The 1976 killing of gay college student Richard Heakin took place just one yaer before Tucson added sexual orientation to their anti-discrimination ordinance.
Sometimes the dark and dangerous world of movie fantasy doesn't go away when the cameras stop rolling. Here are some actors who were tragically murdered.
In 1950s Italy, a seemingly innocent 21-year-old woman named Wilma Montesi washed up dead on a beach miles from home. Her death would become a media circus.
Money makes people do crazy things, and a sudden windfall like a lottery win means that friends, family members, and even spouses can end up becoming murderers.
Lizzie Borden's acquittal has become the stuff of legend, but she's not the only famous historical figure who was accused -- and then acquitted -- of murder.
In 2017, a masked man broke into the home of Makeva Jenkins, who was pregnant. Makeva was shot in the head while she slept, killing her and her unborn child.
Dutch national Joran van der Sloot has two loved ones in Peru: his wife, Leidy Figueroa, and their daughter, Dushie. Here's what we know about his wife.
Despite the sensational trial that was covered all the way from Hungary to the US, the motives of the Angel Makers of Nagyrév have never been fully understood.
For over 35 years, Dr. George Tiller provided abortion services to people in Wichita, Kansas and the surrounding area. This is the story of his life and murder.
Before Abraham Lincoln assumed the presidency, he had a blossoming career as a lawyer. One case in particular also led him to become a true crime author.
In March 2023, Alex Murdaugh, disgraced scion of the powerful South Carolina Murdaugh family, was sentenced to life in prison with no possibility of parole.
Robert Wone had so much going for him in life. But it would all come to a tragic end one horrific night in 2006 when he decided to spend the night with friends.
On the evening of March 2, 2023, the seven men and five women of the Colleton County jury returned a verdict in the double murder trial of Alex Murdaugh.