Does the Number of Victims Matter in Defining Serial Murder? An Analysis of Homicide Behavioral Characteristics in US Cases from 19852016Homicideserial murderserial killingvictimizationclassificationHistorically, definitions of serial murder in the academic and professional literature vary, sometimes considerably...
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's former defense secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who oversaw the crushing of Tamil Tiger rebels under his brother Mahinda Rajapaksa's rule a decade ago, is being sued in two cases in the United States for his alleged role in torture and m...
When "48 Hours" first investigated the case of Rodney Alcala, he had been convicted of the murder of five California women. But it wasn't over; he would be tied to other cold cases. A series of photos that Alcala had takenand posted online by "48 Hours" would lead to one woman fina...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst's marathon testimony over three weeks — in which the ailing millionaire denied killing his wife and best friend but also said he'd lied if he had done so — concluded Wednesday and lawyers rested their cases in the murder trial. TheNew Yorkreal estate ...
Det. Joe Swenson: We had a couple of missing persons' cases that were kind of on our mind. … We started talking with more detectives in other agencies and learning, hey, this could be Nikki Kuhnhausen. And oh, come to find out she's been missing for six months. ...
Murder: First on Scene is an in depth look at how the police and specialists in the UK and US bring the perpetrators of murder to justice. The series will look at the investigation through the eyes of those first on scene, the police, the experts called in and the prosecuting lawyers....
Special circumstancesis another term for “aggravating factors” inNevada capital murder cases. Aggravating factors make you seem more blameworthy. For instance, if you torture and kill a victim, the torture counts as an “aggravating factor.” ...
lied in wait for the victim, or went about collecting weapons before the murder. Some first-degree murder cases can be capital murder, which carries the death penalty. However, there is currently a moratorium on the death penalty in California.5 Second-Degree Murder Second-degree murder is the...
point where we’re able to donate to nonprofits that are helping within the true crime community. One of our major goals is to make a difference in true crime. So many podcasts are solving cold cases or getting testing funded for cold cases, we want to draw attention to cases that need...
“I admit candidly in all of these cases, Mr. Waters, that I took money that was not mine and I shouldn’t have done it. I hate the fact that I did it. I’m embarrassed by it. I’m embarrassed for my son. I’m embarrassed for my family,” he said. Before he took the sta...