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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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Postal Worker Mom Killed on Her Route Had a Troubled Past. Now Her Two Daughters Are Orphans CASE #1647
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Postal Worker Mom Killed on Her Route Had a Troubled Past. Now Her Two Daughters Are Orphans

Brandi Reynolds, a 35-year-old North Carolina postal worker and mother of two, was kidnapped and shot dead while working her mail route in Hays. Court records show Reynolds and her late husband had prior drug convictions, but investigators have not confirmed a motive in her killing as her two daughters are now left without either parent.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 05 /3 MIN
He Thought the Documentary Would Help Him. Instead, Robert Durst’s Own Words Helped Convict Him of Murder CASE #1834
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He Thought the Documentary Would Help Him. Instead, Robert Durst’s Own Words Helped Convict Him of Murder

Robert Durst, the wealthy New York real estate heir long tied to multiple deaths, was convicted of murdering his best friend Susan Berman in 2000. Prosecutors argued he killed Berman to stop her from revealing what she knew about his wife Kathie’s 1982 disappearance, while evidence uncovered through “The Jinx” documentary helped bring the decades-old case back into the spotlight.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 04 /5 MIN
He Hid in Plain Sight for Decades. Then a Discarded Napkin Helped Expose the Golden State Killer CASE #1715
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He Hid in Plain Sight for Decades. Then a Discarded Napkin Helped Expose the Golden State Killer

For decades, the Golden State Killer terrorized California while hiding in plain sight. Investigators finally identified Joseph James DeAngelo through DNA evidence, genealogy databases, and discarded items like napkins and razors, linking him to 13 murders, 51 sexual assaults, and more than 120 burglaries before he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 03 /5 MIN
She Thought a Stranger Was Helping Her. Then Alicia Reynolds Vanished From the Highway CASE #1545
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She Thought a Stranger Was Helping Her. Then Alicia Reynolds Vanished From the Highway

Alicia Showalter Reynolds vanished in 1996 after her car was found abandoned along a Virginia highway with a napkin tucked under the windshield, even though the vehicle had no mechanical problems. Investigators later learned that several women had been approached by a clean-cut man in a dark pickup truck who pretended to warn them about car trouble, raising fears that Alicia had been targeted by a killer posing as a Good Samaritan.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 02 /4 MIN
Texas Sisters Smiled During Their Arrest. Police Say Hours Earlier, a Mother of 5 Was Stabbed to Death CASE #1800
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Texas Sisters Smiled During Their Arrest. Police Say Hours Earlier, a Mother of 5 Was Stabbed to Death

Two Texas sisters, Amaya “Cookie” Diaz and Kitty Mia Diaz, along with Kyandra Renee Faz, have been charged with murder after police say 32-year-old Caroline “Caro” Peña, a mother of five, was fatally stabbed in Del Rio. Arrest footage showing the sisters smiling and laughing has sparked outrage as investigators continue working to determine a motive.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUL 01 /3 MIN
Teen Girl Vanished From a Pontoon Boat With 10 Friends. Days Later, Marly Kinney Was Found in a Kentucky Lake CASE #1919
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Teen Girl Vanished From a Pontoon Boat With 10 Friends. Days Later, Marly Kinney Was Found in a Kentucky Lake

Nineteen-year-old Marly Kinney vanished from a rented pontoon boat on Grayson Lake while out with at least 10 friends, authorities said. After a five-day search involving sonar, helicopters, K-9 teams, underwater drones, and dozens of volunteers, her body was recovered from the lake as investigators continue working to determine what happened.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 30 /3 MIN
Daughter Was Linked to the Trans Cult, Zizians. Police Say She Helped Kill Her Own Parents CASE #1596
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Daughter Was Linked to the Trans Cult, Zizians. Police Say She Helped Kill Her Own Parents

Michelle Zajko, a woman tied to the Zizians, has been charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy in the deaths of her parents, Richard and Rita Zajko, inside their Pennsylvania home. Prosecutors say she did not act alone, raising new questions about who else may have been involved and whether the killings connect to the group’s wider trail of violence.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 27 /3 MIN
“What Did You Put in My Drink?” Pregnant Woman’s Final Words Revealed in Ex-Football Star’s Murder Trial CASE #1783
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“What Did You Put in My Drink?” Pregnant Woman’s Final Words Revealed in Ex-Football Star’s Murder Trial

Former Arkansas State football player Blaise Taylor is on trial for allegedly poisoning his pregnant girlfriend, Jade Benning, and their unborn daughter with cocaine. Prosecutors say Benning called her best friend before becoming unresponsive and asked, “What did you put in my drink?” while the defense argues Taylor was an excited father-to-be who called 911 for help.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 26 /3 MIN
Neighbors Hadn’t Seen Them for Days. Police Found 4 Children and 2 Adults Dead Inside a New York Home CASE #1783
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Neighbors Hadn’t Seen Them for Days. Police Found 4 Children and 2 Adults Dead Inside a New York Home

Six people, including four children, were found dead inside a Mechanicville, New York apartment after neighbors requested a welfare check. Police say the investigation remains ongoing, autopsies are underway, and officials are not yet prepared to classify the deaths as a homicide, murder-suicide, or any other manner of death.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 26 /2 MIN
He Walked Through the Library First. Then Police Say He Came Back With a Shotgun CASE #1443
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He Walked Through the Library First. Then Police Say He Came Back With a Shotgun

Police say 18-year-old Bradley Scott Sayer walked through a Chico, California library before returning with a shotgun and opening fire, killing Jacob Hull and Robert Johnson. The attack has shaken the community, raised questions about public library safety, and drawn attention to the suspect’s alleged interest in past mass shootings.

BY MARIE NOVAK/ JUN 25 /4 MIN