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U.S. cases, plus the Bernardo–Homolka case in Canada.
2024–2026
The killing of UnitedHealthcare executive Brian Thompson led to federal and state proceedings involving Luigi Mangione. Dated reporting distinguishes a federal guilty plea from the separate state murder proceedings.
2017
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey investigated allegations of sexual abuse and harassment by Harvey Weinstein, along with settlements and institutional silence. Women who spoke with reporters took substantial personal risks. The book and film follow the reporting process that helped fuel a wider reckoning over workplace abuse.
2014
Graduate student Tequila Suter was stabbed to death at her home near Buffalo in 2014. Investigators reconstructed movements across the area using surveillance recordings.
2013–2019
Using the name Anna Delvey, Anna Sorokin presented herself as a wealthy heiress while pursuing a private arts club in New York. A Manhattan jury convicted her in 2019 of eight offenses, including grand larceny and theft of services, and acquitted her on two counts. Reporting, a former friend’s memoir, and the scripted series Inventing Anna offer different perspectives on the case.
2010
Fashion designer Sylvie Cachay was found dead in a bathtub at Soho House in New York. Investigators reconstructed her final hours and the circumstances involving her boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks.
2008–2009
Bernard Madoff’s investment operation concealed a Ponzi scheme that collapsed in 2008, causing devastating losses to investors and charities. The Wizard of Lies follows the fraud and its consequences; its HBO adaptation and a Netflix documentary series offer different screen treatments.
2005–2007
Stacey Castor poisoned her husband David with antifreeze and later tried to kill her daughter Ashley while framing her for the death. Ashley survived. Investigators challenged the supposed suicide accounts, and Castor’s prosecution became the subject of a Lifetime dramatization and crime reporting.
2005–2008
A group of investors questioned the mortgage market’s apparent strength and bet against securities tied to risky home loans. Their perspective became one way to examine the housing crash and the failures of financial institutions. The story also sits within a crisis that cost many Americans homes and livelihoods.
2001
Alex Algeri was shot outside a gym in January 2001. Investigators concluded that he had been mistaken for his business partner in a murder plot involving Lee Ann Reidel and Ralph Salierno.
2000
Borys Kiejliches disappeared in 2000, and his remains were recovered in Queens. Investigators shifted their attention from an initial organized-crime theory to his wife Elena and her relationship with another man.
2000s–2014
Molly Bloom organized high-stakes poker games in Los Angeles and New York. She pleaded guilty to a gambling charge in 2013. Her memoir Molly’s Game became Aaron Sorkin’s film, offering a personal account and a dramatized interpretation of the events.
1998
Wealthy New York homeowner Irene Silverman disappeared in 1998. Sante Kimes and her son Kenneth had targeted her property through an elaborate fraud scheme. They were convicted of her murder and related crimes even though her body had not been recovered. The investigation revealed plans to take control of her home using forged documents.
1996
Yakov Gluzman's killing came to light when investigators encountered the disposal of his remains in New Jersey. The case examined Rita Gluzman's role in arranging the attack with a relative.
1993–2026
The discovery of victims near Gilgo Beach exposed killings across Long Island and years of unanswered questions. Rex Heuermann pleaded guilty in April 2026 to seven murders and also admitted killing Karen Vergata. In June, he received life imprisonment without parole plus additional terms. The prosecution does not resolve every death associated with the wider investigation.
1992
Seventeen-year-old Amy Fisher went to Mary Jo Buttafuoco’s Long Island home in 1992 and shot her in the head. Fisher had been involved with Mary Jo’s husband, Joey. Mary Jo survived, and the assault became an intensely covered tabloid story. Fisher pleaded guilty to attempted murder; the publicity often overshadowed the victim’s recovery.
1992–1993
Nine-year-old Katie Beers was abducted by family acquaintance John Esposito on Long Island in 1992. He imprisoned her in an underground space beneath his property while a search was underway. She was rescued after seventeen days. Her survival exposed the hidden confinement and the abuse and neglect she had already endured.
1992
Laurie Kellogg was convicted of arranging the 1992 killing of her husband Bruce at a New York vacation property. Teenagers participated in the plot and shooting. Her account of an abusive marriage and the prosecution’s murder-for-hire case became the basis of Lies of the Heart.
1990–2000
Brooke Ellison was paralyzed after being struck by a car in 1990 at age eleven. With her mother Jean’s support, she continued her education and graduated from Harvard in 2000. Their jointly written memoir describes daily life, family care and access to education; Christopher Reeve later directed its television adaptation.
1990s–2009
Liz Murray experienced homelessness as a teenager in New York, returned to school and completed high school in two years. A scholarship helped her attend Harvard, where she graduated in 2009. Her memoir Breaking Night and the earlier television film recount her childhood, family relationships and pursuit of education.
1989
Betty Jean Solomon was shot in her home in January 1989. Investigators examined her husband's relationship with Carolyn Warmus and traced evidence involving a firearm and ammunition.
1989
Brian Britton shot his parents, Dennis and Marlene, his brother Jason, and his sister Sherry in March 1989. Sherry survived. Evil Lives Here presents her account of the family killings and the lasting effects of the attack.
1989
Five teenagers were wrongly convicted after the 1989 assault of jogger Trisha Meili in Central Park. Their convictions were vacated in 2002 after another man confessed and DNA supported his account. Documentary and dramatic treatments examine the interrogations, racialized coverage, and consequences for the five.
1987–1996
People confronting AIDS organized protests, studied medical research and challenged government agencies over access to treatment. ACT UP and the Treatment Action Group helped reshape relationships between patients, researchers and regulators. How to Survive a Plague follows activists through illness, disagreement, loss and scientific progress.
1987–1994
Chippendales founder Somen “Steve” Banerjee’s business success was followed by murder-for-hire plots, including the killing of choreographer Nick De Noia. Deadly Dance and its television adaptation examine the rivalry; reporting helps separate the documented investigation from dramatic invention.
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