Jeff Truesdell
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Va. College Student Who Stabbed Roommate to Death Told Cops She Was ‘Doing Cocaine With the Devil’
Luisa Ines Cutting, 21, pleaded guilty to killing her friend Alexa Connor, 20, and was sentenced to 40 years for second-degree murder → Read More
TLC's Taken at Birth Investigates Black Market Adoption Ring That Illegally Placed 200 Babies
The six-part, three-night special revisits the case of Dr. Thomas J. Hicks, who sold or gave away more than 200 infants from the '40s to the '60s → Read More
Suspect Arrested, Another on the Run After Kansas Bar Shooting that Killed 4, Injured 5
Witnesses say two men returned with guns after one was refused service and physically ejected from the small bar in Kansas City, Kansas → Read More
All About the Astronaut Love Triangle that Inspired Lucy in the Sky — and What Happened in Aftermath
In 2007, a NASA astronaut drove 900 miles to confront and attack a romantic rival → Read More
Man Who Claimed Fiancée Shot Herself, Then Confessed 4 Years Later to Her Murder, is Sentenced to 37 Years
The 2014 death of Kaylyn Whitaker, 20, had gone unsolved despite a coroner's ruling 10 months later that she died by "homicide" → Read More
Michelle Carter Will Get Out of Jail Early Despite Losing Parole Bid in Suicide-by-Text Case
Good behavior credit means the Massachusetts woman already has shaved nearly two months off her 15-month sentence → Read More
5 Years After Fla. Law Professor's Murder Amid Bitter Divorce, Accused Killers Go on Trial
One killer already pleaded guilty to the 2014 execution-style hit on the renowned legal scholar, whose ex-wife's family has denied its alleged involvement → Read More
Michelle Carter, In Jail for Urging Boyfriend to Kill Himself, Asks Parole Board for Early Release
Carter had been sentenced to 15 months in jail for involuntary manslaughter in the 2014 death of her teen boyfriend Conrad Roy III → Read More
Dad Killed Wife With Sledgehammer, Then Took 2 Young Daughters to Church Before Strangling Them
Jacob Forman was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for 35 years for the 2017 triple slaying → Read More
Boyfriend Allegedly Kills NYPD School Safety Officer Who Won 2018 Modeling Contest
Victim Naire' McCormick, 44, was a single mom of a 12-year-old son → Read More
Ohio Mom Imprisoned for Falsifying Kids' School District Speaks Out on Felicity Huffman's Sentence
"I cannot be the judge" whether the Hollywood star's 14-day jail sentence is fair, says Kelley Williams-Bolar, who was sentenced to 10 days → Read More
Woman Found 'Burned Beyond Recognition' in Fla. Is 18th Transgender Person Killed This Year
The body of 23-year-old Bee Love Slater was found in the early hours of September 4 in a burned car in Clewiston → Read More
Expert Explains: Why Was Cheerleader Acquitted of Killing Newborn She Later Buried?
Prosecutors failed to convince jurors with certainty that Brooke Skylar Richardson's child was alive when it was born, says an expert → Read More
Man Allegedly Shoots, Kills Good Samaritan Who Stopped to Help After Traffic Accident
Javier Sanmiguel, 31, was a married father of four allegedly shot dead by a suspect acting "out of fear for his own safety" → Read More
Ariz. Couple Accused of Killing Missing Veteran, 72, and Burning His Home Captured After Escape
Frank Bligh, 72, hasn't been seen since his home was discovered in flames on April 16 → Read More
Husband Allegedly Killed Calif. Mom to Silence Her After She Was 'Witness to a Crime'
Heather Gemina's remains were found last Friday, nearly two months after she went missing → Read More
Remains of Missing Calif. Mom of 3 Are Found After Almost 2 Months — and Husband is Charged
Heather Gumina, 33, was last seen on July 16 shortly after leaving a hospital following treatment for a broken collarbone → Read More
1-Year-Old Boy Dies In Hot Car After Foster Mom Allegedly Forgot Him While She Went to Work
The boy who was left for as many as seven hours is the 40th to die so far in 2019 in a hot car, reports a child safety organization → Read More
Man Whose Wife Murdered Mistress Before Killing Herself Says He Loved Her Despite 'Epic' Fights
Mark Girardot tells 20/20 that before his marriage to wife Jennair fractured, "I couldn't imagine not being with her for the rest of my life" → Read More
Man Allegedly Murdered Missing Girlfriend, Then Rapped in Karaoke Bar About Killing, Burying Her
Amanda Custer, 31, is presumed dead after she disappeared from the scene of a domestic violence call on July 29 → Read More