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January 21, 2024

California couple in 'Gone Girl' case vindicated after accusations of staged kidnapping

Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn, victims of a 2015 kidnapping plot who were subsequently accused of fabricating the attack, detail their ordeal in a new Netflix documentary.

January 20, 2024

'Indiana Slasher' left three girls for dead and eluded police almost 50 years

The "Indiana Slasher," who nearly killed three girls in an Indiana cornfield in 1975, was identified almost 50 years later

January 19, 2024

Suspect in cold case of Indiana girls' kidnappings identified as inmate dead since 1983

Thomas Williams, who died in 1983, has been identified as the suspect in the 1975 abduction and assault of three girls in their early teens.

January 19, 2024

'Laughing' suspect in LSU student attack indicted on video recording

One of the suspects connected to the alleged rape of LSU sophomore Madison Brooks, who allegedly videotaped the incident, is facing more charges

January 19, 2024

Teen killed in 'catfish' murder-for-hire plot planned by 'worst offender' seeking videos of death, child porn

Darin Schilmiller, mastermind of a catfish scheme for child porn and "real-life" murder videos that got Cynthia Hoffman killed, was sentenced to 99 years in prison

January 18, 2024

Dallas DA fails to prosecute suspected sex trafficker, sparking questions

The mother of a girl who was the victim of a human trafficking scheme has spoken out against the Dallas district attorney after a suspect seen taking her daughter was not prosecuted.

January 18, 2024

'Survivor' winner turned Kentucky lawmaker apologizes after bill mistakenly allowed sex with first cousins

State Rep. Nick Wilson, R-Ky., apologized for mistakenly omitting first cousins on an anti-incest bill intended to combat cyclical, familial sexual abuse.

January 18, 2024

New Jersey to close detention center where 50 men say they were sexually abused as boys

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has reaffirmed his commitment to closing the state's largest youth detention center following allegations of sexual abuse by 50 men.

January 18, 2024

Virtual reality sex assault case exposes new online dangers for children, experts say

The police investigation of an alleged sexual assault on a girl under the age of 16 in virtual reality begs the question of how minors will be protected in the metaverse.

January 17, 2024

Newsom appointee accused of sexual harassment, retaliation in lawsuit

Deputy Director Ryan Buras of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has been accused of sexual harassment and retaliation in a lawsuit by an employee.