Criminal Justice & True Crime

It was a June summer night in 2009, when a little girl, who was scared of the dark, began to walk home from her friend's in McCleary, Washington. She never made it home.

Body parts started showing up in central London in 1888; did they belong to a previously unknown victim of Jack the Ripper?

A fan was shot and killed at the Polo Grounds in 1950. The crime was quickly solved but questions remain about the shooter.

A family, out celebrating Halloween, comes face to face with their worst fears as one of their children's lives is taken in the blink of an eye.

This article explores the largest mass execution of a group by the US federal government in history: the Molly Maguires, who were hanged between 1877 and 1878.

Two best friends were brutally murdered in 1996. Years later, police discover someone is visiting the body dumpsite.

In 1986, Christopher Knight was 20 when he disappeared into the Maine forest. He lived alone in the woods for 27 years. He was charged in 2013 with over 1,000 burglaries.

Genealogy is a new way to solve some criminal cases, particularly cold cases. DNA research is very common today as people often like to know where their ancestors came from, what wars they fought in, what type of work they did and they like to know about the health of their ancestors.

On May 11, 1922, the citizens of Guelph, Ontario Canada, were rocked by news of the violent death of Joseph Veroni. Described as a grocer and a baker, he was actually the Godfather of a Calabrian gang with ties to the infamous Rocco Perri.

Fortunately for the rest of us, a lot of crooks are monumentally dumb.

Why is it unlikely that you're being gang stalked? Because the statistics are against you. The idea that it is possible there are hundreds of people able to maintain the level of conspiracy required is mind-boggling. But what if it is a real thing?

Jacob Ade with members of his family, and a young family friend, were murdered near Nashville, Tennessee in March of 1897. Many men were tried for the crime with one dying in jail of tuberculosis. The records of the investigation were destroyed long ago and the crime has never been officially solved

A young boy was found dead in a box in the woods. His body was found but not reported for several days, police took all the leads they could but the boy remains unknown to this day.

Valerie was last seen with her boyfriend at Granite Creek Campground. They fought, she left and never came back. She is a Native American woman who has been missing for eight years.

This young Native American girl disappeared after being released from a hospital in Washington state. Police were of little help and there are still no leads. Where did she go?

Missing woman's car and cellphone found abandoned three hours from where she was last seen.

Missing Georgia woman hasn't been seen in two weeks. Will her social media presence give clues behind what happened to her?

Heather Hodges vanished eight years ago, and her family believe she was murdered.

A world-famous bridge player was found dead in his locked New York home with a bullet in his head.

Prison overcrowding is starting to become an increasingly more expensive and dangerous problem in America.

A woman in Victorian London was so universally disliked that the list of those who had a reason to kill her was very long.

What happens when your life is turned upside down and you're accused of a crime you didn't commit? What do you do when those meant to serve and protect you are the ones failing to investigate, to get the truth?

This article talks about the dark side of extreme schizophrenia—the unfortunate few who's psychotic thoughts lead them to crime and violence. Luckily, this is a very small percentage of people diagnosed with the illness. Nonetheless, let's clear the air about this issue.

A Pentagon official and CEO of Mothers Against Drunk Driving was found murdered in 2010. The baffling murder has fueled conspiracy theories about John P. Wheeler’s life and death.

It was a balmy summer night on a luxurious cruise ship heading for England. A young woman stood gazing out to sea. As she smoked her last cigarette, she must have pondered her future. Within hours she would be dead, her body pushed through a porthole into shark-infested seas.

A beautiful young woman, a disgraced army officer, a crow lying bloodied and lifeless in a country field and a green bicycle: the cast of one of the most intriguing and still unsolved mysteries in the annals of British crime history.

Felon disenfranchisement is more than just losing voting rights. Why should you care? What can we do to change things? No matter your situation, you have selfish reasons to care about how convicts reintegrate.

FBI evidence shows Dzhokhar with a different backpack than the one that killed Martin Richard in the Boston Marathon bombing, which was black. Officials concede that the bombs used during and after the marathon could not have been built by the Tsarnaev brothers. Did they catch the real bomber?

Three teens were given two years' probation for their role in assaults and sexual assaults at St. Michael's College School in Toronto, Canada. It's not right. Why are these boys not going to jail?

In 1931, the miners at Estevan went on strike. After several weeks, they marched in a parade into Estevan. There, a confrontation between miners and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) occurred, leaving three miners dead and several wounded.

For anyone facing a criminal trial with a possible prison sentence, it can be one of the most stressful situations one can find themselves in. If a prison sentence is imminent, or at least a likely outcome, then it makes sense to orientate oneself to the reality of imprisonment.

Sometimes, people do monumentally stupid things that cause injury to themselves, and then they feel someone should compensate them financially for their brainless behaviour.

If we have to ask the question whether what we are experiencing is fraud, then most likely, it is.

A small-town murder of a pastor goes unsolved for over a decade. Some of the details of the crime remain unknown, and what we do know is terrifying.

New York City’s Halls of Justice developed a well-earned and fearsome reputation as a place to steer clear of.

Prisons were primarily designed to control men, and current efforts to house women in facilities designed for men will create many problems. While there are some cases of violent women criminals, this article argues that women should not be housed in prisons.

Nieko Lisi disappeared from New York when he was 18 years old. His mother continues to search for answers to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of her child. The last person to see Nieko is also dead.

Kyle Fleischman was just 24 when he went missing after a night at the bar. It’s suspected that he was murdered while attempting to walk home, but he has never been found. Possible robbery or gang activity could be involved, but nothing solid has ever been announced.

The Black Dahlia is the nickname given to Elizabeth Short. Her naked body was found severed in half on the streets of Los Angeles, California. This article talks about who she was before being remembered as just a murder victim.

Seven-year-old Karen went missing in 1996. She was taken outside of her apartments, and police think her case is connected to Esther Galaz, who was also taken from her apartment and found murdered in the same area. Karen has not been found.

All Americans are impacted by the Prison Industrial Complex system (PIC). This system is a wide-ranging an enormously tragic stain on America—the land of the free. Learn more about the PIC and how it affects you.

LaQuanta was just 19 when she disappeared after leaving with a friend. She was an aspiring forensic scientist and had a full scholarship to college. It is believed the police did little to help find her, and her mother is hopeful that she's still alive.

American serial killer Dennis Rader was also known as BTK. BTK stands for bind, torture, and kill, which is what he did to his victims. Here is a brief overview of his life and murders.

An Irish immigrant from a good family turned his back on respectability and became a vicious hoodlum in the 1920s.

The Cecil in L.A., renamed The Stay on Main has undergone a few revamps, the latest of which includes a turn as micro-apartment housing. Read on for the creepy history of the former hotel and what the future holds for it.

Ted Bundy was a bloodthirsty killer. But though many were beginning to suspect it, proving it was another matter back in the 70s—until the discovery of bite mark evidence. With the use of forensic dentistry or odontology, the jury convicted Bundy. Two dentists ended his reign of terror.

Regina Bos was a local Lincoln, Nebraska, woman who went missing without a trace in 2000. This is the case that got me interested in missing persons because she was my family and she has never been found.