Elizabeth Smart, who was just 14 at the time, was taken from her Salt Lake City, Utah bedroom at knifepoint. Her harrowing ordeal has become widely known. (Netflix)

KIDNAPPER’S DARK INTENTIONS: Elizabeth Smart discloses that her abductor had sinister plans to kidnap her teenage cousin, intending to make her his “next wife.”

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Michael Mckee faces charges for the murders of Spencer and Monique Tepe. (Rob Misleh and WIFR via Pool)

LEGAL BATTLE: A surgeon accused of murdering his former spouse and her dentist husband makes his initial appearance in an Ohio court, supported by a high-profile defense attorney.

LEGAL MUSCLE: Surgeon accused of killing ex-wife and dentist husband gets first look at Ohio court with legal eagle defense

Jodi Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke. (Instagram/@moms_of_truth)

TRUTH UNLEASHED: Ruby Franke’s son breaks silence on jailed YouTube mom, reads diaries from before arrest

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ON HIS OWN DOCKET: Indiana judge and wife allegedly shot by ‘high ranking’ gang member facing trial in victim’s court

Bryan Kohberger appears at the Ada County Courthouse for his sentencing hearing, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, for brutally stabbing four University of Idaho students to death. (AP Photo/Kyle Green, Pool)

CROSSED THE LINE: Idaho murders photos put police on damage control as families fume over accidental release