California
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The Natalie Wood Case: A Night on the Splendour and a Ruling That Changed
On Thanksgiving weekend 1981, Natalie Wood went missing from a yacht moored off Catalina Island. The original ruling took days; the questions have lasted decades. 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 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
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The Betty Broderick Case: five shots at dawn, a $16,000-a-month divorce, and a death in prison at 78
On November 5, 1989, Betty Broderick used a stolen key to enter her ex-husband’s San Diego home and shot him and his new wife as they slept. Two trials, two parole denials, and a hit TV series later, she died… Continue reading
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The Sherri Rasmussen Case: an LAPD detective, a bite mark in a coroner’s freezer, and 23 years of silence
In 1986 Sherri Rasmussen’s father told LAPD detectives her killer was an ex-girlfriend with a badge, and was told there was nothing there. A swab found in a coroner’s freezer proved him right 23 years later, and the fight over… Continue reading
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The Kristin Smart Case: 30 Years, a Podcast, a Grave Under a Deck, and a Body Still Missing
Kristin Smart walked away from a Cal Poly party in May 1996 and never reached her dorm. It took a podcast, a grave under a deck and 26 years to convict Paul Flores, and searches in 2026 still have not… Continue reading
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The Laci Peterson Case: Christmas Eve 2002, a Fishing Alibi, and the Appeal Still Alive in 2026
Laci Peterson, eight months pregnant, disappeared from her Modesto home on Christmas Eve 2002 while her husband said he was fishing in San Francisco Bay. The case that followed produced a death sentence, a reversal, two documentaries, and an innocence… Continue reading
