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True Crime Post 12: Jeffery Epstein

Epstein was a very wealthy and power businessman who was found guilty of involvement in sexual abuse and trafficking of young girls. Many women came forward with their testimonies about Epstein and his abuse to them. He had other women recruit for him to get young girls and offer the girls large sums of money to perform different acts. Many of the young girls came from households with lower income. He confessed to these crimes. He was arrested in July of 2019 and found dead in his cell in August of that same year. His death was ruled a suicide but there were many things that all added up to be suspicious. The two biggest in my opinion being security footage of the night of his death as well as an unbroken hyoid bone. In majority of suicides by hanging the victim is found with a broken hyoid bone. In recent findings it was been announced the footage was found and, in the footage, he is seen alone in his cell.

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True Crime Post 11: The Tylenol Murders

In 1982 seven deaths occurred after Tylenol was laced with cyanide. The victims included a wide age range from 12 years old to 35 years old. Investors found that after the medicine was produced an individual tampered with the bottles on store shelves. This led to a recall of Tylenol due to the uncertainty of how the contamination happened. Two suspects, James W. Lewis and Roger Arnold, were detained but charges were not able to be made because direct involvement could not be proven. Lewis was suspected because he sent a letter to the owner of Tylenol demanding a large sum of money to stop the murders. He was convicted of extortion but not for the murders.

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True Crime Post 10: The Golden State Killer

These crimes were committed during the 1970s to the 1980s and included burglary, rape and murders. Despite these crimes being committed at least 38 years prior, Joseph James DeAngelo was found responsible in 2018. They were able to link him to these crimes through an online genetic database.  DeAngelo was found guilty and charged for 13 counts of first-degree murder and 13 counts of kidnapping. When he was charged, he also confessed to numerous rapes that were never reported. He is now serving for 11 life sentences and was denied the possibility of future parole. This case is very significant because it is the first time genetic databases led to the findings of the individual responsible.

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True Crime Post 9: O.J. Simpson

On the night of June 12, 1994, the police received a call and drove to investigate the scene of the crime. There were two victims, O.J. Simpsons ex Nicole and a man named Ronald Goldman. They were both stabbed to death. The police chased O.J. in a high-speed chase until he was surrounded and taken into custody. At the crime scene investigators found a glove that had blood on it as well as DNA evidence at the scene. Simpson walked free but many still believe he was the murderer. He was forced to pay almost 34 million dollars in damages.

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True Crime Post 8: JonBenét Ramsey

JonBenét Ramsey was 6 years old at the time of her death. He death still remains unsolved to this day. JonBenét was a child beauty pageant contestant. On the morning od December 26, 1996, it was discovered that JonBenét was missing. The parents called the police and helped search the house for the little girl. She was later found in the basement of the house. Her autopsy showed the cause of death as strangulation as well as indication of sexual assault. The autopsy also showed that she had undigested pineapple in her stomach indicating she ate pineapple soon before her death. Her parents denied giving her pineapple that night. There have been many theories of what happened to JonBenét Ramsey that night, but the case is still unsolved.

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True Crime Post 7: Idaho Murders

Four college students that attended the University of Idaho were murdered on November 13, 2022. Bryan Kohberger entered their college home around 4 am and brutally stabbed 4 of the 6 people in the house. The murderer used a K bar knife which is a military grade knife. All of the murders were completed in an extremely short time frame. One roommate saw Bryan in the middle of the night. Bryan left a knife sheath at the scene which they linked back to Bryan Kohberger. Kohberger was a grad student at Washington state criminology. This case is still ongoing, and it is unsure whether or not Kohberger acted alone.

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True Crime Post 6: The Diddy Trial

Sean “Diddy” Combs is currently in custody in New York. He was arrested for sex trafficking, fraud, racketeering, and involvement with and in prostitution. The word spread fast regarding Diddy and his involvement in various crimes. Video from hotel security footage was released of him beating his ex-girlfriend, Cassie. It is suspected he is involved in many deaths including the death of Tupac. Diddy was a producer and powerful celebrity. He was known for throwing huge parties that the most famous celebrities would attend. As the night of the party grew later it became something much darker than just a party. So much is coming out by the day at trial and there is no telling what all he is involved in. 

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True Crime Post 5: The Menendez Brothers

Referred to as the Menendez Brothers are Erik and Lyle Menendez. They were arrested for the murder of the mother Kitty Menendez and their father Jose Menendez. On the night of August 20th, 1989, Erik and Lyle walked into the room of their parents with shotguns and shot their parents. After these murders they later called 911 and put on a production to distract the investigators from getting on their track. Once they got the money for their parent’s life insurance they spent lots of money. Erik had a much harder time dealing with what they had done and broke down and talked to a psychologist. That psychologist then went to the police and told them everything that he was told in their session. Once investigators looked into the crime it became known their motive for killing their parents. Both boys were repeatedly sexually assaulted by their father from a young age. Their mother knew about the assault and did not stand up for them. The boys saw no other way out other than to kill their parents.

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True Crime Post 4: John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy also referred to as the Killer Clown, was convicted of 33 murders. His victims were all male and of a younger age. He would lure his victims to his home. He used different tactics to persuade them to join him and false promises. His murders took place in the time period of 1972-1978. He would torture his victims by tying them up, strangulation and rape. He would then bury the bodies under his house or discard them in rivers. The police searched his home and Gacy confessed and led the police to the bodies under his house. He was arrested and later killed through lethal injection. 

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True Crime Post 3: Jeffery Dahmer

Jeffery Dahmer was a serial killer during the years 1978-1991. He was prosecuted for the death of 17 victims. Jeffery Dahmer would lure victims back to his place, force them to preform sexual acts. He also would take pictures of the victims in weird poses both before and after their death. After he killed them, he would then dismember them and engage in cannibalism. Neighbors reported an awful smell coming from his apartment. He was finally caught and arrested after one of his victims escaped and told the police everything. When the police went through his apartment they found disturbing photographs, human remains being preserved, and evidence of cannibalism. Dahmer was murdered in prison by another inmate. 

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True Crime Post 2: Ted Bundy

Ted Bundy was a serial killer from the mid to late 1970s. He confessed to 30 murders although the true number is expected to be much higher. Ted Bundy was very good at talking to people and making them feel as if he was not a threat. This is one of the reasons why he had so many victims, he was not suspected. He committed murders across a variety of states. He committed gruesome acts against his victims which consisted of young women and girls. He was identified by a surviving victim. He was arrested in Florida and later executed for his crimes.

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True Crime Post 1: Zodiac Killer

A series of murders it is estimated to be about 37, were committed in the late 1960s in the San Francisco Bay Area. This killer was never caught although there have been suspects but it was never confirmed whether or not this was the true killer. The killer called themself the "Zodiac Killer". This killer is very well known for his secret code he used on letters in which he sent to investigators as a way to taunt them. In the letters he would include his reasoning for the killings but majority of these letters were ever deciphered. The killer eventually stopped sending in letters and after countless failed attempts to decipher the letters, the case went cold.