‘Killer grandma’ murders husband, then hunts and kills her lookalike to assume her identity
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Friends, family, still unnerved by close encounters with the killer grandma Lois Reiss.
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January 7, 2021
Rodney Alcala: ’20/20′ episode explores how ‘Dating Game’ serial killer was linked to 8 murders
An upcoming episode of “20/20” will analyze how detectives linked “Dating Game” serial killer Rodney Alcala to eight murders in the 1970s. Scheduled to air on Friday, the “20/20” episode will detail how Alcala’s arrest for Robin Samsoe’s July 1979 murder exposed the photographer’s secret life as a serial killer. According to ABC, Samsoe, 12, …
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December 31, 2020
Susan Wright: Wife who stabbed husband 193 TIMES is freed after serving 16 years
A Texas woman who was convicted of fatally stabbing her husband in 2003 was freed from prison Wednesday after serving 16 years of a 20-year sentence The Houston Chronicle reported that Susan Wright, 44, left the Dr. Lane Murray Unit in Gatesville, where she served part of her sentence. She requested privacy from reporters upon …
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December 7, 2020
Evil Hubby Fotis Dulos’ LAWYER points finger at MISTRESS IN Jennifer Dulos mystery
An attorney charged with conspiracy in the death of missing Connecticut mom Jennifer Farber Dulos may be cooperating with investigators, an attorney for another alleged conspirator charged in the case said in court documents filed Monday, according to the Hartford Courant. Kent Mawhinney, a friend of Farber Dulos’s husband Fotis Dulos who represented him in …
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December 5, 2020
Scathing order explains why judge denied bond to father and son accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery
Chatham County Superior Court Judge Timothy Walmsley denied bond last month to the father and son accused of killing Georgia jogger Ahmaud Arbery earlier this year, and this month the judge detailed his reasons for the denial in a strongly worded order filed with the court on Wednesday. Gregory McMichael, 64, and Travis McMichael, 34, …
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November 29, 2020
California governor blocks parole for Manson follower Leslie Van Houten
Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten has again been been blocked from parole, with California Governor Gavin Newsom saying in his decision that “evidence shows that she currently poses an unreasonable danger to society if released from prison,” the Los Angeles Times reports. Van Houten is serving a life sentence for her part in the …
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November 26, 2020
Kelsey Berreth’s Thanksgiving murder, 2 years later: Still no body, mistress Krystal Lee Kenney’s bids for parole
Prosecutors admitted they made a “deal with the devil” in exchange for Krystal Lee Kenney’s witness testimony, which helped convict Patrick Frazee of Kelsey Berreth’s murder
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November 19, 2020
Scott Peterson: Defense lawyers say new evidence will be presented that shatters the prosecution’s timeline
The defense lawyers for Scott Peterson say new evidence will be presented that shows prosecutors during his murder trial established an incorrect timeline. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Peterson, who’s currently in San Quentin prison for killing his wife, Laci, and unborn son, Connor, wants a new trial. Last month, the California Supreme court was ordered …
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November 19, 2020
Susan Smith: Child killer who drove her young sons into a lake is on her best behavior as parole date nears
A South Carolina woman accused of driving her into a lake with her two young sons strapped in their car seats could be out of prison by 2024. People magazine reports that 49-year-old Susan Smith has been on her best behavior while behind bars at the Leath Correctional Institution in Greenwood, S.C., according to an …
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October 30, 2020
Nancy Grace battles Scott Peterson’s former lawyer, who calls him ‘stone-cold innocent’
A former defense attorney for convicted murderer Scott Peterson says prosecutors are targeting Peterson as they plan to retry him for the death penalty, but CrimeOnline’s Nancy Grace says it’s called “seeking justice.” The California Supreme Court tossed out Peterson’s death penalty earlier this month because of juror misconduct, as CrimeOnline previously reported. Los Angeles …
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October 23, 2020
‘The justice system failed my daughter,’ says mother of murdered teen Aniah Blanchard
The teen’s accused killer was out on bail on attempted murder charges when the slaying ocurred
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October 19, 2020
‘They’re horrified’: Laci Peterson’s family reacts to killer hubby Scott Peterson’s murder conviction re-examination
Family members of slain California mom Laci Peterson are horrified that her killer husband, Scott Peterson, may get a re-examination of his murder conviction, which could possibly lead to a new trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, the California Supreme court has been ordered to re-examine Scott Peterson’s murder convictions of Laci and their unborn son, …
