Maria Ricapito

With O.J. Simpson having recently been granted parole after serving almost nine years for armed robbery, we're reminded of some other famous folks who have gotten in trouble for supposedly sticky fingers.

Many people think the concept of a citizen's arrest is a joke or a myth. Can a citizen who isn't a law-enforcement official really arrest someone at their will? We asked Live PD analyst Tom Morris Jr. about this mysterious practice.

Isabel Martinez recently shocked the world by allegedly stabbing to death her husband and four of her five children (she's been charged with multiple accounts of murder and aggregated assault). Although she has yet to be convicted of any crime, we are reminded of famous cases of mothers convicted of killing their children.

Since being approached by an officer can inspire feelings ranging from confusion to panic, we asked Live PD analyst Tom Morris Jr. for some tips on how best to behave—and communicate—during a brush with police.

If you've ever been crammed into a bus without air conditioning in the summer, you're probably familiar with how easily tempers can flare in hot weather. And there's no shortage of experts trying to explain this phenomenon.

We talk to Jesse Jannetta, senior associate researcher at the Justice Policy Center of the Urban Institute, about what will likely happen at O.J.'s parole hearing: the process, the major players and what we know will happen in the end.

On July 15, 1997, fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot and killed. His alleged murderer's killings have been described in the press and by some criminologists as a "spree," while the FBI classifies him as a serial killer. So what's the difference?

For the many male serial killers you can no doubt name off the top of your head—Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, Ted Bundy, Jack the Ripper—there are likely far fewer females of the genre that come to mind. Meet four female murders whose stories you won't forget.