True Crime Sundays: “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed released from prison after serving sentence for involuntary manslaughter“”

by Raechal Shewfelt The weapons supervisor had been sentenced to 18 months behind bars in connection with the on-set death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, the armorer who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the Western film Rust, is no longer behind bars. New Mexico authoritiesContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed released from prison after serving sentence for involuntary manslaughter“””

True Crime Sundays: Colorado funeral home owners who let 190 bodies decay plead guilty to fraud

Jon and Carie Hallford were exposed when neighbors reported “an abhorrent smell” coming from their Colorado funeral home, authorities said. by Daniel Wu The owners of a Colorado funeral home who sparked a statewide scandal after authorities discovered nearly 200 decomposing bodies at their business havepleaded guilty to wire fraud, the Justice Department announced Thursday. Jon andContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Colorado funeral home owners who let 190 bodies decay plead guilty to fraud”

True Crime Sundays: His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.

Drew Crecente’s daughter was murdered nearly two decades ago. Earlier this month, he discovered that her name and image had been used to create an AI chatbot. by Daniel Wu One morning in early October, about 18 years after his daughter Jennifer was murdered, Drew Crecente received a Google alert flagging what appeared to beContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: His daughter was murdered. Then she reappeared as an AI chatbot.”

True Crime Sundays: Kohberger scores win in court as trial is moved out of Moscow

by Joe Miller MOSCOW, Idaho – The quadruple murder trial of Bryan Kohberger will be moved out of Moscow after his defense team successfully argued that a fair trial could not take place in Latah County.  Judge John Judge allowed the change of venue motion after discussion from both the defense and prosecution.  The defenseContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Kohberger scores win in court as trial is moved out of Moscow”

True Crime Sundays: Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island Prison

To ditch the infamous federal penitentiary, inmates tried everything from paper-mâché masks to a military impersonation to a bloody revolt. by Aaron Randle Ever since Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary opened as a maximum-security lockup in 1934 on a desolate island in the middle of San Francisco Bay, officials touted it as “America’s most secure prison.” During its nearly 30Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Alcatraz Escapes: 14 Breakout Attempts from the Island Prison”

True Crime Sundays: Feds open investigation into Idaho anti-trafficking nonprofit after InvestigateWest exposes potential fraud

Investigative reporting prompts action from oversight agency and attorney general as accusations of fraud and exploitation mount  by Wilson Criscione and Kelsey Turner As more whistleblowers come forward, federal authorities have launched an investigation of an influential Idaho nonprofit accused of exploiting human trafficking victims in a Medicaid fraud scheme.  The alleged scheme involving Community Outreach Behavioral Services,Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Feds open investigation into Idaho anti-trafficking nonprofit after InvestigateWest exposes potential fraud”

True Crime Sundays: Husband ‘fatally shot his wife in the head and then put the gun in her hand to make it look like a suicide’

by Daily Mail Reporter A man has been accused of staging his wife’s death to look like a suicide after he fatally shot her in the head. Ronald Rogers Jr., 46, allegedly shot his wife Elizabeth Rogers, 40, at their home in Fargo, North Dakota and then placed a pistol in her hand before callingContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Husband ‘fatally shot his wife in the head and then put the gun in her hand to make it look like a suicide’”

True Crime Sundays: Prolific Serial Killer Nurse Charles Cullen May Have Killed As Many As 400 Patients

The murderer’s 16-year medical career in New Jersey and Pennsylvania ended after he was arrested in 2003. by Aaron Rasmussen A nurse who admitted he killed at least 29 patients on the East Coast over his 16-year medical career is destined to die behind bars. In March 2006, a judge in Somerset County, New Jersey,Continue reading “True Crime Sundays: Prolific Serial Killer Nurse Charles Cullen May Have Killed As Many As 400 Patients”

True Crime Sundays: Over Four Decades Later, Serial Killer Confesses To Murdering Teen On Spring Break In 1980

In March 1980, teen Carol Ann Barrett was kidnapped from the Daytona Beach motel room she shared with her friends on Spring Break. After over 40 years, the murder was solved when serial killer Billy Mansfield, Jr. confessed to her murder. by Robin Raven Billy Mansfield, Jr., a 65-year-old convicted serial killer, has confessed toContinue reading “True Crime Sundays: Over Four Decades Later, Serial Killer Confesses To Murdering Teen On Spring Break In 1980”

True Crime Sundays:Virginia Murder Linked To Serial Killer Who Took 10-Year Hiatus

When an Alexandria, Virginia man was murdered in 2013, police noticed an eerie similarity between his death and a crime that happened a decade before by Beth Braden After unsuccessfully trying to fix his kitchen sink, Ronald (Ron) Kirby sat down to wait for a plumber to arrive at his Alexandria, Virginia, home on VeteransContinue reading “True Crime Sundays:Virginia Murder Linked To Serial Killer Who Took 10-Year Hiatus”