Historical Crime Files

Thirty years after Carol Ryan was found brutally murdered on a Jamesville roadside, her 1996 case stays unsolved. An explosive device had been...

Mary Ann Nichols, known as “Polly,” was found murdered in Buck's Row, Whitechapel, around 3:40 a.m. on 31 August 1888 by passerby Charles Cross.

Twenty years after Robert Wone's 2006 murder, a Washington Post investigation has disclosed previously hidden terms from the wrongful-death civil...

Yolanda Herrera's 1981 murder left her nude body beaten in a Bexar County field after she left a bar. All early leads died, and the case stayed cold...

Ruben Ecleo Jr was convicted in 2012 of killing his wife Alona Bacolod-Ecleo in 2002 and sentenced to reclusion perpetua after a Cebu City court...

Investigators cracked the 2022 murder of Armand Hayes by linking a bar fight, bite evidence, and paper trails to Lawrence Cary.

• Bar confrontation:...

A new book draws on decades of local research and overlooked evidence to refocus attention on victims Rhonda Wicht and her son Donnie, whose 1978 Simi...

The new Netflix series traces the painstaking investigation into Britain's deadliest terrorist attack with notable restraint and genuine emotional force. It offers a behind-the-scenes look at the long pursuit of accountability for Pan Am Flight 103.

A coroner has ruled Bevan Spencer von Einem's death resulted from terminal cancer, detailing his final hours and closing the book on one of Australia's most notorious murder cases.

The 1962 Alcatraz breakout remains a classic true crime enigma, fueled by meticulous planning and a family's refusal to accept the official drowning...

After 34 years, a fresh lead has surfaced in Tammy Zywicki's 1992 kidnapping and murder: authorities are seeking details on Theresa "Teri" Belenske,...

Illinois State Police and the FBI are pursuing fresh leads in the 1992 abduction and murder of college student Tammy Zywicki, underscoring decades of...

The 1909 murder of missionary Elsie Sigel exposed raw social tensions and media sensationalism in turn-of-the-century New York.

• Granddaughter of...

A DNA match linking deceased serial killer Robert Brashers to the 1991 Yogurt Shop Murders gave families a name after 35 years but no full answers....

Gary Ridgway's three marriages revealed a stark duality: the polite, ordinary husband who hid a violent secret life.

• First marriage to Claudia...

• A metal-loving teen nearly served as juror but was excused over vacation plans.
• Jury selection dragged on for months amid racial bias claims and...

Justice persists across borders and decades: an 81-year-old German man confessed in court to the 1994 sexual assault and stabbing of Texas tourist Amy Lopez in Koblenz after advanced DNA forensics and a new cold-case unit finally identified him.

Forensic genetic genealogy has resolved a 1986 Fort Worth cold case, identifying the strangled victim near Hillside Park as Brenda McLerran through...

A private investigator has released a new composite sketch showing what a potential suspect in the 1995 murder of 6-year-old Rosie Tapia might look...

The Chicago edition of "Serial Killer: The Exhibition" stresses a victim-centered perspective with photographs, testimonies, and reflection spaces,...