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SF parents
fromDefector
2 days ago

The Killing That Won't Let Go | Defector

Grief persists indefinitely, and justice remains elusive for Steve Cornejo, who was shot and killed 21 years ago without the shooter facing charges.
Media industry
fromObserver
1 day ago

Facing A.I. Slop and Shifting Algorithms, Brands Bet on Streamers to Stay Real

MrBeast exemplifies success in the creator economy, leveraging YouTube and livestreams while expanding into various media ventures.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
17 hours ago

Estranged husband of Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson to pen memoir about case

Simon Patterson will publish a memoir detailing his experience related to the murder of his parents by Erin Patterson.
Social media marketing
fromThedrum
23 hours ago

The State Of Influencer Marketing In Gaming

The gaming industry is rapidly growing, with revenues expected to reach $503.14 billion by 2025, driven by mobile gaming and influencer marketing.
Television
fromABC7 Los Angeles
22 hours ago

Hulu's biggest reality stars will be under one roof for Hulu's Get Real event and livestream

Hulu's Get Real House returns with a livestream event featuring reality stars and new announcements on April 22.
fromBoston.com
2 days ago

New records show how police tracked down the alleged Beverly mansion robber

Brown was charged with home invasion, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon on a person over age 60, kidnapping, witness intimidation, armed assault in a dwelling, armed burglary, breaking and entering in a building at night, larceny of a motor vehicle, and larceny over $1,200.
Boston
US news
fromwww.npr.org
4 days ago

Law enforcement is trying to combat abusive AI. Experts say easier said than done

An Ohio man was convicted under the 2025 Take It Down Act for creating and distributing AI-generated abusive sexual images.
Artificial intelligence
fromwww.nytimes.com
4 days ago

Video: Why Is Everyone Spooked by Claude Mythos Preview?

Claude Mythos Preview by Anthropic can identify zero-day exploits in software faster than human teams, raising significant implications for cybersecurity.
#murder
Boston food
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Man convicted in wife's disappearance arrested over unsolved 1990 murder

Bob McCaffrey Jr. was arrested for the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride after DNA linked him to the case.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Man denies murdering two women and raping another

A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering two women in London and faces multiple charges including rape and grievous bodily harm.
UK news
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

YouTuber Who Faked GTA Livestream To Murder Partner Found Guilty

A British YouTuber was found guilty of murdering his pregnant partner, using a faked livestream as an alibi.
Boston food
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Man convicted in wife's disappearance arrested over unsolved 1990 murder

Bob McCaffrey Jr. was arrested for the 1990 murder of Lisa Marie McBride after DNA linked him to the case.
London politics
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

Man denies murdering two women and raping another

A man has pleaded not guilty to murdering two women in London and faces multiple charges including rape and grievous bodily harm.
UK news
fromKotaku
3 weeks ago

YouTuber Who Faked GTA Livestream To Murder Partner Found Guilty

A British YouTuber was found guilty of murdering his pregnant partner, using a faked livestream as an alibi.
#youtube
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago
Social media marketing

YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe | TechCrunch

fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
UK news

Five million views, 42k subscribers and a life sentence: Inside Stephen McCullagh's YouTube world that led to his undoing

Social media marketing
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

YouTube livestreams will now hold back ads during peak engagement to protect the vibe | TechCrunch

YouTube will hold back ads during peak chat engagement to enhance viewer experience and reward supporters with ad-free moments.
UK news
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago

Five million views, 42k subscribers and a life sentence: Inside Stephen McCullagh's YouTube world that led to his undoing

Stephen McCullagh gained 100 subscribers and 67,000 views on YouTube during his trial, despite being suspended from the Partner Programme.
#murder-trial
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

The YouTuber who tried to get away with murder by live streaming' Grand Theft Auto

Stephen McCullagh's alibi during the murder trial of Natalie McNally centers on his livestreaming activities at the time of her death.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
3 weeks ago

The YouTuber who tried to get away with murder by live streaming' Grand Theft Auto

Stephen McCullagh's alibi during the murder trial of Natalie McNally centers on his livestreaming activities at the time of her death.
#true-crime
NYC parents
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Decades of pain and mystery come to an end as Rex Heuermann admits being the Gilgo Beach killer

Rex Heuermann admitted to killing eight women, marking the resolution of a long-unsolved case that terrorized the New York metro area.
Film
fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Netflix users say same thing about 'essential' true-crime documentary

Netflix's documentary on Moriah Wilson is praised for sensitively portraying her life and the impact of her tragic murder.
Podcast
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

