“He’s really good at killing people” said Lubbock County District Attorney Matt Powell. “He’s very calm, very calculated.”
It was March 26, 2018, the day before 38-year-old Rosendo Rodriguez was due to be executed for a murder he committed nearly 13 years earlier.
Read MoreFew stories are as chilling as that of the Turpin family. Regardless of where you live, you likely remember this story dominating both national and international news in January 2018. The photos that appeared on our screens were staged to project an image of a big, happy family.
Read More“A body?” Stephen McDaniel certainly appeared stunned by what the reporter told him. The expression on his face, barely visible behind the mass of untamed curls, suddenly changed. He looked like he had seen a ghost. He blinked several times, shaking his head slightly. Opening and closing his mouth, he was clearly lost for words.
Read MoreThe year was 2005, and Frank and Allison Contreras were excited for their move from the bustling San Francisco Bay Area to the home they had purchased in Pocatello, Idaho. Pocatello is in Bannock County, in southeastern Idaho.
Read MoreNo parents are perfect. But for the most part, they do their best. Now don’t get me wrong - writing a true crime blog, I know very well that there are many parents who fail their children. Child abuse and neglect can manifest themselves in different forms, causing varying degrees of pain and trauma. Each case is different, and devastating in its own unique way.
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