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True Crime This Week

Catch up on the biggest true crime stories of the week as well as the newest developments in famous cold cases.

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Copyright: © James Renner

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True Crime This Week - August 21, 2026 Aug 21, 2026

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This week: Penn State frats know how to party, karma catches up to Eric Swalwell, Hayden Panettiere's boyfriend was on scene, the country's oldest prisoner dies at 101, the latest in the Lindsay Clancy case, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/penn-state-cocaine-bust-nets-14-arrests-over-alleged-pledge-coke-cutting-indoctrination-rituals

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/us/eric-swalwell-fbi-search-home.html

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/hayden-panettieres-ex-boyfriend-was-scene-died-police-report-says-rcna593125

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/lindsay-clancy-trial-day-16-live-stream-live-updates/4000212/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/colorado-husband-arrested-claimed-wife-cut-own-throat-rcna593536

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98vr7ql2vdo

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/delaware/ohio-mother-who-was-fatally-shot-wrote-paper-on-homicidal-adolescents/

https://cbs12.com/news/local/florida-crime-news-woman-accused-of-hiding-smuggling-3200-dollars-in-her-body-vagina-during-martin-county-arrest-faces-new-charges-elderly-victim-bank-scam-biohazard-money-felony-scheme-to-defraud

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True Crime This Week - August 14, 2026 Aug 14, 2026

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This week: Everything you need to know about the Lindsay Clancy case, Luigi Mangione may plead guilty, what's in a psychopath's poop, Chris Watts finds love behind bars, students identify dead man, Elizabeth Smart's new podcast, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/lindsay-clancy-murder-trial-update-9.7303583

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/nyregion/luigi-mangione-guilty-plea-federal.html

https://futurism.com/health-medicine/psychopaths-microbiome

https://nypost.com/2026/08/12/us-news/chris-watts-has-found-love-while-behind-bars-and-has-already-applied-for-a-marriage-license/

https://people.com/drunk-driver-who-killed-4-after-crashing-into-ny-nail-salon-learns-fate-12059499

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/13/us/mass-shooting-new-orleans-ex-police-released.html

https://www.forensicmag.com/3594-All-News/627318-Students-ID-1994-John-Doe-in-Just-a-Few-Hours/

https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/irondequoit-pd-addresses-video-of-aggressive-teens-arrest-over-candy/

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True Crime This Week - August 7, 2026 Aug 07, 2026

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This week: Wyoming says stand your ground if you have the right pronouns, David Vander Meer was a real creep, Bryan Kohberger says jk, vigilantes arrested for threatening witness in Nolan Wells' case, what went wrong with the Rocky Horror Pictures show, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/us/transgender-gun-rights-wyoming.html?unlocked_article_code=1.3VA.dtwM.wwOFGONOmr0B&smid=url-share

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/05/david-vander-meer-suicide-letter/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/04/bryan-kohberger-new-attorney-withdraw-guilty-plea/91162933007/

https://apnews.com/article/nolan-wells-witness-threats-charges-bc7492488f1fe1cd8386c85a8bd29ab8

https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/crime/2026/08/06/alliance-man-on-death-row-seeks-pardon-for-double-murder/91042278007/

https://deadline.com/2026/08/diddy-jail-fight-longer-sentence-1237018908/

https://dailytarheel.com/article/university-faith-hedgepeths-alleged-killer-plea-not-guilty-20260803

https://www.onstageblog.com/onstage-blog-news/2026/8/6/music-director-admits-faking-threats-that-shut-down-local-rocky-horror-production

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True Crime This Week - July 17, 2026 Jul 17, 2026

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This week: What happened to Nolan Wells?, more info about the House of Horrors, the murder of Joan Guerrero, Trump pays rape victim, strange cases from the UK, a real cat burglar, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/what-we-know-about-death-of-nolan-wells-black-teen-who-went-missing-on-mississippi-boat-trip

https://www.wlwt.com/article/elizabeth-siders-mother-16-children-found-bond/71919450

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/14/us/joan-sebastian-guerrero-maine-ice-shooting.html

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/14/trump-e-jean-carroll-sex-abuse-case.html

https://nypost.com/2026/07/16/world-news/jamey-carney-laid-to-rest-after-alleged-murder-by-migrant-beau/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4n9023322o

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/wimbledon-prep-school-crash-trial-claire-freemantle-nuria-sajjad-selena-lau-b1289991.html

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True Crime This Week - June 12, 2026 Jun 12, 2026

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This week: FBI testimony reveals evidence in Anna Kepner's murder, Belfast stabbing leads to week of riots, never go to prison in Oklahoma, Boelter pleads guilty, 88-yearold serial killer gets life, someone stole all the bourbon, and more!

