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Aug 08He Resigned One Day After the Ethics Probe Began: Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Ended Eric Swalwell’s Career in Congress Aug 06“We’re Going to Beat Up the Haole Boys”: California Family Says Maui Vacation Ended in a 30-Person Resort Attack Aug 04He Warned That Bad Cops Had “Tainted the Badge”—While Under Investigation for an On-Duty Affair Inside a Middle School Aug 02Everyone Thinks They Know Who Did It—Yet These 3 Infamous American Murders Were Never Solved Jul 31“Miracle or Manipulation?” Viral Videos of Worshippers Convulsing Put Pastor Kathryn Krick Under Fire Again Jul 29“She Was Terrified to Leave”: Wife’s Reddit Posts Reveal Marriage Turmoil Before Husband Killed Her and Their Six Children Aug 08He Resigned One Day After the Ethics Probe Began: Inside the Sexual Misconduct Allegations That Ended Eric Swalwell’s Career in Congress Aug 06“We’re Going to Beat Up the Haole Boys”: California Family Says Maui Vacation Ended in a 30-Person Resort Attack Aug 04He Warned That Bad Cops Had “Tainted the Badge”—While Under Investigation for an On-Duty Affair Inside a Middle School Aug 02Everyone Thinks They Know Who Did It—Yet These 3 Infamous American Murders Were Never Solved Jul 31“Miracle or Manipulation?” Viral Videos of Worshippers Convulsing Put Pastor Kathryn Krick Under Fire Again Jul 29“She Was Terrified to Leave”: Wife’s Reddit Posts Reveal Marriage Turmoil Before Husband Killed Her and Their Six Children
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Tyler Robinson’s Family Business Is Still Running-But Taxpayers May Pay Millions For His Defense CASE #1715
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Tyler Robinson’s Family Business Is Still Running-But Taxpayers May Pay Millions For His Defense

As Tyler Robinson faces a potential death penalty case in the killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, new attention is falling on his family, his father’s thriving Utah masonry business, and the massive taxpayer-funded legal bill that could climb into the millions. Prosecutors say the evidence includes surveillance, DNA, digital messages, and alleged confessions, while the defense continues fighting over forensic claims and the death penalty.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 19 /8 MIN
The Custody Visit Was Days Away. Then Police Found 6 Bodies And A Chilling Note CASE #1426
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The Custody Visit Was Days Away. Then Police Found 6 Bodies And A Chilling Note

A mother, grandmother, and four children were found dead inside a Mechanicville, New York apartment after a welfare check. Police say evidence points to intentional poisoning, a handwritten note, and possible involvement by the grandmother, but the final cause and manner of death are still pending. The most heartbreaking detail? The children’s father says he was days away from seeing them again after years apart.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 17 /6 MIN
He Checked Into Room 1046 With No Luggage — Days Later, Hotel Staff Found A Bloodbath CASE #1494
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He Checked Into Room 1046 With No Luggage — Days Later, Hotel Staff Found A Bloodbath

In 1935, a mysterious young man checked into Kansas City’s President Hotel under the name Roland T. Owen. He carried no luggage, sat alone in a dark room, spoke of a man named “Don,” and was later found brutally tortured in Room 1046. Nearly 90 years later, the case remains one of America’s strangest unsolved hotel murders.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 17 /10 MIN
Eight People Were Murdered in Their Beds. More Than 100 Years Later, the Villisca Axe Killer Is Still Unknown CASE #1919
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Eight People Were Murdered in Their Beds. More Than 100 Years Later, the Villisca Axe Killer Is Still Unknown

The 1912 Villisca Axe Murders left eight people dead inside a small Iowa home, including six children, and more than a century later the killer has never been identified. With strange crime scene details, multiple suspects, two trials, and a restored house now known for both true crime history and alleged paranormal activity, the case remains one of America’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 15 /15 MIN
“Two Down, Two to Go”: El Chapo’s Last Fugitive Sons Are Now the Most Wanted Chapitos CASE #1460
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“Two Down, Two to Go”: El Chapo’s Last Fugitive Sons Are Now the Most Wanted Chapitos

U.S. authorities are increasing pressure on Iván Archivaldo and Jesús Alfredo Guzmán Salazar, the last two fugitive sons of El Chapo still believed to lead the Chapitos faction of the Sinaloa Cartel. With two brothers already in U.S. custody, $10 million rewards on their heads, fentanyl charges, sanctions, and a growing political corruption case in Sinaloa, the hunt for the remaining Chapitos has become one of the biggest cartel manhunts in North America.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 13 /9 MIN
ICE Shot Him on His Way to Work. Now Mexico Is Threatening Legal Action CASE #1290
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ICE Shot Him on His Way to Work. Now Mexico Is Threatening Legal Action

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old Mexican national and longtime Houston resident, was fatally shot by an ICE officer during an immigration enforcement operation. While federal officials say he used his vehicle as a weapon, his family is demanding an independent investigation, and Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum is now vowing legal action over the killing.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 13 /5 MIN
Two Relatives Were Found Dead 30 Minutes Apart. Hours Later, the Suspect Was Killed by Police CASE #1647
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Two Relatives Were Found Dead 30 Minutes Apart. Hours Later, the Suspect Was Killed by Police

Hayes McCloud, 24, was shot and killed by police in Seaside after being identified as a person of interest in the deaths of two people in Pierce County, Washington. Authorities say the killings happened about 30 minutes apart, appeared targeted, and involved victims who were reportedly related, though the motive remains unknown.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 11 /2 MIN
His Friends Left the Island. Two Days Later, Nolan Wells Was Found Dead CASE #1273
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His Friends Left the Island. Two Days Later, Nolan Wells Was Found Dead

Eighteen-year-old college football player Nolan Wells disappeared during a July 4 boat trip to Horn Island and was found dead two days later near the Mississippi Gulf Coast. While authorities say no foul play is currently suspected, his family is planning an independent autopsy as questions grow over conflicting accounts, his cell phone, and what happened before his friends left the island without him.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 09 /4 MIN
A Newborn Was Found in the Trash. 16 Years Later, a Costco Receipt Helped Lead Police to Her Mother CASE #1749
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A Newborn Was Found in the Trash. 16 Years Later, a Costco Receipt Helped Lead Police to Her Mother

A newborn baby found dead in a Union City dumpster in 2009 was named Matea Esperanza by police who refused to forget her. More than 16 years later, advanced DNA testing and evidence including a Costco receipt helped investigators connect the case to Angela Beth Onduto, the baby’s mother, who was sentenced to six years in prison.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 07 /5 MIN
LA Gang Accused of Branding Women and Trafficking Girls as Young as 14 on “The Blade” CASE #1511
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LA Gang Accused of Branding Women and Trafficking Girls as Young as 14 on “The Blade”

Los Angeles authorities say Operation Broken Blade exposed a violent sex trafficking network tied to the Hoover Criminals gang along the Figueroa Corridor, known locally as “the Blade.” Prosecutors allege victims, including girls as young as 14, were branded, beaten, threatened, and forced into commercial sex as officials continue identifying victims and pursuing more arrests.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 06 /4 MIN