William Looper, a 30-year-old man from South Carolina, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the brutal murder of a 2-year-old boy. He pleaded guilty to charges of murder, first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and two counts of unlawful neglect of a child. The child, Brantley Justin Smith, was found with bruises, bite marks across his body, and signs of sexual abuse. The abuse reportedly took place over a period of two weeks. The mother of the ...

Joseph “Crazy Joe” Naso, born January 7, 1934 (91 yo), in Rochester, New York, is an American serial killer known as the "Double Initial Killer." He was convicted in 2013 for the murders of four women in California between 1977 and 1994, each victim having matching initials in their first and last names. Naso, a former photographer with a history of petty thefts, documented his assaults in a handwritten diary. His arrest in 2011 led to a trial where he represented himself and was s...

Sandra Kolalou, a 36-year-old Chicago woman, was convicted of first-degree murder for killing her 69-year-old landlord, Frances Walker, in October 2022. The crime occurred in their Northwest Side home, and Kolalou was found guilty on April 22, 2024. Despite the conviction, Kolalou maintains her innocence and plans to appeal. She allegedly sang a menacing song while strangling Walker, threatening to kill her with an inhaler, and attempted to kill another tenant by strangling her and singin...

Jose Guerrero, an American serial killer and rapist, was detained in Madera, California, from 1995 to 1998. He kidnapped and murdered three women and tried to kill a fourth. His crimes went undiscovered for nearly six years until DNA evidence connected him to the murders after he was convicted of a DUI violation. Guerrero's victims were primarily women in a high-prostitution neighborhood. His arrest in 1999 resulted in incriminating comments about violent crimes. In 2004, DNA evidence con...

Amy Gonzalez, David T. Matusiewicz, and Lenore Matusiewicz were sentenced to life in prison for their roles in a conspiracy that resulted in the murders of Christine Belford and Laura "Beth" Mulford in 2013. Amy Gonzalez is the sister of David T. Matusiewicz. The case began in 2007 with David and Christine Belford's bitter divorce and custody struggle. David launched a harassment campaign against Belford, sending her threatening emails and letters. The Matusiewicz family participated in l...

Brian James Dugan, a serial murderer born in 1956, was notorious for his terrible background and criminal record. His criminal past started at the age of 16 with burglary and grew over time, resulting in many arrests for burglary and arson. Dugan was accused with many rapes and killings in the Chicago region between 1983 and 1985. His admissions were critical in connecting him to the Nicarico case after years of erroneous convictions against others. In 2005, DNA evidence led to his indict...

Born on December 10, 1971, Brian Gene Nichols is a convicted murderer best known for breaking out of the Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta, Georgia, on March 11, 2005, and going on a killing spree. When Nichols broke free from custody while he was on trial for rape, he killed the judge overseeing his case, a court reporter, a Fulton County Sheriff's deputy, and eventually an ICE special agent. Nichols was taken into custody twenty-six hours after a widespread manhunt was initiated in th...

Charles Lee Duffy, a convicted serial killer and rapist born in Georgia in 1976, murdered three women and seven men in Atlanta from 1994 to 1997. The crimes started with the murder of Priscilla Culberson in June 1997. Gwendolyn Wyche was shot several times outside her home in July 1997, and Pok Yeo Kim was killed during a heist at her office two days later. Duffy was arrested in March 1998, and he pleaded guilty. DNA evidence tied him to the unsolved death of Priscilla Culberson in 2005, ...

In December 2024, Chicago resident Marisol Vazquez, 37, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the death of her 21-month-old daughter, Lucia. On December 20, emergency responders found Lucia unresponsive in their East Garfield Park home, with water emerging from her mouth, suggesting drowning. Vazquez, reportedly making incoherent statements about being "trapped by electronics" and needing to "be with nature," later confessed to suffocating her daughter with a bedshee...

David Pagniano was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for murdering his wife, Sandra Pagniano. The crime took place in 2017 amid a contentious divorce. Sandra Pagniano was kidnapped from her home, driven to a remote location, and buried alive. Evidence revealed that she struggled vigorously while in the grave and was likely conscious for up to five minutes after being buried. David Pagniano was also sentenced to a 16-year prison term for kidnapping, forgery and ...

