In 2005, Teresa Halbach was murdered during a visit to Steven Avery's salvage yard. Brendan Dassey, his uncle, was convicted in 2007. His 2016 conviction was overturned due to coerced testimony, but appeals reinstated it in 2017. The U.S. Supreme Court declined review in 2018, and as of 2026, Dassey remains incarcerated.
Elizabeth Wettlaufer, a 49-year-old nurse, admitted to killing five women and three men using insulin in nursing homes between 2007 and 2014. She pleaded guilty in 2017 and faced additional charges for other incidents. Sentenced to life in prison.
In April 2017, 63-year-old Randall and Wendy Bjorge were murdered in their Georgia home. Their 17-year-old granddaughter Cassie Bjorge and her boyfriend Johnny Rider, who later pleaded guilty to murder, sealed the house and staged the deaths. After a SWAT standoff, both were sentenced to consecutive life terms with parole eligibility after 60 years.
In 2024, Ryan Borgwardt, 45, attempted to fake his death to be with a woman in another country. He was sentenced to 89 days in jail and $30,000 restitution in 2025 for obstructing justice, matching the time he misled authorities.
Celaine Cuartero, 23, of Jacksonville, Florida, was arrested on April 26, 2020, after a man was stabbed at the motel where she resided. She was convicted of second-degree murder and received a 30-year prison sentence for her role in the incident.
In June 2017, Yingying Zhang disappeared from a U.S. college campus. Brendt Christensen admitted to beating her with a baseball bat, nearly decapitating her. Charged with murder and kidnapping, he was convicted in 2019 and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole plus 10 years.
Abraham Shakespeare's body was found on Dee Dee Moore's property after she stole his $31 million lottery winnings. Convicted of first-degree murder in 2012, Moore maintains her innocence despite denied appeals, with the judge calling her "the most manipulative person" he had ever seen.
On May 25, 2022, Carla Williams, 48, was fatally shot at a Pensacola gym. Surveillance footage aided detectives in identifying her ex-boyfriend, Kennon Farrow, 41, who had a restraining order against him. Farrow was sentenced to life in prison without parole in January 2024 for the murder.
In February 2017, 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams disappeared during a walk near the Delphi Historic Trail. After five years of investigation, Richard Allen was identified as the suspect. He was convicted in 2024 of four counts of murder, including felony murder, and sentenced to 130 years in prison for their 2017 killings.
In today's No BS Interrogation, we dive into the shocking case of John Asher Farrell Villarreal and his unforgettable police interview. A seemingly ordinary hitchhiker encounter on Christmas Eve 2014, takes a dark and disturbing turn, leading to a high-stakes investigation and one of the most bizarre, theatrical confessions law...
In January 2024, 76-year-old Lucinda Wright was found dead in her home with multiple stab wounds. Her stolen car was later discovered being driven by Daniel Wood, who was arrested and interrogated. Wood pleaded guilty to aggravated murder in 2025 and received a 30-year-to-life prison sentence.
On June 18, 2018, rapper Jahseh Onfroy was shot and killed in Deerfield Beach, FL, during an ambush by masked gunmen. Suspects Robert Allen, Trayvon Newsome, Dedrick Williams, and Michael Boatwright were later convicted of first-degree murder and armed robbery in 2023. Dedrick and Trayvon received life sentences, while Boatwright got two life terms. Allen pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to seven years, set for release in 2025.