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Christian Brueckner, prime suspect in Madeleine McCann's disappearance, allegedly confessed to abducting a child in Portugal, a former cellmate claims.

A legal loophole may free the Menendez brothers, convicted of killing their parents, by allowing them to use sexual abuse as a defense in a new trial.

An Ohio man who called 911 to report his girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter missing has been charged with her murder, police said.

The Pennsylvania couple is accused of sexually abusing children and then recording it, police said.

Dominique Pélicot shocks Avignon courtroom with confession of drugging and allowing strangers to rape his wife over a decade, authorities said.

A convicted sex offender recently released from prison is accused of attempting to sexually assault a South Carolina college student, according to authorities.

Fatty Arbuckle, a silent-movie icon, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman. After a series of trials, he was acquitted, but his career never recovered.

A former Massachusetts police officer has been charged with killing a woman in 2021 to conceal his alleged sexual exploitation of her as a minor, police said.

Texas police say DNA linking two murders — one in Austin and one in Bastrop County — points to a potential serial killer operating in the area.

Front Page Detectives takes a look at the Menendez brothers and ask why did Lyle and Erik Menendez gun down their parents.

A Philadelphia megachurch pastor has been sentenced to 5-12 years for sexually assaulting three children, officials said.

Actor Gabriel Olds, known for his roles in TV series and films, has been arrested on sexual assault charges, police said.

Three suspects arrested in Missouri in connection with the neglect and physical and sexual abuse of up to seven children, police said.

Police in Florida announced the long-time boyfriend of a woman killed 25 years ago has been arrested thanks to new DNA testing.

An elderly woman’s body was found in Vermont and now police say a man has been arrested in connection with her death.

A man escaped an Oregon prison in 1994. Now, 30 years later, officials say they have found him living under a stolen identity in Georgia.

A man in Michigan will head to prison for sexually assaulting and killing a professional poker player. The victim was set on fire before she died.

An Australian woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by five men in Paris sought help in a kebab shop, new video shows.

A man has been sentenced to over 200 years in prison for the torture deaths of two Alaska Native women in 2019.

Parents in Georgia have been arrested after they allegedly went online and tried to solicit males to have sex with 2-year-old daughter, police said.

A man in Nevada is accused of strangling and sexually assaulting an escort in his Las Vegas hotel room and leaving her to die.

A 66-year-old Illinois woman started screaming during an alleged rape attempt and her neighbors came to save the day, officials said.

A decades-old rape kit helped link a Georgia man’s DNA to the fatal stabbings of two people in their Atlanta apartment in 1990, according to authorities.

A Vermont man was sentenced after representing himself in court on a case of him kidnapping a mother and child.

Front Page Detectives takes a look at the Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez, and how the satanic slayer terrorized the city of angels.

Family members of Lyle and Erik Menendez, convicted for their parents' 1989 murders, sign letters of support to judge for reduced sentences.

A new investigation reportedly claims hundreds of law enforcement officers in the United States may have sexually abused children.

Florida teen kidnapped, murdered by stepfather she accused of raping her as a child. He then turned the gun on himself, cops said.

A former sheriff deputy in Missouri and his dispatcher wife are accused of attempted sex trafficking of a child under 12.

Lyle Menendez, who is serving a life sentence in prison, called into CrimeCon 2024 in Nashville and spoke about the possibility of parole.

A man in Arkansas accused of having a relationship online with a 15-year-old girl from California flew her to his home for sex, police said.

A man in Texas has been arrested after he allegedly posed as roadside assistance and then kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman, police said.

A convicted sex offender in Arizona was arrested after he was supposed to register as a sex offender, but instead faked his own death, according to authorities.

Massachusetts man accused of using a dog to lure a child into his car and then drove her away to assault her.

Substitute teacher was caught naked in the backseat of her care with 17-year-old student, officials said.

A Texas teacher and her son have been accused of recruiting runaways students and forcing them into sex work.

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

Texas man sentenced after he sexually assaulted a child for years, claiming 'God told him to do it.'

A man was arrested in connection to a series of cold-case sexual assault and kidnapping cases, police said. DNA testing identified the suspect.

A former employee of Safeway in Colorado accused of masturbating onto food items while at work.

A former teacher in Houston is accused of having sexual relations with underage students, sending nude photos through Instagram.

A sex offender in Louisiana attempted to assault a woman in a laundromat. Then, she grabbed his knife and stabbed him to death, police said.

A man in Georgia is behind bars after he chased down, assaulted and beat a teen driver unconscious and threatened his minor sister, police said.

Pennsylvania man sentenced for the rape and murder of his ex-girlfriend's young daughter and then stashing her body in the freezer.

HIV-positive youth baseball coach in Oklahoma has been accused of sexually assaulting an underage girl on multiple occasions.

California driving instructors accused of sexually assaulting, secretly recording teen students during driving lessons.

A suspect in the sexual assault of a woman found dead on the Jersey Shore cannot be tried, officials said after the case went to the state's Supreme Court.

Texas man accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old girl, but victim's mom says he's an 'idiot, but not a sexual predator,' cops say.

2 men in Pennsylvania arrested for sexual assault after the reportedly posed as contractors looking for home repair work, officials said.

A woman in Washington has been accused of allowing her sex offender husband to rape their 10-year-old daughter.