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‘His victims will become a footnote in history’ – relatives reflect on Tobin death

The family of a girl killed by Peter Tobin have challenged the ethics of True Crime entertainment in the wake of the serial killer’s death. The murderer, rapist and paedophile died in hospital on Saturday aged 76 after becoming unwell at HMP ...

08 Oct 2022 at 17:34

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Man freed after murder conviction featured in Serial podcast thrown out

A US judge has ordered the release of a man convicted in 2000 in a murder case that was chronicled in the hit podcast Serial. At the behest of prosecutors in Baltimore, Circuit Court Judge Melissa Phinn ordered that Adnan Syed’s conviction ...

20 Sept 2022 at 09:18

‘I’m glad he’s dead’ – Ex-wife of Peter Tobin reacts to news of killer’s death

A former wife of notorious serial killer Peter Tobin has said she is relieved at the news of his death. The murderer, rapist and paedophile died in hospital on Saturday aged 76 after becoming unwell at HMP Edinburgh where he was serving ...

09 Oct 2022 at 01:51

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Family of victim in ‘Serial’ murder asks court to halt case

The family of the victim in the murder case chronicled in the first season of the Serial podcast has asked Maryland’s intermediate appellate court to halt Adnan Syed’s court case pending the family’s appeal of a judge’s overturning of ...

06 Oct 2022 at 18:23

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California serial killer ‘on a mission’, police say

A serial killer thought to be responsible for the fatal shooting of six men and the wounding of one woman in California since April 2021 seems to be “on a mission”, police said. Ballistics tests and some video evidence have linked ...

05 Oct 2022 at 08:56

Stephen Port: Quiet, porn-obsessed loner who turned into a serial killer

In many ways, Stephen Port did not fit the serial killer stereotype. The softly spoken, bus depot chef had a “strange” obsession with children’s toys and rarely socialised, instead spending his free time in his flat on his laptop ...

23 Jun 2022 at 13:51

Watchdog to reinvestigate police over bungled serial killer probe

The police watchdog is to reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police over their initial handling of the murders of four young men by serial killer Stephen Port. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said there is evidence ...

23 Jun 2022 at 20:47

Police watchdog to reinvestigate Met over handling of Stephen Port victims

The police watchdog is to reinvestigate the Metropolitan Police over their handling of the inquiry into the murders of four young men by serial killer Stephen Port. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it will ...

23 Jun 2022 at 12:47

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Serial killer pleads guilty to killing 14 people in Rwanda

A suspected serial killer in Rwanda pleaded guilty at a court on Thursday, saying he killed 14 people, most of them women. Denis Kazungu admitted charges including murder, rape and robbery. The 34-year-old appeared at ...

21 Sept 2023 at 15:34

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Group of wrongfully convicted people supports Adnan Syed in ‘Serial’ case appeal

More than 70 wrongfully convicted people from across the US have expressed their support for Adnan Syed, whose protracted legal saga received widespread attention from the Serial podcast. His case has pitted crime ...

29 Aug 2023 at 22:22

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Gilgo Beach ‘serial killer’ is accused of killing fourth woman

An architect charged with a string of slayings known as the Gilgo Beach killings has been accused of taking the life of a fourth woman, a Connecticut mother-of-two who vanished in 2007 and whose remains were ...

16 Jan 2024 at 16:54

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Court weighs victims’ rights in Adnan Syed case chronicled in hit podcast Serial

Maryland Supreme Court has scrutinised a hearing last year that vacated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and released him after 23 years behind bars, as the victim’s family said they were not given adequate ...

05 Oct 2023 at 18:01

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