As a creator, my art is about originality and humor. Those who know me know that I try to find humor in everything, maybe even sometimes to a fault, but it’s a defense mechanism that I have worked to hone into a skill. Q: How have you evolved as an […]
What We Still Don’t Know About Emmett Till’s Murder
This article was published online on July 22, 2021. The dentist was a few minutes late, so I waited by the barn, listening to a northern mockingbird in the cypress trees. His tires kicked up dust when he turned off Drew Ruleville Road and headed across the bayou toward his […]
Brendan Hunt found guilty of threatening to assault or murder members of Congress
Federal prosecutors charged and tried Hunt, the son of retired New York City family court judge John Hunt. Brendan Hunt will be sentenced in June and faces up to 10 years in prison, the Eastern District said in a statement. Hunt took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday, […]
Food Network Pulls ‘Worst Cooks In America’ Season 20 After Winner Charged With Murder
An entire season of the Food Network’s “Worst Cooks in America” has been scrubbed from streaming services after its winner was charged with allegedly killing a toddler. The competition series’ Season 20, which debuted in June last year, is no longer available on streaming platforms including Discovery+ (Discovery Inc.’s new service), […]
The best virtual escape rooms to play online with friends, from Harry Potter to murder mystery games
Zoom quizzes are so last year, but these will make sure you stay entertained despite the tougher restrictions (iStock) We could all do with a bit of escapism from reality at the moment, as England enters its third national lockdown. On Monday 4 January, prime minister Boris Johnson announced the […]
‘American Murder’ director on the Watts family murders, online trolls and Chris Watts
From the beginning, the new Netflix documentary, American Murder: The Family Next Door, was never going to be a typical true crime documentary. In telling the tragic story of Shannan Watts — who was murdered along with her two daughters and unborn child by her husband, Chris Watts, in 2018 […]
Did an out-of-control home renovation lead to murder?
A successful businesswoman is found dead in the bathtub. Her home had been under construction for years. Did the renovation lead to her death? Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in “Home Renovation Homicide.” “This house became more than just a project to David Tronnes. It was his life,” says Ryan Vescio, […]
Was a man’s obsession with a home renovation a motive for murder?
Produced by Paul LaRosa and Dena Goldstein In 2015, Dave Tronnes found the house of his dreams — a gargoyle-adorned home in the upscale Orlando, Florida, neighborhood of Delaney Park. “The house was beautiful,” realtor Tara Stevens told “48 Hours” correspondent Erin Moriarty. “It was 4,000 square feet. It had […]