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For generations, the Murdaugh family was a legal powerhouse that ruled South Carolina's Hampton County. Problems began mounting, publicly at least, for the Murdaughs in 2019, after an allegedly intoxicated 19-year old Paul, the youngest son, crashed his family’s boat into a bridge on Archers Creek. The accident resulted in the injuries of multiple passengers and the death of 19-year-old Mallory Be...

In a heist that shocked the world, a small group of thieves, using a basket lift and power tools, managed to break into the Louvre in broad daylight and steal invaluable jewels. After breaking into a second floor window right after the museum opened on Sunday, robbers smashed display cases and grabbed earrings, necklaces, tiaras, and other jewels before making their escape. The stolen pieces, dati...

Military veteran Danny Harris' body was found weeks after he was murdered in his Memphis-area apartment in 2007. The case has been considered settled for years – a man is currently sitting in prison for Harris' murder. But, there have been serious concerns on how this case was handled, starting back from the initial investigation. Stephanie Tinsley, partnered with the Tennessee innocence project a...

At the height of Bob Menendez’s career, he was one of the most powerful Democrats in the Senate – chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. That all came crashing down in the aftermath of an indictment that outlined an elaborate arrangement, alleging Menendez used his government position to benefit multiple New Jersey businessmen, as well as the Egyptian and Qatari governments, in exchan...

A camera crew visited an Alabama prison in 2019 to film an event. There was live music, barbecued food, and prayer. By all accounts, it seemed like a joyful day. But one inmate shared a message to the filmmakers – there’s a reason they were invited with their cameras that day, and everything was not as it seemed at the correctional facility. In his words, the prison was not “fit for human society....

Angela Brosso and Melanie Bernas separately rode their bikes along a path near a Phoenix canal less than a year apart in 1992 and 1993, and neither ever returned home. Both were brutally murdered, and the Phoenix canal murders haunted Arizona for years, leaving the community without answers. Matching DNA linked the two horrific crimes, but the killer was able to hide in plain sight for decades, ac...

The villains in some of America’s most iconic horror movies, like “Psycho” and “The Silence of the Lambs,” were inspired by crimes dating back to the 1950s committed by real-life killer and grave robber Ed Gein. Gein, who admitted to killing two women, also had a house of horrors – authorities uncovered bowls made from skulls, human heads, women’s body parts used to make furniture and household it...

As snow continued to blanket the city of Philadelphia on January 26, 2011, Ellen Greenberg, an elementary school teacher, headed home to her Manayunk neighborhood apartment that she shared with her fiancé. Just hours later, her fiancé was dialing 911 – he said he found Ellen “on the floor with blood everywhere,” before saying that she either stabbed herself or fell on a knife. Police arrived to th...

Former quarterback Erik Kramer had a storied career in the NFL for close to a decade. Years after the football player hung up his cleats, he was dealt a series of personal tragedies that could level anyone. While in the throes of depression, he tried taking his own life in 2015. Miraculously, he survived a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. The injury left him temporarily mentally incapacit...

On the morning of December 4, 2024, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was walking to an investor meeting in midtown Manhattan when a gunman approached him from behind and fatally shot him. Law enforcement described the killing as a “brazen targeted attack.” The suspect fled, spurring a nationwide manhunt that resulted in the arrest of 26-year-old Luigi Mangione in a Pennsylvania McDonald’s. Acco...

On the night of December 6th, 1991, a fire raged inside an Austin I Can't Believe It's Yogurt shop. After the blaze was put out, a grizzly scene was revealed. The bodies of four girls – Amy Ayers, Eliza Thomas, and sisters Sarah and Jennifer Harbison, were found bound and shot in the back of the store. The shocking crime haunted the community and answers as to who murdered the teenagers eluded inv...

FBI special agent Robert Hilland was a self-described no-nonsense, follow the facts guy. Exactly the last type of person that you would expect to consult with a psychic. But after reaching a dead end on a case that consumed his life, a skeptical Hilland turned to psychic medium John Edward. A life-changing meeting led to a 25-year working and personal relationship between the FBI agent and psychic...

Johnathan Walton, a producer for hit reality shows like "Shark Tank" and a former news reporter, thought he was helping out his best friend who was facing temporary money problems. It turns out, she actually was an elaborate con artist who scammed him out of close to $100,000. After being initially dismissed by police, he took matters into his own hands. Walton tapped into his journalist roots and...

On February 13th, 2017, 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams, two best friends, set off to hike Monon High Bridge Trail. One day later, the teenagers’ bodies were found less than a mile from the bridge. The case remained unsolved for years, despite Libby capturing video on her cell phone of the alleged killer, known as ‘Bridge Guy,’ following the girls and instructing them down t...

On "Forbes True Crime," Josh Zeman, the director of the seminal true crime documentary "The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness," discusses his work with Maury Terry, a journalist who went down the "rabbit hole" probing whether serial killer David Berkowitz, known as the Son of Sam, acted alone or was, as Terry believed, a member of a Satanic cult. FOR MORE OF JOSH ZEMAN'S TRUE CRIME WORK: https:...

On "Forbes True Crime," forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman shared her reaction to the newly-unsealed law enforcement files on quadruple murderer Bryan Kohberger, offered up her psychological profile of Kohberger, and spoke about the possible effect of the sentencing hearing on his psyche. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, g...

Shasta Groene was eight years old when, in May 2005, she and her brother Dylan were kidnapped by serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan III after he killed her mother, her mother’s boyfriend, and her older brother Slade. Against all odds she survived being held captive – despite being tortured for over six weeks. Twenty years later, she teamed up with New York Times bestselling author Gregg Olsen to s...

On "Forbes True Crime," Barry Levine, author of "The Spider: Inside the Criminal Web of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell," spoke about the still-unanswered questions about Epstein, his island, the current controversy around releasing the Epstein files, and more. https://account.forbes.com/membership... Stay Connected Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter:    / forbe...

On "Forbes True Crime," Renée Williams, the CEO of the National Center for Victims of Crime, discussed the true crime industry and how she thinks both the media and consumers can keep victims "at the center of the conversation." Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus...

On "Forbes True Crime," Howard Blum, author of "When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders," gave a comprehensive interview about his investigation into the case against murderer Bryan Kohberger, who faces sentencing this Wednesday after pleading guilty to killing four students at the University of Idaho in November 2022. Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited acc...

In March of 1998, a young woman named Amy Lynn Bradley boarded the Rhapsody of the Seas with her parents and her brother. It was meant to be a celebratory family trip, the kind of vacation that blurs into postcards and photo albums. But in the early hours of March 24th, somewhere between Aruba and Curaçao, Amy vanished. No sign of a struggle. No clear evidence of foul play. Just absence—immediate,...