After being tracked down to a hospital in Glasgow, Nicholas Alahverdian claimed he wan Irish orphan and it was really a case of mistaken identity

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Penny Jackson claimed she murdered her husband of 24 years because of his alleged controlling and abusive behaviour

it's still a shock when we learn that a public figure or celebrity has been caught helping themselves to a five-finger discount. 

Between 1971 and 1972, six black girls went missing in the Washington D.C. area.

One of the most horrific examples of gaslighting in British history came to light in 2019, during the murder trial of Ben Field

Bernie Madoff was sent to prison in 2008 for 150 years where he died in 2021, having scammed almost $65 billion from his investors

The San Quentin State Prison is one of the oldest prisons in the whole of the country and is home to California’s only death row for male inmates.

Los Angeles County Jail is the largest prison in the whole of America with inmate population of just under 20,000

Parchman Farm has had a reputation as one of America's worst prisons for decades due to insufficient staffing, poor investigative practices and lax contraband controls

There is often public outcry when prisoners get married behind bars as some people think inmates shouldn't be allowed to as part of their punishment

Stephen Port, a 39-year-old chef, called the police alerting them of a lifeless body outside his flat. It didn’t take the police long to figure out Port wasn’t telling them the whole story

Victims came forward with their own stories of being drugged and robbed, and of having their stories dismissed by police

A super injunction prevents the publication of private information but also means media outlets cannot even publicise the existence of the super injunction itself

The serial killer was targeting elderly people and news of the gruesome murders swept throughout London like wildfire

In December 2019, Parchman Prison began to make national headlines for its unusually large death toll, which was attributed to continued violence and neglect.

These are the top ten countries from around the world that have the most recorded serial killers

From the separate murders of two young children to a devastating terror attack in London

In 2016, one of the biggest digital heists in world history took place. But even more startling than the theft itself was the aftermath, when investigators were led to the door of a glamorous young couple in New York

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Lighthouse had all the hallmarks of a cult, including a charismatic and authoritarian leader, a rigidly hierarchical structure, and an emphasis on isolating its members

These are the families who became unwitting victims of a monster living next door

It is still not known who killed billionaire pharmaceutical magnate Barry Sherman, one of the wealthiest men in Canada, and his wife, Honey

In June 2014, Rolf Harris was found guilty of 12 counts of indecent assault and sentenced to over five years in prison

Between 1984 and 1985, Leonard Lake and Charles Ng committed a horrific murder spree that could have a death toll as high as 25

11 years on from the shocking killing of Lee Rigby, we look back at what happened on that horrible day in Woolwich and at the fallout of the savage attack.

22 people, including several children, were killed when a terrorist detonated a bomb after an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena

Depp was making the case that he was not – contrary to what a 2018 article in the Sun had said – a 'wife beater'. This meant that his ex-wife Amber Heard’s allegations against him had to be called into question,

More than 40 million people in the UK received suspicious calls or texts in the space of just three months in 2022

From Hayden Poulter to David Malcom Gray, these are New Zealand's most evil killers

The pandemic and its restrictions triggered several shocking murders and was even used as a cover by some particularly heinous killers

A murderer and grave robber who was deeply obsessed with his mother, Ed Gein's crimes range from the brutal to the bizarre

From Geoffrey Evans to Burke and Hare, these are Ireland's most evil killers

Eight school shootings have taken place in Europe (not including Russia) during the 21st century

Most large gangs or criminal organisations have their own rigid and non-negotiable set of procedures and rituals around recruitment

While most of the Freemasons' activity is asinine, rumours of corruption and conspiracy have plagued the furtive group for centuries