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Sep 21“It’s a Scam”: Lauren Boebert Blasts Explosive Claims She Had Sex With 3 Staffers—But the Ethics Filing Faces a Major Procedural Problem Sep 11They Slept Curled Up in One Bunk for 6 Years: Inside Florida’s Horrifying “Rolling Dungeon” Child Abuse Case Sep 09Mayor Mamdani & City Hall Are Feeding Talking Points to 200 Influencers: Some Are Getting Taxpayer Money Sep 07“You Are His Trauma”: Married NJ Teacher Sentenced to 12 Years After 25,000 Messages Exposed Abuse of 8th-Grade Student Sep 04She Had Just Returned From Maternity Leave: Bank of America VP Killed in Random Times Square Knife Attack Sep 02He Admitted “Mistakes Outside My Marriage”—Then a Woman Told House Ethics His Conduct Wasn’t Consensual Sep 21“It’s a Scam”: Lauren Boebert Blasts Explosive Claims She Had Sex With 3 Staffers—But the Ethics Filing Faces a Major Procedural Problem Sep 11They Slept Curled Up in One Bunk for 6 Years: Inside Florida’s Horrifying “Rolling Dungeon” Child Abuse Case Sep 09Mayor Mamdani & City Hall Are Feeding Talking Points to 200 Influencers: Some Are Getting Taxpayer Money Sep 07“You Are His Trauma”: Married NJ Teacher Sentenced to 12 Years After 25,000 Messages Exposed Abuse of 8th-Grade Student Sep 04She Had Just Returned From Maternity Leave: Bank of America VP Killed in Random Times Square Knife Attack Sep 02He Admitted “Mistakes Outside My Marriage”—Then a Woman Told House Ethics His Conduct Wasn’t Consensual
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He Pleaded the Fifth More Than 100 Times—Now a Senate Panel Has Voted to Hold Dr. Fauci in Contempt CASE #1749
Political Crime

He Pleaded the Fifth More Than 100 Times—Now a Senate Panel Has Voted to Hold Dr. Fauci in Contempt

A Republican-led Senate committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment during a contentious COVID-19 hearing. The referral could reach the Justice Department, but Fauci’s sweeping presidential pardon and unresolved questions about the Senate’s process could turn the case into a major constitutional fight.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ AUG 10 /13 MIN
He Resigned One Day After the Ethics Probe Began: Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Ended Eric Swalwell’s Career in Congress CASE #2378
Political Crime

He Resigned One Day After the Ethics Probe Began: Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Ended Eric Swalwell’s Career in Congress

Eric Swalwell went from a leading candidate for California governor to a former member of Congress in a matter of days. Multiple women accused him of sexual assault or other misconduct, the House Ethics Committee opened an investigation, and Swalwell resigned while fiercely denying the allegations. Months later, the controversy remains far from resolved.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ AUG 08 /10 MIN
“We’re Going to Beat Up the Haole Boys”: California Family Says Maui Vacation Ended in a 30-Person Resort Attack CASE #1936
Current Crimes

“We’re Going to Beat Up the Haole Boys”: California Family Says Maui Vacation Ended in a 30-Person Resort Attack

A California family says its luxury Maui vacation turned into a nightmare when a confrontation near a resort pool erupted into a violent brawl involving about 30 people. Relatives claim they were threatened as “haole boys” before chairs were used as weapons, leaving one man with a head wound requiring 13 staples.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ AUG 06 /11 MIN
He Warned That Bad Cops Had “Tainted the Badge”—While Under Investigation for an On-Duty Affair Inside a Middle School CASE #2055
Current Crimes

He Warned That Bad Cops Had “Tainted the Badge”—While Under Investigation for an On-Duty Affair Inside a Middle School

Months after Nashville police launched an internal investigation into Sgt. Stephen Holland and school resource officer Lisa Vidrios, Holland appeared on a podcast condemning officers who dishonor the profession. The public did not yet know investigators had obtained videos and messages documenting the married officers’ sexual encounters inside a middle school and police vehicle.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ AUG 04 /12 MIN
Everyone Thinks They Know Who Did It—Yet These 3 Infamous American Murders Were Never Solved CASE #1647
Unsolved Cases

Everyone Thinks They Know Who Did It—Yet These 3 Infamous American Murders Were Never Solved

The Black Dahlia, the Hall-Mills murders and the Lizzie Borden case became part of American folklore, producing famous suspects, sensational trials and endless theories. Yet beneath the headlines, all three cases share one haunting truth: no one was ever legally proven to be the killer.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ AUG 02 /13 MIN
“Miracle or Manipulation?” Viral Videos of Worshippers Convulsing Put Pastor Kathryn Krick Under Fire Again CASE #1868
Current Crimes

“Miracle or Manipulation?” Viral Videos of Worshippers Convulsing Put Pastor Kathryn Krick Under Fire Again

Worshippers collapsed, trembled and appeared to convulse as pastor Kathryn Krick prayed during a Houston book signing. Supporters called it a powerful move of God, but Christian critics say the viral scenes raise troubling questions about spiritual authority, faith healing and the devotion surrounding the self-described apostle.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 31 /10 MIN
“She Was Terrified to Leave”: Wife’s Reddit Posts Reveal Marriage Turmoil Before Husband Killed Her and Their Six Children CASE #2106
Current Crimes

“She Was Terrified to Leave”: Wife’s Reddit Posts Reveal Marriage Turmoil Before Husband Killed Her and Their Six Children

Years before Amanda “Mandy” Karolkiewicz and her six children were killed inside their Michigan home, an online account linked to the mother described alleged infidelity, ignored warning signs and her fear of ending the marriage. Investigators have now ruled the family’s deaths a murder-suicide, but the question of what drove her husband to destroy their entire family remains unanswered.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 29 /9 MIN
She Ran Barefoot and Handcuffed From a Serial Killer: How 17-Year-Old Cindy Paulson Brought Down Alaska’s “Butcher Baker” CASE #2089
Solved Cases

She Ran Barefoot and Handcuffed From a Serial Killer: How 17-Year-Old Cindy Paulson Brought Down Alaska’s “Butcher Baker”

Seventeen-year-old Cindy Paulson was shackled, bleeding and moments away from being flown into the Alaskan wilderness when she made a desperate run for her life. Her escape not only saved her, but also exposed Robert Hansen, the seemingly ordinary baker who admitted to murdering 17 women.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 27 /10 MIN
A Tattoo, A Phone, And A 14-Second Video: How A New Jersey Babysitter Was Allegedly Exposed CASE #1596
Current Crimes

A Tattoo, A Phone, And A 14-Second Video: How A New Jersey Babysitter Was Allegedly Exposed

A New Jersey babysitter is accused of sexually abusing a toddler and saving the alleged footage to Snapchat. Prosecutors say the case unraveled after a woman discovered a disturbing video on a phone she had given the babysitter, then identified her by her voice, bathroom, and distinctive tattoos.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 25 /6 MIN
The School Warning Came Years Before Ohio’s ‘House Of Horrors’ — Now 16 Children Are In State Custody CASE #1732
Current Crimes

The School Warning Came Years Before Ohio’s ‘House Of Horrors’ — Now 16 Children Are In State Custody

Years before authorities say 16 children were found living in horrific conditions inside a rural Ohio home, court records show their parents had already been accused of failing to send several of the children to school. Now, the Siders family case is raising disturbing questions about truancy red flags, child welfare oversight, rural poverty, and how so many children could allegedly disappear from normal life for years.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 23 /9 MIN