investigation

Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.

Melissa Casias, admin assistant, remains found by hiker
A hiker found the remains of Melissa Casisas, a scientist who worked at a lab that dealt with nuclear weapons. When she went missing, multiple people searched for her for days.
By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Criminal
Ted Bundy: The Charming Monster America Invited In. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
In photographs from the 1970s, Ted Bundy does not look like a monster. That is what made him terrifying. He smiled easily. He studied law. He volunteered on political campaigns. He spoke calmly, intelligently, sometimes even warmly. Witnesses described him as handsome, articulate, and magnetic. He looked like the kind of man parents trusted. The kind of man women felt safe helping. Behind that mask lived one of the most sadistic serial killers in American history. Bundy did not stalk from shadows like a horror movie villain. He walked openly through crowded campuses, shopping centers, and lakeside parks. Sometimes he wore a fake cast. Sometimes he carried books. Sometimes he pretended to be injured and asked women for help loading something into his car. Many never returned. What made Bundy so psychologically horrifying was not only the brutality of his crimes. It was the performance. The illusion. The realization that evil did not always arrive screaming. Sometimes it smiled politely.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Criminal
Husband texted adult children he murdered wife of nearly 4 decades with barbell over affair, pent-up 'hatred,' cops say
A barbell in the hand of sixty-six-year-old Michael A. Kless silenced forever the woman he married, Stacy E. Kless,67. Out of sheer hatred, the husband killed his wife reportedly.
By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Criminal
The Crash: Documentary Review
This one’s a tough watch. Recently released on Netflix, The Crash is a documentary that follows the real case of the murder of Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan, which took place in July 2022. The tragedy happened in Ohio, when 17-year old Mackenzie Shirilla crashed her car into a brick wall, killing her boyfriend and one of their friends.
By Maria L5 months ago in Criminal
Every Midnight, Someone Knocks on Apartment 307
The first knock came exactly at midnight. Not 11:59 p.m. Not 12:01 a.m. Exactly midnight. Three sharp knocks echoed through the hallway outside Apartment 307. Emma Carter looked up from her laptop, startled by the sudden sound. She had moved into the old apartment building only three days earlier and barely knew any of her neighbors. At first, she assumed someone had the wrong door.
By Robert Redford5 months ago in Criminal
The Ant Hill Kids: Inside Canada’s Most Horrifying Cult. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
In the quiet wilderness of rural Canada, hidden behind dense forests and isolation, one of the most disturbing cults in modern history slowly descended into madness. There were no massive compounds guarded by machine guns. No international headlines at first. No dramatic police raids. Only a group of believers following a man who claimed to speak to God. By the time authorities uncovered the truth, people had been mutilated, psychologically broken, tortured, and murdered in rituals so grotesque that even veteran investigators struggled to comprehend them. This was the story of the Ant Hill Kids. And at the center of it all stood a man named Roch Thériault. A self-proclaimed prophet who transformed spiritual devotion into absolute terror.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Criminal
The Most Terrifying Cannibalism Crime Scene Australia Had Ever Seen. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
The officers who entered the small house in Aberdeen, New South Wales, had seen death before. They had seen shootings. Stabbings. Domestic violence scenes soaked in blood and grief. But nothing prepared them for what waited inside that home on the morning of March 1, 2000. One veteran investigator would later admit the scene was so horrifying that even hardened police struggled to process it. Another reportedly walked outside in silence after only moments inside. Because this was not simply murder. It felt like madness wearing a human face. And at the center of it all was a woman named Katherine Knight — a violent, unstable figure whose terrifying psychological collapse had been building for years before it finally exploded into one of the most grotesque crimes in Australian history.
By E. hasan5 months ago in Criminal
Mother celebrating birthday learns her brother's child killed her 13-year-old son: Police
A mother weeps at the loss of her son. Cut down by a family member. In fact, it was her own nephew who committed murder against his cousin.
By Skyler Saunders5 months ago in Criminal
Why Are We So Obsessed With Serial Killers?. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
In October 2019, Netflix released a documentary series about Ted Bundy. Within weeks, it became one of the platform's most-watched titles globally. A dramatized miniseries starring Zac Efron as Bundy followed shortly after, generating significant controversy and significant viewership. Podcast episodes about the case, some recorded decades after Bundy's 1989 execution, continue to accumulate millions of downloads annually.
By Hassan Shah5 months ago in Criminal
The Brain That Feels No Guilt. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
For most of human history, the question of why certain people commit acts of extraordinary cruelty without remorse was answered in moral terms. They were wicked. Corrupted. Evil in some fundamental, almost theological sense. The law reflected this understanding and, to a large extent, still does. We try, convict, and punish on the assumption that the person standing before the court made a choice and that the capacity for choice implies the capacity for guilt.
By Hassan Shah5 months ago in Criminal
What Do You Think: Decorated or Defamed?
Anzac Day, April 25, 2014, Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith addressed the crowd at the dawn service at the Australian War Memorial. He was a national hero.
By Calvin London5 months ago in Criminal
Why You Should Stay Away From LGK Apparel (Logan Garments). AI-Generated.
The digital landscape is littered with traps designed to look like opportunities, but few are as persistent or as calculated as the network operating under the name LGK Apparel. If you have spent any time in the creative or influencer communities, you may have received a message that felt a little too good to be true: a formal invitation to join a “global campaign,” complete with promises of monthly retainers, performance incentives, and the kind of corporate backing that usually feels out of reach for independent creators.
By John5 months ago in Criminal