A $1.5 million lawsuit alleges sexual assault, retaliation and a deep culture of silence at Snake River Correctional Institute — with the superintendent named as a defendant.

Marthell N. Dean, who was convicted of shooting Officer Brian Gibson in 2019, is seeking an early release from prison under a controversial D.C. law.

Over 34 years in prison, Shawn Tanner maintained he was not guilty of murder. A legal battle over whether the dead can clear their names will grant his final wish.

Documentary filmmaker Rachel Mason ('Circus of Books') unlocks the case of Billy London, whose gruesome killing was set against a backdrop of homophobia and AIDS.

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Jeffrey Dahmer’s mother, Joyce Dahmer, once claimed that her cannibal serial killer son ‘didn’t hurt’ the 17 victims that he ...

Three women survived marriages to serial killers and use their experience to catch one. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Elizabeth Arnott about her new novel, "The Secret Lives of Murderers' Wives." ...

Gary Ridgway, otherwise known as the Green River Killer, is believed to be in end-of-life care as of this week.