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Josh Duggar allegedly rejected a child pornography plea deal before his arrest

New details of a Josh Duggar plea deal have emerged, just weeks before the disgraced Arkansan is set to go to trial on child pornography charges. Most surprising among the new information? Josh was apparently offered a plea *before* his April arrest on those charges — and rejected it. There haven’t actually been too many…

EVIL LIVES HERE Serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers’ daughter hates that she still loves him
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EVIL LIVES HERE Serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers’ daughter hates that she still loves him

Robert Eugene Brashers’ daughter Deborah Brashers thinks her father was an “evil” man for killing and raping multiple people, but still has love for him because of how he treated her as a father. Because of these conflicting feelings, Deborah suffers from intense guilt over who she thought her father was as a child, and…

AMERICAN MONSTER ‘Everyone’s Favorite Uncle’ The poisoning of Steve Clayton

AMERICAN MONSTER ‘Everyone’s Favorite Uncle’ The poisoning of Steve Clayton

In 2018, beloved brother and uncle Steve Clayton (64) was found dead in his South Carolina home. He had collapsed at the bottom of his staircase. It could have been natural causes, but his nephew suspected foul play because he felt Steve’s wife Lana was acting strangely. Steve had never had kids, but he was…

THE CHAMELEON KILLER ‘Bear Brook Murders’
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THE CHAMELEON KILLER ‘Bear Brook Murders’

For 30 years the killer of bodies found in barrels near Bear Brook State Park, the largest state park in New Hampshire, eluded detectives. He went by many names and pulled his victims in close before he betrayed them in an ultimate way. Investigation Discovery show The Chameleon Killer examines the many names of the…

DARK SIDE OF THE 90’s History of Beanie Babies and why they became so popular
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DARK SIDE OF THE 90’s History of Beanie Babies and why they became so popular

Beanie Babies creator Ty Warner developed the novel plush bean bag animals in 1993 in Westmont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. These small toys became hot-trading commodities that helped define the 90s decade and fueled greed-inspired crime. The first line of Beanie Babies consisted of nine animals Legs the Frog, Squealer the Pig, Brownie the…

SNAPPED Why Katrina Ben shot her lover Eric Somuah
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SNAPPED Why Katrina Ben shot her lover Eric Somuah

In 2012, 34-year-old successful car salesman Eric Somuah was found shot dead in his upscale Silver Spring, Maryland apartment. When police started investigating who could have brutally murdered Eric in cold blood they found that he had a reputation as a ladies’ man. It turns out he was murdered by a jilted lover who could…

TIKTOK TRUE CRIME The shockingly cruel killing of 3-year-old Kaylee-Jayde Priest
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TIKTOK TRUE CRIME The shockingly cruel killing of 3-year-old Kaylee-Jayde Priest

er On August 9, 2020, 3-year-old Kaylee-Jayde Priest’s young life came to an end at the hands of her mother and her mother’s boyfriend because the young child interrupted sex between them. Weeks prior to Kaylee’s death her mom Nicola Priest made TikTok videos with her on her @nikkipriest3 account. In them, the young child…

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Josh Duggar trial update: Dismissal on technicality still possible

If you’ve put any faith in the United States’ judicial system, you’ve got to be feeling pretty stunned and confused today. And while the Supreme Court’s non-ruling on Texas’ new abortion law isn’t directly related to the Josh Duggar trial update, it’s hard not to think that Josh might actually have the child pornography charges…

TIKTOK TRUE CRIME ‘Digitalprincxxss’ Marrissa Cloutier arrested for child neglect
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TIKTOK TRUE CRIME ‘Digitalprincxxss’ Marrissa Cloutier arrested for child neglect

On August 24, 2021 Marrissa Cloutier, who has 2 million followers on TikTok was arrested and charged with a count of child neglect because her neighbors found her son alone crying in the yard. They called police, who arrived to an open front door of the residence. Marrissa was nowhere to be found. According to…

EVIL LIVES HERE Cathy Mills didn’t know her husband Robert Walden was a murderer and serial rapist
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EVIL LIVES HERE Cathy Mills didn’t know her husband Robert Walden was a murderer and serial rapist

In 1991, Cathy Mills had no idea her then-husband Robert Walden was a serial rapist and murderer. Now, 30 years later, Cathy feels like he ruined her life and she wants the world to know that she was unaware of his heinous actions. Cathy was a 16-year-old mom in Arizona when she met Bob, who…

