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Why the Unsolved Disappearance of the Beaumont Children Remains One of Australia's Most Haunting Crimes
On Jan. 26, 1966, all three Beaumont siblings went to the beach near their Adelaide home, had lunch and disappeared without a trace
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Convicted Murderer and Real Estate Heir Robert Durst Dead at 78
Robert Durst died Monday at the age of 78. The embattled real estate heir was convicted of second-degree murder in September for the 2000 murder of his longtime friend, Susan Berman.
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4-Year-Old Barbara Jean's Murder is Unsolved After 33 Years. Who Killed Her?
The “Who Killed Barbara Jean?” docuseries explores the unsolved murder of Barbara Jean Horn, who was found dead in a cardboard box on a Philadelphia street in 1988. In 2020, a man accused of killing the 4-year-old was released from prison, after a conviction review found flaws in his prosecution. That brought the case back into the spotlight and started...
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How Long Could Brian Laundrie Live on the Run? We Asked a Survivalist
Friday marks four weeks since the hunt for Gabby Petito’s then-fiance Brian Laundrie began. Which begs the question: How long could he actually survive in the elements on his own? Laundrie’s parents reported him missing to police in North Port, Florida, on Sept. 17, a few days after he went on a hike at the Carlton Reserve, a sprawling...
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Elijah Wood Talks About Playing Ted Bundy's ‘Best Friend'
When notorious serial killer Ted Bundy was on death row, he sat down for several interviews with FBI profiler Bill Hagmaier, portrayed by Elijah Wood in the film “No Man of God.” Bundy later left his possessions to Hagmaier and considered him his best friend, though the feeling probably wasn’t mutual, Wood says.
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Author Michael Connelly Covers Notorious LA Murders in New Podcast
Four people were brutally murdered on July 1, 1981 – and the case is still unsolved. Author and “Bosch” creator Michael Connelly covers the Los Angeles “Wonderland Murders” in a new Audible podcast dropping on the 40th anniversary of the gruesome case.
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This Podcast Tells the Story of a Real-Life Killer Who Played One in a Movie
In the true crime podcast “Killer Role,” Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison examines the case of Tucker Reed, an Oregon actress accused of killing her uncle before playing a killer in an indie horror movie.
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This Podcast Tells You About 2 ‘O.C. Swingers' – And the Serious Charges Against Them
On the podcast O.C. Swingers, host Justine Harman breaks down the story of Dr. Grant Robicheaux, a California surgeon, and his partner Cerissa Riley, who were charged with drugging and sexually assaulting women they met in bars. The case is still stuck in the courts.
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Netflix Docuseries Explores the Dark History of LA's Cecil Hotel and the Mysterious Case of Elisa Lam
Netflix’s “Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel” examines the case of Elisa Lam, a Canadian tourist whose body was found in the hotel’s water tank in 2013.
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Disturbing Charges Against Fashion Mogul Peter Nygard Are at the Center of True Crime Podcast ‘Evil By Design'
The host of the investigative true crime podcast “Evil by Design” has been on the trail of allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard for 10 years. In December, Nygard was arrested on charges of forced sex trafficking and trafficking of minors, among others. Host Timothy Sawa joined LX News to talk about his decade-long efforts to shed light on these allegations.
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The Podcast ‘Brainwashed' Goes Deep Into the CIA Mind Control Program That Inspired ‘Stranger Things'
Fact is often stranger than fiction. Investigative reporter Michelle Shephard said that old saying has been proven true as she has explored the CIA’s MKUltra program that conducted brainwashing experiments in the 1950s and 60s for her new CBC true-crime podcast “Brainwashed.”
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True Crime Podcast ‘Red Collar' Explores Cases of White Collar Crime Turning Deadly
The story of a killer con man who pretended to be Clark Rockefeller, heir to the famous oil dynasty, is just one of the cases uncovered in the new true crime podcast “Red Collar.” Host Catherine Townsend joined LX News to discuss these cases of white collar criminals-turned-murderers.
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‘Escaping NXIVM' Podcast Shares Even More Stories About the Bizarre Cult that Branded Women
A bizarre cult founded by multi-level marketing guru Keith Raniere and involving actress Allison Mack is the focus of the true crime podcast “Escaping NXIVM.” Josh Bloch, the producer of the series, joined LX News to explain the origins of the podcast and his relationship with Sarah Edmondson, a friend who escaped the cult after being branded and became a...
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‘Dr. Death': Why All Patients Should Know About the Case of This Dangerous Surgeon
The hit podcast series, “Dr. Death” examined the story of Dallas neurosurgeon Christopher Duntsch who was sentenced to life in prison after killing two of his patients and maiming dozens more on the operating table. Attorney Kay Van Wey, who represented some of the patients’ families, talked to LX News about the importance of highlighting the problem of unethical and...
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This True Crime Podcast Is Giving a Voice to Voiceless Indigenous Crime Victims
“Invisible Choir” is shedding light on crimes against Native Americans that often don’t get the attention they deserve. NBCLX welcomed the founder of the true-crime podcast, Michael Ojibway, to talk about a shocking case of murder and fetal abduction featured in one of the episodes.
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The Crazy Story About Donald Trump's Ex-Wife That You Have to Hear to Believe
It was a story made in tabloid heaven. In the early 1990s, Donald Trump’s then-girlfriend Marla Maples was at the center of a bizarre crime when her obsessed publicist, Chuck Jones, was arrested for stealing more than 60 pairs of her shoes. The prosecutor on that case, Kevin Hynes, has a new podcast “Heeled” in which he dives into the...
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Who Killed Sister Cathy? Maggie Burgess Investigates in Her True Crime Podcast ‘Dark as Hell'
After being laid off from her job in May due to COVID-19, Maggie Burgess used her love of true crime to start her own weekly podcast called “Dark as Hell,” which revisits mysterious cases like the Baltimore murder of Catholic religious sister Cathy Cesnik who went missing in November 1969.
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Former Homicide Detective Is Bringing True Crime Stories From the Streets to Your TV
Former homicide detective turned television producer Pete Carrillo dishes on his new true crime series “Journey to Justice.”
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Author of ‘The Golden Thread' Explores the Unsolved Mystery of Diplomat Dag Hammarskjöld's Death
Ravi Somaiya’s nonfiction work “The Golden Thread: The Cold War and the Mysterious Death of Dag Hammarskjöld” investigates the 1961 death of diplomat and United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld, who was found after his plane crashed with an ace of spades playing card draped over his body.
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True Crime Tuesday with True Crime Bullsh**: Discussing the Kelly Cochran and Israel Keyes Cases
Producer from podcast True Crime Bullsh**, Josh Hallmark, joins us for a conversation about serial killers Kelly Cochran and Israel Keyes. He shares how his own family tragedy got him interested in researching and producing true crime.