20 h. ago CRIME HUNTER: White trash serial killer Henry Lee Lucas’s vile lies

When notorious serial killer Henry Lee Lucas was captured, he started blabbing. And he never really stopped. Following Lucas’s 1983 arrest in Texas for unlawful possession of a firearm, the one-eyed drifter told Williamson County Sheriff Jim Boutwell and members of the Texas Rangers that he killed two women: a young woman believed to be […]

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3 d. ago Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in child death case EPS criticized Crown over

It comes a day after Edmonton police made public a letter from the force to Alberta's Justice Ministry saying it was aware of the plea deal and urging the Crown to call it off.

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7 d. ago CRIME HUNTER: Who was ghoul Ed Gein who inspired Psycho, new Netflix show?

The director of the documentary, James Buddy Day, describes the serial killer as 'a monster in plain sight'

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8 d. ago Accused in jailhouse killing of serial killer Robert Pickton to plead guilty: Crown

Martin Charest is charged with first-degree murder in Pickton's killing in May 2024 at the Port-Cartier federal penitentiary.

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1 week ago Judge allows advanced DNA evidence in Gilgo Beach serial killing trial

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. — A New York judge on Wednesday allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of the man accused of being Long Island’s Gilgo Beach serial killer. New York State Supreme Court Justice Timothy Mazzei made the decision Wednesday but didn’t explain the ruling at a brief hearing in […]

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1 week ago Gilgo Beach serial killer case a key test in use of advanced DNA techniques in criminal trials

RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — When Maureen Brainard-Barnes’ skeletal remains were found hidden in the roadside scrub near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach in the winter of 2010, there was hardly any physical evidence that might help investigators find her killer, save for a single stray hair. But at the time, extracting DNA evidence from the degraded […]

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3 w. ago Crown in Hockey Canada sexual assault trial won't appeal not

Five members of the 2018 Team Canada world junior championship squad were acquitted of sexual assault after a eight-week trial in London.

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4 w. ago Court to hear from family, community of victim of Winnipeg serial killer

The parents of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer are set to give victim impact statements at a special court hearing today.

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