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Carroll v. Trump — the Manhattan defamation and battery verdicts (2019)

E. Jean Carroll won a $5m verdict for sexual abuse and defamation in May 2023 and an $83.3m defamation verdict in January 2024; both were upheld on appeal.

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ResolvedPT-0025
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United States v. Robert Sylvester Kelly (2019)

R. Kelly was convicted of racketeering and Mann Act violations in Brooklyn in 2021 and of child-pornography and enticement counts in Chicago in 2022, drawing a combined 30-year term.

4960 followersRead finding
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ResolvedPT-0007
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Depp v. Heard — the Fairfax defamation trial (2019)

Johnny Depp sued Amber Heard over a 2018 opinion piece. The televised 2022 trial ended with verdicts for both sides and a settlement later that year.

8130 followersRead finding
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The Disappearance of Dulce María Alavez (2019)

Five-year-old Dulce María Alavez disappeared from Bridgeton City Park in New Jersey in September 2019. The FBI and state police continue to investigate and a reward remains posted.

1720 followersInvestigate
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State v. Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell (2019)

Tylee Ryan and Joshua 'JJ' Vallow disappeared in 2019 and were found buried in Idaho in 2020. Lori Vallow Daybell and Chad Daybell were both convicted of murder; Daybell was sentenced to death in 2024.

2870 followersRead finding
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ResolvedPT-0049
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Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (2018)

A challenge to Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban ended in the June 2022 decision overruling Roe v. Wade and returning abortion regulation to the states.

7640 followersRead finding
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The Sandy Hook defamation judgments against Alex Jones (2018)

Families of Sandy Hook victims won default judgments over Alex Jones's hoax claims, with Connecticut and Texas juries awarding more than $1.4bn in 2022 and bankruptcy litigation following.

4180 followersRead finding
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United States v. Robert Bowers — the Tree of Life attack (2018)

Eleven worshippers were murdered at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018. Bowers was convicted on 63 federal counts in 2023 and sentenced to death.

2980 followersRead finding
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State v. Nikolas Cruz — the Parkland penalty trial (2018)

Seventeen people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018. Cruz pleaded guilty in 2021, and a 2022 penalty trial ended in life sentences without parole.

4410 followersRead finding
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The Delphi Murders — Abigail Williams and Liberty German (2017)

Two teenagers were killed near the Monon High Bridge in Delphi, Indiana in February 2017. Richard Allen was convicted of their murders in November 2024 and sentenced to 130 years.

3540 followersRead finding
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Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC (2014)

The Supreme Court held in June 2023 that race-conscious admissions programmes at Harvard and the University of North Carolina violate equal-protection principles.

3720 followersRead finding
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ColdNC-0030
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The Disappearance of Relisha Rudd (2014)

Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd was last seen in Washington, D.C. in March 2014 in the company of a shelter janitor who was later found dead. She has never been found.

1540 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Timmothy Pitzen (2011)

Six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was taken on a trip by his mother in May 2011; she was found dead in a Rockford motel and he was never located. Aurora police continue the investigation.

1660 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Lauren Spierer (2011)

Indiana University student Lauren Spierer disappeared in Bloomington in June 2011 after a night out. No arrests have been made and the police file is still open.

1620 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Kyron Horman (2010)

Seven-year-old Kyron Horman disappeared from Skyline Elementary School in Portland in June 2010 after a science fair. No charges have been filed and the sheriff's office keeps the case open.

1890 followersInvestigate
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The Gilgo Beach Killings (1996–2011)

Remains of multiple victims were found along Ocean Parkway near Gilgo Beach on Long Island. Rex Heuermann was arrested in 2023 and faces murder charges in several of the deaths; the case is pending trial.

4460 followersOpen case
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The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann (2007)

Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal in May 2007. Portuguese, British and German investigations continue and no one has been charged with her disappearance.

5010 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Brian Shaffer (2006)

Ohio State medical student Brian Shaffer entered a Columbus bar in April 2006 and was never recorded leaving. The case remains an open missing-person investigation.

1480 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway (2005)

Alabama student Natalee Holloway disappeared in Aruba in May 2005. Joran van der Sloot admitted in a 2023 federal proceeding that he killed her, but no homicide charge has been brought in Aruba.

2610 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Maura Murray (2004)

Nursing student Maura Murray crashed her car on Route 112 in Haverhill, New Hampshire in February 2004 and was never seen again. New Hampshire State Police classify it as a suspicious missing-person case.

2870 followersInvestigate
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ColdNC-0024
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The Disappearance of Chandra Levy (2001)

Federal intern Chandra Levy disappeared in Washington, D.C. in 2001 and her remains were found in Rock Creek Park a year later. A conviction in the case was vacated and charges were dropped in 2016.

1710 followersInvestigate
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The Disappearance of Asha Degree (2000)

Nine-year-old Asha Degree walked out of her family's home in Shelby, North Carolina in February 2000 during a storm and vanished. The FBI and state investigators continue to seek information.

2440 followersInvestigate
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The Murder of Christopher Wallace (1997)

Christopher 'The Notorious B.I.G.' Wallace was shot outside a music industry party in Los Angeles in March 1997. No one has been charged and the LAPD file remains open.

3980 followersInvestigate
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The Murder of Kristin Smart (1996)

Cal Poly student Kristin Smart disappeared in 1996. Paul Flores was convicted of her murder in 2022 and sentenced to 25 years to life; her remains have not been recovered.

1980 followersRead finding