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When Aurora Phelps posted a profile on Tinder, she claimed to be “looking for friends.” But the FBI says Aurora was hunting for men to drug and fleece. Two of Aurora’s alleged victims turned up dead, while another vanished after being drawn into her clutches. So far only one alleged

After the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa turned up inside their Santa Fe estate on February 26, 2025, the sheriff’s office called the deaths “suspicious.” The New Mexico medical examiner reached a startling conclusion: They died on different days from unrelated natural causes. Based on autopsy

During my investigation into the murders of Barry & Louise Berman, I ventured into the rugged desert region where they vanished in January 1986. My goal was to retrace the Bermans’ route, look for any clues, and find the remote gravesite where their remains turned up in November 1988. These

On a cold and moonless night in Santa Fe, someone stole Gianna Marino’s family of penguins. Not a family of live penguins – but to Gianna, these penguins were just as precious. The purloined penguins were original illustrations from her children’s book, Waiting for Mama. Gianna feared that her illustrations

Updated January 4, 2025: The FBI and Las Vegas police now believe that Matthew Livelsberger, suspect in the Tesla Cybertruck explosion on New Year’s Day, suffered from PTSD and killed himself for personal reasons. Livelsberger, who had served in Afghanistan, was an active duty Army Special Forces master sergeant and

December 13, 2024: San Francisco-based Peak Design, maker of the backpack worn by accused assassin Luigi Mangione, is facing social media backlash because its CEO tipped off the police. After Mangione allegedly gunned down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, Peak Design’s CEO Peter Dering alerted NYPD that

Updated December 10, 2024: In a posting on X before he suffered back problems, accused CEO killer Luigi Mangione extolled the virtues of “sex, physical fitness and spirituality.” But after enduring painful spinal surgery, the once-exuberant young man took a dark turn. Mangione ghosted his family and friends and delved

DECEMBER 11 UPDATE Updated December 11, 2024 – Hannah Kobayashi traveled to Mexico after allegedly getting married to an Argentinian man. As of this afternoon, Hannah’s family has reported that she’s been found safe and sound. The attorney for Hannah’s mother Brandi Yee and sister Sydni Kobayashi issued a statement

Here’s a preview of what you’ll be able to read about in Driven by Darkness, my upcoming true-crime book that’s now with my editor. On March 12, 2022, teenager Naomi Irion and her 1992 Mercury Sable disappeared from the parking lot of a Walmart in Fernley, Nevada. After Naomi’s brother