Samaria Rice, Mother Of Tamir Rice, Issues Statement On Non-Indictment
Samaria Rice has issued a statement responding to the Cuyahoga County grand jury’s failure to indict either of the two police officers involved in the fatal November 2014 shooting of her son, Tamir Rice. Twelve-year-old Rice was shot to death by Tim Loehmann on the playground after Loehmann and fellow officer Frank…
California Woman Dies After Being Doused in Gasoline and Set on Fire
A Pomona woman died on Christmas day after a man poured gasoline on her and set her on fire. Police reports suggest the horrific incident began with an argument between the two people, with the man possibly starting the fire with a lit cigarette. The 41-year-old victim, who was not named, died of her injuries.
Robert Durst Will Stand Trial Next Summer on Charges of Killing Susan Berman
The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday afternoon that they’ve reached an agreement to extradite Jinx star and unsettling man Robert Durst back from New Orleans to stand trial for murder. Durst was charged in March with the 2000 murder of his friend and confidante Susan Berman.
Hundreds Protest the Release of Man Convicted in New Delhi Gang Rape and Murder
According to the Washington Post, hundreds gathered in New Delhi, India on Sunday to protest the release of one of the New Delhi rapists. Indian authorities released the unnamed man after serving three years in a correctional home.
Cop Charged With the Murder Of Laquan McDonald Walks Out of Jail Thanks to Police Fundraising
Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke, imprisoned for fatally shooting 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, left jail on Monday night. Although charged with first degree murder for McDonald’s death, Van Dyke was released after less than a week of incarceration because, according to his lawyer, he “[doesn’t] pose a flight…
This Week In Tabloids: Jen and Justin's Friend May Have Been Murdered During Their Honeymoon?!
Welcome to Midweek Madness, where we head back to the less-reliable newsstand, find ourselves pleasantly surprised to see that they have all the tabloids in stock, grab the four we need, wait in line behind a person buying even more tabloids than you, think about tapping her on the shoulder and saying, “Excellent…
Mother Kills Son in Hospital Room Before Taking Own Life
An Arizona mother named Lola “Tammy” Griffith, whose child was a patient at a Phoenix-area children’s hospital, took his life before she took her own. Nurses found Griffith and 5-year-old Helious, dead inside the child’s hospital room during a 2 a.m. bed check. While police have not disclosed how the boy passed away,…
Have You Heard the One About the Murdered Sorority Girls?
Florida State University’s Chi Omega house looks exactly as a sorority house should: large and stately, with a conservative symmetry in its manicured lawn and beige portico that transmits the values of the sisters who live there. With large Greek letters on its exterior and hand-painted banners hung from its…
Man Calls TV Station, Admits to 33-Year-Old Unsolved Murder
13-year-old Carrie Ann Jopek died in 1982. For over 30 years, her murder has remained unsolved, although the Wisconsin police did have suspicions that 17-year-old Jose Ferreira had killed her. Now, Ferreira has finally confessed, but not by going to the police: he called a local TV station to let them know that he’d…
Kathie Durst's Family to Pursue Wrongful Death Suit Against Robert Durst
On Thursday afternoon, the family of Kathie Durst began the process of filing a wrongful death civil suit against Robert Durst, the 72-year-old subject of the HBO documentary series, The Jinx. The move seems slightly inevitable, given that Durst essentially admitted to having “killed them all, of course” on the show.
Woman Allegedly Murdered 42 Years Ago Is Found Alive, Doing Better Than Most Corpses
In 1973, two Pennsylvania deputy game protectors found a dead body near a U.S. Army post. The corpse was female, naked, and stripped of all jewelry and identifying information. In addition, her body was buried without too much care under tarps and slabs of wood, making her much easier to discover than expected. For…
Former Sex Worker Reports Her Rape, Helps Catch Alleged Serial Killer
Candice Franklin is an ex-sex worker and a survivor of rape and attempted murder who came forward to report her attack. In doing so, she identified and help convict Michael A. Johnson Jr., a serial killer who had been at large in Chicago for years.

