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Film & TV

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Netflix documentary did not include key proof Mackenzie Shirilla’s murder of boyfriend was intentional

Netflix’s new documentary The Crash takes a deep dive into the case of Mackenzie Shirilla, including her first-ever interview from prison as she continues to...

Michelle H

30 days ago

Chris Watts is serving five life sentences. Credit: Pool / Getty

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Five chilling things Netflix didn't show in shocking Chris Watts documentary as never-before-seen text emerges

The chilling Netflix series about Chris Watts' murders may have left out some crucial details.

Joshua N

1 month ago

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Reason Mackenzie Shirilla’s family believes she's innocent as teen serves life sentence for fatal 100mph crash into wall

The family of the young woman at the centre of Netflix's true crime documentary ‘The Crash’ has claimed she is innocent.

Alexandra B

1 month ago

Chandler Halderson. Credit: Dane County Sheriff's Office

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How a girlfriend's Snapchat led to the arrest of a man who brutally murdered both of his parents

A simple screenshot from a Snapchat map ended up cracking open one of the most disturbing double-murder cases Wisconsin has ever seen.

Tom W

2 months ago

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Secret new life of killer Chris Watts' mistress who disappeared after he killed wife and kids

Seven years after convicted killer Chris Watts horrified the country, people are trying to track down his mistress.

James K

4 months ago

5 min(s) read

Reason Andrea Yates' ex-husband still visits her 25 years after she drowned their 5 children

Andrea Yates' ex-husband has revealed why he visits her even though she drowned their children.

James K

5 months ago

4 min(s) read

Chris Watts' mistress revealed chilling last text he sent her after murdering wife and children - he's just made a shocking claim about her

Chris Watts' mistress has revealed a chilling final text he sent her after he murdered his family.

James K

5 months ago

3 min(s) read

Chris Watts’ cellmate reveals chilling claim killer dad made about murders of his wife and kids

Chris Watts, the Colorado man responsible for the brutal murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann, and their two young daughters in 2017, has made headlines once...

Michelle H

5 months ago

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Mother of Camila Mendoza Olmos heard repeating same four tragic words after body discovered in search for missing teen

The mother of missing Texas teen Camila Mendoza Olmos was left devastated after authorities recovered a body in a field close to the family’s San Antonio home.

Phoebe E

6 months ago

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Film & TV

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Shocking theory about two women at the center of Netflix documentary so 'vile' fans are turning it off feeling sick

Netflix’s Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story, has sparked a wild theory about the relationship between the two women at the heart of the story.

Michelle H

6 months ago

Film & TV

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New Netflix true crime documentary has people feeling sick and turning off half-way through because of 'vile' crimes

Netflix’s latest true-crime documentary has left viewers feeling sick and outraged - with many admitting they couldn’t finish it due to the harrowing details.

Asiya A

6 months ago

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Death row inmate set to become first woman executed by US state in over 200 years has released statement

Tennessee is preparing to carry out its first execution of a woman in 200 years after the state Supreme Court scheduled the execution of Christa Gail Pike.

Phoebe E

6 months ago

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Major update after boy who told court his mom drowned his sister when he was seven made chilling admission 17 years later

The Florida murder conviction of Amanda Lewis has been reopened nearly two decades after she was sentenced to life in prison.

Phoebe E

6 months ago

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Everything we know as second graveyard found at baby home where nearly 800 infants were 'dumped in a septic tank'

A second suspected baby graveyard has been uncovered at a former Irish mother-and-baby home, deepening one of the country’s most disturbing historical scandals.

Phoebe E

6 months ago