10 h. ago Man 'murders his parents, sister, and dog' in unimaginable horrors before 'dragging bodies to ravine'

Adlai Mestre, 24, was arrested outside the family home in Tijeras, New Mexico, and led police to the bodies of his mother Bertha Conde, 51, dad Raymundo Mestre, 46, sister Brielle Mestre, 17.

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13 h. ago Teenage girl's haunting social media posts before being charged with murdering parents

Prime suspect of her parents' murder posted distraught TikToks where the teen girl acts as though she’s in mourning, up until she handed herself into the police.

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63 h. ago Harrowing moment teen murder suspect gives eulogy at slain parents' funeral

Sarah Patrick, 17, has been arrested in connection to the murder of her mother and stepfather after she gave a eulogy at their funeral - police were concerned her 'speech' was performative

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3 d. ago Southport cops who stopped Taylor Swift dance class killer awarded for bravery

Sergeant Gregory Gillespie, Constable Luke Holden and police community support officer Timothy Parry were the first to arrive at the scene of “unimaginable horror” last summer

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6 d. ago All we know about mushroom murderer as she's found guilty of killing three of her in

Erin Patterson has been found guilty of murdering her parents-in-law, Don and Gail Patterson, and her husband's aunt, Heather Wilkinson, after serving them a meal laced with death cap mushrooms

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6 d. ago The mushrooms, the plates and the orange cake: GUY ADAMS breaks down all the key evidence that saw mushroom killer Erin Patterson found GUILTY in our brand

Erin Patterson was found guilty of murdering her parents-in-law and her husband's aunt as well as the attempted murder of the aunt's husband Pastor Ian Wilkinson.

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6 d. ago Australia mushroom verdict: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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6 d. ago 'I found myself in Downing Street on 7/7, a day none of us would forget'

For those reporting on the unimaginable horrors of July 5 2005 - multiple attacks on packed rush-hour transport - it was several hours before a true picture began to emerge

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7 d. ago Australia mushroom trial: Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsFive key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Erin Patterson found guilty of murdering relatives with lunch laced with death cap mushrooms

Victorian jury convicts 50-year-old Australian woman who cooked poisoned beef wellingtons that killed three in-lawsAustralia mushroom trial verdicts live: jury finds Erin Patterson guilty of murders and attempted murderWho are Erin Patterson and the other key figures in Australia’s mushroom lunch trial?Five key moments in the murder trial of Australia’s mushroom lunch cook Erin PattersonA jury has found Erin Patterson guilty of murdering three relatives and attempting to murder a fourth with a deadly beef wellington lunch almost two years ago.As the trial entered its 11th week, a Victorian supreme court jury convicted Patterson of murdering her estranged husband’s parents, Don and Gail Patterson, and his aunt, Heather Wilkinson. The 12-person jury also found Patterson guilty of attempting to murder Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, who survived the lunch after spending weeks in hospital. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Alarming baby name trend on the rise as parents unwittingly inspired by true crime are giving newborns the same monikers as famous murderers

Popular culture has a bigger influence on baby names than we might realise, but one particular genre has been unexpectedly providing new parents with inspiration.

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1 week ago Michael Madsen's sister Virginia pays emotional tribute after actor's death

Michael Madsen's sister Virginia has paid a heartfelt tribute to the Reservoir Dog' actor after he was found dead at his home in Malibu on Thursday at the ageof67

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1 week ago Parents accused of murdering baby son 'smoked outside' as nurses battled to save him

The baby's dad Daniel Gunter, 27, and mum Sophie Staddon, 23, have been accused of his murder and causing or allowing his death.

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1 week ago Parents accused of baby’s murder ‘smoked while nurses tried to save him’

Daniel Gunter, 27, and Sophie Staddon, 23, appeared at Bristol Crown Court accused of murder and causing or allowing Brendon Staddon’s death.

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1 week ago Parents accused of brutally murdering their premature baby in hospital 'went for cigarette as medics desperately tried to resuscitate child'

A young couple allegedly murdered two-week-old baby in a special care baby unit casually walked out for a cigarette, as medics tried to save him, a court heard today.

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2 w. ago On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone

A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are nowThe threat of nuclear war, genocide in Gaza, ChatGPT reducing human cognitive ability, another summer of record heat. Every day brings a torrent of unimaginable horror. It used to be weeks between disasters, now we’re lucky to get hours.For many, the only sane solution is to stop reading the news altogether – advice often shared by therapists, self-help books and even newspaper articles. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

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3 w. ago ‘We were all pretty privileged’: Allison Williams on Girls, nepo babies and toxic momfluencers

She made her name in Lena Dunham’s landmark series, then starred in Get Out. As she returns in M3gan 2.0, the sequel to the hit horror about a murderous AI doll, she talks about parenting in an age of smartphones, Botox and her famous fatherIf you had wandered the set of the film M3gan 2.0 last year, chances are you would have stumbled into M3gan, the terrifying humanoid doll, staring lifelessly while she waited to be called for her next scene. Sometimes she would stand in the corner of the soundstage, says Allison Williams with a nervy laugh. “The dilemma is: do you turn her around so she’s facing the wall, or do you let her face the room? Both answers are wrong.”In the sequel to the sci-fi horror M3gan, Williams resumes her role as Gemma, a roboticist who has become a crusader against rampant and reckless AI development after her creation – developed for her orphaned niece – became murderous. (She is also a producer on the second film.) Continue reading...

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3 w. ago What drove a daughter, 36, to kill her parents and then hide their bodies in the family home for FOUR years

Virginia McCullough, from Essex, was jailed in October 2024 for the murders of her parents. Now, a new series of the Mail's Trial+, starting today, will examine the case.

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3 w. ago The Mortician review – so queasy it will stay with you for ever

Even more staggering than The Jinx, this riveting documentary shows the truly atrocious lengths the manager of a California crematorium went to undercut his rivals. Absolutely not for the faint-heartedThe smart thing about comparing something to The Jinx is that you’re essentially daring viewers to stick with you until the very end. After all, as good as The Jinx was, it didn’t reach legendary status until its final few moments, when notorious murder suspect Robert Durst paused an interview with his microphone still on, and muttered a confession while using the toilet.The Mortician, it has to be said, is pound for pound more staggering than The Jinx. Joshua Rofé’s three-part documentary about California cremator David Sconce is a feat of construction, patiently doling out larger and larger transgressions until the whole thing becomes swamped in unimaginable horror. It’s the kind of documentary where, when the credits roll, you realise that you haven’t drawn breath for several minute...

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