r/truecrimelongform

Her childhood photo. Thousands of explicit images. One woman’s nightmare. A Wyoming woman alleges in a federal lawsuit that her stepfather used the Grok chatbot to transform a childhood photo into child sexual abuse material.

washingtonpost.com
u/Hot_Track5341 — 4 days ago

A Colorado police informant helped kill 2 men after an ‘extraordinary’ plea bargain set him free. The DA kept the deal quiet for years. Judge tosses DA Jeff Lindsey from case after prosecutors, detective failed to promptly and fully disclose agreement.

denverpost.com
u/Hot_Track5341 — 4 days ago
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Christopher Berry-Dee is the UK’s all-time bestselling true crime author. Is he also a violent abuser of women and children?

The British writer is known for his unique ability to get inside the heads of serial killers. But a Guardian investigation reveals multiple accusations of assault and child sexual abuse. What is the truth about the man described by his own daughter as ‘absolute evil’? By Lucy Osborne and Sirin Kale

theguardian.com
u/Monterey10 — 6 days ago
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Never eat with women - examining a strange absence in the photographic record and the greatest fear of the men in Epstein's circle

the.ink
u/DevonSwede — 8 days ago

A playboy NFL agent was in line to run the Seahawks. Then came the crossbow killing. Michael Blatt was one of the most feared agents in the NFL, orchestrating holdouts and plotting a Seahawks takeover. Then a rival was ambushed with a crossbow, exposing a lethal feud fueled by money and power.

nytimes.com
u/Hot_Track5341 — 7 days ago
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Her Dark Places - Up until the moment Andrea Yates murdered her five children, she could have been any mother in America: setting aside her own wants and needs for her loved ones. Which is why, in addition to being horrified, so many of us are sympathetic. [2001]

texasmonthly.com
u/DevonSwede — 13 days ago

The children who loved a killer - The Carr family took in Steven Judy, hoping to ‘save’ a troubled teen. They didn’t know he would become one of the most hated men in America

theguardian.com
u/DevonSwede — 13 days ago

Was My Teacher Murdered? In 2002, Leslie Buck died under mysterious circumstances in Mystic, Connecticut. Two decades later, I went back to find out who she was — and what really happened

rollingstone.com
u/DevonSwede — 14 days ago