ABC takes true crime storytelling to new levels with 'Betrayal: Secrets and Lies'

The series 'Betrayal: Secrets and Lies' showcases true stories of deception, including paternity fraud and domestic abuse.
NYC parents
fromThe Mercury News
5 days ago

Decades of pain and mystery come to an end as Rex Heuermann admits being the Gilgo Beach killer

Rex Heuermann admitted to killing eight women, marking the resolution of a long-unsolved case that terrorized the New York metro area.
Film
fromThe Independent
1 week ago

Netflix users say same thing about 'essential' true-crime documentary

Netflix's documentary on Moriah Wilson is praised for sensitively portraying her life and the impact of her tragic murder.
Podcast
fromABC7 Los Angeles
3 weeks ago

ABC takes true crime storytelling to new levels with 'Betrayal: Secrets and Lies'

The series 'Betrayal: Secrets and Lies' showcases true stories of deception, including paternity fraud and domestic abuse.
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Two super hosts team up for a fun new series: best podcasts of the week

The first episode challenges Shakespeare's vision of a villainous Richard III, while a future episode will consider the Ross and Rachel of early modern history, Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
Podcast
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

The best recent crime and thrillers review roundup

Cal Hooper investigates a suspicious death in a small Irish town, revealing deep-rooted connections and conflicts among its residents.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Ontario warehouse arson suspect posted live video showing fire being ignited. Police investigating video

"You know, if you're not going to pay us enough... to afford to live, at least pay us enough not to do this," the man says while lighting a roll of toilet paper on fire.
Canada news
Boston food
fromwww.theguardian.com
6 days ago

Ex-police commissioner on how his taskforce broke the case' and found the Gilgo Beach serial killer

Rodney Harrison led a taskforce that solved the case of serial killer Rex Heuermann, who pleaded guilty to murdering seven women.
Careers
fromSecuritymagazine
2 weeks ago

Beyond the Certificate: Why Real Expertise in Investigative Interviewing Comes from Practice

Training and certifications signal competence, but true effectiveness in investigative interviewing requires disciplined application and real-world experience.
Law
fromPoynter
2 weeks ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
Pets
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

'I was sure there was someone in that grave': Fresh dig at land linked to Larry Murphy

A cadaver dog named Charlie searched for human remains in a wooded area after a local farmer's tip.
NYC parents
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Her daughter was murdered seven years ago. Why are images of the crime still on social media?

Bianca Devins was murdered by Brandon Clark, who shared graphic images of her body online, leading to ongoing trauma for her mother, Kim Devins.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 weeks ago

New DNA testing confirms serial killer Ted Bundy killed a Utah teen in 1974

New DNA testing confirmed Ted Bundy killed 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime in 1974, linking him to another unsolved murder.
Film
fromVulture
2 weeks ago

What the Heck Is Going On in the Back Room in Backrooms?

A24's horror film Backrooms features a furniture-store employee discovering endless, eerie back rooms filled with unsettling sights.
Television
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Connor Storrie Is Heating Up Criminal Minds: Evolution

Connor Storrie joins Criminal Minds: Evolution for its fourth season, alongside other notable guest stars.
Video games
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

In the killer world of online gaming, there are no hits any more just survivors

Highguard's rapid failure demonstrates that modern online games face extreme pressure to deliver immediate returns, leaving no room for player learning curves or developer iteration.
Film
fromThe Verge
2 weeks ago

Red Rooms makes online poker as thrilling as its serial killer

Red Rooms effectively combines realistic technology with expert tension building, creating an unpredictable thriller that keeps viewers engaged and questioning character motives.
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

An expert explains why the recent Danvers murder stands out

Adults tend to kill for reasons based on logic, Fox said. Even though it is abhorrent, people understand killings out of jealousy, rage, revenge, and profit. But, teenagers "often kill for no good reason," he said.
Psychology
Media industry
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Build Your Digital Detective Kit

Digital and media literacy skills are essential for all online users to navigate AI-generated content, partisan framing, and viral misinformation in today's information landscape.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

When We Assume Psychopathy Is Involved in Serial Murders

When the topic of serial murder comes up, almost reflexively, the diagnosis of psychopathic personality is given as an explanation for the offender's behavior. Question: "Why did he kill all these people?" Answer: "He's a psychopath." It seems that once it is proclaimed that the serial killer is a psychopath, everything is understood. This assertion has gained such widespread acceptance that its validity is never questioned.
Psychology
Privacy professionals
fromJezebel
1 month ago

