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Caleb Flynn
DEADLY BETRAYAL

‘American Idol’ Contestant Learns Fate for Murdering Wife

Caleb Flynn staged a home invasion, then claimed his wife was killed by an intruder.

Lauren Hartley

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.

Reagin von Lehe

Caleb Flynn
HORRIFYING

‘American Idol’ Contestant Found Guilty of Murdering Wife

A jury found Caleb Flynn, 40, guilty of all nine charges.

Isabel van Brugen

Kris Harrison and Lucy Harrison.
DEMANDING ANSWERS

Grieving Mom Demands Probe Into Trumpy Ex Killing Daughter

A detective says several of Kris Harrison’s claims don’t add up.

Reagin von Lehe

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES:  This 1992 file photo shows double murder defendants Erik (R) and Lyle Menendez (L) during a court appearance in Los Angeles, Ca.
ANOTHER CHANCE

Menendez Brothers Get Early Chance at Freedom—Again

The brothers, who have been in prison for more than 35 years, will have another shot at freedom in the spring.

Josh Fiallo

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to sign executive orders related to beef, in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
LAW & ORDER

Trump Weighs In on Triple-Murder Case in Bonkers Rant

The president has been following the case on TV. “I see what’s happened,” he tells reporters.

Mary Papenfuss

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FILE PHOTO: Lindsay Clancy and attorney Kevin Reddington watch jurors in her murder trial as Judge William Sullivan asks them to continue deliberations, in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., September 2, 2026. The jury has come back for the second time to say they could not reach a unanimous verdict, triggering Judge Sullivan to instruct them to continue deliberating, but this time by delivering a last-resort instruction known in Massachusetts as a "Tuey-Rodriguez charge." Greg Derr/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
HUNG JURY

Judge Declares Mistrial in Lindsay Clancy Murder Case

The controversial case could be headed straight back to court.

Sarah-Jane Collins

Cassi Taylor.
HIGHWAY HORROR

Alligator Blamed in Accident That Killed Deputy’s Daughter

The 20-year-old was thrown from the truck as it flipped, and a hit-and-run driver struck her.

Lauren Hartley

Erin Piacenti
MIDTOWN MURDER

Banking Leader Fatally Stabbed in Times Square Knife Attack

Police have described the fatal attack as “random and unprovoked.”

Lauren Hartley

Tupac Shakur
ALL EYEZ ON THE VERDICT

Tupac Murder Mastermind Convicted After Three Decades

His own words became the centerpiece of the closely watched Las Vegas murder trial.

Erkki Forster

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FALLOUT

Hitman Accused of Killing Microsoft Executive Learns Fate

The executive was fatally shot after he got out of his SUV to remove a tire from a road in Jacksonville Beach, Florida.

Lauren Hartley

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