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Aileen Wuornos: The Damsel of Death

Jay Grigg, Writer December 5, 2024

Aileen Wuornos is considered America’s first female serial killer. She was responsible for the murder of seven men within twelve months, all of which were her clients when she was engaging in street...

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The Killers Koroner: Golden State Killer

Sophia Schlesser, Writer December 4, 2024

Joseph James DeAngelo was the “Golden State Killer” in the 1970s-1980s in California. DeAngelo was born November 8th, 1945. He spent some of his childhood in the Sacramento area, served in Vietnam...

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The Menendez Brothers

Kalen Lindsey, Writer November 18, 2024

The Menendez brothers are two brothers, Lyle Menendez and Erik Menendez, who killed their mom and dad. They are both currently sentenced to life without the possibility of parole or life in prison. Some...

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Killers Koroner: Ted Bundy

Sophia Schlesser, Writer November 18, 2024

Ted Bundy was a serial killer in the late 20th century.  Bundy was most well known for being a rapist and necrophiliac who has admitted to at least 30 murders. However, his actual victim count might be...

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The Killers Koroner: Edmund Kemper

Sophia Schlesser, Writer November 4, 2024

Edmund Kemper was a small serial killer in the 1970s, also known as the “co-ed killer” or the “coed Butcher.” Kemper got his nickname because six out of his 10 victims were coed students at Fresno...

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The Killers Koroner: John Wayne Gacy

Sophia Schlesser, Writer October 14, 2024

John Wayne Gacy was a serial killer from 1972 to 1978 and was also known as “Pogo the Clown” and or “The Killer Clown.” He was born March 17th, 1942, and died May 10th, 1994. John Wayne Gacy got...

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The Story of the Mother who Drowned her Children

Jay Grigg, Writer October 14, 2024

Growing up, Andrea Pia Yates showed early signs of brilliance. As a child prodigy, she was a high school valedictorian and a skilled swimmer. Later in life, she married Russel Yates, a NASA computer engineer,...

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The Caylee Anthony Murder

Natalie Maciel, Writer September 30, 2024

Caylee Marie Anthony was born on August 9, 2005, to her mother Casey Anthony in Orlando, Florida. Caylee was a big blue-eyed 2-year-old who was referred to as sweet and precocious. Her mother, however,...

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Frank Sinatra Jr.’s Kidnapping

Fiona Swan, Writer September 30, 2024

Frank Sinatra Jr. was kidnapped on December 8th, 1963. Frank Sinatra Jr. was a new singer. The two high school students who kidnapped him had been following the 19-year-old singer around towns and cities...

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Mystery of Elisa Lam

Shae Ralphe, Writer September 25, 2024

How exactly did 21-year-old university student Elisa Lam go missing for nineteen days despite such an intensive search? More importantly, how did she end up decaying in a water tank on the roof of the...

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The Killers Koroner: Jeffrey Dahmer

Sophia Schlesser, Writer September 25, 2024

Jeffrey Dahmer is a well known serial killer in the 90’s and even now.  He was also known as the “Milwaukee cannibal.” Dahmer was born May 21st, 1960, and died November 28th, 1994. Dahmer was...

The Break of the Pan Household

The Break of the Pan Household

Prisma Chavez May 20, 2024

The Pans were a typical family that lived in the suburbs. Bich Ha Pan and Huei Hann Pan had immigrated to Canada from Vietnam and had their children, Jennifer Pan and Felix Pan. There was no speculation...

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