April Fools' Day pranks that ended in death

Not all April Fools’ pranks are innocuous. Some tricks are so downright dangerous in their design that they’ve led to death

Who are the 10 most prolific serial killers ?

Many of the world’s most prolific serial killers are relative unknowns, despite racking up some truly horrifying kill counts | Image: Shutterstock

Meet the podcasters: Crimepedia Q&A

Crime+Investigation spoke to Cherry and Morgan from Crimepedia about the podcast and what they're looking forward to at CrimeCon

Four American Cults you may not have heard of

Cults and Extreme Beliefs,  dives deep into the murky and often secretively criminal world of some controversial sects

The Disappearance of Etan Patz

A search for the 6-year-old was launched with close to 100 police officers and a pack of bloodhounds canvassing the lower Manhattan area

The tragic murder of Tia Rigg

In April of 2010, Manchester was rocked by the brutal murder of 12-year-old

47 minutes of horror: The Columbine massacre

In less than an hour, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold had killed 12 of their classmates and 1 teacher, injuring 24.

London Bombings from the IRA to 7/7

London has seen it all and suffered the consequences.

5 nail-biting criminal sieges and standoffs

Almost 30 years have passed since the final day of the Waco siege - an operation that sought to bring down a cult in Texas that ended in death and devastation, just one of criminal history's most famous sieges

Locked up: Britain's most dangerous prisons

Whether they’re housing serial killers, sex offenders, or the criminally insane: here are four of Britain’s deadliest prisons

Hundreds of children abused over claims of witchcraft and possession

Hundreds of children abused over claims of witchcraft and possession

Adnan Syed Requests Prison Release

The podcast led many to believe that Syed was innocent, and earlier this year a judge granted him a retrial.

Five Crimes Committed on Halloween

These crimes seem to take on a more sinister tone when we consider the date on which they were committed. 

The Thames Torso Murders

Were these murders the work of Jack The Ripper?

The Assassination of Alexander Litvinenko

Litvinenko had been warned by old friends as early as 2002 that Russian agents had been given the order to kill him

Joshua Zeman and Rachel Mills talk The Killing Season

Charles Dickens and Crime

If we think of crime in Victorian London, after the gory horrors of Jack the Ripper, many people's minds turn to the fictionalised criminal underworld of Dickens' second novel Oliver Twist

Colleen Stan

The details of the story sound like the plot of an especially sick horror film...

The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst

Born on February the 20th 1954, Patricia Campbell Hearst was the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst.

The "My Way" Killings

What caused the song "My Way" to be banned in karaoke.

Were These Criminals Wrongly Released?

Could these three cases have been averted if sentencing laws were tightened?

Who is D. B. Cooper?

Sitting in the rear of the plane, Cooper calmly lit a cigarette and ordered a bourbon and soda.

Who is El Chapo?

Biography of Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera, aka El Chapo, one of the world's biggest drug kingpins.

Sentencing delayed in child drug death case

The mother of a young girl who died after months of being exposed to drugs has had her sentencing delayed after the judge requested more time to consider their verdict.

Who said it? Joe Kenda or Barack Obama

Are these words of wisdom the work of the 44th President of the United States of America, or the incomparable Homicide Hunter?

Five Things You Didn't Know About Paula Zahn

Mike Tyson

The world champion boxer was convicted of rape in the early 1990s

Debunking polygamist myths

Naturally, with this come a few rumours and myths.

Facts of life if you’re in the Order

Facts of life if you’re in the Order

Meet the Polygamists

We Introduce the three brave young women who help those trapped in polygamy escape

7 Tricky Crime Riddles

Test your detective skills with these tricky riddles to see if your solve rate could make you a top detective.

The Jail Series 3 cast

The Fulton County Jail houses approximately 2,500 inmates ' five times the size of the Clark County Jail.

Gertrude McCabe

The Widow and the Wolf - The Murder of Gertrude McCabe                                        

Dawn Lee Swan Magyar

On January the 27th 1973, twenty year old Dawn Lee Swan Magyar was grocery shopping in Owosso...

The Dark Side Of Atlanta

Fulton County Jail is a place where the darkest parts of Altanta’s criminal underworld come to light.

10 things you should know about Lt Joe Kenda