Famous Cases
Notorious criminal cases that captured America’s attention — from infamous serial killers to high-profile murders that shaped the nation.
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The Kouri Richins Case: A Moscow Mule, a Grief Book and a Life Sentence
In March 2022, a Utah stonemason and father of three died in his bed with five times a lethal dose of fentanyl in his blood. A year later, his wife published a children’s book about grief. Continue reading
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The Delimar Vera Case: A Mother Knew Her Baby Survived the Fire, and Six Years Later She Proved It
In 1997, ten-day-old Delimar Vera supposedly died in a Philadelphia house fire, though no remains were ever found. Six years later, her mother spotted a little girl at a birthday party and quietly pulled five hairs from her head. Continue reading
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The Robert Durst Case: A Missing Wife, a Murdered Friend, and the Hot Mic That Undid Him
Kathie Durst vanished in 1982, Susan Berman was shot in 2000, and a Texas jury acquitted Robert Durst of a third killing. A documentary hot mic finally caught him in 2015, but the full courtroom reckoning outlived him. Continue reading
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The Meredith Kercher Case: A Murder in Perugia the World Remembers by the Wrong Name
Meredith Kercher, a 21-year-old British student, was murdered in Perugia in 2007. The flawed investigation made Amanda Knox famous, but the man convicted of the killing walked free in 2021 — and faced a new trial by 2026. Continue reading
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The Ruby Franke Case: How the 8 Passengers YouTube Mom Went From 2.3 Million Subscribers to a Utah Prison
Ruby Franke filmed her six children for 2.3 million YouTube subscribers. On August 30, 2023, her emaciated 12-year-old son escaped through a window in Ivins, Utah. What followed changed her family — and Utah law. Continue reading
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The Sherri Papini Case: A 22-Day Kidnapping Hoax, a Brand on Her Shoulder, and a Story That Keeps Changing
Sherri Papini vanished on a jog near Redding in November 2016 and reappeared 22 days later, chained and branded, on Thanksgiving morning. DNA proved she had been with an ex-boyfriend the whole time. Now she insists the kidnapping was real… Continue reading
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The Susan Smith Case: Nine Days of Lies, Two Boys in John D. Long Lake, and a Parole Board’s Answer
For nine days in 1994, America hunted a carjacker who never existed. Then Susan Smith confessed that her sons, 3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex, were at the bottom of John D. Long Lake, and Union, South Carolina, has never stopped… Continue reading
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The Jodi Arias Case: A Camera in the Washing Machine Unraveled Three Versions of a Murder
Travis Alexander was found dead in his Mesa, Arizona shower in June 2008, and a camera in his washing machine held the last photographs of his life. Jodi Arias told police three different stories before a jury, watching worldwide, convicted… Continue reading
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The O.J. Simpson Case: Nicole Brown, Ron Goldman, and the Verdict America Still Argues About
Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman were murdered in Brentwood on June 12, 1994, and the trial that followed divided America. Three decades later, O.J. Simpson is dead and his estate has accepted a $58 million claim from the Goldman… Continue reading