The Dumbest Criminals Keep Asking AI How to Get Away with Murder

ChatGPT provided advice to an accused murderer on handling a dead body instead of contacting police, raising serious concerns about AI safety and misuse.
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 weeks ago

Our lead actor doesn't know he's in a television show!' The return of an unbelievable TV hoax

Jury Duty's second season successfully recreates the original's deceptive format with a new participant, Anthony Norman, unaware he's part of a staged company retreat rather than a genuine temp job.
California
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Cops storm SoCal mall after hoax call targets streamers filming with child

A false 911 call claiming armed individuals with bombs at a Southern California mall triggered a massive police response, detaining livestreamers and a child during a shopping outing.
US news
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

Arrest made in killing of Calif. woman who livestreamed sister's death

Obdulia Sanchez, who livestreamed a deadly 2017 car crash, was killed in a shooting in December; a woman was arrested on suspicion of her murder.
Women
fromSilicon Canals
1 month ago

Psychology says the true crime audience is overwhelmingly women not because women are morbid but because women are the primary targets of the crimes being described - and learning the patterns isn't entertainment, it's threat intelligence dressed up as a podcast - Silicon Canals

Women's high consumption of true crime content represents threat assessment and safety education rather than morbid entertainment preference.
Law
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

This Is Why Criminal Justice Needs Number Nerds - Above the Law

Data-driven evidence, not ideology, should guide criminal justice reform through incentive-based systems and rigorous testing of policies.
Television
fromMedscape
1 month ago

Streaming Medical Series That Docs Love

Modern streaming medical dramas portray realistic healthcare challenges and professional transitions, earning physician respect through authentic storytelling rather than entertainment clichés.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
1 month ago

Turns out most cybercriminals are old enough to know better

Middle-aged adults aged 35-44 comprise 37% of cybercrime arrests, with 25-44 year-olds accounting for nearly 60% of cases, contradicting the teenage hacker stereotype.
Digital life
fromThe Drum
2 months ago

Coronavirus: what a time to be live

Instagram Live usage surged during Covid-19 as influencers favor authentic, raw, home-shot content to build meaningful audience connections.
Psychology
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Value of True Crime

Evolutionary psychology explains true crime fascination as a survival mechanism for identifying threats, yet successful predators still evade detection through deception and social bonding.
fromThe Bold Italic
1 month ago

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San Francisco
US politics
fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

The Perp Walk Is The Point - Above the Law

The Justice Department sought to publicize an image of Don Lemon in handcuffs while prosecuting protesters and attempted to suppress public docket records.
East Bay (California)
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

Deadly lookalikes

An unusually wet winter in the Bay Area caused a surge in deadly death cap mushrooms, leading to unprecedented poisonings disproportionately affecting immigrant communities who forage based on traditional knowledge.
Information security
fromTheregister
2 months ago

For the price of Netflix, crooks can rent AI crime ops

AI tools, including Dark LLMs and deepfakes, have commodified cybercrime into rentable, automated services that enable large-scale impersonation and fraud.
fromPortland Mercury
2 months ago

I Just Watched Nine Hours of Epstein Files Footage

Gotta say it was probably the most boring and least shocking thing I've seen on the internet this week Was surprised by Alicia Keys (which I enjoyed) and Deepak Chopra (which I also enjoyed). There was an enjoyable video of a cat lounging on a computer. The rest was so heavily edited and blacked out that they might have as well not been released.
Music
Social justice
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Private investigators must be trained to spot signs of domestic abuse and stalking | Letter

Private investigators are being used by perpetrators to locate and surveil victims, undermining safety and requiring statutory regulation, mandatory abuse training, and accountability.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Amateur YouTube detectives' constant streams put cases in jeopardy: It's clickbait'

On the 10th day of the search for Nancy Guthrie, reporters camped outside of the missing woman's home noticed a strange man strut right up to the front door. It had been more than a week since the mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie had disappeared, and authorities had just announced they had a new lead from Ring footage of what looked like a potential subject attempting to tamper with the doorbell camera on the morning of her disappearance.
US news
California
fromThe Mercury News
2 months ago

One missing persons cold case resolved in latest Santa Rosa Police Department social media push

Weekly "Missing Person Monday" social-media campaign located one person this cycle and has resolved 14 cold cases since launching two years ago.
fromCalifornia Post
1 month ago

Stalkers found guilty for following ICE agent home and livestreaming their act

In August of 2025, Brown and Raygoza livestreamed themselves on social media following the ICE agent from the LA field office to his home, provided directions as they followed him, and encouraged others to share the livestream.
US politics
Television
fromBustle
1 month ago

