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Texas Man Said He Found His Wife and Her 16-Year-Old Son Shot To Death, But the Crime Scene Revealed the Truth
When Nichole and Jason Payne bought their dream home tucked into the woods of Quitman, Texas, it seemed like the perfect spot for their blended family to settle. “She wanted this type of house and then she looked for it and she found it and she’s like, ‘This is it,’ and he made it happen. They were happy,” their adopted son Daniel told Dateline: Secrets Uncovered in the "House of Horrors" episode. “They did almost everything together and they (had) just a typical marriage.”
Pamela Smart Speaks Out About Husband's 1990 Murder in New Video from Prison
Pamela Smart, the woman serving life in prison for plotting her husband’s 1990 murder, made a shocking confession on video, according to several major news outlets. The 56-year-old former high school employee made headlines when enlisting 15-year-old student William Flynn and a band of teens to fatally shoot her husband in the couple’s Derry, New Hampshire, home. She long denied any involvement in the May 1, 1990, murder of Gregg Smart, even as recent as a January 2023 episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered.
Kevin Hart Takes a Dramatic Turn in New Crime Series Fight Night: "Never Been More Excited"
Get ready to take a trip back to Atlanta circa 1970. The upcoming limited series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist is set to premiere on Peacock Sept. 5, 2024. Inspired by one of the largest armed robberies in the country's history, the show is about how Atlanta was transformed into the "Black Mecca" and has a stacked cast that includes Kevin Hart, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence Howard, Don Cheadle, Chloe Bailey, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Peacock Documentary TikTok Star Murders Shows How Fame and Fortune Led to Tragic Killings
The new Peacock documentary TikTok Star Murders, will expose the dark side of social media and fame as a couple who initially appears to have it all descends into a world of jealousy, violence, and addiction with fatal consequences. The documentary, which premieres on the streaming network Tuesday, June 25,...
The Jinx's Marc Smerling Unpacks Alleged Vatican Coverups, Mafia Secrets in New True Crime Podcast
One of the creators behind the hit documentary series The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst is hosting a true crime podcast that could only be described as “stranger than fiction.”. Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker and podcaster Marc Smerling will soon deliver a nail-biting true...
FBI Releases Gabby Petito's Handwritten Letter to Brian Laundrie: "Stop Crying!"
Gabby Petito made a heartbreaking plea to her boyfriend and eventual killer Brian Laundrie in a love letter written before the couple embarked on their ill-fated cross-country trek. “You know how much I love you, so (and I’m writing this with love), just please stop crying and stop calling me...
Where to Watch and Stream Deadly Waters with Captain Lee, a New Maritime Crime Show
Captain Lee now hosts Deadly Waters with Captain Lee, an Oxygen True Crime series airing on Saturdays at 9/8c. The show (which premiered June 1, 2024) "exposes the wicked intentions of those who thought committing crimes on the water would shield them from justice," according to a press release. “From...
Woman Turns to Old Friend to Murder Husband in Chilling Plot: "Psychopath"
When Martie Soderberg wanted her way, she turned to murder to get it. “Psychopath is the best way to describe her,” said police informant Martin Drake. Drake was a homeless drug addict in Spokane County, Washington, when old high school pal Martie Soderberg, 39, messaged him on Facebook with a murder-for-hire proposition. The wife and mother wanted her husband, Russell Soderberg, dead, and she figured Drake was desperate enough to do it. She figured wrong.
A Man Claimed His Wife Was Taken Out by a Rogue Wave — But the Truth Was More Sinister
Investigators had little to go on when a man reported a rogue wave made his wife disappear during a boat trip to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary. On July 7, 1997, Gary Greene, who’d operated a vessel called the Greene Machine, contacted authorities about an out-of-control speedboat about five miles from the shores of Newport Beach, California. On the route between Newport Beach and Catalina Island, Greene reported the 18-foot Striper 2000 doing donuts in the water, towing a man screaming for help from a boogie board.
"Highly Unusual" Death of a Vivacious Florida College Student Becomes a Years-Long Mystery
Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, is a tiny liberal arts school designed to appear like a sanctuary. “We used to call it the country club because it’s on a lake, and it’s just beautiful,” remembered former student Shannon O’Grady on Accident, Suicide, or Murder, in Episode 4 of Season 5. The serenity was shattered when a popular, beautiful co-ed, Jennifer Kairis, was found dead in her dorm room.
