Daren Christopher Abbey, 41, is suspected of murdering Dustin Kjersem at a Montana campsite in October 2024. The case received attention because of the violent nature of the crime and the subsequent investigation. The fatality was initially assumed to be the result of a bear assault, but a Fish Wildlife and Parks (FWP) specialist ruled that out. The inquiry turned up evidence linking Abbey to the crime site, including a DNA sample from a beer can and CCTV footage from a neighboring resort...

Chandler Michael Halderson, born in 1998 in Windsor, Wisconsin, is responsible for the murder and dismemberment of his parents, Bart and Krista Halderson, in July 2021. Prior to the terrible events, Chandler had been faking portions of his life, such as his college enrollment and fooling his parents about his career prospects. Krista Halderson failed to show up for work, and a coworker advised Chandler to report them missing. Authorities uncovered human remains on a nearby property, which...

Anthony "Tony" Ray Amati, often known as "The Thrill Killer", was a brilliant and intellectual guy who perpetrated a string of horrific crimes in Las Vegas in 1996. He committed a robbery at a gun store before killing Michael Matta, John Garcia, and Keith Dyer. Amati's activities were related to his brilliance and obsessive-compulsive condition. He was arrested in October 1996 but evaded capture. Amati used many aliases before being caught in Atlanta, Georgia. In 1999, he was tried for hi...

The 5th District Court of Bowie County, Texas, convicted Joshua Deshaun Lowe of capital murder, felony murder, and child injury. The doctor suspected 11-month-old Javontae Neeley had been violently shaken, thrown and slammed onto a hard surface, causing a head injury. Other injuries, such as cracked ribs, were older and had allegedly been inflicted days before the injury that caused his death. He was charged with three counts: unlawful homicide of a juvenile, inflicting harm to a child, a...

Thomas Eugene Creech (born September 9, 1950) is an American serial murderer who was convicted of two murders in Idaho in 1974 and condemned to death before being commuted to life in prison. His criminal career includes 42 confessed murders in numerous states, while many of these accusations are unsubstantiated. Creech committed another murder while serving his sentence in 1981, which resulted in the death penalty being reintroduced. As of 2024, he is Idaho's longest-serving death row con...

Shalene Ehlers and Darien Urban, aged 20 and 21, are charged with attempting to sell their two-month-old infant for $1,000 and a six-pack of beer at the Hideaway Campground in Benton County, Arkansas. The Benton County Sheriff's Office learned about the scenario on September 21 when a manager reported that Ehlers and Urban had signed a letter transferring custody of their child to another individual in exchange for the money and things. Authorities uncovered a letter signed by both parent...

Shane Edward Hooper, a 36-year-old man from Marion County, Ohio, was sentenced to 50 to 55.5 years in prison for a series of brutal crimes. He pleaded guilty to multiple felonies, including two counts each of rape, kidnapping, and felonious assault, and one count of strangulation. Between May and June 2023, Hooper held a woman hostage in his home, which was described as a ‘torture chamber’. Over several days, he physically abused the woman, resulting in broken bones, open wo...

Reta Phyllis Mays is an American serial killer who was convicted of murdering at least seven elderly military veterans while working as a nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center in West Virginia from July 2017 to June 2018. She injected her victims with lethal doses of insulin, despite lacking the qualifications to administer medication. An investigation revealed that several patients experienced unexplained drops in blood sugar levels, leading to multiple deaths...