Crime
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Pig-butchering: Southeast Asia’s scam hubsThe Explainer To feed the online fraud trade, Chinese crime syndicates have set up ‘factories’ using forced labour across Southeast Asia
By The Week UK Published
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Gilgo Beach serial killer confesses to 8 murdersSpeed Read The murders occurred between 1993 and 2010
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès: the manhunt for the ‘French Lord Lucan’In the Spotlight Aristocrat suspected of murdering his family in 2011 may be hiding in the US, new book claims
By The Week UK Published
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Minnesota sues for evidence in ICE killingsSpeed Read The state is attempting to obtain evidence from three shootings
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The newest drug in prisons: pieces of paperUnder the Radar Drug-laced paper has been smuggled into jails or prisons in at least 16 states
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Bill Cosby assault accuser awarded $59M by jurySpeed Read The jury found Cosby liable for a 1972 sexual assault
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Labor icon Huerta accuses César Chavez of sexual assaultSpeed Read ‘I have kept this secret long enough,’ Huerta said
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Tommy Robinson: a timeline of legal troublesThe Explainer Far-right leader has relied on donations from supporters to fight numerous court cases dating back 20 years
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Last updated
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Dual attacks rattle Michigan synagogue, Old DominionSpeed Read Both of the attackers were killed
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Alabama halts execution of man who didn’t kill victimSpeed Read Charles ‘Sonny’ Burton had left the site of the murder before it occurred
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Star real estate brothers convicted of sex traffickingSpeed Read The brothers were found guilty on 10 counts of trafficking
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Economic abuse: the ‘overlooked’ factor in one death every 19 daysThe Explainer Prevalence of economic abuse in domestic-abuse deaths is a ‘wake-up call’, says report
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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The rise of Asian scam statesUnder The Radar How small online fraud rings have become sprawling, industrial-scale criminal economy
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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Georgia dad guilty in son’s alleged school shootingspeed read Colin Gray allowed his son access to a gun he used to kill two high school students and two teachers in 2024
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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