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University of Idaho Murders: The Bryan Kohberger Investigation [Part 2]

After seven weeks of investigation, the shocking arrest of Bryan Kohberger, a criminology PhD student, changed everything. This article reveals the forensic breakthroughs, digital detective work, and DNA evidence that led authorities to Kohberger's doorstep. Examining his alleged surveillance of the victims, the crucial evidence from the knife sheath, and the ongoing legal battle as he faces trial for four counts of first-degree murder while his defense team fights to save him from the death penalty.

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In the age of perfect AI forgeries, seeing is no longer believing. This erosion of digital trust has created an unprecedented crisis for global justice systems, as investigators find themselves in a high-stakes technological arms race where evidence can be manufactured as quickly as it can be debunked.

Luke D’Wit: Fentanyl And The Betrayal of Carol and Stephen Baxter

In a chilling case of betrayal, IT worker Luke D'Wit spent years manipulating a trusting Essex couple through elaborate fake online personas before poisoning them with fentanyl to take control of their successful business. Through a security camera app, he coldly monitored their final moments.

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Houston's upscale Inwood Forest community was shaken when respected golf pro Gary Cooper was brutally stabbed to death at his doorstep in August 2002. The murder investigation revealed a complex web of family drama centered around Cooper's teenage daughter's pregnancy and her boyfriend, Kelton Yates.

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New research examines how men’s physical appearance might influence whether they are perceived to be threatening and the types of punishment they receive.

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Step into the Victorian underworld of Angel Meadow, the vilest and most dangerous slum of the Industrial Revolution in a book by Dean Kirby.

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New research examining the psychopathic brain and links to violence refocuses attention from lack of emotion to decision-making and reward networks.

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Facebook, it seems, is the go to social media platform to upload gruesome videos of murder being carried out. This Easter Sunday saw 37-year-old Steve Stephens shoot dead 74-year-old Robert Godwin and post a video of his actions on Facebook.

Cody Legebokoff: Canada’s Youngest Serial Killer

Only 14% of recorded serial killers are under the age of 20 when they start killing and Cody Legebokoff of Canada was one of them. A boy who grew up in British Columbia, he was popular, friendly and sociable with no hint of the violent and brutal behaviour that was to come.

The Girl I Never Knew: Melissa Ann Witt Deserves Justice

LaDonna Humphrey never met Melissa. Yet something about her story and murder captivated her into a 7-year obsessional quest to find her killer.

The Death of Faith Hedgepeth: Getting Away with Murder

A closer look at the unsolved murder of university student Faith Hedgepeth in September 2012, a case resting on a DNA profile with no known match.