Many who study paranormal activity believe that some U.S. prisons, built in the 1800s and early 1900s -- each with its own history of immense pain and suffering -- attract spirits ... Read More

Years after "The Rock" was closed as a prison, stories persist that Alcatraz is haunted. Ghost hunters have said they feel parts of the island and areas of the prison evoke ... Read More

Prosecutors opened the second Phil Spector murder trial much like they opened the first one, describing the death of actress Lana Clarkson in the foyer of Spector's mansion in ... Read More

Halloween can be a fun time for everyone in the family, especially young children, but it can also be a time of danger. Have you have taken all the precautions ... Read More

The wife of an Oklahoma prison warden who claimed she was a prison escapee's kidnap victim for 10 years will now face trial for helping that inmate escape. Bobbi ... Read More

Although a "person of interest" has been arrested, no charges have been filed in the deaths of family members of Academy Award winning singer Jennifer Hudson. Dead are Jennifer ... Read More

A $30,000 reward is being offered for information in the case of an Arkansas television anchorwoman who was found brutally beaten in her home last week. Anne Pressly, 26, ... Read More

A federal appeals court has given Georgia death row inmate Troy Davis another stay of his scheduled execution while his attorneys scramble to continue the appeal process. Davis, convicted ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a Nebraska case in which a judge barred all witnesses from using the word "rape" during a sexual assault trial. ... Read More

Everyone has an opinion and we would like to hear yours in our Crime and Punishment Forum. Take a look at some of the top cases, crimes and criminals currently ... Read More

More mug shots have been added to our photo gallery of female sex offenders as the list of naughty teachers continues to grow. One of the most recent additions is ... Read More

Two days after they agreed to talk with FBI agents in April 2007, an Illinois man and wife were found shot to death and their rural home set on ... Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal of a Nebraska case in which a judge barred all witnesses from using the word "rape" during a sexual assault ... Read More

All Texas prisons were locked down and searched for contraband on the orders of Gov. Rick Perry after a cell phone was found on death row. Authorities said death ... Read More

The FBI is seeking the public's help in the case of a 15-year-old murder of a Lancaster, Pennsylvania elementary school teacher. Christy Ann Mirack, 25, was raped and murdered at ... Read More

Calling him "evil" and "the lowest of the low," Judge Michael Kupersmith sentenced the killer of Vermont college student Michelle Gardner-Quinn to life in prison without the possibility of ... Read More

A former Drexel University student, who pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft after stealing personal information from friends and neighbors to finance the lavish lifestyle of her and her ... Read More

Prosecutors sought an indictment against Casey Anthony without ever locating the body of her daughter Caylee Anthony, in spite of the fact it's difficult to prove murder when there is ... Read More

Seattle prosecutors will seek the death penalty against a woman and her boyfriend who are accused of killing six members of the woman's family at their home on Christmas ... Read More

A 76-year-old woman charged with soliciting the murder of her fourth husband and suspected in the deaths of her other four dead husbands was released from jail after posting ... Read More

Three weeks after granting him a reprieve until they could review his appeal, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to give Troy Davis a full hearing on his death penalty ... Read More

Although no body has been located, the mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony was indicted by a grand jury on charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated ... Read More

It was a crime so traumatic to the small Wisconsin community a group of locals put their money together to buy the house, where six people were shot by ... Read More

Warren Stern is wanted for his involvement in the murder of a man in Los Angeles, California, on April 21, 1996. Stern arrived uninvited to a party and ... Read More

A day after state prosecutors hit a dead end in the prosecution of the accused kidnappers of Elizabeth Smart, federal prosecutors announced their intentions to prosecute Brian David Mitchell ... Read More

An attorney for a U.S. Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague and burying her body in a fire pit in his back yard said his client is fighting ... Read More

O.J. Simpson's lawyers are seeking a new trial after he was found guilty of armed robbery and kidnapping of two sports memorabilia dealers at gunpoint in a Las Vegas casino ... Read More

A 28-year-old Texas man has been convicted of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend, dismembering her body and burning her remains on two outdoor grills on his patio. Timothy Wayne Shepherd ... Read More

A Kansas City jury deliberated for about three hours before returning a guilty verdict in the first-degree murder trial in the "Precious Doe" case. Harrell Johnson, 29, was charged ... Read More

One of the 1998 Jonesboro, Arkansas, middle school shooters has entered a guilty plea to theft and marijuana possession, admitting the theft of a disabled man's debit card at ... Read More

The mother of the 3-year-old girl, who was known as "Precious Doe" as her headless body went unidentified for almost four years, testified this week in the murder trial ... Read More

The woman who talked accused Atlanta Courthouse killer Brian Nichols into surrendering to police testified at his trial that she appealed to his religious beliefs while she was held ... Read More

Two states, Louisian and Oregon, have laws that allow offenders of some crimes to be convicted with less than unanimous jury verdicts. The U.S. Supreme Court upheld those laws ... Read More

A new law in Rhode Island requires that all public middle and high schools teach students about the signs and dangers of dating violence in their health classes. The ... Read More

The FBI has increased the reward for information leading to the capture of most-wanted fugitive James J. "Whitey" Bulger to $2 million. One of Boston's most notorious organized crime ... Read More

Exactly 13 years after he was acquitted of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, O.J. Simpson was found guilty ... Read More

Several hundred potential jurors began answering questionnaires this week in preparation for the second murder trial of fames music producer Phil Spector for the murder of actress Lana Clarkson. ... Read More

The U.S. Department of Justice has awarded almost $250 million in grants to support crime prevention efforts by communities and law enforcement agencies as part of a new initiative ... Read More

A Texas man once convicted of perjury in the mass murder case of five people killed at a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in 1983 has now been convicted of ... Read More