No one should be surprised at what he did — Former reality-TV star and right-wing political activist Josh Duggar’s arrest on April 29, 2021, has set everyone from the national media to niche YouTubers talking. …

Methamphetamine, incest, and paranoia drove a family to murder — In early 2019, John McGuire and his girlfriend, Amanda McClure, were living in Minnesota and doing drugs — mostly meth — pretty heavily. But the two were without steady jobs, so the money soon ran out, and when the money ran out, so did the drugs. Dope sick from withdrawal…

A sophisticated PR campaign convinced Americans to give away their right to sue those who had harmed them — Thursday, NBC’s streaming service Peacock dropped its miniseries Dr. Death, a fictionalized retelling of the story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch based on the Wondery podcast series of the same name. For those who might not be familiar, here’s the nutshell version: between November 2010 and June 2013, the neurosurgeon who…

When 24-year-old Sydney Loofe didn’t show up for her work shift the morning of Nov. 16, 2017, her co-workers knew something had to be wrong. Normally Loofe was a dependable, responsible woman. …

The Crescent Hotel, a beautiful old Neo-Gothic hotel atop a hill overlooking the artsy tourist town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, bills itself as “the most haunted hotel in America.” But what might be more interesting than the ghost stories is a very real story of greed, fraud, and murder that…

Peter Scully was called “the world’s worst pedophile” — When former reality-TV star and “family values” lobbyist Josh Duggar was arraigned on April 30, he was charged with one count of receiving child sexual abuse materials (AKA “child pornography”) and one count of possessing it. …

It was early December 1927 when several residents of the small Texas town of Farwell descended on the Hassell farm just outside of town. …

Like their adopted hometown of Celebration, Florida, the family’s perfect exterior hid some serious problems. — Celebration, Florida, was designed to be a kind of nostalgic utopia. Located on the outskirts of Orlando, the town was established by part of the Walt Disney Corp. to resemble a kind of idealized suburb of the 1950s. Its homes and neighborhoods were designed according to the principles of New…

March 12, 2004: Officers are called to a scene on West Hammond Avenue in Fresno, California, where a heated argument over custody is breaking out. Once there, officers speak to Ruby Ortiz and Sofina Solorio, along with some family members who are with them. They are worried to the point…