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Francis Clifford Smith, Believed Longest‑Serving U.S. Inmate, Dies at 101

His death brings fresh scrutiny to long-standing doubts about the evidence behind his 1950 conviction.

Supreme Court Reinstates Pedro Hernandez Conviction in Etan Patz Case

Attorneys Seek Posthumous Pardon for Starved Rock Convict Chester Weger

Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty in Gilgo Beach Killings, Admits Eighth Murder

New DNA Testing Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Laura Ann Aime, Closing 1974 Utah Cold Case

DNA Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Utah Teen in 1974, Closing 51-Year Cold Case

Utah DNA Reanalysis Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Laura Ann Aime in 1974

DNA Confirms Ted Bundy Killed Utah Teen Laura Ann Aime

Alabama Governor Commutes Death Sentence for 75-Year-Old Accomplice Two Days Before Execution

Freeway Killer William Bonin’s Crimes Reexamined in New Retrospectives

Netflix’s Night Stalker Docuseries Rekindles Intense Viewer Reactions

‘Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy’ Debuts in the U.K. on ITV and ITVX Today

Thirty-Seven Years After His Execution, Ted Bundy’s Crimes and Psychology Reassessed

Arte Premieres ‘Le Cannibale de Milwaukee,’ Reframing Dahmer’s Youth

Botched Gas-Chamber Execution of Jimmy Lee Gray Led Mississippi to End New Gas Sentences

Zeigler's Bid for New Trial Begins as Defense Unveils DNA Tests in 1975 Murders Case

Manhattan DA to Retry Pedro Hernandez in Etan Patz Case

Prosecutor’s Book on Golden State Killer Reveals Anatomical Corroboration Detail

Reopened Murder Case Kept 'Angel of Death' Nurse Genene Jones From Early Release

Netflix’s Aileen Wuornos Film Reignites Questions Over Confession, Motive and Prosecution