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The Crash: Who Mackenzie Shirilla Really Is

Kaia Uhl June 10, 2026

Link to Image  A car broken and compressed after being driven straight into a brick building, a slipper slammed tightly under the acceleration pedal, and 8 grams of psilocybin, along with a small...

Story of Gabby Petito

Jersey Mackinnon February 9, 2026

 Link to Image Gabby Petito, born in 1999, was 22 years old and loved traveling and exploring new places, but she passed away due to strangulation in 2021 on one of her adventures. In high school,...

True Crime is Worse than We Thought

Macy Marshall January 12, 2026

Link to Image True Crime is an extremely popular topic in today’s society. While many people enjoy the subject for the rush of adrenaline that crime can induce or solving a good mystery, others...

Story of Erik and Lyle Menendez

Jersey Mackinnon October 21, 2025

Image link The Menendez family had Lyle, Erik, Jose, Mary, ¨Kitty¨ Louise. The family lived in New York, later they moved to California in 1986 because of their fathers ¨Jose¨ career. Jose worked...

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The Hello Kitty Murder Case

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 23, 2025

The Hello Kitty Murder case took place in Hong Kong during the spring of 1999, where Fan Man-yee, a 23 year old nightclub hostess, was abducted in Lai Yiu Estate and was tortured and raped in a apartment...

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The Death of Kenneka Jenkins

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer May 23, 2025

Kenneka Jenkins was a 19-year-old from Chicago, Illinois, found dead in a walk-in freezer inside the Crowne Plaza Chicago O’Hare Hotel located in Rosemont, Illinois, after being present at a party the...

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The Highway of Tears

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 28, 2025

The Highway of Tears is a 719-kilometer Highway that's called Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. In 1970, when the building was completed, it became a location...

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The Murder of Sarah Payne

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 1, 2025

Sarah Payne was an 8-year-old who was the victim of an abduction and murder in West Sussex, England, in July 2000. Her abductor, Roy Whitening, was sentenced to life imprisonment on June 23, 1995. Her...

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Gypsy-Rose Blanchard

Sophia Schlesser, Writer March 31, 2025

Gypsy-Rose Blanchard was born on July 27th, 1991. Her parents are Claudine “Dee Dee” Blanchard and Rod Blanchard. Gypsy spent almost all of her life being forced by her mother to pretend she was suffering...

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The Killer Koroner: Lizzie Borden

Sophia Schlesser, Writer January 28, 2025

Lizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19th, 1860 in Fall River Massachusetts, United States. Lizzie was suspected of killing her father and stepmother Andrew and Abby Borden in 1892. The Lizzie Borden...

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The Psychology of Murderers

Jorja Peyton, Jr. Editor December 26, 2024

The psychology of murderers is very complex. Many people believe that people are just born good or bad. However, that is simply not true. Many factors contribute to how a person acts including: Environment:...

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