Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sits in ICC custody in The Hague, facing crimes against humanity charges for a drug war that killed thousands. How a local death squad became an international criminal case.
True CrimeFour government scientific bodies have declared bite mark analysis has no basis in science. At least 36 people have been exonerated after wrongful convictions based on the technique. Some spent decades on death row. Others are still behind bars.
True CrimeThe Villavicencio assassination case spans five countries. From the 2023 shooting in Quito to Lobo Menor’s 2026 arrest in Mexico City, the full story of who killed Fernando Villavicencio.
True CrimeAngela Lipps spent 163 days in jail after Fargo police used facial recognition to connect her to a bank fraud she could not have committed. She was 1,200 miles away.
Digital Privacy True CrimeJohn Wayne Gacy murdered 33 young men in suburban Chicago while performing as Pogo the Clown. The system detected him and looked away.
True CrimeTed Bundy was reported by name, convicted of kidnapping, and suspected of serial murder in four states. He escaped custody twice. The system that let him kill for years was not outsmarted. It was not designed to stop him.
True CrimeAlbert Fish was arrested six times, evaluated at Bellevue, and released as ‘disturbed but sane.’ He killed at least three children. The institutions that could have stopped him never connected the dots.
True CrimeRichard Ramirez drew a pentagram on his palm and shouted ‘Hail Satan’ in court. It was never faith. It was theater, and the psychology of psychopathy explains why.
True CrimeDavid Parker Ray tortured women in a soundproofed trailer in New Mexico for over a decade. His own daughter warned the FBI in 1986. They did nothing until a victim escaped in 1999.
True CrimeTed Kaczynski sent 16 bombs over 17 years, killing three and injuring 23. The FBI spent $50 million hunting him. His brother ended it with a letter.
True CrimeAndrei Chikatilo murdered 52 people across the Soviet Union between 1978 and 1990. He was caught, released, and allowed to kill for twelve more years because the system that should have stopped him refused to believe he existed.
True CrimePeter Scully ran one of the most prolific dark web child exploitation operations ever documented. The investigation that brought him down involved six countries, and his sentencing reshaped how nations cooperate on CSAM cases.
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