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Daylon Pierce became known for running a widespread online dating scam in which he used social media and dating apps to target women, often presenting himself as charming, emotionally invested, and sometimes falsely claiming stable careers or military ties to build trust quickly. ... Show More

Christina Paolilla is from Clear Lake, Texas, and was involved in a brutal double murder in 2003. Along with her boyfriend, Steven Spence, Paolilla carried out a home invasion that resulted in the execution-style killings of her childhood friends, Clara Harris’s relatives Josh an ... Show More

Lorenzen Wright, a former NBA center who played 13 seasons in the league, was found murdered in July 2010 after disappearing from Memphis, Tennessee, his body discovered in a wooded area riddled with multiple gunshot wounds. The case drew national attention due to Wright’s promin ... Show More

Ottis Toole is arrested for arson and confesses to a string of murders committed with his lover Henry Lee Lucas. Detectives come from all over to talk to him. Toole confesses to taking a little boy from a mall in Florida, but later denies it. Though Toole takes police to various ... 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