9 h. ago The serial killer next door: These states spawn the most notorious — and prolific — murderers

From Montana’s chilling record of victims per capita to Illinois’ staggering number of murderers, new research reveals which states are most steeped in serial killer history. Andrea Cavallier reports

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28 h. ago Cellmate of glam Brit 'jailed for life' says student 'thinks she was stitched up by pals'

Mia O'Brien was sentenced to 25 years in a notorious Dubai prison after she took a 'single line of cocaine' with a woman who was once her ex-cellmate saying Mia thinks she was 'stitched up by pals'

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4 d. ago Mia O'Brien's Dubai nightmare sparks fears for Brits as ultra

A criminal expert has issued a stark warning to Brits travelling to Dubai, following Mia O'Brien's conviction, and has offered some grim words of advice to the young student as she languishes behind the bars of a notorious prison

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5 d. ago 'Outstanding' BBC period drama based on chilling murders by British serial killer

The three-part drama has racked in many five star reviews from impressed viewers

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5 d. ago Notorious gangster unrecognisable after eyes gouged out in horror prison killing

James "Whitey" Bulger was a notorious Irish-American crime boss who was murdered in a maximum security prison in 2018

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5 d. ago Horror weapon used to kill notorious gangster in prison leaves him unrecognisable

James "Whitey" Bulger was a notorious Irish-American crime boss who was murdered in a maximum security prison in 2018

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5 d. ago Alleged ‘serial killer’ accused of murdering two men he met through a dating app and attempting to kill a third

Rockim Prowell, 34, is accused of luring Los Angeles men into deadly robberies and also committed a bizarre masked burglary spree back in 2021

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5 d. ago Appeals court hears from US military contractor ordered to pay $42M to former Abu Ghraib detainees

An appeals court is set to hear oral arguments from a U.S. military contractor ordered to pay $42 million for contributing to the torture and mistreatment of three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison two decades ago

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6 d. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso convicted in 2013 for murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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6 d. ago ‘Alphabet’ serial killer, convicted of murdering four women, actually had 26 victims, his death row confidant claims

Joseph Naso was convicted in 2013 for the murders of Roxene Roggasch, Carmen Colon, Pamela Parsons and Tracy Tafoya

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7 d. ago The real life 'Dexter': Brazilian serial killer slaughtered over 100 people

Brazilian serial killer Pedro Rodrigues Filho, who is said to have killed more than 100 people, is believed to have only targeted criminals like murderers and rapists.

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7 d. ago Woman reveals incredible way she survived serial killer in the desert after he took chunks out of her neck

Jennifer Asbenson was only 19 years old and working as a carer in Palm Springs, California , when 'kind stranger' Andrew Urdiales offered to drive her to work.

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8 d. ago Inside Dubai's 'Alcatraz' jail where Brit law student faces life sentence

Liverpool native Mia O'Brien, 23, is believed to be being held in the notorious Al-Awir prison in central Dubai, which has faced horror accusations of abuse and the torture of inmates

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8 d. ago 'Soap serial killers aren't what they were – but do we need any more murder?'

Soaps like Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks are synonymous with murder – but is there too much death and destruction on our soaps nowadays?

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9 d. ago Brit law student handed life sentence in Dubai after ‘stupid mistake’

Mia O’Brien is locked up in Dubai’s notorious central prison as her devastated mum begs for help to cover legal bills and travel costs.

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1 week ago Louisiana prison chosen for immigration detainees due to its notoriety, says Noem

Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem said she hoped it would encourage people in the US illegally to self-deportThe Trump administration purposefully chose a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people in the US illegally to self-deport, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary Kristi Noem said Wednesday.A complex inside the Louisiana state penitentiary, an immense rural prison better known as Angola, will be used to detain those whom Noem described as the “worst of the worst” Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) detainees. Noem was speaking to reporters as she stood on the grounds of the facility near a new sign reading, “Louisiana Lockup.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago A notorious Louisiana prison was chosen for immigrant detainees to urge self

Federal authorities say they've deliberately chosen a notorious Louisiana prison to hold immigration detainees as a way to encourage people living illegally in the U.S. to self-deport

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1 week ago Judge makes blockbuster DNA decision in Gilgo Beach ‘serial killer’ case against Rex Heuermann

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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1 week ago Big blow to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense after judge rules on evidence in Gilgo beach murders trial

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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

A New York judge has allowed DNA evidence obtained through advanced techniques into the forthcoming murder trial of Long Island’s suspected Gilgo Beach serial killer

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