Murder

Amanda Knox appeals to Meredith Kercher’s family

The Seattle woman maintains her innocence in an interview with Diane Sawyer VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, May 1, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
News Video, amanda knox

Amanda Knox to Diane Sawyer: “I’d like to be reconsidered as a person”

“What happened to me was surreal but it could’ve happened to anyone," she added VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Tuesday, Apr 30, 2013 1:07 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, amanda knox, diane swyer

Sharon Tate: Unwitting victims’ rights martyr

A new book chronicles the aftermath of the Manson family murders and the political movement they helped ignite

Rachel Monroe, LA Review of Books Tuesday, Apr 2, 2013 8:02 PM UTC
Life LA Review of Books, Books, essays

Amanda Knox saga reopens

The controversial American 25-year-old faces a retrial for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher

Natasha Lennard Tuesday, Mar 26, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
News Murder, Italy, amanda knox

“Bates Motel”: We need to talk about Norman

A&E's "Psycho" prequel wonders how killers get made

Willa Paskin Tuesday, Mar 19, 2013 2:55 PM UTC
Entertainment bates motel, vera farmiga, TV

Friends of Lana Clarkson protest HBO film “Phil Spector”

The late actress' publicist argues that the David Mamet-directed film does a disservice to her memory VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Friday, Mar 15, 2013 3:23 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, lana clarkson

Was an accused perp in the Indian fatal gang rape case murdered?

A shocking turn in a story that outraged the world

Mary Elizabeth Williams Monday, Mar 11, 2013 4:11 PM UTC
Life Rape, Ram Singh

A schizophrenic who gouged out his eyes is on Texas death row

Andre Thomas committed heinous acts but is deeply mentally ill -- something the Texas justice system cannot handle

Natasha Lennard Monday, Feb 25, 2013 6:21 PM UTC
News andre thomas, Texas

Oscar Pistorius is granted bail

UPDATED: Magistrate Desmond Nair sets bail at 1 million rand (approximately $112,771 USD)

Associated Press and with additional reporting by Katie McDonough Friday, Feb 22, 2013 3:01 PM UTC
Life Oscar Pistorius

Drew Peterson gets prison in wife’s death

The ex-police officer screamed as he was sentenced to 38 years for killing his third wife

Associated Press Friday, Feb 22, 2013 8:00 AM UTC
Life From the Wires, Illinois, Chicago

Justin Bieber castration plot tape released

The plan to murder the pop star was foiled VIDEO

Prachi Gupta Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013 3:50 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Justin Bieber, castration

Russian lawmaker’s body found in cement-filled barrel

The remains of city legislator Mikhail Pakhomov have been discovered a week after he was reported missing

Jill Langlois, GlobalPost Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 7:52 PM UTC
News GlobalPost, Russia

Can South Africa fight gender-based violence?

Reeva Steenkamp's murder is an example of the country's disturbing wave of femicide

Alexandra, Feministing Tuesday, Feb 19, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Life Feministing, Violence, Sexism

Funeral for Reeva Steenkamp will be held on Tuesday

The model, who was fatally shot inside Oscar Pistorius' house early Thursday, is "back home," her brother said

Gerald Imray, Associated Press Sunday, Feb 17, 2013 3:15 PM UTC
Life reeva steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius bail hearing delayed until Tuesday

The AP reports that the Olympic "blade runner" disputes he murdered his girlfriend "in the strongest terms"

Prachi Gupta Friday, Feb 15, 2013 2:05 PM UTC
News Oscar Pistorius, Blade Runner

Understanding Christopher Dorner

The ex-cop was a product of a society gone mad on racism and war -- and a state that aggressively punishes dissent

Matthew Cunningham-Cook, Jacobin Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 11:26 PM UTC 84
Life Jacobin, christopher dorner, LAPD

UPDATED: Oscar Pistorius charged with the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp

Interviews with Pistorius -- and Steenkamp's activism -- now seem like troubling clues of the tragedy to come

Kera Bolonik and Katie Mcdonough Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 9:07 PM UTC 10
Life Oscar Pistorius, Murder

Truman Capote’s greatest lie

New evidence suggests "In Cold Blood" covers up an investigator's goof that might have let the murderers kill again

Laura Miller Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 12:45 PM UTC 14
Entertainment True crime, Nonfiction, Murder

Pistorius involved in shooting at home, woman dead

Associated Press Thursday, Feb 14, 2013 10:30 AM UTC
News From the Wires, 2012 Olympics

“Law & Order: SVU” casts Mike Tyson as a rape victim

Critics call out Dick Wolf for asking viewers to sympathize with the retired boxer convicted of a 1992 rape

Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 7, 2013 5:46 PM UTC 10
Entertainment Mike Tyson, law and order svu

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