Murder Trial
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The Pam Hupp Case: A $150,000 Policy, a Framed Husband, and a Murder Trial Now Set for 2028
Betsy Faria was stabbed 55 times in Troy, Missouri, in December 2011, days after naming friend Pam Hupp on a $150,000 policy. Her husband went to prison, a second man died in a staged home invasion, and Hupp’s trial now… Continue reading
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The Lori Vallow Daybell Case: The ‘Doomsday Mom’ Who Called Her Own Children Zombies
Lori Vallow Daybell said her children were zombies. In 2020 their remains were dug up in her new husband’s Idaho backyard. Here is the full story of Charles Vallow, Tylee, JJ and Tammy Daybell, the trials that followed, and where… 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 Diane Downs Case: A Mother, a Dark Oregon Road, and the Daughter Who Said “My Mom”
In May 1983, Diane Downs drove her three wounded children to a Springfield, Oregon hospital and blamed a bushy-haired stranger. Her surviving daughter told the truth, the prosecutor adopted the children, and in December 2025 a parole board turned Downs… Continue reading
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The Casey Anthony Case: 31 Days, a Nanny Who Never Existed, and the Verdict That Set Her Free
Two-year-old Caylee Anthony was last seen on June 16, 2008, and her mother did not report her missing for 31 days. Here is how the Casey Anthony trial ended in acquittal, what came after, and where she is in 2026. 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 Ed Gein Case: The Antifreeze Receipt That Led Police to a Plainfield Farmhouse in 1957
On the opening day of deer season in 1957, Bernice Worden vanished from her Plainfield hardware store, leaving one receipt behind. It led police to Ed Gein’s farm, and to the crimes that inspired Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,… 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 Candy Montgomery Case: 41 Axe Blows, a Church Affair, and the Texas Jury That Set Her Free
On June 13, 1980, Candy Montgomery walked into Betty Gore’s home in Wylie, Texas, to pick up a child’s swimsuit and left her friend dead from 41 axe blows. A jury called it self-defense, and 46 years later people still… 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
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