Fields
Suzanne Rene Richerson was reported missing after she disappeared while working at a Galveston resort in October of 1988. Authorities associate Richerson's presumed murder with a number of unsolved cases connected to the Texas Killing Fields, for which police suspect several serial killers are responsible.
New Podcast Episode: The Disappearance of Ritzy
Derek "Ritzy" Ritz was 51 years old when he disappeared from Sebringville, Ontario sometime on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day in 2017. What happened to Ritzy remains a mystery, though some very plausible rumours have been circulating. Friends believe the police did not take his disappearance seriously because he had a substance abuse problem.
New Podcast Episode: The Sunset Strip Slayers
In August of 1980, Carol Bundy confessed to some fellow nurses at the hospital where she worked that she had a connection to the so-called Sunset Strip Slayer who they had been hearing about on the news. She and her live-in boyfriend had been on a bit of a murder spree that kicked off when the pair discovered they shared some dark fantasies and decided to start turning them into reality.
New Podcast Episode: No Napping, No Snacking, No Thank You
Natalia Smut was stabbed to death in a presumed domestic violence situation by her boyfriend on April 23rd. We had a quick chat with Natalia's sister Vanessa Singh, who spoke of her sister's one-of-a-kind drag performances, and vibrant personality.
We also dug deep into Colorado-based cult Love Has Won, after their leader's partially mummified remains was discovered in the group's co-living space in Crestone.