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True Crime This Week - June 5, 2026 Jun 05, 2026

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This week: Murderer uses Grand Theft Auto for an alibi, Karen Read is back for revenge, it's now legal to shoot teenagers in South Carolina, man pulls gun on coworker for microwaving fish, new true crime, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c893zygkvy8o

https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/karen-read-lawsuit-massachusetts-state-police-canton-police/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/01/us/south-carolina-murder-trial-cyrus-carmack-belton

https://www.tampafp.com/florida-wawa-surveillance-captures-brazen-daylight-abduction-of-woman-in-winter-park/

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/accused-serial-killer-jesse-lee-calhoun-appears-in-court-on-5th-murder-charge/

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jun/04/gaza-flotilla-australian-women-assaulted-abused-israeli-detention-penny-wong-ntwnfb

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/04/us/politics/john-bolton-plea-deal.html

https://abcnews.com/US/officer-arrested-after-allegedly-pointing-firearm-fellow-cop/story?id=133528324

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True Crime This Week - Interview with Steve Shirilla May 27, 2026

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An interview with Steve Shirilla, the father of Mackenzie Shirilla, about his experience working with Netflix on his daughter's story and the clues they left out of the documentary.

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True Crime This Week - May 8, 2026 May 08, 2026

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This week: police search for Kristin Smart's remains, inside the Jeffrey Epstein library, Russian university trains hackers, professor finds man living in his closet, manhunt ends in Tennessee, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.foxnews.com/us/kristin-smart-investigators-storm-home-tied-killer-new-hunt-missing-students-remains

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/07/revealed-russia-top-secret-spy-school-hacking-western-electoral-interference

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/06/politics/jeffrey-epstein-purported-suicide-note

https://nypost.com/2026/05/05/us-news/arkansas-family-finds-complete-stranger-living-in-their-basement/

https://www.abc10.com/article/news/crime/weimar-cold-case-joseph-foster-1992-murder/103-fed14eb7-39be-4e9a-b302-a1588215ab2b

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-05-05/chp-murder-for-hire-sentencing

https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/28-year-old-woman-attends-nyc-high-school-posing-as-teen-student-but-social-media-profile-gives-her-away-cops/

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True Crime This Week - May 1, 2026 May 01, 2026

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This week: A monk goes missing in Scotland, Comey indicted again, Cole Allen conspiracies, Clavicular gets sued, police use facial recognition to find killer, shootout at Taco Bell, and more!

Further Reading:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/04/30/floor-licking-exorcisms-claims-on-island-monastery-monk/

https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ex-fbi-chief-comey-expected-surrender-us-authorities-following-indictment-source-2026-04-29/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cole-allen-correspondents-dinner-shooting-train-selfie-trump-schedule/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/04/30/clavicular-lawsuit-teen-girl-battery-sexual-assault/89871683007/

https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/us/d4vd-timeline-celeste-rivas

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/courts/2026/04/28/american-idol-contestant-caleb-flynn-tipp-city-ohio-ashley-murder-shooting-home-invasion-trial/89836705007/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/28/cindy-wanner-cold-case-murder

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/florida-taco-bell-employee-shoots-customer-who-tried-to-fill-water-cup-with-soda-11431696

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True Crime This Week - April 24, 2026 Apr 24, 2026

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This week: D4vd is never getting out of prison, Memphis mystery, Trump loves pot, fertility clinic switches embryos, two cold cases solved, and a beekeeper goes wild.

Further Reading:

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-04-20/d4vd-murder-charge-slaying-celeste-rivas-hernandez

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/remains-3-children-seemingly-memphis-wooded-area-years-found-police-rcna341552

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/marijuana-products-justice-department-reclassification-schedule-3/

https://nypost.com/2026/04/23/us-news/florida-couple-in-alleged-embryo-mix-up-have-identified-biological-parents-of-non-caucasian-baby/

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/us/oregon-murder-sentenced-prison.html

https://www.foxnews.com/us/party-prep-tale-falls-apart-husband-charged-wifes-decades-old-cold-case-murder

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/23/serial-killer-experience-exhibit

https://www.wcvb.com/article/hadley-woman-guilty-in-2022-bee-attack-eviction-case/71053616

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