True Crime

Helpless Orphan or Dangerous Adult: Inside the Truly Strange Story of Natalia Grace

A new ID series lays out what happened when Michael & Kristine Barnett accused Natalia Grace, the 6-year-old they adopted in 2010, of being a 20-year-old sociopath. She said she was just a kid.

June 10, 2023

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Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van Der Sloot Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Fraud Case

Joran van der Sloot, a suspect in Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance, was extradited to the United States on fraud charges involving her mom Beth Holloway.

June 9, 2023

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Why Elizabeth Holmes Still Fascinates: That Voice, the $1 Billion Dollar Lie & an 11-Year Prison Sentence

Elizabeth Holmes began her 11-year prison sentence May 30, eight years after the Theranos scandal broke. Here's why people still can't get enough of the disgraced founder's story.

June 3, 2023

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Allow Homicide for the Holidays' Horrifying New Trailer to Scare You Stiff This Summer

Oxygen's true crime series Homicide for the Holidays is back with bone-chilling new murder cases in E! News' exclusive first look at season five.

June 2, 2023

What Happened to Natalee Holloway: Breaking Down Every Twist in the Frustrating Case

On the eve of the 18th anniversary of Natalee Holloway's disappearance in Aruba, here's a guide to all the leads and mysterious turns the case has taken since 2005.

May 29, 2023

Idaho Murders Case: Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea for Bryan Kohberger

During Bryan Kohberger's arraignment on May 22, a judge entered a not guilty plea after the suspect, accused of fatally stabbing four Idaho college students, remained silent in court.

May 22, 2023

Lori Vallow Case: Idaho Mom Indicted on New Murder Conspiracy Charge

Lori Vallow, who was convicted May 12 of killing her two children, was charged with conspiring to kill her niece Melani Boudreaux's ex-husband Brandon Boudreaux in an October 2019 attempted shooting.

May 18, 2023

Unsolved Mysteries Subject Kayla Unbehaun Found Nearly 6 Years After Alleged Abduction

Kayla Unbehaun, an Illinois girl whose 2017 disappearance was included on Netflix's Unsolved Mysteries, was recently found alive in North Carolina. Get the details on her case.

May 17, 2023

The Twisted Story of How Lori Vallow Ended Up Convicted of Murder

Three years after the remains of her two children were found buried in her fifth husband's backyard, Lori Vallow was found guilty of murder—but the trial was the least shocking part of this case.

May 13, 2023

Lori Vallow Found Guilty in Triple Murder Trial

A jury in Idaho found Lori Vallow guilty of murdering her two children. The verdict comes after a month-long trial.

May 12, 2023

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Love & Death’s Tom Pelphrey Details the “Challenging” Process of Playing Lawyer Don Crowder

In an exclusive interview with E! News, Love & Death's Tom Pelphrey explained the research he did to play attorney Don Crowder. Plus, get a sneak peek at Tom in the May 11 episode.

May 9, 2023

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How the Love & Death Costumes Hide the "Deep, Dark Secret" of the True Crime Story

Love & Death costume designer, Audrey Fisher, explained to E! News how the fashion painted a picture of accused axe murderer Candy Montgomery.

May 4, 2023

A Father-Daughter Incest Case That Ended in Murder: The Haunting Story of Katie Pladl

Katie Pladl met her birth parents when she turned 18—and ended up having a baby with biological father Steven Pladl, who, according to police, killed them both before taking his own life.

May 1, 2023

How the Search for Missing Mom Ana Walshe Led to Her Husband Being Charged With Murder: All the Details

Weeks after Ana Walshe was reported missing, her body hadn't been found—but prosecutors laid out a grisly case for murder against her husband, Brian Walshe.

April 29, 2023

Idaho Murder Suspect Bryan Kohberger Claims Surviving Roommate Has Evidence That May Help Clear His Name

Court docs filed on behalf of Bryan Kohberger—who has been accused of murdering four University of Idaho students—claim the victims' surviving roommate has "exculpatory" info pertinent to the case.

April 25, 2023

Murder, Madness and the Real Horror Explored in Amityville: An Origin Story

The new MGM+ series Amityville: An Origin Story unpacks the happenings that one house wrought for the DeFeos, the Lutzes and an entire horror genre.

April 23, 2023

Everything Happening With the Stephen Smith Homicide Investigation Since the Murdaugh Murders

Authorities started taking a closer look at the 2015 death of Stephen Smith, 19, after Alex Murdaugh's wife Maggie and son Paul were killed in 2021—and Stephen's family is still hoping for answers.

April 15, 2023

Michael K. Williams Death Investigation: Man Pleads Guilty in Connection With Actor's Overdose

Over a year after Michael K. Williams died from an overdose, a man accused of selling the actor heroin laced with fentanyl and fentanyl analogue pleaded guilty to a charge in connection to his death.

April 6, 2023

JonBenet Ramsey Murder House Listed for Sale for $7 Million

The house where JonBenét Ramsey, a 6-year-old beauty pageant star, was found dead in 1996 is now up for sale for nearly $7 million dollars.

April 5, 2023

YouTuber Tanner Cook Shot While Making Prank Video in Virginia Mall

Tanner Cook, a YouTuber seen on the channel Classified Goons, said he was shot in the stomach while filming a prank video at a Virginia mall on April 2.

April 5, 2023

Controversial Influencer Andrew Tate and Brother Tristan Released From Romanian Jail

Andrew Tate, a controversial social media influencer, and his brother Tristan were released on house arrest after being detained last December over human trafficking charges, according to NBC News.

April 1, 2023

Serial Subject Adnan Syed's Murder Conviction Reinstated

After being released from prison in September, Adnan Syed’s murder conviction has been reinstated while he awaits a new hearing.

March 28, 2023

"Heartbroken" Shawn Johnson East Shares Her Kids Were on Lockdown Due to Nashville School Shooting

Shawn Johnson East shared she "can't stop crying" after her children returned home following news of The Covenant School shooting. Read her message and other parents' words on the tragedy.

March 27, 2023