Erin Patterson, 50, found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt with poisonous mushrooms. An Australian woman has been found guilty of murdering her estranged husband’s parents and aunt by serving them a meal laced with poisonous mushrooms. Erin Patterson was on Monday convicted of three counts of murder and one count of … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of people are trapped in scamming farms across Southeast Asia. We all know a scamming story: Someone rings or texts you, trying to get your personal information or asking you to log in to your account. But what you might not know is that the person behind that phone could be someone … Read more
Noboa has continued to weather controversy about the limits of his authority through the end of his latest campaign. Ecuador’s constitution requires that public officials take a leave of absence to run for re-election. But Noboa instead signed two executive decrees to avoid transferring power to his vice president, Veronica Abad, with whom he is … Read more
Ruth Thalía’s truth would cost her everything. On national television in Peru, the nineteen-year-old revealed her darkest secrets for a prize, only to be found dead just two months later. A game show called ‘The Value of the Truth’ launched in South America in 2012. In it, contestants must reveal the most shocking and intimate … Read more
German authorities say the suspect supports a right-wing party. German authorities say the psychiatrist accused of a ramming attack in Magdeburg is Islamophobic. They have charged the Saudi psychiatrist – who has lived in Germany for 18 years – with several counts of murder and attempted murder. But the anti-immigrant, far-right Alternative for Germany party … Read more
People & Power investigates the role of social media in the recent UK riots. On July 29, three young girls were killed in a knife attack in Southport, a town located on the northwestern coast of England. They were taking part in a dance workshop when a 17-year-old male armed with a knife walked into … Read more
An international manhunt is underway for a suspect who allegedly doused an infant with scalding hot coffee at a park in Australia late last month. Queensland police say the coward assaulted the infant at Hanlon Park in Stones Corner around noon on Aug. 27. That’s when a man walked up to a family with whom he had no … Read more
Police say that man who first went missing in 1998 was held by a 61-year-old neighbour just a few minutes from his home. An Algerian man who went missing in 1998 during the country’s civil war has been found alive in his neighbour’s cellar 26 years later, according to authorities. The country’s Ministry of Justice … Read more
The IDF on Thursday ordered a criminal probe into IDF soldiers who mistakenly killed a Palestinian convert to Judaism near Elazar in the Etzion bloc. The 63-year-old victim, who the soldiers suspected of being a security risk, was known as David Ben Avraham by Jews who knew him, with his original name being Saamach … Read more
A 101 East world exclusive with a man convicted of Malaysia’s most shocking murder. In 2006, Mongolian woman, Altantuya Shaariibuu, was abducted, shot and blown up with military-grade explosives in Malaysia. Two policemen were convicted, but no motive was ever established. It’s long been suspected the case was linked to now-jailed former Prime Minister Najib … Read more