True Crime
- Five skeletons found under Wolf’s Lair home of Hermann Göring in Polandwww.theguardian.com Five skeletons found under Wolf’s Lair home of Hermann Göring in Poland
Amateur archaeologists discover remains missing hands and feet at former Nazi military headquarters
- Trump and Trial’s Central Witness Share a Tortured Historytime.com Trump and Trial’s Central Witness Share a Tortured History
When he testifies in Trump's trial, Michael Cohen will be a few yards away from the man he once considered like family
- Crypto influencer convicted in $110m scamboingboing.net Crypto influencer convicted in $110m scam
Crypto crook Avi Eisenberg is off to jail after being convicted on various charges of fraud and market manipulation over shenanigans
- US woman arrested, accused of targeting young boys in $1.7M sextortion schemearstechnica.com US woman arrested, accused of targeting young boys in $1.7M sextortion scheme
FBI has warned of significant spike in teen sextortion in 2024.
- Russian honeytraps useless against French spies … their wives already knowwww.telegraph.co.uk Russian honeytraps useless against French spies … their wives already know
Behind-the-scenes documentary shines a light on France’s equivalent of MI6
- Billionaire energy drink mogul hid hordes of cash in Swiss bank accounts, senator's letter allegeswww.businessinsider.com Billionaire energy drink mogul hid hordes of cash in Swiss bank accounts, senator's letter alleges
The Senate Finance Committee alleges that Pictet bank helped Americans evade taxes — including the billionaire behind 5-Hour Energy, BI has learned.
- Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Planswww.rollingstone.com Andrew Tate Was Arrested After Adin Ross Blabbed About His Escape Plans
Andrew Tate was arrested on new charges of sexual assault based on a tip that they had planned to flee Romania from fellow steamer Adin Ross.
- Police bust factory forging Banksy artworksboingboing.net Police bust factory forging Banksy artworks
Spanish police busted a ring of art forgers in Catalonia cranking out fake Banksy artworks. Apparently they sold them internationally for up to €1,500.
- US marshals lure fugitive killer of Texas cyclist out of hiding with yoga adwww.theguardian.com US marshals lure fugitive killer of Texas cyclist out of hiding with yoga ad
Officials give details of how Kaitlin Armstrong, convicted over murder of Anna Wilson in 2022, was arrested in Costa Rica
- ‘Excited Delirium’: The Junk Science That Covered Up a Serial Killerwww.vice.com ‘Excited Delirium’: The Junk Science That Covered Up a Serial Killer
Jon Ronson explores the fake syndrome, which kills women during sex and makes men go berserk, on his new show, Things Fall Apart.
- Infamous Colonial Parkway double murder suspect identifiedrichmond.com Police: Colonial Parkway double murder, another Hampton cold case solved
Virginia State Police identified Alan Wilmer Sr. as a suspect in the 1987 double murder of David Knobling and Robin Edwards, and the 1989 murder of Teresa Howell.
- New evidence found on DB Cooper tie means mystery could be solved in monthswww.the-sun.com New evidence found on DB Cooper tie means mystery could be solved in months
THE DB Cooper mystery could finally be solved by the end of the year following a rapid succession of breakthroughs in the decades-old case, an investigator believes. Eric Ulis, who has been probing…
- Notorious Airbnb Host Charged with Allegedly Running $8.5M Nationwide Scamwww.vice.com Notorious Airbnb Host Charged with Allegedly Running $8.5M Nationwide Scam
Shray Goel is charged with running an Airbnb scam across 100 U.S. properties.
- Who Is Dr. Gloves?
True crime podcast Invisible Choir is assisting in an investigation to find out who is responsible for child abuse and exploitation. They're asking anyone with information to submit a tip.
- Man strangled woman with pool noodle for running over his foot with her wheelchair: Copslawandcrime.com Man strangled woman with pool noodle for running over his foot with her wheelchair: Cops
Carl Edward Chastang was arrested after he allegedly tossed a woman from her wheelchair, beat her, then strangled her with a pool noodle because she ran over his foot.
After strangling her, Chastang reportedly left her on the floor completely immobile until the following day when someone else called for assistance.
- How an Academic Uncovered One of the Biggest Museum Heists of All Timewww.wsj.com How an Academic Uncovered One of the Biggest Museum Heists of All Time
When a Danish dealer named Ittai Gradel blew the whistle on stolen British Museum antiquities showing up online, it was the culmination of a yearslong antiques whodunit.
- Atilla died alone, and seemed to have no family. But a sex shop told a surprisingly different storywww.theguardian.com Atilla died alone, and seemed to have no family. But a sex shop told a surprisingly different story
Atilla Demirer swiped in to his Sydney building in July 2021. There are no records of him leaving again before his body was found four months later. Was this just another case of fatal loneliness?
