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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...

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...

Trials of Gabriel Fernandez

Jersey Mackinnon December 15, 2025

Link to Image Gabriel Fernadez was an eight-year-old boy who was born in February 2005 and died on May 24th, 2013. He was a sweet child who always liked being helpful, yet he had died months after...

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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 Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam

Alexa Gonzalez, Writer April 28, 2025

21-year-old Elisa Lam was a Canadian student and tourist who disappeared at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles in 2013. Elisa vanished, only for her lifeless body to be discovered weeks later in a...

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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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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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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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