Francisco Alvarado is an investigative journalist based in Miami, Florida.
Law enforcement agencies are ramping up use of artificial intelligence to help solve crimes, but experts warn the technology is still in its infancy and should only be used to augment traditional investigative methods.
On November 13, 1974, Ronald DeFeo Jr. killed his family in Amityville. Although he confessed, his motives remain unclear. Forty years after the crime, we look at some of the theories.
Millionaire Jim Sullivan's marriage to Black socialite Lita McClinton ended with Lita’s murder. Deb Miller Landau book delves into Lita's impact on her community, Jim’s fall, and racial dynamics.
Kaitlin Armstrong killed pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson, who was having a secret relationship with Armstrong's boyfriend, pro cyclist Colin Strickland and is currently serving 90 years in prison.
Single mom disappears after dating; strange texts follow. Years later, investigators unravel web of deceit, leading to murderer's conviction.
In 2006, four sex workers were found dumped in a ditch near Atlantic City's border. The serial killer has yet to be identified.
Two years after the Jonestown Massacre, ex-members of the cult, Al, Jeannie, and Daphene Mills, were murdered. The killer was never caught.
Jana Monroe, one of the FBI's first female agents with the Behavioral Science Unit, on what it was like interviewing serial killers.