Articles by Kate Byrd

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Texas Med Spa Owner Indicted After Client Dies During IV Therapy

Amber Johnson faces felony charges after an intravenous treatment she administered led to client Jenifer Cleveland’s death.
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Second Missing USF Student’s Remains Confirmed by DNA

Authorities confirmed that remains discovered by a kayaker belong to a doctoral student missing since mid-April
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Divorce Demand Turned Deadly: University Chef Charged in Wife’s Killing

Court documents reveal Jeffrey MacDonald allegedly used his hands and feet to fatally beat his wife, Emma MacDonald.
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Court Reveals Grisly New Details in D4vd Teen Murder Case

Rapper David Anthony Burke allegedly bought tools on Amazon to dismember 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez.
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Fake Lawyer in Vegas: Prison Looms After Forged Judge Signatures

A Nevada paralegal who falsely claimed to be an attorney plead guilty after investigators found she forged court documents.
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U.S. Posts $4 Million Reward for Chinese Scam Money Launderer

Daren Li fled the United States after admitting he conspired to launder millions in illicit funds tied to cryptocurrency scams and Southeast Asia.
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Florida Surgeon Indicted After Removing Wrong Organ, Killing Alabama Veteran

Dr. Thomas Shaknovsky faces felony charges in connection with the death of 70-year-old William Bryan.
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Polygamist Prophet Sentenced to 50 Years for Child Sex Trafficking

A federal judge sentenced Sam Bateman in 2024 following a sting operation involving filmmakers acting as informants for the FBI.
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Texas Influencer ‘Cash Cartier’ Sentenced to 40 Years for Fatal Assault

Kaleb Mickens pleaded guilty to aggravated assault in a 2023 case where he claimed his dog killed his partner.
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Wyoming Man Avoids Prison After Wild Wolf Abuse Case

Cody Roberts will serve 18 months of probation after pleading guilty to felony animal cruelty involving a captured wolf.
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‘Ketamine Queen’ Gets 15-Year Sentence in Matthew Perry’s Death

A federal judge ordered a 15-year prison term for Jasveen Sangha, the final defendant convicted in the drug overdose death of the “Friends” star.
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Architect Rex Heuermann Pleads Guilty in Gilgo Beach Serial Killings

The 62-year-old defendant admitted to strangling and dismembering several victims as part of a plea agreement.
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Verdict: Hawaiian Doctor Convicted in Shocking Cliffside Assault on Wife

Dr. Gerhardt Konig has been convicted of attempting to push his wife off a cliff and beating her with a rock.
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Indiana Teen Convicted in School Bus Sexual Assault of Autistic Student

Landon Doty, 16, was convicted as an adult for the rape and molestation of a 7-year-old non-verbal boy.
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DNA Closes a Cold Case: Ted Bundy Linked to 1974 Killing of Utah Teen

New forensic testing of evidence from a 50-year-old cold case confirms serial killer Ted Bundy murdered 17-year-old Laura Ann Aime.
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San Francisco Woman Convicted of 2018 Killing, Dismembering of Roommate

A jury found Lisa Gonzales guilty of second-degree murder for killing Margaret Mamer and hiding her remains in a storage container.
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Hawaiian Doctor Denies Attempted Murder, Blames Wife for Trail Assault

Gerhardt Konig testified that he struck his wife with a rock only after she tried to shove him from the Pali Puka trail.