Four years after murdering her mother, Gina Grant was accepted, then rejected, by Harvard within a few months. However, her academic future was not yet over.
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You might know actor Kiefer Sutherland from "24" or any of his many movie roles, but he also has a long history of run-ins with law enforcement.
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In 2013 it came to light that a man named Ariel Castro had kidnapped and held three young women in his home for a decade. Here's what happened to the house.
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Vanilla Ice is best known for "Ice Ice Baby," but the troubled star also has a long list of arrests to his name. Here's how many times he's landed in cuffs.
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Serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, also known as the Yorkshire Ripper, died at University Hospital of North Durham on November 13, 2020. Here's how.
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Missionary Renee Bach headed to Uganda in 2009 and set up her clinic, Serving His Children. Years later, she is under intense scrutiny. Here's why.
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The United States hands out the most life sentences of any nation in the world. Here's what it really means when someone is sentenced to life in prison.
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Sometimes, a murderer can escape justice for decades. But the investigators never forget, and in 2023, now have far more advanced tools to solve cold cases.
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Tupac Shakur was killed on September 13, 1996. For years, the case seemed destined to remain cold - until Duane Davis was charged on September 29, 2023.
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Wisconsin resident Taylor Schabusiness is in prison for life for murdering and dismembering her lover Shad Thyrion. Here's what we know about her.
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Suzanne Morphew went missing on Mother's Day in 2020 - May 10 - and her body was discovered in September 2023. Here's what we know about her death so far.
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Convicted felon Jason Billingsley is a suspect in the murder of tech star Pava LaPere, who was found dead in an apartment building just days before his arrest.
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Some actors go the extra mile when it comes to their craft. David McCallum was a great example of this - he sat in on autopsies for his "NCIS" role.
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Pamela Smart was convicted of plotting to kill her husband with the help of her teenaged lover. Here's what happened to her and where is she now.
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The cast of Discovery's hit show "Moonshiners" appears to be engaged in illegal activity, so how do they avoid getting arrested? The answer is complicated.
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Alex Murdaugh allegedly hired Curtis "Cousin Eddie" Smith to kill him. Here's everything we know about the friend of the troubled Murdaugh family.
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The Murdaugh dynasty came crashing down thanks to the actions of Alex Murdaugh, a wealthy attorney who killed his wife and son, among other crimes.
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Members of Pastor Naasón Joaquín García's church, La Luz de Mundo, accused him of a variety of sex crimes, including against children. This is where he is now.
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On July 20, 2017, Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington died by suicide. His autopsy report revealed some tragic details about his final hours.
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Louisiana's Angola Prison is a maximum security facility where the majority of its population is serving life sentences. Here's why it's so dangerous.
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Anthony Sully was a police officer before he fell into a life of substance abuse and murder. Here are the details of the disturbing California Bay Area case.
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The BTK serial killer began murdering in the 1970s; in 2005 Dennis Rader was convicted of the string of brutal murders. So what is prison life like for him?
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Naturally, Crime Junkie co-host Brit Prawat loves crime-related TV shows - and she told us which true crime and scripted crime series are her favorites.
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Scientology's public message about reporting crimes has repeatedly contradicted its doctrine in L. Ron Hubbard's "Introduction to Scientology Ethics."
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The 1997 Denise Johnson cold case murder was reopened after the work of the investigative reporter behind the "CounterClock" podcast. Here's the story.
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On August 31, 2023, Danelo Souza Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison. He was there for murdering Deborah Brandão. Here's her story.
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Alex Murdaugh was convicted of killing his son and wife. Here's what his remaining son Buster Murdaugh's life has been like since his dad was sent to prison.
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