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Robert E. Crimo III at a hearing before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse on June 26, 2024 in Illinois.
‘IRRETRIEVABLY DEPRAVED’

Highland Park Gunman Learns His Fate for Mass Shooting

Robert Crimo III killed seven people and injured 48 others at a July 4th parade in 2022.

Jasmine Venet

Ethan Crumbley is led away from the courtroom after a placement hearing at Oakland County Circuit Court on February 22, 2022 in Pontiac, Michigan.
CLAWS OUT

Ethan Crumbley Caught in Second Prison Brawl in Four Months

He was sentenced to life without parole in December for killing four classmates in a 2021 shooting.

Amanda Yen

The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington
‘IT’S THE PRINCIPLE’

Son of Dentist Who Killed Wife in Fight Over Dad’s Assets

“They’re treating my sister and I more like perpetrators than surviving victims of a violent crime,” Julian Rudolph said.

Alex Nguyen

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‘JUSTICE’

Dentist Sentenced After Hiring Hitman to Kill Brother-in-Law

According to reports the dentist maintained his innocence even during his sentencing.

Alex Nguyen

A picture of Ethan Crumbley. A Michigan court is weighing whether to sentence the 17-year-old teenager to life in prison.
‘I NEED TO KILL AGAIN’

Oxford School Shooter’s Chilling Journal, Text Msgs Revealed

“The first victim has to be a pretty girl with a future so she can suffer just like me,” he wrote in one journal entry.

Isabella Ramirez

A picture of Willard Miller, who has been sentenced to life in prison for beating his Spanish teacher to death over a bad grade.
‘HEINOUS ACT’

Teen Who Murdered Teacher Over Bad Grade Gets Life Sentence

Willard Miller, 17, who pleaded guilty in April to the murder of Nohema Graber, will have the possibility of parole after 35 years.

Isabella Ramirez

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‘I HATE THE SYSTEM’

Unabomber Is Dead: Inside His 17-Year Reign of Terror

His deadly road from Harvard to a Montana shack to a federal prison.

AJ McDougall

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‘UNACCEPTABLE’

Inmate Serving Life for Deadly Bombing Escapes From Prison

Porfirio Duarte-Herrera killed a hot dog vendor with a coffee cup device in 2007.

Dan Ladden-Hall

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‘VICIOUS AND SADISTIC’

ISIS ‘Beatle’ Gets Life in Prison for Killing U.S. Hostages

Three of the four Americans were beheaded in videos put online.

Alan Halaly

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BEHIND BARS

Boy Who Killed 12-Year-Old Ava White Gets Life in Prison

The judge rejected requests to reveal the boy’s identity, citing safety concerns.

Alice Tecotzky

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NINTH TIME’S THE CHARM?

Manson Follower Bruce Davis Denied Parole—Again

Davis has been recommended for parole seven times between 2010 and 2021.

Alan Halaly

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