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Cases of Note
Not every crime makes front page news, but each one tells a story. Eerie local mysteries, forgotten tragedies and alarming cold cases offer up tales just as haunting, complex and unforgettable as those of Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer or JonBenét Ramsey. These lesser-known cases provide fresh perspectives and chilling details that will make you wonder how you’d never heard of them before. Dig into the overlooked, the obscure and the quietly disturbing crimes that deserve their moment in the spotlight.
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It led to the largest settlement in New York prison history.
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Chaim Weiss was murdered in his bed on November 1, 1986.
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Upstate New York Mom and Grandma Kill 4 Kids and Themselves in Murder-Suicide
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Steven Pladl Married and Impregnated His Daughter Before Killing Her
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Hilma Witte wanted her husband and stepmother-in-law gone.
How Mary Stiles’ Killer Got Caught After the 11-Year-Old's Halloween Murder
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