Major trials from around the world, reported fairly from open court: charges, verdicts, sentences and appeals, with legal terms explained in plain English.
Ed Gein was found guilty of murder in 1968 but legally insane at the time, and he spent the rest of his life in state psychiatric care. This article sets out the case and how the courts dealt with it.
Stephen Akinmurele, 21, was charged with five murders of elderly people in Blackpool and the Isle of Man. He died by suicide in custody before any trial.
The early 1990s in Britain saw one of the most chilling and high-profile abduction cases: the kidnapping of Stephanie Slater in 1992. Her ordeal, survival, and…
In the world of high-stakes thefts, few have captured the public imagination quite like the 2003 Antwerp Diamond Heist. Often dubbed the “heist of the century,”…
