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Dylan Mortensen speaks at Bryan Kohberger's sentencing hearing on July 23, 2025.
LIFE UPENDED

Idaho Murders Survivor Says She’s Changed Her Identity

One of the surviving roommates is pleading with a court to leave her face blurred in videos surrounding the 2022 murders.

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SNL writer Jimmy Fowlie's sister Christina Downer's boyfriend has been charged with her murder.
SEARCH FOR JUSTICE

Boyfriend Charged with Murder of SNL Writer’s Missing Sister

His on-and-off-again girlfriend has also been charged with allegedly aiding him in hiding the body.

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Ines Gomez Mont attends the "Glamour Magazine Beauty Awards" at the Indianilla Cultural Center on February 7, 2013, in Mexico City, Mexico.
MESS OF MILLIONS

Sports Reporter Rejected by Tom Brady Arrested for Fraud

Inés Gómez Mont and her husband were detained by ICE amid allegations of false invoices and money laundering.

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Russell Brand arrives at Southwark Crown Court, London, where he faces three charges of rape, indecent assault, and three counts of sexual assault, relating to six women.
FRIENDLESS

Russell Brand Makes Humiliating Courtroom Confession

The comedian is on trial for allegations of rape and sexual assault from six different women.

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Bilal A. "Bill" Essayli, United States Attorney for the Central District of California, delivers a statement involving the arrest of a Washington State man in connection with the Palm Springs fertility clinic bombing, at the FBI Los Angeles Field Office, in Los Angeles, U.S., June 4, 2025.
LAWYER DOWN

Trump’s Loyalist Prosecutor Hit With Humiliating Ruling

Bill Essayli has used his federal role to target the president’s enemies and protesters.

Ewan Palmer

A United Airlines Boeing 737 airplane
PLANE CHAOS

Busted United Passenger Gives Boozy Defense for Hijack Scare

“I’m gonna hijack this b---h and crash ur row only,” the passenger allegedly texted.

Isabel van Brugen

Chi Omega murder suspect Theodore Bundy walks forward and waves to the TV camera as his indictment for the January murders of FSU coeds Lisa Levy and Margaret Bowman is read at the Leon County Jail. Bundy wanted to make a statement to the press but was told a court order forbidding him from speaking to the newsmen was still in effect.
ANOTHER ONE

Chilling New Twist in Ted Bundy Murder Mystery

Advances in DNA testing are confirming what investigators and criminologists believe is Bundy’s true victim count.

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 17: A United Airlines Boeing 757 airplane departs from Los Angeles International Airport en route to Chicago on October 17, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Kevin Carter/Getty Images)
FLIGHT FRIGHT

United Passenger Arrested After Sending Disturbing Message

The alleged offender could face up to 20 years in prison for the messages.

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flamingo
FLOCK AROUND AND FIND OUT

Drunk Vegas Tourist Convicted in Bonkers Flamingo Heist

A Canadian tourist faces prison after stealing a flamingo from a Las Vegas casino during a booze-fuelled binge.

Martha McHardy

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Emergency personnel work at the scene following a shooting at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Oregon, October 15, 2026.
SCHOOL TRAGEDY

Three Children Killed in Oregon Elementary School Shooting

The teenage shooter was shot dead by a community member.

Cameron Adams

Lucy Harrison
JUSTICE PENDING

Mom Has New Evidence After Trumpy Dad Killed Daughter

A U.K. coroner ruled the death an unlawful killing.

Lauren Hartley

Austin police officers responded to an unusual call on Tuesday.
BOMBSHELL BARGAIN

Bomb Squad Scramble Over Man’s Shock Find in Estate Sale Box

A Texas man made a harrowing discovery at a local resident’s estate sale in Austin.

Lauren Hartley

Brian Walker, Michelle Min
FAMILY TRAGEDY

Luxury Fashion Brand Founders Found Dead Outside Home

It is unclear whether the police are looking for a suspect after the married couple was found dead.

Ewan Palmer

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media on the South Lawn of the White House on September 26, 2026, in Washington, DC.
HORROR

Death Row Woman’s Lawyers Give Sad Update as Trump Weighs In

Trump appears to criticize Tennessee officials while Christa Pike is in the hospital on a ventilator.

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