EVIL LIVES HERE Daniel Rolle speaks about his murderer father
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EVIL LIVES HERE Daniel Rolle speaks about his murderer father

Daniel Rolle has spoken much about the fact that his father Donald Rolle murdered his girlfriend Jennifer Randel in 2007. Now, he’s sitting down on the Investigation Discovery show Evil Lives Here to discuss the terrible reality of having a murderer father. “You feel like somehow, that is sleeping somewhere in you,” Daniel reveals. Daniel…

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ACCIDENT SUICIDE OR MURDER ‘Out of Thin Air’

On November 15, 2010 Milton, MA a man called 911 after he saw a dead body in the middle of the road in his neighborhood. There was little identifying information or explanation about what had happened to this person to cause the end of their life. Milton Detective Louis Bullard says they don’t typically have…

EVIL LIVES HERE: How Mel Ignatow got away with murdering girlfriend Brenda Schaefer in 1988
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EVIL LIVES HERE: How Mel Ignatow got away with murdering girlfriend Brenda Schaefer in 1988

In 1991, Mel Ignatow got away with murder. Now, his son Michael is sitting down with I.D.s Evil Lives Here to tell his story. Not only does Michael feel like his father let down the family, but he also has hatred for Mary Ann Shore, who he believes in responsible for this. While looking at…

Streamer James Saroka arrested for beating his pregnant wife on the side of the road
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Streamer James Saroka arrested for beating his pregnant wife on the side of the road

24-year-old James Saroka, who has been streaming on various online platforms for several years showcasing emotional abuse of his girlfriend who is now his wife, has been arrested in Pennsylvania on domestic violence charges for beating her on the side of the road. Last year James Saroka got the attention of the YouTube and other…

EVIL LIVES HERE Teshana Singleton, ex-wife of Roxann Sanchez’s murderer Cedrick Ricks, tells her story of escalating abuse
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EVIL LIVES HERE Teshana Singleton, ex-wife of Roxann Sanchez’s murderer Cedrick Ricks, tells her story of escalating abuse

Tonight’s Season 10, Episdoe 3 of EVIL LIVES HERE is titled “Why Did I Let Him In?” and has domestic abuse victim Teshana Singleton tell her story of terror living with and being stalked by future murderer Cedric Ricks. Teshana Singleton first took interest in Cedric Ricks during Bible Study night at church when she…

SNAPPED ‘Valerie Nessler’ Roommate Jeff shot, stabbed, and set on fire over drug-fueled misunderstanding
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SNAPPED ‘Valerie Nessler’ Roommate Jeff shot, stabbed, and set on fire over drug-fueled misunderstanding

In 2011, 26-year-old Valerie Nessler was found guilty of arson and the first-degree murder of her 49-year-old roommate Jeffrey Wheatley, who she set on fire in the house they shared on April 7, 2010. Did she kill him because of a drug-fueled misunderstanding? Jeff Wheatley moved to Stockton, California to look for a new life…

TRUE CRIME Did Marni Yang kill her boyfriend’s pregnant girlfriend Rhoni Reuter?
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TRUE CRIME Did Marni Yang kill her boyfriend’s pregnant girlfriend Rhoni Reuter?

In 2007, 42-year-old pregnant Rhoni Reuter, who was the girlfriend of former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle, was found dead on her kitchen floor. Because there was no forced entry, police started looking at those close to her, including boyfriend Shaun. Divorced mother-of-three Marni Yang was convicted of murdering Rhoni and her unborn daughter Skyler…

20/20 “Evil in Eden” The story of Yosemite serial killer Cary Stayner
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20/20 “Evil in Eden” The story of Yosemite serial killer Cary Stayner

Cary Stayner experienced a huge amount of trauma and loss in his life before he became a serial killer at Yosemite State Park in 1999. The tragic events of his life do not excuse his behavior, but they served as formative experiences that potentially shaped his frame of mind. Cary tried to use these experiences…

20/20 “Evil in Eden” The kidnapping and escape of Steven Stayner
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20/20 “Evil in Eden” The kidnapping and escape of Steven Stayner

On December 4, 1972, 7-year-old Steven Stayner was walking home from school in Merced, California when he was abducted by two men who worked at Yosemite Lodge. After over seven years of abuse Stayner was able to escape and also rescue a new victim: 5-year-old Timothy White. In 1999, Steven’s older brother Cary became a…