Hadi Matar, a 24-year-old individual, hails from Fairview, New Jersey. He is being charged with attempted murder in relation to Salman Rushdie, a well-known British-Indian author. The occurrence transpired on August 12, 2022, during a literary gathering in Chautauqua, New York. Reportedly, Matar purportedly inflicted many stab wounds on Rushdie at the same moment when Rushdie was preparing to deliver a public talk. Salman Rushdie suffered severe injuries and was admitted to the hospital, ...

Billy Mansfield Jr., born in 1956 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, was a serial killer who committed five murders from 1975 to 1980. He was convicted of murdering René Saling, a mother of three, but pleaded guilty to other killings to avoid the death penalty. Mansfield's violent behavior and bisexuality prompted his divorce in 1979. He married Phyllis Spielmaker in 1975 and divorced in 1979. Mansfield's story has inspired a number of media interpretations, including the suspense film "The M...

Francisco Acevedo, an American serial killer, is responsible for the murders of three women in New York from 1989 to 1996. His early life was characterized by substance misuse and a dysfunctional familial background, which contributed to his criminal activity. Acevedo's criminal history began in 1986, when he was charged with serious sexual assault and sentenced to ten years in jail. Following his release in 1988, he continued to engage in aggressive behavior and was charged with domestic...

Timmeka Eggleton is a woman from Cleveland who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of her 3-year-old son, Curtis Witcher. The tragic event occurred in June 2023. Curtis had been in foster care for 2.5 years and was doing well. However, in March 2023, he was returned to his biological mother by Democrat Cuyahoga County Juvenile Judge Allison Floyd despite concerns expressed by his foster parents and an attorney representing the child. Eggleton pleaded guilty to seve...

Brandon Tholmer, infamously known as "The West Side Rapist," was born in 1949 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His early life was marred by instability and abuse, leading to a transient lifestyle and a series of criminal behaviors. Between 1981 and 1983, Tholmer terrorized Los Angeles, targeting elderly women in a series of brutal assaults and murders. His modus operandi involved breaking into the homes of his victims, whom he would sexually assault and then strangle or beat to death. Despite b...

Daniel Hyden, a 44-year-old man from Monmouth Junction, New Jersey, has been identified as the driver involved in a tragic incident on the 4th of July at Corlears Hook Park in Manhattan, New York City. Authorities report that Hyden was intoxicated when he crashed into a crowd of people celebrating the holiday, resulting in the deaths of three individuals and injuries to several others. The victims have been identified as 59-year-old Lucille Pinkney, her son 38-year-old Hernan Pinkney, and...

Justin Joel Hopper, a 33-year-old father from Bryan, Texas, was convicted of abusing his twin daughters, including the tragic death of 6-year-old Arianna Battelle. The case has received a lot of media attention because of the gravity of the offenses committed. Hopper was found guilty of "injury to a child with intent to cause bodily injury" and sentenced to life in prison with a $10,000 fine. The abuse included severe physical punishment with belts and paddles for transgressions like bedw...

Suzan Thornell Carson (née Susan Barnes in 1941) is an American serial murderer who, along with her husband Michael Bear Carson, was convicted of three murders in Northern California between 1981 and 1983. The duo became known as the "San Francisco Witch Killers" because they believed in killing people they considered witches. Suzan was a divorcee with two teenage sons prior to her involvement in the crimes. Their relationship was shaped by countercultural movements and drug use. The fir...

Daniel Printz is a North Carolina man who was sentenced to life in federal prison without the possibility of parole for the kidnapping and murder of Edna Suttles, an 80-year-old woman from Travelers Rest, South Carolina. The incident occurred in August 2021, and Printz pleaded guilty to the crime. He also confessed to the disappearances or deaths of three other women: Nancy Rego, Delores Sellers and Leigh Goodman. This case has been a significant one in the U.S. legal system due to the se...

Nikki Entzel was convicted of conspiracy to commit murder, arson, and tampering with evidence in the death of her husband, Chad Entzel, in January 2020. She conspired with her lover, Earl Howard, to kill Chad for financial gain from a $600,000 life insurance policy. Chad’s body was discovered after a fire at their home; evidence suggested that Nikki and Earl attempted to stage his death as a suicide. In February 2023, she was sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole af...