GRIPPED: True Crime

Ian and Kayleigh's toxic relationship escalated when he strangled her during an argument, claiming self-defense, while their baby daughter slept in the room. The incident remains under investigation, with conflicting accounts of the altercation's circumstances.

In October 1974, Michael Anthony Brown, 31, entered a Torquay job centre with a concealed shotgun, killing three people before turning the weapon on himself. Believing his unemployment stemmed from prejudice, he fired indiscriminately, leaving a trail of casualties and ending his own life.

In January 1998, 18-year-old Carly Martinez vanished after a night out with Jesse Avalos and Jason Desnoyers in Las Cruces, New Mexico. Conflicting accounts and blood found in Desnoyers’ truck prompted an investigation. DNA evidence linked all three to bloodstained items, while her belongings and body were later discovered in a desert burn site. Both men were convicted and received life sentences.

Jean Dicker was killed by her son Steve during a domestic dispute. Tensions escalated after her husband's death, leading to a fatal altercation. The murder investigation revealed Steve's involvement, shifting from a suspected robbery to a targeted crime within the family.

On September 7, 1996, Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas while with Suge Knight, following a CCTV-recorded confrontation with Orlando Anderson, a Crips member. Anderson died in 1998. Nearly 30 years later, Duane Davis, Anderson’s uncle, was charged in Tupac’s murder, accused of orchestrating retaliation; Davis denies involvement and has pleaded not guilty.

A cardiac care unit experienced unexplained deaths, leading to suspicion of nursing assistant Le Roy Hargrave, a poisoner skilled in disguise. Stella Nickel poisoned her husband and contaminated store products to hide her crime, inspiring Joe Millin to adopt a similar method in killing his wife.