True Crime

Joran van der Sloot, the longstanding suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, shares details from the night she vanished.

October 20, 2023

Sydney Powell, a former University of Mount Union student, has been sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for the 2020 fatal stabbing of her mom Brenda Powell over her college suspension.

October 20, 2023

Joran van der Sloot, the longstanding suspect in the 2005 disappearance of Natalee Holloway, has shared gruesome details from the night she vanished as part of his plea deal.

October 19, 2023

Beth Holloway, the mother of Natalee Holloway, rejected Joran van der Sloot's apology for the 2005 murder of her daughter while the 18-year-old was on vacation in Aruba.

October 19, 2023

Natalee Holloway's mom, Beth, speaks outside an Alabama courthouse and says Joran van der Sloot has confessed: "It's over. He is the killer."

October 18, 2023

After Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty to extorting Natalie Holloway's mom, a judge addressed his confession to the "brutal murder" of the Alabama native who went missing in 2005.

October 18, 2023

After initially pleading not guilty in his fraud case involving Natalee Holloway's mom Beth in June, Joran van der Sloot has changed his plea as part of an agreement.

October 18, 2023

With Joran van der Sloot expected to share how Natalee Holloway died as part of an alleged plea deal for his involvement in an extortion plot, here's a guide to all the turns the case has taken.

October 17, 2023

Lawyer for Holloway family tells NBC News Joran van der Sloot will reveal "details of how Natalee died and how her body was disposed of."

October 16, 2023

Joran van der Sloot is expected to share how Natalee Holloway died as part of an alleged plea deal for his involvement in an extortion plot against the teen's mom, according to the family lawyer.

October 16, 2023

The story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, who is in prison for murdering her mother Dee Dee Blanchard following years of alleged abuse by her, will be told onscreen in her own words.

October 13, 2023

After Carlee Russell faked her own kidnapping back in July, a judge has found the 26-year-old guilty on two counts of misdemeanor.

October 12, 2023

A month after former NFL player Sergio Brown's mother was found dead, he has been arrested for her murder.

October 11, 2023

Once she was in prison for her mother's murder, Gypsy Rose Blanchard said she finally felt free: The abuse, lies and two twisted love stories that gripped the world.

October 7, 2023

A man was arrested in the United Kingdom for allegedly planning to kidnap and murder British TV personality Holly Willoughby.

October 6, 2023

More details surrounding Mooney's mysterious death have emerged. The 31-year-old was found dead in her downtown L.A. apartment Sept. 12.

October 5, 2023

Model Maleesa Mooney, the sister to Guyanese pop star Jourdin Pauline, was found dead in her downtown Los Angeles apartment on Sept. 12. She was 31.

October 5, 2023

An 11-year-old boy was arrested and charged with attempted second-degree murder after allegedly firing one shot that hit two 13-year-olds at a youth football practice in Florida.

October 4, 2023

Shortly after authorities confirmed 9-year-old Charlotte Sena has been found, police announced a 46-year-old man has been charged with kidnapping in the first degree.

October 3, 2023

Police have made an arrest in connection to the Charlotte Sena case two days after the 9-year-old was suspected to have been abducted from a campground in New York.

October 3, 2023

Gypsy Rose Blanchard, whose alleged abuse by her mother Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard was detailed in The Act, will be released from prison early after serving seven years for her mom’s murder.

September 29, 2023

After tech CEO Pava LaPere was found dead on Sept. 25, suspect Jason Dean Billingsley was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, police said Sept. 28.

September 28, 2023

Details are coming to light on an artifact heist in Los Angeles, where a Buddha sculpture reportedly worth $1.5 million was stolen overnight on Sept. 18. Police made an arrest relating to the case.

September 28, 2023

Alex Murdaugh's lawyer said he's "flabbergasted" that Colleton County clerk of court Rebecca Hill—an elected official—is "expressing her personal opinion" on his murder case in a Netflix series.

September 28, 2023