Crime

Dashcam video captures terrifying attempted carjacking

Warning: This is intense.

On Dec 8, 2016 by Austin Powell

Dude shouts out lawyer with face tattoo who saved him from jail

Don’t judge a lawyer by their ink.

On Nov 1, 2016 by Miles Klee

3 arrested for allegedly smuggling military-grade electronics to Russia

The technology could have been used in military devices.

On Oct 6, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

White supremacists cheer on Oregon neo-Nazi who ran over black teen

One white supremacist wrote on Facebook: ‘They tested kindred and homeboy did not hesitate.’

On Sep 1, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara

A death on Usenet: Sharon Lopatka and the strange case of ‘consensual murder’

To her neighbors she seemed quiet and unassuming. Online, she asked to be tortured and killed.

On Jul 3, 2016 by Jeremy Lybarger

How police body cameras change our perception of right and wrong

Police body-cameras may not be the magical fix to problems in America’s criminal justice system—and we have ourselves to blame.

On Jun 29, 2016 by Aaron Sankin

Teen sentenced to prison after appearing as bait in Backpage ad used for robbery

The teen was used as bait for a Backpage robbery scheme. Now she faces up to 20 years in prison.

On Jan 27, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara

Girlfriend uses Reddit to find boyfriend’s attackers after vicious assault

Sam Whitehorn, 26, may never regain full brain function.

On Jan 22, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara

Ted Cruz has yet to deny that he’s the Zodiac Killer

Is America ready for a Zodiac Killer president?

On Jan 20, 2016 by Miles Klee

50 things Donald Trump has said that simply aren’t true

Who needs facts when you’re winning in the polls?

On Jan 15, 2016 by Patrick Howell O’Neill

Remembering Alison Parker and Adam Ward, victims of the Virginia shooting

‘Adam was a delightful person.’

On Aug 26, 2015 by William Turton

Defendants will be tried as adults in ‘Slender Man’ stabbing case

Two teens who stabbed a friend to protect themselves from an urban legend are fit to be tried as adults.

On Aug 10, 2015 by Aja Romano

Woman kills attacker with his gun, unknowingly takes out a serial killer

A suspected serial killer who targeted sex workers has been killed by one of his victims.

On Jul 23, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara

How the FBI may have infiltrated Darkode

Darkode was a major hub for cybercriminals—until the FBI came knocking.

On Jul 16, 2015 by William Turton

Turkish woman allegedly kills abusive husband, becomes social media icon

Cilem Dogan hailed as feminist heroine after saying she has ‘no regrets.’

On Jul 10, 2015 by Mary Emily O’Hara