- Frank James Sentenced to Life in Prison for Subway Mass Shootingwww.justice.gov Frank James Sentenced to Life in Prison for Subway Mass Shooting
Frank James, 62, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William F. Kuntz, II to 10 concurrent life sentences in prison, plus 10 years to run consecutively for shooting 10 people during an attack on the New York City subway in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, on April 12, 2022. Jam...
James disguised himself as an MTA employee, set off a smoke bomb and then shot 32 rounds at defenseless people trapped in a subway car during their rush hour commute April 12, 2022.
- Woman who made up elaborate kidnapping hoax is sentenced for making false report to policelawandcrime.com Woman who made up elaborate kidnapping hoax is sentenced for making false report to police
A woman was found guilty in a kidnapping hoax that prompted a dayslong search and national attention for its strange storyline, including a lost toddler and kidnappers with an 18-wheeler.
In June, Carlethia Russell called 911 and said she had spotted a child walking alone on I-459 South. Russell then called her family saying she has stopped her car to check on the child. After that, the family member lost contact with her.
Police found her vehicle but no sign of Russell or a child, sparking a frantic search that ended when Russell appeared at her family’s home July 15. Police uncovered evidence that Russell fabricated the entire story and faked her own abduction, which Russell later admitted to through her lawyer.
- Hardee's employees arrested for stealing credit cards from customers to bail out inmateslawandcrime.com Hardee's employees arrested for stealing credit cards from customers to bail out inmates: Cops
Instead of making biscuits from scratch, a group of Hardee's employees in Indiana cooked up a fraud scheme that involved stealing customer credit cards.
Employees at an Indiana Hardee’s took photos of drive-thru customers debit and credit cards and then used them to deposit money into the accounts of inmates.
- Woman who plowed into 2 Make-a-Wish charity ride bicyclists in deadly crash convictedlawandcrime.com Woman who plowed into 2 Make-a-Wish charity ride bicyclists in deadly crash convicted
A woman accused of being intoxicated on prescription medications when she struck and killed two bicyclists and injured three others taking part in a Make-a-Wish charity ride was convicted on Friday.
The jury found Mandy Benn, 43, guilty of second degree murder and operating a vehicle while under the influence
- Emma Kenny on UK Tour
I went to see this talk yesterday, and while I have seen Emma Kenny in many documentaries over the years, I have never attended a true crime talk. I can safely say, it did not disappoint.
It was clear and consice and not fluffy like you find with many documentaries these days (talking to you Netflix)
It covered the psychology of a serial killer and covered several from across the USA and UK. No surprise to myself that I had heard of all of them... all except one that was... the name echoed out... "David Parker Ray" (AKA The Toybox Killer) and, man, is this guy something else. Rarely am I shocked by true crime, but everything about him was next level chilling. Especially when his "introduction" recordings were played.
These things are not for the faint of heart, and it was great to see a room full of enthusiasts. A great evening all round.
- Swedish Criminal Gangs Using Fake Spotify Streams To Launder Moneywww.theguardian.com Swedish criminal gangs using fake Spotify streams to launder money
Investigation claims networks convert illicit cash to bitcoin to pay people who sell false streams on the platform
Criminal gangs behind a rise in bombings and shootings in Sweden in recent years are using fake Spotify streams to launder money, a Swedish newspaper reported earlier this month.
> Criminal networks have for several years been using money from drug deals, robberies, fraud and contract killings to pay for false Spotify streams of songs published by artists with ties to the gangs, an investigative report in Svenska Dagbladet claimed. They then get paid by the platform for the high number of streams, thereby laundering the money. The newspaper said its information had been confirmed by four gang members from separate criminal networks in Stockholm, as well as an anonymous police investigator.
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- A young mother disappeared 13 years ago. What did it mean? Detectives couldn’t make sense of the Unique Harris mystery. Neither could I. A decade later, something clicked.www.washingtonpost.com Perspective | A young mother disappeared 13 years ago. What did it mean?
Detectives couldn’t make sense of the Unique Harris mystery. Neither could I. A decade later, something clicked.
- Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies at Chester hospital - Worst child serial killer in modern British historywww.theguardian.com Nurse Lucy Letby guilty of murdering seven babies at Chester hospital
Worst child serial killer in modern British history expected to receive whole-life sentence
- Florida woman doused herself in Mountain Dew to erase DNA after killing roommate in Daytona Beach: policewww.fox35orlando.com Florida woman doused herself in Mountain Dew to erase DNA after killing roommate in Daytona Beach: police
Nichole Maks, the woman suspected of killing her 79-year-old roommate, allegedly tried to pour diet Mountain Dew soda all over her body in attempt to erase DNA evidence, according to an arrest affidavit.