TRUE CRIME Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell’s mysterious death and fraud
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TRUE CRIME Ghislaine Maxwell’s father Robert Maxwell’s mysterious death and fraud

Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell is somewhat mysterious. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of photographs of her with the world’s most powerful people, often with Jeffrey Epstein by her side. It was Ghislaine who introduced Jeffrey to all of these people, who gave him access to the secret world of the elite. She…

TAKEN AT BIRTH How Dr. Hicks sold over 200 children on the black market in small-town Georgia

TAKEN AT BIRTH How Dr. Hicks sold over 200 children on the black market in small-town Georgia

In the 1950s and 60s a small-town Georgia family doctor illegally sold hundreds of babies from the back door of his practice. TLC’s Taken at Birth, which first aired in 2019, is a three-part series examining the aftermath of his actions nearly 70 years later. How did Dr. Thomas Hicks run this black market operation?…

KILLER COUPLES Kristi Koslow and Brian Salter – Murder for Greed
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KILLER COUPLES Kristi Koslow and Brian Salter – Murder for Greed

The new episode of Oxygen’s Killer Couples deals with the March 12, 1992 slaying of Caren Koslow. Two assailants broke into her affluent Fort Worth house and slashed her throat while she slept. Her husband Jack Koslow was also attacked but survived. Jack was able to make it to his neighbor’s doorstep where he showed…

TRUE CRIME What pretending to be crazy looks like, Nikolas Cruz’s demon insanity defense
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TRUE CRIME What pretending to be crazy looks like, Nikolas Cruz’s demon insanity defense

One of the best true crime content being produced is on the YouTube channel JCS – Criminal Psychology, and the latest video published is absolutely fascinating. “What pretending to be crazy looks like” is a study of how humans who have committed a crime behave when they are trying to appear “insane” to the police…

KILLER COUPLES  ‘Amish Stud’ Eli Weaver convinced Barbara Raber to murder his sleeping wife
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KILLER COUPLES ‘Amish Stud’ Eli Weaver convinced Barbara Raber to murder his sleeping wife

Tonight’s new episode of Oxygen’s Killer Couples explores the chaotic life of self-proclaimed “Amish Stud” Eli Weaver, who sent waves through Ohio’s Amish country when he had one of his many girlfriends murder his wife Barbara Weaver, the mother of his five children. In a chilling irony, the woman who shot Barbara Weaver in her…

Chilling video: How a young girl used blue slime to catch kidnapper

Chilling video: How a young girl used blue slime to catch kidnapper

In a terrifying scene caught on a surveillance camera, 11-year-old Alyssa is sitting at a bus stop in Pensacola, FL when a man tries to abduct her in plain daylight. It’s a worst-nightmare scenario that thankfully had a safe outcome. A man, now identified as 30-year-old Jard Paul Stanga, jumped out of a car with…

TRUE CRIME How a man faked his own kidnapping to avoid his job
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TRUE CRIME How a man faked his own kidnapping to avoid his job

Being tired of your job is something almost everyone can relate to, but few go to such extremes to get out of work as 19-year-old Brandon Soules, who devised an elaborate scheme to fake his own kidnapping in an attempt to avoid his job at The Tire Factory in Coolidge, Arizona. On February 20, 2021,…

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R. Kelly apparently kept a secret seven-figure bank account

Just after the news that three of R. Kelly’s associates allegedly tried to intimidate witnesses in the disgraced singer’s child pornography trial comes yet more bad news. Federal prosecutors say they inadvertently discovered R. Kelly’s stash: a seven-figure bank account, not initially disclosed, that they say would allow Kelly to go on the lam should…

INSTAGRAM SCAM – Meet Kayla Massa, a 22-year-old Social Media Influencer who scammed her fans out of $1.5 million
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INSTAGRAM SCAM – Meet Kayla Massa, a 22-year-old Social Media Influencer who scammed her fans out of $1.5 million

Most “scams” social media influencers are associated with involve faulty or potentially dangerous weight loss products, MLM schemes, products that are of a poorer quality than advertised, etc. These are not harmless, but they are far less severe than outright swindling money directly from followers’ bank accounts using bad checks. This is the type of…

