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Sonia Exelby Murder Case Explained: Did She Hire Her Own Killer and Fly to Florida to Die?
Content Warning: This article discusses murder, mental-health struggles and possible self-harm. True-crime cases are often built around familiar motives such as money, revenge, jealousy or personal conflict. However, the alleged murder of 32-year-old Sonia Exelby presents a far more unsettling question: what happens when a person apparently asks someone else to end their life, but may change their mind when it is already too late?
By parwinder singh2 months ago in Criminal
Bad boy love
Could you fall for a bad boy ? Well, could you? Should you? Could you write to him, perhaps out of sympathy, Thinking him lonely, in his prison cell?
By Raymond G Taylor2 months ago in Criminal
World's Youngest Serial Killer: Armarjeet Sada
In 2007, Amarjeet Sada was only 7-years-old. It was at this age that he would gain the title of the world's youngest serial killer after committing three brutal murders of infants.
By Max2 months ago in Criminal
Large rise in offenders sent back to prison, figures reveal
A significant rise in the number of offenders being sent back to prison has highlighted growing concerns about repeat crime, rehabilitation failures, and the increasing pressure facing correctional systems. New figures showing a sharp increase in people returning to custody have sparked debate among policymakers, justice experts, and communities about how governments should address the causes behind reoffending.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Criminal
The Smiling Dentist - A Broken System
Earlier this year, police shot and killed Steven Lim. He was holding a knife during the confrontation. Tragic as that was, he should never have been on the streets. The justice system failed yet again. Here is why.
By Calvin London2 months ago in Criminal
Mother went to South Australia police station day before suspected murder-suicide
5A tragic suspected murder-suicide in South Australia has raised serious questions after it emerged that a mother visited a police station just one day before the deaths occurred. The revelation has intensified public discussion about whether warning signs were missed and how authorities respond when families report concerns about safety.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Criminal
A narcissist': Family hit out at Bryan Kohberger for challenging murder conviction
The family members of victims in the Bryan Kohberger murder case have expressed outrage after he continued efforts to challenge his conviction, accusing him of avoiding responsibility and prolonging the pain of those affected by the tragedy. The case, which attracted national attention in the United States, has remained a source of intense public debate as legal proceedings continue.
By Sagheen Khan2 months ago in Criminal
True-Crime Podcast: Framed — The Kit Martin Story
Because a wrongful conviction is only officially counted when it is overturned, it is impossible to know the exact number of innocent people currently sitting in jail for murder. However, conservative criminological estimates suggest that between 2% and 10% of all incarcerated individuals in the United States are actually innocent, which translates to tens of thousands of people across all crimes.
By Frank Racioppi2 months ago in Criminal
The FBI’s Most‑Wanted Professor: A Decade Behind the Lectern
In 2018, Chinese police took into custody a foreign teacher who had taught at East China Normal University for more than a decade. In 2024, that individual was formally transferred to U.S. law enforcement. Six years passed between those two dates. From my own enrollment in 2019 to the moment I learned of this case, another five years had gone by.
By Jin2 months ago in Criminal
No Arrests 18 Years After Mass Shooting Killed Five Women in a Chicago Clothing Store
On the morning of February 2, 2008 , a woman whispered the location of a Lane Bryant clothing store to a 911 dispatcher in Tinley Park, a suburb southwest of Chicago, Illinois.
By Cat Leigh2 months ago in Criminal
how we could we stop school shootings. Content Warning.
I'm not claiming to have all the answers and I'm also not sure that this will definitely fix the whole problem, but this is an answer. In this article I will be mainly focusing on the American school shootings because we sadly have the most shootings.
By Lena Bailey2 months ago in Criminal
Something's wrong in Oklahoma
Today, we're headed to Oklahoma. It's often celebrated for its warmth and beauty, (although when I think Oklahoma... I think of huge tornadoes that send you straight to Hell.. but I digress) it also bears the weight of a dark, persistent reputation within the justice system. It boasts having one of the highest incarceration rates in the whole country. In 1996 alone, the state saw over two hundred homicides, but few were as chilling as the one that unfolded along a pitch black shoulder of U.S. Highway 75.
By Sara Wilson2 months ago in Criminal