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A victim of serial killer John Wayne Gacy was identified using DNA over 40 years after the victim was killed by the famous murderer.

Researchers say more than a dozen sharks off the coast of Brazil have tested positive for the presence of cocaine in their livers and muscles.

A former principal in Missouri got two life sentences for hiring a friend to murder his pregnant teacher girlfriend, authorities said.

An elderly man was found dead in his suburban Chicago home, and now police say his grandson has been charged with murder.

Justin Timberlake was arrested for DWI after cops reportedly pulled him over 'almost immediately' after he got behind the wheel, officials said.

A man is under arrested after he allegedly shot his two brothers and then set their mother's house on fire, just days after she died, cops said.

A veterinarian in Chicago has been arrested for sharing child pornography, but officials say he bragged about plans to sexually assault his unborn child.

Explorers in Michigan recently announced the discovery of a nearly 140-year-old shipwreck located with the help of old newspaper clippings.

Two brothers in Illinois have been convicted in connection to the fatal shooting of a police officer who stopped the pair for a traffic violation.

Chicago crime boss Al Capone tightened his stranglehold over the city with the most infamous gangland slaying in American history.

A man in Chicago has been arrested after he allegedly broke the PPO against him and fatally shot his ex in front of her kids, police said.

A new study suggests that red meat and dairy may have previously unknown benefits when it comes to cancer.

A man in Chicago accused of 'calculated and cold-blooded' murder-for-hire plot against his ex-girlfriend.

A man in Chicago is accused of trying to drown his 2-year-old son as part of a sacrifice to Jehovah, cops say.

Autopsy results obtained by Front Page Detectives reveal details about the tragic shooting deaths of NASCAR Star Jimmie Johnson's family.

A man in Chicago will spend 11 years in prison after he sexually assaulted his 7-year-old relative during a virtual class.

A man in Chicago allegedly thought the kids in his neighborhood were too loud, so he fatally shot a 9-year-old girl, police say.

Richard Speck lived up to his chilling motto of "Born to Raise Hell" when he stopped at a Chicago townhome where nine student nurses lived.

A Chicago grandfather and his wife have been charged in connection with the murder of his five-year-old granddaughter, authorities say.

A 15-year-old boy is now the second teenager in custody accused of murdering a beloved drummer in Chicago, authorities said.

Four teenagers in Chicago were arrested following the fatal shooting of a city police officer who had just finished her shift, officials announced.

A pair of thieves in Chicago were allegedly caught stealing $1 million from an armored truck after cops used an Apple AirTag to track the bags, police said.

A man in Chicago was in a drug-fueled state when he allegedly stabbed and strangled his quadriplegic father to death, according to authorities.

A missing Chicago woman was found after two months, and police say her body was tied up, wrapped in sheets and placed in a shopping cart in an alley.

A man who was convicted of a Chicago murder in the early 1990s went free Thursday, after prosecutors admitted they lacked evidence to put him on trial again.

An unlicensed child care provider in Chicago is accused of killing a newborn baby girl who was in her care, authorities said.

A woman in Chicago is accused of stealing a bag of money from an armored truck in Chicago. Police said it had more than $100,000 inside of it.

Moments after a 60-Year-Old Man was shot and killed on a Chicago street, police said they arrested a suspect. A motive has not been released in the case.

A Chicago man was arrested after he killed and dismembered a drug dealer because he was upset how much the price of drugs had risen, prosecutors said.

An Illinois man allegedly strangled to death an employee he was dating who was 37-weeks pregnant with his child, authorities said.

A woman is accused of tossing her toddler nephew into Lake Michigan near Navy Pier. Chicago Police said the woman did not try and help the boy.

A man is accused of opening fire on a restaurant in Chicago and killing one person, police say. No motive has been released in connection to the case.

A child was sexually abused inside a bathroom stall at a Chicago McDonald's, police said. The suspect was arrested at the scene and also attacked a security guard.

An employee of a Chicago area restaurant was shot and killed after an argument, police said. A murder suspect has been arrested and is being held in jail.

A suspect is under arrest in connection to the death of an Illinois man whose body was found in a refrigerator two years ago, authorities said.

A 50-year-old man who police say fatally shot his wife in a Target parking lot this week has been arrested. He is charged with first-degree murder.

A new REELZ doc looks at the founder of the Chicago street gang, Gangster Disciples, Larry Hoover. He is now behind bars, but some celebrities have called for his release.

A man has been charged in connection to the fatal shooting of two people on Chicago's South Side. The suspect is also accused of kidnapping a woman.

Two Illinois suspects were arrested in connection to a Dec. 14 crime spree that included the murder of a man hanging Christmas lights, police said.

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago left seven gang members dead. But, it also pushed mob boss Al Capone into the spotlight. Technically, the case is unsolved.

A Chicago man allegedly stabbed two people to death in Indianapolis. One of the victims was stabbed over 100 times. The suspect took a Greyhound bus to Chicago where he was arrested on other charges.

A man accused of a fatal shooting on an Illinois interstate last summer has been connected to a second murder in Chicago, police announced.

A Chicago police officer was charged with murdering his girlfriend during an argument last week. He has since been relieved of duty, and ordered held without bail.

A Chicago man reportedly admitted to killing one high schooler, injuring four more in Skokie shooting. The suspect has been charged with murder.

A suspect is under arrest in connection to the cold-blooded execution of an elderly man on a street in Chicago’s Chinatown neighborhood, police said.

A leader of a Chicago gang was convicted of various crimes, including several murders. Prosecutors detailed his crimes during a lengthy trial. He faces life in prison.

Authorities issued a first-degree murder warrant for a 16-year-old Illinois boy accused of firing the stray bullet that killed his neighbor in her home.

Chicago Police and Lake County Sheriff's Department charged a Chicago man with fatally stabbing the pregnant girlfirend and dumping her in Lake Michigan.

A 7-year-old girl was shot and killed in Chicago in August. A suspect was arrested in the case and charged with murder and attempted murder.

A man in Chicago faces a murder charge after he beat his grandmother to death with kitchen utensils, cops said. The suspect told a therapist about his plans to kill.