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<p>Rafael Pérez was an LAPD officer whose crimes detonated the largest police-corruption scandal in Los Angeles history. A member of the elite Rampart Division CRASH unit, Pérez spent years planting guns, framing suspects, falsifying reports, beating civilians, and even shooting ... Show More

<p>Velma Barfield was a North Carolina caretaker who became one of the most notorious female poisoners in U.S. history. Between 1971 and 1978, she quietly murdered multiple people in her orbit- beginning with her husband, Jennings Barfield, who died in a suspicious house fire whi ... Show More

<p>The Nigerian cook Harrison Okene was using the bathroom on a tugboat when a massive wave capsized the vessel and sent it to the ocean floor about 100 feet down. Trapped in total darkness, surrounded by drowning crew members, Okene found a tiny pocket of trapped air inside a ba ... Show More

<p>In Colorado, security video takes center stage at the murder trial of dentist James Craig. In the D.C. suburbs, a dramatic pre-trial hearing in the case of Brendan Banfield, accused of plotting to kill his wife and a stranger with the help of the family au pair. And verdicts f ... Show More

<p>James Craig was accused of poisoning his wife Angela, and then trying to orchestrate a cover up from behind bars. A 16-year-old's death after a house party has created a sprawling -- and slow-moving -- legal case. Seven people were charged, some of whom police have reason to b ... Show More

In one of the most infamous cases of the early '90s, Pamela Smart—a 22-year-old high school media coordinator—began a secret affair with her 15-year-old student. Months later, her husband, Gregg Smart, was found dead. The shocking twist? That same student pulled the trigger. This ... Show More

Known as the East Area Rapist, Original Night Stalker, and Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo terrorized California from 1974 – 1986. He was infamous for breaking into homes, ransacking them, and sexually assaulting female victims when their male companions were also home ... Show More

From the moment Susan Woods was found dead at home in the summer of 1987, everyone in Stephenville, Texas—including the police—was certain she’d been killed by her estranged husband. That left the real culprit free to prey on others. In "Stephenville," best-selling author Bryan B ... Show More

Michael Hodgins became one of Ireland’s most notorious teenage criminals when he gunned down an innocent groundskeeper at Slane Castle in 1989.But 36 years on, Hodgins is again back before the courts after pleading guilty to money laundering after more than €322k in cash was seiz ... Show More

This week on Hot On The Case we dive into the disturbing world of Ed Gein, a man who on the surface seemed like a quiet and helpful neighbor but was hiding some of the most shocking secrets in true crime history. Living in the small town of Plainfield Wisconsin Gein appeared unas ... Show More

<p>A 73-year-old grandmother who was jailed for theft and larceny has walked free after just six weeks behind bars.</p><br><p>Margaret Bergin claimed over €270,000 from social welfare in the name of her deceased father in law who died in 1993.</p><br><p>She was discovered in 2022 ... Show More

<p>When 61-year-old widower Nathaniel Jones was found bloodied and bound with tape inside his home’s carport on November 15, 2002, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, his loved ones and the community were devastated by the senseless crime. For two decades, the question at the heart ... Show More

<p>Thirty-one-year-old Allison Feldman was found dead in her Scottsdale, Arizona home in 2015. Ten years later, after a slew of delays over DNA, a man is finally on trial for her murder. In Illinois, a man and his parents were convicted of murdering his ex-wife in the ‘90s. He sa ... Show More