Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Ruby Franke exposed, Elizabeth Smart horror twist, Idaho murders photo chaos

By Fox News Staff

Published January 30, 2026

A young Elizabeth Smart holding onto her sister in a family portrait.

Elizabeth Smart (left) was 14 years old when she was abducted at knifepoint from her bedroom in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Netflix)

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Split image of Spencer and Monique Tepe and Michael McKee.

Michael Mckee is charged with the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. (Rob Misleh and WIFR via Pool)

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Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke. (Instagram/@moms_of_truth)

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Bryan Kohberger stares toward the judge in court in Boise, Idaho, during his sentencing for the University of Idaho student murders

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

CROSSED THE LINE: Idaho murders photos put police on damage control as families fume over accidental release

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