ENDGAME
Their stories aren’t part of the ongoing trial against the already-convicted rapist. But they’re watching—and they think he’s toast.
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STUNNING SAVAGERY
Police say a man fueled by jealous rage carefully planned to kill his ex’s new boyfriend. The slain man’s family is only beginning to grieve.
MASSACRE MYSTERY
Police say a Virginia law-enforcement officer drove to California, went on a rampage, and took off with a teenager he deceived online.
ULTIMATE DISGRACE
Stewart Rhodes styled himself a patriot. A jury just decided he is more like a traitor.
MIAMI MADNESS
Cops say he confessed to the crime—and to some truly bizarre planning.
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SHAMELESS SCAMMER
J. Nicholas Bryant is accused of living an opulent lifestyle at the expense of others—allegations which he tells The Daily Beast “are pretty much true.”
OUT FOR BLOOD
A t-shirt worn by the murder suspect which prosecutors say had “a significant amount of high-velocity” blood spatter may have been destroyed “in bad faith,” his lawyers claim.
DEVELOPING
The Chatham County Police Department said the 22-year-old was in custody after a sprawling search that captivated a community.
CASE CLOSED
Debbie Collier, who was found Sept. 11 severely burned and naked in a forest, sent a cryptic message to her daughter before her death.
WHODUNNIT
Shanquella Robinson’s friends said she died of alcohol poisoning. But Mexican authorities aren’t convinced.
