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True Crime
Suspect Found Dead During Search For Missing Fort Hood Soldier Va...
Update: On Wednesday, the Killeen Police Department and the United States Army Criminal Investigation Command announced that one suspect in the disappearan
by Sarah Midkiff

News
Convicted Rapist Harvey Weinstein Settles Sexual Misconduct Lawsu...
On Tuesday, the New York attorney general reached a $19 million settlement in two misconduct lawsuits alleging that convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein was a
by Sarah Midkiff

TV Recaps
Dirty John: Betty Broderick Episode 6 Recap: Until One Of ...
A courtroom during a closed-to-the-public divorce trial isn’t the sexiest setting for juicy drama, but the sixth episode of Dirty John: The Betty Bro
by Jean Bentley

True Crime
Golden State Killer Pleads Guilty To A Horrific String Of Unsolve...
Joseph DeAngelo, the man believed to be the infamous Golden State Killer, pleaded guilty on Monday to multiple counts of murder as well as charges of rape,
by Asia Ewart

True Crime
Michelle McNamara’s Name Was Synonymous With True Crime Lon...
True crime books and podcasts have always given audiences a glimpse into the most depraved aspects of human society, but perhaps no other true crime writer
by Lindsay Denninger

True Crime
Liz Garbus’ I’ll Be Gone In The Dark Isn’t The...
A new documentary series coming to HBO June 28 details the case surrounding the Golden State Killer, so you may expect it to be a typical true crime tale.
by Kelsea Stahler

News
16-Year-Old Cornelius Fredericks Died At Lakeside Academy. HeR...
The epidemic of Black people dying at the hands of the white supremacist state extends beyond police and rogue citizens killing Black people for merely exi
by Britni de la Cretaz

News
18-Year-Old Althea Bernstein Was Allegedly Set On Fire By Four Wh...
Althea Bernstein, an 18-year-old Black woman, was on her way to her brother’s house early Wednesday morning around 1 a.m. when she says she was attacked
by Erin Corbett

News
Three Men Have Been Indicted On Murder Charges For Killing Ahmaud...
Three white men have been indicted by a Georgia grand jury in the death of Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery. Gregory McMichael, 64; his son Travis McMichael, 34;
by Britni de la Cretaz

News
There’s A Good Reason Fireworks Conspiracy Theories Are So ...
An annual summer staple in the United States — on par with popsicles and unfortunate sunburns — are fireworks. In the days leading up to the Fourth of
by Sarah Midkiff

News
The Public Reckoning Of Elijah McClain’s Death Is Long Overdue
Law enforcement agencies in Aurora, Colorado have received a flood of emails and phone calls in recent weeks — tens of thousands, to be exact — about t
by Britni de la Cretaz

TV Recaps
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story Episode 5 Recap: The...
It’s the fifth episode of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, and our titular character, Betty (Amanda Peet), is spiraling. Hard. The second seaso
by Jean Bentley

News
The Man Charged With Oluwatoyin Salau’s Murder Repeatedly C...
The case of 19-year-old Black Lives Matter protester Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau, who was killed after detailing her own sexual assault on Twitter, contin
by Sarah Midkiff

News
Everything We Know About Vanessa Guillen, A Fort Hood Soldier Who...
On the afternoon of April 22, Vanessa Guillen vanished from the Fort Hood Army base in Killeen, Texas. The 20-year-old private first class was last seen in
by Brianna Provenzano

News
Chrystul Kizer Was Freed On Bail Thanks To The Chicago Community ...
On Monday, 19-year-old Chrystul Kizer was released from custody after the Chicago Community Bond Fund announced that they had raised enough money to pay he
by Asia Ewart

News
NYPD Officer Suspended For Using A Chokehold Was Once Charged Wit...
A New York Police Department officer has been suspended without pay after putting a man in an illegal chokehold in Rockaway Beach on Sunday. David Afanador
by Asia Ewart

News
Police Shot & Killed The Brother Of Robert Fuller, Who Was Found ...
On Wednesday afternoon, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies shot and killed Terron Jammal Boone, the half brother of Robert Fuller, a 24-year-old Black
by Erin Corbett

Fashion News
Why Do Boogaloo Bois Wear Hawaiian Shirts To Protests? Racism.
In the past week or so, there’s been a resurgence of “boogaloos” on our radars. The Boogaloo bois movement is a group of mostly white, he
by Britni de la Cretaz

News
The Officer Charged With Rayshard Brooks’ Murder Has A Dist...
Update: On Wednesday afternoon, Garrett Rolfe was charged with felony murder in the fatal shooting of Rayshard Brooks. The second officer involved, Devin B
by Sarah Midkiff

News
Police Issue Arrest Warrant After Mass Outcry Over The Murder Of ...
On Tuesday afternoon, local Philadelphia news channels reported that an arrest warrant has been issued for a man named Akhenaton Jones in the brutal murder
by Britni de la Cretaz

News
Two Black Men Were Found Dead & Hanging From Trees. Their Familie...
In a press conference on Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and California Attorney General’s office announced they will takeover investigations
by Sarah Midkiff

News
Justice For Toyin: What We Know About Oluwatoyin Salau’s Al...
One week after being reported missing by loved ones, the body of 19-year-old activist Oluwatoyin “Toyin” Salau was discovered in Tallahassee, Florida a
by Asia Ewart