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Kohberger Claimed Killer 'Must Have Been Pretty Good'

WSU faculty member feared he was stalking people, would become sexual abuser

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger developed a reputation for being sexist and creepy while attending a criminal justice program in the months before he killed four University of Idaho students in 2022, fellow grad students told investigators, per the AP . His behavior was so problematic that one Washington State University faculty member told...

Witness Heard Kohberger Say Victim's Name

Surviving roommate Dylan Mortensen said male voice named 'Kaylee'

(Newser) - One of the two women to emerge alive from the Idaho house where four students were murdered heard killer Bryan Kohberger utter the name of one of his victims, a person to whom he had no known connection. Dylan Mortensen, who was drunk in the early hours of Nov. 13,...

Arrest Made in 1996 Disappearance of Girl, 11
Arrest Made Decades Later
in Disappearance of Girl, 11
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Aug 17, 2025 10:41 AM CDT

Arrest Made Decades Later in Disappearance of Girl, 11

The body of Illinois girl Trudy Appleby has never been found

(Newser) - Trudy Appleby asked her dad if she could go swimming on Aug. 21, 1996, and he said no. Phone records indicate the 11-year-old went anyway, and then vanished. She was last seen getting into a vehicle with an unidentified man not far from her Moline, Illinois, home. Now, almost exactly...

After Murders, Kohberger Called Mom, Took Selfie
Shutdown of Kohberger's Phone
Was Actually Pretty Revealing
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Aug 17, 2025 7:30 AM CDT

Shutdown of Kohberger's Phone Was Actually Pretty Revealing

Digital forensics expert Heather Barnhart talks with People about what she found on the device

(Newser) - The digital forensics expert who analyzed convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger's phone made some interesting finds. For one thing, the man convicted of killing four University of Idaho students in an off-campus home called his mother less than two hours after committing the crime, shortly after returning to his home...

Police Release New Images of Idaho Murder Scene

Surveillance footage seemingly captured activity around 4:15am

(Newser) - Police in Moscow, Idaho, this week released close to 200 images—many blurred—along with area surveillance video from the scene of the 2022 University of Idaho murders, offering the public its clearest view yet into the now-demolished house where four students were killed. NBC News reports the newly...

Cops Bust Man Wanted in Murder of Tennessee Family

Austin Robert Drummond captured in Jackson after murder of baby's parents, uncle, grandmother

(Newser) - The man wanted in the killings of the parents, grandmother, and uncle of an infant found alone has been arrested, police in Tennessee said Tuesday. Austin Robert Drummond, 28, was taken into custody amid a search, police in Jackson, Tennessee, said in a social media post. Drummond's arrest came...

Bar Owner on Alleged Gunman: 'I Just Think He Snapped'

Authorities find truck belonging to Michael Paul Brown, but manhunt for him in Montana continues

(Newser) - The manhunt continues for Michael Paul Brown, a suspect in the Friday morning shooting at a Montana bar, but it appears his vehicle has been found. Lee Johnson, the administrator for the state's Division of Criminal Investigation, said in a presser later Friday that investigators had recovered the white...

Manhunt on for Tenn. Murder Suspect: 'We All Trusted Him'

Authorities are searching for Austin Robert Drummond, 29

(Newser) - The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the US Marshals Service are offering a reward of up to $15,000 as they search for a suspect they believe may have killed four family members in Tennessee and abandoned an infant also connected to the family on a stranger's lawn, reports...

Mom Killed After Leading Girls to Safety in Park Stabbings

Suspect who killed Cristen and Clinton Brink in Arkansas had no known connection to them

(Newser) - Authorities in Arkansas say Cristen Amanda Brink, killed in a double homicide at Devil's Den State Park, was fatally stabbed after returning to help her husband, Clinton David Brink, during the attack. According to police, the couple was hiking with their two daughters, ages 7 and 9, and...

Suspect Arrested in Murder of Couple Hiking With Daughters

James Andrew McGann faces capital murder charges

(Newser) - A 28-year-old Arkansas man was arrested Wednesday in the killings of a married couple in front of their children at Devil's Den State Park over the weekend, officials said. Arkansas State Police arrested James Andrew McGann of Springdale and charged him with two counts of capital murder, the AP...