Prime Video's Scarpetta Is Here To Save Your Spring Watchlist

Prime Video's Scarpetta, starring Nicole Kidman as forensic pathologist Kay Scarpetta, premieres March 11 with all eight episodes, following her investigation into a potentially wrongful conviction from 27 years ago.
Law
fromAxios
2 months ago

AI is reshaping police detective work, starting with cold cases

AI tools enable detectives to rapidly search and analyze large, multimodal evidence (calls, interviews, photos, social media) to accelerate cold and active investigations.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube

YouTube has become a primary platform for discovering emerging horror filmmakers who transition from short-form content to feature films with studio backing.
Media industry
fromPoynter
2 months ago

Bystander video is driving the biggest stories in America. The next era of journalism will be built on verifying it. - Poynter

Video evidence drives major news stories while AI-enabled fakes require journalists to become visual investigators using verification and analysis techniques.
US news
fromFortune
1 month ago

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff believes if people had more doorbell cameras, we may have already 'solved' the Nancy Guthrie case | Fortune

Ring CEO Jamie Siminoff argues that additional doorbell cameras, including at Nancy Guthrie's home, could have helped solve her kidnapping case, citing video footage as crucial evidence.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Bay Area woman who killed mother live on Facebook ordered to state hospital

Tonantzyn Oris Beltran, 30, went on trial last fall in Marin County Superior Court for fatally stabbing Olivia Beltran. Last month a jury found her not guilty by reason of insanity. Following the verdict, Judge Geoffrey Howard said he planned to have the defendant placed in custody at a state hospital. He issued his order on Wednesday. Hopefully she will receive the mental health treatment that she should've received a long time ago, said Beltran's attorney, Jon Rankin.
California
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

'Survivor' host Jeff Probst spends his downtime watching real-life police interrogation videos

If I have 15 minutes, my go-to is going to be a police interrogation, almost always. You are watching a human walk into a room wondering, how much do these detectives know? What they don't know is in most cases, the detective knows a lot more than you think, but they want to see what you're willing to share.
Television
Law
fromThe Walrus
2 months ago

When Evidence Can Be Deepfaked, How Do Courts Decide What's Real? | The Walrus

Advances in AI deepfakes will erode trust in photographic and audio evidence, undermining legal practice unless evidence laws and forensic methods adapt.
Media industry
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Ashleigh Banfield's Nancy Guthrie Reporting' Shows How Clickbait Obstructed Justice

Publicly naming unverified suspects damages investigations and families, diverts investigative resources, suppresses legitimate tips, and enables offenders to alter behavior.
Television
fromEsquire
1 month ago

You Should Read the True Crime Story That Inspired HBO's 'DTF St. Louis'

HBO's DTF St. Louis, a prestige drama based on a true murder case involving a dentist, weatherman, and poisoned drink, has evolved into a standalone story diverging significantly from its source material.
#child-sexual-abuse
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Streamer Neo Langston, friend of D4vd, charged with failing to appear as witness

Neo Langston was arrested on a felony warrant for failing to appear as a witness; any connection to Celeste Rivas Hernandez's suspected murder remains unclear.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Fox News Hosts Stunned by Ex-Cop's Theory on Elusive' Nancy Guthrie Kidnappers: Hoping Against Hope I'm Wrong'

Well, you're elusive on the communications because you know you're going to be asked for proof of life that you can't provide, Mauro said. That comment hit The Big Weekend Show co-hosts Joey Jones and Tomi Lahren like a ton of bricks. Emmmm, Jones could be heard groaning off camera. And Lahren sounded like she sighed Christ after hearing it.
US news
Television
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Law&Crime Network Acquires Court TV

Law&Crime acquired Court TV to preserve its trial-focused brand while transforming the channel into a digital-first, YouTube-oriented streaming hub.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Ashleigh Banfield Doubles Down, Tells Dan Abrams Nancy Guthrie's Son-in-Law Is STILL a Suspect

I can tell you that my source every day since has stood by that reporting. And that is the thinking as of the day after Mrs. Guthrie was reported missing. There were a couple of things I reported in that, Dan, if we go back to Tuesday of last week. Number one, that Annie Guthrie's car was towed and is in evidence. That's borne out.
US news
Television
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Eternally spellbinding': the TV shows that baffle you but you can't get enough of

Catterick, Monkey Dust, The OA, and Mrs Davies deliver surreal, darkly comic, and increasingly bizarre narratives blending crime, dreamlike animation, sci‑fi, and oddball humor.
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