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True Crime
Carefully sourced true crime reporting focused on victims, evidence, investigations and the public record.
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Researched reporting
BTK Killer: The 2005 Disk That Broke a Decades-Long Case
Discover how the BTK killer’s messages and a computer disk helped investigators identify Dennis Rader after decades of uncertainty in Wichita, Kansas.
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Golden State Killer: The 2018 Breakthrough After Decades of Fear
Follow the Golden State Killer case from separate California investigations to genetic genealogy, DeAngelo’s 2018 arrest and his admissions in court.
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Denver Spider Man: The Killer Above the Ceiling
The Denver Spider Man hid in Philip Peters’s attic after killing him in 1941. Read the documented discovery, conviction and events behind…
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Chowchilla Kidnapping: The Children Beneath the Quarry
The Chowchilla kidnapping trapped 26 children and their bus driver underground in 1976. Read how they escaped and why survival did not…
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Cleveland Kidnappings: The Door That Finally Opened
The Cleveland kidnappings ended after Amanda Berry reached the street in May 2013. Read the documented escape, rescue and survivors’ lives beyond…
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Susan Kuhnhausen: The Stranger Waiting in Her House
Susan Kuhnhausen survived a planned attack at her Portland home in 2006. Read the documented murder-for-hire case and her later advocacy as…