- A woman escaped a makeshift cinder block 'dungeon' in Oregon, police say. The FBI believes there are more victims in other states | CNNwww.cnn.com A woman escaped a makeshift cinder block 'dungeon' in Oregon, police say. The FBI believes there are more victims in other states | CNN
After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2589536
> After a woman escaped from a makeshift “dungeon” made of cinder blocks in a man’s Oregon home, the FBI says it is looking for additional victims in other states. > > The man, 29-year-old Negasi Zuberi, was taken into federal custody on suspicion of kidnapping across state lines after a woman from Seattle escaped from his home in Klamath Falls, Oregon, according to a news release from the FBI Portland Field Office. The woman also said she was sexually assaulted, the FBI said. > > Zuberi, who has lived in at least 10 states since 2016, has been linked to violent assaults in at least four states, according to the FBI. Investigators have reason to believe there could be several other victims, the agency said. Zuberi was indicted by a federal grand jury in Oregon on one count of kidnapping and one count of transportation with intent to engage in sexual activity, court documents filed Wednesday show.
- A new look at an old clue helps investigators arrest the man accused of Gilgo Beach murdersapnews.com A new look at an old clue helps investigators arrest the man accused of Gilgo Beach murders
Investigators say a new look at an old clue was the key to finding the man now charged with the killings of three women whose remains were found by a remote Long Island highway.
- A Real Cold Case
Man found dead in a Minnesota freezer was hiding from police: investigators
https://ground.news/article/man-found-dead-in-a-minnesota-freezer-was-hiding-from-police-investigators_3d7dc6
- Leslie Van Houten, follower of cult leader Charles Manson, is one big step closer to freedom
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1199732
> California’s governor announced Friday that he won’t ask the state Supreme Court to block parole for Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten, paving the way for her release after serving 53 years in prison for two infamous murders. > > nbclosangeles > > In a brief statement, the governor’s office said an appeal was unlikely to succeed. > > Newsom is disappointed, the statement said. > > “More than 50 years after the Manson cult committed these brutal killings, the victims’ families still feel the impact,” the statement said. > > Van Houten, now in her 70s, is serving a life sentence for helping Manson and other followers in the 1969 killings of Leno LaBianca, a grocer in Los Angeles, and his wife, Rosemary. > > Van Houten could be freed in about two weeks after the parole board reviews her record and processes paperwork for her release from the California Institution for Women in Corona, her attorney Nancy Tetreault said. > > She was recommended for parole five times since 2016 but Newsom and former Gov. Jerry Brown rejected all those recommendations. > > However, a state appeals court ruled in May that Van Houten should be released, noting what it called her “extraordinary rehabilitative efforts, insight, remorse, realistic parole plans, support from family and friends” and favorable behavior reports while in prison. > > “She’s thrilled and she’s overwhelmed,” Tetreault said. > > “She’s just grateful that people are recognizing that she’s not the same person that she was when she committed the murders,” she said. > > After she's released, Van Houten will spend about a year in a halfway house, learning basic life skills such as how to go to the grocery and get a debit card, Tetreault said. > > “She’s been in prison for 53 years. ... She just needs to learn how to use an ATM machine, let alone a cell phone, let alone a computer,” her attorney said. > The Manson Family > > Van Houten and other Manson followers killed the LaBiancas in their home in August 1969, smearing their blood on the walls after. Van Houten later described holding Rosemary LaBianca down with a pillowcase over her head as others stabbed her, before herself stabbing the woman more than a dozen times. > > “My family and I are heartbroken because we’re once again reminded of all the years that we have not had my father and my stepmother with us,” Cory LaBianca, Leno LaBianca's daughter, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Friday. > > “My children and my grandchildren never got an opportunity to get to know either of them, which has been a huge void for my family,” said Cory La Bianca, who is 75. > > The LaBianca murders happened the day after Manson followers killed actress Sharon Tate and four others. Van Houten did not participate in the Tate killings.
- Behind bars: how rap lyrics are being used to convict Black British menwww.theguardian.com Behind bars: how rap lyrics are being used to convict Black British men
Exclusive: Crown Prosecution Service claims no one is convicted solely via lyrics, but shocking new research finds juries being shown music and dance as evidence of guilt
- Mitchelle Blair tortured and abused her two children to death, leaving thier bodies in the freezer in her living room.
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Mitchelle Blair, on the word of her youngest child, tortured her two other children for over a week until they died. The youngest child accused their siblings of SA, which is why Mitchelle Blair took in on herself to torture them in all sorts of horrific ways.
One of the most memorable parts of the case was in how much detail she gave the court. She went into how she tortured them, what she did, how the kids reacted. It's some real horrific stuff.
You can see the full confession here but be warned that it's highly graphic.
There's a lot of push back here, because the evidence shows that Mitchelle Blair may have been the actual sexual abuser here. At the very least, even if she didn't do the SA of her kids, she for sure got confessions out of her two kids via torture. As everyone knows, confessions received via torture are about as reliable as the polygraph test.
A Wicked World just did a fantastic video on the case. They're a real hidden gem who does the case justice.
- Man who appeared on ‘America’s Most Wanted’ several times arrested in 1984 murderedition.cnn.com Man who appeared on 'America's Most Wanted' several times arrested in 1984 murder | CNN
A Florida man who has been on the run for almost four decades for a 1984 murder has been caught in California and extradited back to Florida, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.