Drusilla Moorhouse
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BuzzFeed News Exposed Injustice And Amplified The Voices Of Victims With Powerful Crime Reporting
These stories resonated with readers because of their fierce reporting, gripping narratives, and above all, compassion and sensitivity for the victims at their center.
Lori Vallow Daybell Trial: The Biggest Bombshells So Far
From details about how her children’s remains were treated to an attempted shooting of another relative, here are the most shocking moments of the triple murder trial so far.
Here’s How Cadaver Dogs Are Trained To Find Dead Bodies
A surprising number of different dog breeds can be trained to detect human remains, but assisting police can be grueling work for cadaver dog handlers.
Online Sleuths Can Help — And Hurt — Murder Investigations, According To Paul Holes, Whose Team Identified The Golden State Killer
The true crime celebrity and his Buried Bones podcast cohost Kate Winkler Dawson warned about the dangers of online speculation and amateur sleuths potentially derailing police investigations.
Magic Didn’t Fix Maya Millete’s Marriage, So Prosecutors Say Her Husband Killed Her
"She did not just fall off the face of the earth," Deputy District Attorney Christy Bowles argued earlier this year. “She lived for and adored her children. She would not and did not leave, voluntarily, her children.”
Juries Visited The Crime Scenes In These Five Murder Trials. Here’s Why That Can't Happen In The Idaho Stabbings Case.
“Evidence that jurors can see for themselves and feel personally involved in, compiling in their heads, is going to be much more powerful ... than what they were just told by someone else like an expert,” one jury consultant told BuzzFeed News.
事件現場専門の「特殊清掃員」が語る仕事の裏側「目指すのは、ご遺族の重荷を減らすこと」
アメリカでは、殺人事件や事故など人が亡くなった現場を清掃するのは警察の役割ではない。専門の特殊清掃員に、その業務の裏側や仕事への思いを聞いた。「遺族には清掃に煩わされることなく、心穏やかに嘆き悲しむ機会を持ってほしい」と清掃業を立ち上げた元警察官の女性は語る。
A Con Woman, Two Guns, And The Stunt Performers Who Refused A Hit: The Details Of Actor Robert Blake’s Murder Trial Are As Dramatic As Any Role He Played Onscreen
Blake died last week at age 89 and always maintained he was innocent, even though a civil suit found him responsible for his wife’s death.
5 Infamous Cases Of Men Who Murdered Their Families
A forensic psychiatrist coined the term “family annihilator” in the 1980s, and it’s been used to describe Alex Murdaugh and other murderers.
The People Closest To Alex Murdaugh Provided Key Testimony Against Him In His Murder Trial
BuzzFeed News reporter David Mack reflected on the twists and turns of the trial as the defense rested its case.
Crime Scene Cleaners Told Us About Their Memorable Cases And Why They Stick With A Messy Job
“Helping others is a daily motivation for me to continue going, despite the mess and the trauma.”
These True Crime Series Are Revisiting The Women Of Notorious Cases From The ’50s And ’60s
Murf the Surf and The 12th Victim give back some humanity to women involved in headline-grabbing cases from history.
The 10 Biggest Bombshells From The Alex Murdaugh Trial So Far
From a blown-up alibi to COVID in the courtroom, here are the standout moments.
This Courtroom Sketch Artist “Captures” Killers And Celebrities
“Sometimes it's very, very sad and scary. Sometimes when justice really is served, it's very uplifting.”
7 Murder Cases Where A Body Was Never Found
“The fact that a murderer may successfully dispose of the body of the victim does not entitle him to an acquittal.”
A Man Allegedly Killed His Wife On The Same Day She Phoned A Divorce Attorney
A video recorded by Maya Millete before she disappeared showed her confronting her husband about why he would “wish death” upon her for having an affair.
The Owner Of The Restaurant Where Two Idaho Stabbings Victims Worked Said A Report That The Suspect Came In For Pizza Is "Completely Fabricated," But People Magazine Is Standing By Its Reporting
“This person who wants their 5 minutes of fame has now caused a whole bunch of extra work for myself and the investigators,” the owner of the Mad Greek restaurant said.
“Abducted In Plain Sight” Director Skye Borgman Said She Tries To Unravel The Layers Of True Crime Cases In Her Documentaries
"Most people imagine that as soon as the cameras roll, the interviewee would close off emotionally. But the opposite is usually true. It’s a moment of listening, and I don’t feel that people experience being listened to that often."
TikTokers Are Vilifying The Idaho Stabbing Victims’ Roommate For Not Getting Help Immediately After Seeing The Suspect, But Others Are Pointing Out She Deserves Empathy
“Imagine being more scrutinous and angry at a college girl who survived a psychopath in her home killing her friends and roommates, than the actual psychopath who killed her friends and roommates."
Here Is Everything We Know So Far About The Idaho Murder Suspect
The PhD student suspected in the fatal stabbings of four undergrads was arrested Dec. 30 in Pennsylvania, but he is waiving extradition to Idaho.