The Bowraville Murders
A respectful, sourced account of the disappearances and murders of Colleen Walker-Craig, Evelyn Greenup and Clinton Speedy-Duroux in Bowraville.
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Crimes That Changed Laws
Explore 17 documented Crime by Region case files grouped under crimes that changed laws or public-safety rules.
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17 case files
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The Murder of Daniella Perez
The 1992 murder of actor Daniella Perez led to two convictions and a nationwide campaign that helped expand Brazil's Heinous Crimes Law.
Read case file →The École Polytechnique Massacre
Fourteen women were killed at Montreal's École Polytechnique in an explicitly misogynistic attack that transformed national remembrance and debate about gender-based violence.
Read case file →The Elize Matsunaga Case
Elize Matsunaga was convicted in 2016 of killing her husband, Marcos Matsunaga; Brazil's Superior Court of Justice later reduced her sentence after recognizing her confession.
Read case file →The Great Train Robbery
A Royal Mail train robbery became a landmark forensic investigation, with hideout fingerprints helping turn a celebrated legend into a record of convictions and harm.
Read case file →Marc Dutroux
Marc Dutroux kidnapped, abused, and killed several girls in Belgium in the mid-1990s, in a case that exposed major failures in the country's justice system.
Read case file →The Soham Murders
The murders of Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman led to Ian Huntley's conviction and a national inquiry into police intelligence and safeguarding.
Read case file →The Wanda Beach Murders
A factual timeline of the 1965 Wanda Beach murders of Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, the investigation, forensic reviews and current status.
Read case file →The Murder of Rosa Elvira Cely
Colombia · Solved · Femicide / Homicide
The Murder of Eyvi Ágreda
Peru · Solved · Femicide / Stalking
The Gladbeck Hostage Crisis
Germany · Solved · Kidnapping / Hostage Crisis
The Murder of Ingrid Escamilla
Mexico · Solved · Femicide
The Murder of Tshegofatso Pule
South Africa · Solved · Femicide / Contract Killing
The Murder of Lucio Dupuy
Argentina · Solved · Child Homicide / Domestic Abuse
The Stardust Fire
Ireland · Unsolved · Mass Fatality / Inquest
Dagmar Overbye, the “Angel Maker”
Denmark · Solved · Serial Killer / Child Murder
The Daegu Subway Fire
The 2003 subway arson in Daegu killed 192 people according to the official government tally and triggered major transit-safety reforms.
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