Colorado Dentist Guilty of Poisoning Wife

Prosecutors say James Craig gave his wife laced protein shakes

(Newser) - A Colorado dentist was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Wednesday in the death of his wife, whose protein shakes he laced with poison before delivering a fatal dose of cyanide. Prosecutors said James Craig repeatedly poisoned Angela Craig over 10 days in March 2023, the...

Police Release Photo in Hunt for Arkansas Killer

Police earlier released a sketch of the suspect in murders of Clinton and Cristen Brink

(Newser) - Arkansas State Police released a photo Tuesday of a man they say is a "person of interest" wanted for questioning in the murder of a couple who were hiking with their young daughters in Devil's Den State Park on Saturday. Police said the photo was taken by another...

Leads Dwindle in Search for Travis Decker

Manhunt in Washington's Chelan County will now be scaled back

(Newser) - The Chelan County Sheriff's Office in Washington state says it is scaling back its search for Travis Decker, the man accused of killing his three daughters nearly two months ago. Paityn, 9; Evelyn, 8; and Olivia, 5, went missing after leaving home for a scheduled visit with their...

Her Main Goal: Make Kohberger 'Feel Small'

Alivea Goncalves reflects on biting victim impact statement: 'I was prepared to be arrested'

(Newser) - Alivea Goncalves' dressing down of her sister's killer resonated throughout the Idaho courtroom and beyond. There was no holding back. "I was prepared to be arrested that day," Goncalves tells ABC News . "No, I'm not joking." She told Bryan Kohberger—who admitted to fatally...

Richard Glossip Could Go Free Today
Richard Glossip
Could Go Free Today
Jul 23, 2025 10:15 AM CDT

Richard Glossip Could Go Free Today

Wednesday's bond hearing to be followed by an August hearing on potential plea deal

(Newser) - After nearly three decades on death row and a conviction overturned by the Supreme Court, Richard Glossip could walk free from an Oklahoma prison on Wednesday as questions linger about the case that kept him behind bars. Glossip, now 62, is scheduled for a bond hearing in Oklahoma City,...

Cause of Death Revealed for Girl Whose Dad Is Charged

9-year-old Melina Frattolin drowned; Luciano Frattolin pleads not guilty to second-degree murder

(Newser) - The Canadian girl allegedly killed by her father in upstate New York over the weekend was drowned, according to an autopsy conducted Monday. Preliminary findings released Tuesday indicate 9-year-old Melina Frattolin of Montreal died from asphyxia due to drowning and her death was a homicide, per the CBC . Her father,...

American Idol Exec, Husband Were Killed With Own Gun: DA

Suspect allegedly called 911 from couple's home

(Newser) - American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas DeLuca, were killed with their own gun by a man who broke into their home in Los Angeles' Encino neighborhoods, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was arrested the day after the bodies were found....

Big Question for Kohberger: Will He Explain Himself?

Admitted Idaho murderer could tell victims' families why he did it—but has no incentive to do so

(Newser) - Bryan Kohberger pleaded guilty earlier this month in the murders of Idaho college students Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin after two years of claiming his innocence. The move avoided the death penalty in the Nov. 13, 2022, stabbings, but Kohberger faces his sentencing—and the victims'...

Cops: Father Who Lied About Abduction Charged With Murder

Canadian man claimed daughter Melina Frattolin was forced into van by unknown men

(Newser) - A Canadian man whose 9-year-old daughter was found dead after he reported that she had been abducted while they were vacationing in upstate New York was charged Monday with murder. New York State Police Capt. Robert McConnell said Luciano Frattolin, 45, is charged with murder and concealing of a corpse...

Suspect Charged in Slayings of American Idol Exec, Husband

Police believe Robin Kaye and Thomas DeLuca were killed during a burglary

(Newser) - A 22-year-old man was charged Thursday with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of an American Idol music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles. Police said they arrested Raymond Boodarian of Encino on Tuesday. Investigators suspect he was burglarizing the residence and shot Robin...

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