August 27, 2026 California authorities identify final unknown victim of ‘Happy Face Killer’ Keith Jesperson after 34 years DNA testing confirmed Lydia Jane Wade McWhorter as the 'Happy Face Killer's' final unidentified victim, found along a California highway in 1992.
August 27, 2026 Lindsay Clancy’s attorney says timing of verdict remains uncertain Defense attorney Kevin Reddington told reporters he had “no way of knowing” how long it would take the jury to reach a verdict.
August 27, 2026 Lindsay Clancy didn't show 'break with reality' as jury weighs psychosis defense: Susan Smith prosecutor The prosecutor who secured a conviction for Susan Smith says Lindsay Clancy's defense never proved a break with reality as jurors prepare to deliberate Thursday.
August 27, 2026 Top 10 fugitive captured after Georgia manhunt as police probe woman's mysterious death Drake Ladon Keef, a Top 10 Most Wanted fugitive, was captured in Bartow County after a manhunt tied to Stevie Marie Thompson's mysterious death.
August 27, 2026 Bryan Kohberger’s 2027 hearing is not guaranteed as Idaho seeks quick dismissal Bryan Kohberger faces key deadlines as Idaho judge outlines how his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea will proceed, with a hearing tentatively set.
August 27, 2026 Judge sentences Lily Peters' killer 4 years after 10-year-old found dead in woods Carson Peters-Berger, now 18, pleaded guilty to first-degree intentional homicide in the 2022 killing of cousin Lily Peters in Chippewa Falls.
August 27, 2026 Boater was drunk, dancing before Boston Harbor crash that killed 24-year-old former soccer player, DA says Lawrence Shieh was allegedly dancing with hands off the wheel of a stolen boat moments before the crash that killed former Union College soccer player Elizabeth Dankert.
August 26, 2026 Suspect in Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan's murder convicted in roadside ambush Mario Fernandez Saldana was convicted in the ambush murder of Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan, who was shot dead on a Jacksonville Beach road in 2022.
August 26, 2026 Idaho judge grants Bryan Kohberger two hearings next year as admitted killer seeks to withdraw guilty plea Bryan Kohberger won an evidentiary hearing in June 2027 after claiming his defense team convinced him to falsely confess to the Idaho murders.
August 26, 2026 Teen planned middle school massacre before making deadly ‘last-minute choice’ to kill mom: official Lilyana Wagner, 16, pleaded guilty to killing her mother after abandoning plans for a school shooting, listing six shooters in her confession.