Serial Rapist Known As the "Bathtub Killer" Caused "Absolute Panic" in Texas: "He's Evil"
When a violent serial rapist known as the “Bathtub Killer” targeted a string of unsuspecting women in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington area of Texas, it sent terror throughout the community, according to Dateline. “You don’t have fear. You don’t have concern — you’ve got absolute panic,” former...
Questions Linger After Eccentric Casino Heir Dies, Setting Off "Very Strange" Series of Events
Casino magnate Ted Binion was quintessential old Vegas. A wealthy heir to Binion’s Horseshoe Casino, founded by his father Benny Binion, the 54-year-old loved to drink whiskey, palled around with friends with alleged ties to the mob, had a much younger girlfriend on his arm, and buried millions of dollars of silver in an underground vault in the Las Vegas desert in true eccentric fashion.
Gilgo Beach Suspect Rex Heuermann Charged with 2 More Murders After Alleged "Planning Document" Is Uncovered
Rex Heuermann, a suspect in the killings dubbed the Gilgo Beach murders, has been charged in two additional murders after investigators said they uncovered a "planning document" in the suspect's Massapequa home. The disgraced architect appeared in court Thursday, where he was indicted on two additional charges of second-degree murder...
Man Who Killed 18-Year-Old Adopted Daughter Led Search Party Efforts, Allegedly Framed Her Friend
When Wesley Hadsell’s adopted daughter Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell disappeared from Norfolk, Virginia, while home from college for spring break, he immediately sprung into action. The seemingly devoted dad led search efforts, spoke to the media and even stood outside a suspect’s home all night with a blow...
Amanda Knox Is Reconvicted of Slander in Case Linked to Roommate's Murder
Amanda Knox’s hopes of clearing her name “once and for all” were squashed Wednesday when an Italian court reconvicted her of slander for wrongfully accusing a man of murdering her British roommate, Meredith Kercher, in 2007. She was sentenced to three years in prison, but was credited...
Why Did a Female Nurse Go To "the Dark Side" and Start Murdering Elderly War Vets?
She claimed to be an "Angel of Death," but Reta Mays was no mercy killer. The nursing assistant had cared for countless patients at the Veterans Health Administration (VA) Hospital in West Virginia where she was employed, even receiving the Nursing Assistant of the Year Award. But something horrific was happening behind the scenes, as one elderly veteran after the other mysteriously died. A new Season 33 episode of Snapped looks at this unusual case of a female serial killer and shares the victims’ life stories through interviews with their families.
What Happened to the Crew of a Florida Boat Found Abandoned at Sea — Pirates or Murderers?
Six Americans boarded a charter fishing boat in Miami Beach, Florida, heading for the western Bahaman shores of Bimini. But when the vessel, dubbed Joe Cool, failed to make its return, friends and family feared the worst, as featured in the season premiere of Deadly Waters with Captain Lee. What...
New Orleans Woman Orders Hit on Pastor Husband to Get Life Insurance Money: "The Perfect Plot"
On April 12, 2006, police officers responded to a report of a shooting at a New Orleans East apartment complex. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the area was quite desolate. “When I arrived the door was wide open,” New Orleans Police Dept. Sgt. Randi Gant told Sins of the South, airing Sundays at 7/6c on Oxygen.
A High-Profile Gang Investigator Dies After Crashing Party Van, Sparking Dozens of Theories
When a well-known gang cop died in a freeway crash after his shift ended at the central jail in Los Angeles, the possible whodunnit theories ran off the rails. Authorities found beer bottles and a mattress in George Arthur’s “tricked-out party van,” and it seemed like an unfortunate case of DUI. But the 14-year police veteran had a long list of vicious enemies. Arthur had received death threats from gang members, oversaw a “high-powered” section of the prison, and crashed mere steps from a “gang-infested” government housing project downtown. Nearly everyone in his orbit could have been a suspect if it turned out to be murder. Episode 3, Season 5 of Accident, Suicide, or Murder traces the relentless detective work it took to get to the bottom of his mysterious death.
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