Faleena Hopkins, a romance novelist who tried to trademark the word “cocky,” has been missing since she’s been released from jail after she allegedly led police on a high speed chase.
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Oregon Man Accused of Torturing Woman Is Using Dating Apps to Find Victims
A nationwide manhunt is underway for an Oregon man accused of brutally assaulting and kidnapping a woman he was in a prior relationship with.
Capital murder trial begins for Texas man who murdered his teenage daughters in 2008
The trial of 65-year-old Texas cab driver Yaser Abdel Said has begun after 14 years. Said is accused of murdering his two teenage daughters in what their great-aunt has called "honor killings.”
Kidnapped Girl in Alabama's Escape Revealed More Crimes to Be Seen
After a young girl escaped captivity from a Dadeville, Alabama home on Monday, police returned to make a shocking discovery the following day that opened an entirely new investigation.
John Dillinger: America's Favorite Bank Robber
The Great Depression brought ruin to American families and livelihoods, eroding hope in the idea of the self-made man. This dissatisfaction gave rise to the Gangster Era, and in the Gangster Era, few were as successful, or popular, as the Dillinger Gang.
True Crime: The Most Questioned Entertainment Genre
True crime has grown into a huge community and genre of fans over the years, and yet it still faces criticism and judgment from those on the outside who question how it can even be enjoyable. So the question persists: why do we like true crime?
New Podcast Episode: The Chowchilla School Bus Kidnapping
Today marks the 46th anniversary of the largest ever kidnapping for ransom in the U.S., which spawned the largest manhunt in California history. The unprecedented abduction saw 26 children aged 5-14 and their 55-year-old bus driver intercepted on their regular route and redirected to an underground prison dug out by their captors.
Alabama Inmate Who Escaped With Help of Corrections Official Now Charged In Her Death
Casey White, the inmate who escaped from the Lauderdale County Jail in Alabama with the help of a corrections officer is now charged in her death.
A woman escapes after being tortured and raped for months in a home in Chino Hills, California
A 22-year-old unidentified woman was able to escape after enduring 6 months of continuous torture, rape, and physical assault. Peter Anthony McGuire, 59, has been accused of kidnapping, torture, assault with a deadly weapon, false imprisonment by violence, mayhem (disfigurement), forcible rape, and other sex crimes.
Texas Manhunt Ends in Escaped Prisoner's Death
Late last night in Jourdanton, 46-year-old Gonzalo Lopez was declared dead after a shootout with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. He’s suspected of killing a family to steal their truck earlier that day.
20 Days with No Leads: Escaped Inmate Gonzalo Lopez still Missing
After twenty days of searching, Gonzalo Lopez, the Texas inmate who escaped during a transportation trip earlier in May, is still on the loose in the area with no sightings or signs of him pointing to his location. As the search continues, the U.S. Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force- Waco Division has joined in the search to find him.
New Podcast Episode: The Girl in the Box
In May of 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was abducted while hitchhiking to Northern California to surprise a friend for their birthday. She spent seven long years in captivity, and was subjected to unimaginable torture at the hands of her captor, Cameron Hooker, who kept Colleen locked inside a box underneath the bed where he slept with his wife, in the home they shared with their young children.
Escaped Killer in Texas Still Missing as Reward is Offered
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has announced a $50K reward for any information on the whereabouts or sightings of Gonzalo Lopez, an escaped inmate currently believed to be on the loose in the Robbins and Centerville area. Lopez has been missing since Thursday afternoon when he escaped, and the community at large is advised to be on high alert.
Alabama Corrections Officer Dies in Hospital, Inmate Captured
Former Alabama Corrections Officer Vicky White has died from her injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after she and escaped inmate Casey White were arrested in Indiana early Monday.
Alabama Officer and Inmate Missing, US Marshals Offer $10,000 Reward
Authorities in Alabama are searching for Corrections Officer Vicki White and inmate Casey White after the pair went missing Friday morning while en route to a mental health evaluation appointment which did not exist.
On This Day: The Murder of Dr. Haing S. Ngor
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.
Two of the Three Inmates that Escaped a Tennessee Jail Through an Air Vent are Dead, One is Still at Large.
Three inmates at the Sullivan County Jail in Tennessee pulled off a daring escape on Friday morning. Tobias Wayne Carr, 38; Timothy Allen Sarver, 45; and Johnny Shane Brown, 45, managed to access the air vent system on the ceiling of their cell and escape through the vent on the jail’s roof. Carr and Sarver are now deceased, and Brown is still on the run.
To Escape Jail, Man Kills Labourer, Sets Face on Fire to Fake His Death
The man was arrested from northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar for killing a mason with a club. The Loni Border Police also arrested the man’s wife for being an accomplice in the act.
New Podcast Episode: Randall Saito's Escape
Today marks four years since Randall Tashio Saito's escape from the Hawaiian psychiatric hospital where he was being held. Saito had murdered 29-year-old Sandra Yamashiro in a random attack in 1979, and had taken a plea that made history in Hawaii.