BREAKING: Federal court OVERTURNS Scott Peterson’s death sentence
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Peterson was sentenced to death in 2005 for killing his wife and unborn son
Cold Cases
July 22, 2020
FBI exhumes Alonzo Brooks’ body after ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ episode on suspicious death of young man found in a lake
The FBI is also offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to an arrest in the suspicious death
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July 21, 2020
‘Uncle’ who cared for Gabriel Fernández before his torture & murder dies of COVID-19: Report
One of the two men who helped raise Gabriel Fernández — the California boy murdered by his mother and her boyfriend in 2013 — has reportedly died from the novel coronavirus. Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Jon Hatami confirmed David Martinez’s death to Oxygen. Martinez (pictured back right) was reportedly laid to rest Thursday in …
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May 27, 2020
Bonus Podcast: Till Death Do Us Part? Broderick divorce ends in shocking double murder
In 1985, Betty Broderick’s marriage ended when her medical malpractice lawyer husband met a younger replacement and moved out of their once seemingly happy home. For years, Betty Broderick was the sole provider for her family while husband Dan Broderick attended law school. She said she worked several jobs and took care of their four …
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May 14, 2020
Fred Tokars: ‘Monster’ lawyer dies in prison after masterminding the murder of his wife in front of their two young children
Former Georgia lawyer Fred Tokars, who was serving life in prison for paying a hitman to kill his wife, Sara Tokars, died at a federal prison in Pennsylvania. Tokars, 67, had been held in a secret location inside the federal prison system for over 27 years. According to AJC, Tokars was a “marked man” behind …
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May 13, 2020
Leslie Van Houten: Manson cult ‘family’ follower seeks release after coronavirus strikes prison unit
Leslie Van Houten, a Manson Family follower who’s serving a life sentence for two murders, has sought release after an inmate in her housing unit tested positive for the coronavirus. According to the Los Feliz Ledger, Rich Pfeiffer, an attorney representing Van Houten, 70, asked California’s Second District Court of Appeals to release his client …
Famous Murder Cases
April 9, 2020
Mike Tokars: Boy who witnessed mother’s murder, set up by evil father Fred Tokars, has died
Mike Tokars, the son of Fred Tokars and slain mother, Sara Tokars, passed away in California on Friday. AJC reports that Mike Tokars, 31, who was a young boy when he witnessed his mother’s death, developed a blood clot behind his knee earlier this year. After undergoing treatment in California, a clot “broke loose and …
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February 11, 2020
Prosecutors reinvestigating Malcolm X’s assassination in light of new Netflix docuseries: Reports
Prosecutors in New York are reportedly reinvestigating Malcolm X’s 1965 assassination in light of new information presented in a Netflix documentary. According to the New York Post, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance’s office announced Tuesday that they’ll be working with the Innocence Project to reexamine the high-profile case. The District Attorney has reportedly reached out …
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February 3, 2020
‘Woodchipper Killer’ walks free
A Connecticut man sentenced to 50 years in prison for killing his wife and using a chain saw and wood chipper to dispose of her body was freed from prison nearly 20 years early. According to the Hartford Courant, Department of Correction (DOC) spokesperson Karen Martucci said Friday that Richard Crafts, 82, is living at …
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December 29, 2019
Child killer Susan Smith says she ‘cries for her children’ each Christmas [Report]
Susan Smith, the South Carolina mother who murdered her two young sons 25 years ago, cries every Christmas behind bars. That’s according to a new report from PEOPLE, which cites an unnamed prison source. “The holidays fill her with guilt and regret,” the source told the magazine. “She cries for her children every Christmas. She knows …
Famous Murder Cases
December 15, 2019
Creepy Charles Manson masks use blood and Manson’s ashes
An artist who’s already used his own blood and some of Charles Manson’s ashes to create a painting of the deceased cult leader has gone a step further, using more of Manson’s ashes and real human blood to fashion life-like Manson masks, TMZ reports. Artist Ryan Almighty hooked up with master mask-maker Rick “Sik Rik” …
Famous Murder Cases
November 26, 2019
HEAR HER OWN CHILLING WORDS: Suspected female serial killer Pam Hupp poses as NBC Dateline producer to lure murder victim
A Missouri woman who is serving a life sentence for a disabled man’s shooting death disparaged witnesses who claimed to have been near-victims themselves as attention-seekers. KTVI recently obtained jailhouse phone conversations between Pam Hupp and her husband Marc Hupp which transpired shortly before Hupp pleaded guilty to fatally shooting Louis Gumpenberger in her O’Fallon …