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New Mexico Searches Epstein’s Former Zorro Ranch After DOJ Files Revive 2019 Burial Tip

A newly revived state probe follows a DOJ records release that surfaced an anonymous claim of buried victims.

CCRC Opens Fresh Review of Michael Stone’s Chillenden Murder Convictions

Louisville Judge Reduces 65-Year Jury Recommendation to 30 Years in Kidnapping, Sex Assault Case

Texas Executes Charles Thompson, Marking First U.S. Execution of 2026

U.S. Executions Reach 16-Year High of 47 in 2025

Florida Executes Samuel Lee Smithers for 1996 Killings, Marking 14th Execution of 2025

Garlasco Reinvestigation Finds 11 New Fingerprints on Kitchen Waste

Florida Breaks Single-Year Execution Record With Ninth Lethal Injection

Florida Executes Michael Bernard Bell in 26th U.S. Execution of 2025

Unidentified Male DNA Prompts New Leads in Garlasco Murder Probe

Menendez Brothers' Sentences Reduced, Eligible for Parole After 35 Years

South Carolina Executes Inmate by Firing Squad for First Time in 15 Years

Tony Martin, Farmer Convicted of Killing Burglar, Dies at 80

Selena’s Killer Yolanda Saldívar Enters Parole Review Process After 30 Years