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MUG SHOT Massachusetts Parking Lot Pooper arrested, ending two-month fecal frenzy

A Massachusetts woman dubbed the Parking Lot Pooper for doing exactly that has been caught and arrested. 51-year-old Andrea Grocer, of Ashland MA, was caught mid-bowel movement outside her preferred venue: the parking lot of the Natick Outdoor Store. (And yes, I know we already covered this story in the links post, but it’s a…

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MUG SHOT LHHMIAMI Bobby Lytes arrested after Fort Lauderdale nightclub brawl

Love & Hip Hop Miami star Bobby Lytes was arrested last night after getting into a brawl at a Fort Lauderdale night club. It seems Bobby was booked on two charges — one of which involves a “moral decency” clause — but the Bobby Lytes arrested story wasn’t what had the reality star so upset…

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PHOTOS Mayra Rosales now: Stunning new weight loss photos and marriage info for the ‘Half-Ton Killer’ star

Everything in Mayra Rosales’ life has changed since the then-1,040 pound woman was found not guilty of killing her two-year-old nephew by falling on him. How is Mayra Rosales now? The 39-year-old who was once the heaviest woman in the world is now completely unrecognizable — and has been living like a person with a…

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RIP: Lt. Joe Kenda announces Homicide Hunter Season 9 will be the show’s last

It’s a sad day for fans of true crime television in general and groundbreaking show Homicide Hunter in particular. Lieutenant Joe Kenda, whose matter-of-fact delivery and dry humor helped turn the show into an international hit, has announced that Homicide Hunter Season 9 will be the show’s last. According to Kenda, the decision to end…

THE ACT Did Gypsy Rose Blanchard really date an older man named Scott who dressed as Wolverine?
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THE ACT Did Gypsy Rose Blanchard really date an older man named Scott who dressed as Wolverine?

Last week’s episode of Hulu’s The Act, and adaptation of this Buzzfeed article about the life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard and the murder of her mother Dee Dee, dealt with a romance Dee Dee struck with an older man named Scott she met when he was cosplaying Wolverine at a local comic convention. In the…

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LHHATL Cliff Dixon murdered: Erica Mena’s ex shot and killed at his birthday party

Cliff Dixon, Erica Mena’s ex and a close childhood friend of NBA superstar Kevin Durant, was shot and killed while celebrating his 32nd birthday in Atlanta. News of Cliff Dixon murdered resonated across the worlds of hip hop, basketball, and reality TV, though police are still trying to figure out who killed Dixon — and…

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LHHATL Is Tommie really getting 50 years for child abuse? Her latest legal woes, explained

LHHATL star Tommie is facing the most serious legal threat of her life. Following allegations of child abuse at an unidentified minor’s middle school, Tommie could be spending more time behind bars than the combined sentences of all the other Love & Hip Hop stars who’ve been in prison. But is Tommie really getting 50…

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PHOTO Where is Collier Landry’s sister Elizabeth now?

One of the most harrowing traumas in true crime documentary A Murder In Mansfield reveals is extent of the damage Noreen Boyle’s murder did to her extended family. Her son Collier was put into foster care, and Collier Landry’s sister Elizabeth was ultimately adopted by a different family — one that didn’t want the two…

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‘It was completely cathartic’: Collier Landry on ‘A Murder in Mansfield’ and overcoming the trauma of his mother’s murder

Very early on the morning of December 31st, 1989, Jack Boyle, a military veteran and one of the most prominent physicians in Mansfield, Ohio, murdered his wife, Noreen. Jack and Noreen’s eleven-year-old son Collier awoke to the sound of two heavy thuds, which he would later testify in court were the sounds of his mother’s…

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A MURDER IN MANSFIELD What happened to Collier Landry’s half-sister?

A Murder in Mansfield, from Academy Award-winning director Barbara Kopple and filmmaker Collier Landry, is the story of the murder that shook Collier’s life apart when he was just twelve years old. In the early morning of December 31st, 1989, Collier’s father Jack Boyle murdered his wife Noreen, then buried her body beneath the foundation…

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PHOTOS Murder Chose Me renewed for Season 3, and filming is underway

It took quite a bit longer than the show’s fans would have liked, but we’ve finally gotten official word that Investigation Discovery hit Murder Chose Me has been renewed and will be back for a third season. The news came from Detective Rod Demery himself, who broke the long silence regarding the show on his…