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According to the University of California’s student newspaper, The Daily Bruin, James Heaps, 66, the former OB-GYN at UCLA, has received an 11-year sentence after sexually abusing his patients. Heaps was a faculty member at the David Geffen School of Medicine and an OB-GYN at UCLA Health from 2014 to 2018.
According to People, an arrest has been made in connection to the murder of Marcy Suzette Nellis, a missing Pennsylvania woman, who was found dead along a trail near her home last month.
Richard Cottingham, 76, plead guilty Monday to the 1968 murder of Diane Cusick near New York City and confessed his involvement in four murders. Cottingham is believed to be one of America’s most prolific serial killers and has previously been convicted of 11 other killings.
Since the early 1970s, the area surrounding Canada's Highway of Tears has seen a number of mysterious disappearances and discoveries of human remains. RCMP officers doubt they will ever be able to solve all the cases connected with the highway, but there have been some convictions over the years -- including Cody Legebokoff, who was apprehended 12 years ago this week, and ultimately convicted of four counts of first degree homicide.
Halloween 2010 was meant to be like any other day for 16-year-old Devon Griffin. Noticing how quiet his home was, he attempted to search for his mother and stepfather, Susan and William Liske. As he entered their bedroom, he found a blanket pulled over their heads. Believing it was a Halloween prank, he removed the blanket from their heads. His gruesome discovery would lead to his stepbrother, BJ’s, arrest for the brutal murders of Susan and William Liske, and Susan’s son Derek Griffin.
As the front woman for Seattle-based rock band The Gits, Mia Zapata was building herself a promising career before she was killed on July 7, 1993. Her killer would walk free for ten years before finally being linked to her brutal murder.
Florida mother Shiela O’Leary was sentenced to life in prison Monday following her conviction on charges of first-degree murder for the starvation death of her 18-month-old son, Ezra O’Leary in September 2019.
Police in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, have arrested and charged actor Gary Busey with multiple sexual offenses after he allegedly groped two victims during the Monster Mania Convention.
A case was filed on Friday against the Department of the Army seeking $35 million in damages after the sexual assault and death of Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén. Guillén’s family is looking for $10 million in the wrongful death and $25 million in personal injury claims for the Army’s role in her eventual murder.
As one of the most infamous serial killers in modern history, Jeffrey Dahmer is the focus of multiple books, television shows, movies, and other kinds of media. However, his victims rarely share the same spotlight, their names often not even shared, just a number. Here are the stories of Jeffrey Dahmer’s victims and their brutal deaths.
“Blanket Denial,” the new episode from Forensic Files II premiers this Sunday, July 31st, at 10 p.m. ET. The first episode unravels a twisting tale that could only be solved through the use of diligent forensic science work, read on to hear more about the production of this new, exciting episode.
In 1992, accused of sexually abusing his daughter Jennifer Freyd during her childhood, Peter Freyd and his wife Pamela would go on to found the False Memory Syndrome Foundation. They claimed that Jennifer, and other survivors who recovered traumatic memories through therapy, could not be trusted.
For over 20 years, the murder of Claire ‘Lisa’ Hills has continued to be a mystery in spite of the presence of DNA evidence collected from the crime scene. The case has remained unsolved, but the search for the killer remains unabated.
Anthony Sowell, known as the Cleveland Strangler targeted women addicted to crack, incorrectly assuming that none of his victims would be missed. Sowell sexually assaulted countless women, and murdered eleven, whose decomposing bodies were found hidden around his family home in Mount Pleasant. Cleveland Police did little to investigate any of the disappearances, but the testimony of brave survivors and dedication of devastated family members brought the Strangler down.
On Monday, Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams announced 68-year-old David Sinopoli had been arrested the day prior in connection with the 1975 murder of 19-year-old Lindy Sue Biechler in Manor Township.
Inspiration can be found anywhere, and for some musicians, a true crime story is just what they need to spark their songwriting skills. Here are 12 songs about crime in genres ranging from alternative to rock to pop to R&B/soul.
Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, known to music fans around the world as Selena, was shot at a Days Inn Motel by Yolanda Saldívar on March 31, 1995. The outpouring of grief from around the world would cement Selena’s legacy as an icon.
Alton Coleman and Debra Brown were a young couple from Illinois who together went on a murderous rampage across the midwest in 1984. The duo's 53 day reign of terror spanned 6 states, and resulted in a trail of murders, rapes, and robberies.
The over 30-year-old cold case of Michelle Koski’s assault and murder has been solved using genetic genealogy. The 1990 case was left alone for 15 years before a cold case team started investigating, but in the end, it was too late.
Joel Rifkin murdered up to 17 women over the course of a four-year killing spree that came to an end during this week in true crime history. The most prolific serial killer in New York State preyed on sex workers, knowing their disappearances were less likely to be investigated. On June 28th 1993, Rifkin was caught red-handed with the body of his last victim in the back of his truck.
