Tory Lanez wrote an open letter on Friday addressed to the Los Angeles County District Attorney, claiming his innocence in the Megan Thee Stallion shooting trial. The post was shared on Lanez’s Instagram account and listed several accusations against Deputy District Attorneys Kathy Ta and Alex Bott. Lanez, whose legal …
Read More »What 'Bad Education' Got Right — and Wrong — About the Real-Life Scandal
The only thing better than a fictionalized version of a real-life scandal is one that prominently features Long Island accents, and HBO‘s Bad Educationticks all those boxes and more. Based on a mid-2000s scandal in Roslyn, a well-off suburb of New York City, the movie tells the story of Superintendent …
Read More »True Crime Fans Descend on New Orleans for 2019 CrimeCon
True crime media is shifting toward advocacy. The hosts of My Favorite Murder urge listeners to donate to End the Backlog, a nonprofit demanding the timely testing of rape kits by law enforcement, and Ashley Flowers from Crime Junkie is on the board of directors for Crime Stoppers of Central …
Read More »'I'm Trying to Break Her': Former NXIVM 'Sex Cult' Member Details Misogynistic Methods of Control
The leader of NXIVM ran an all-male fraternity that later allowed women into the curriculum and used “horribly demeaning” tactics to humiliate them, according to testimony from a former member of the inner circle of the group. During the trial of Keith Raniere, who is facing seven criminal counts including …
Read More »An Accused Sex Offender Who Faked His Suicide Was Just Caught In a Florida Trailer Park
Michael Patrick Manning, an accused sex offender who faked his suicide on the Golden Gate Bridge to avoid being apprehended by the authorities, was finally arrested in a Florida trailer park after being on the run for three years. Manning, 58, was first arrested by Chico, CA police in 2015, …
Read More »Did a Norwegian Black Metal Band Inspire the Louisiana Church Burnings?
On Wednesday evening, it was reported that Holden Matthews, the 21-year-old son of a Louisiana sheriff’s deputy, had been arrested in connection with a series of church fires in Louisiana’s St. Landry Parish. Matthews has been charged with three counts of arson of a religious building, which carry a maximum …
Read More »Lori Loughlin's Daughter Olivia Jade: Here's What You Need to Know
UPDATE:Sephora has officially cut ties with Olivia Jade,Refinery29 confirms. “After careful review of recent developments, we have made the decision to end the Sephora Collection partnership with Olivia Jade, effective immediately,” a representative for the beauty product chain confirmed via e-mail. Her highlighter palette is no longer available for purchase …
Read More »Best True Crime Podcast: 'Crime Junkie'
This isn’t the first episodic true-crime podcast of its kind, but it’s earned five stars from almost10,000 listenersfor a reason. Every Monday, Indianapolis-based hosts Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat examine a new case, often one that’s unsolved or underreported. The women’s rapport — they’ve been close friends since childhood — …
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