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Unforgotten Casebook

Unforgotten Casebook

One case. Every angle. One place.

Explore books, movies, podcasts, news coverage, and court records—organized by true crime case and real-life story, together in one place.

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THE CASE LIBRARY

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236 cases in the collection

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U.S. cases, plus the Bernardo–Homolka case in Canada.

Teen & school

1 cases
CASE 121Nebraska & Wyoming

1957–1958

Charles Starkweather & Caril Ann Fugate

Charles Starkweather
Charles Starkweather
Photo creditUnknown family member/acquaintance, circa 1957; Lincoln Journal Star, 1958 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.
Caril Ann Fugate
Caril Ann Fugate
Photo creditPress photographer, February 1958 / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain (U.S.). Cropped/resized.

Charles Starkweather killed eleven people during a series of attacks ending in 1958. Fourteen-year-old Caril Ann Fugate accompanied him during much of the violence and was convicted as an accomplice. She maintained that she had been held hostage, a dispute explored in later accounts.

Books 1Movies 1TV & documentaries 1Clippings 2Reporting 1Podcasts 15Social Media 7Blogs & essays 1Internet Archive 3Court records 2Roads TraveledFiction WorkPositive Outcome

Hate crimes & civil rights

1 cases

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