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09/19/2026

09/19/2026

Mohamed Al-Fayed was the billionaire businessman who owned the iconic department store – Harrods. Together they projected an image of wealth, luxury and glamour.

In the wake of his death, that image was shattered when hundreds of former Harrods employees came forward to accuse Al-Fayed of grooming, abuse and assault.

In Al-Fayed: Who Looked Away?, journalist Nicola Thorp speaks with survivors to uncover the system that enabled and protected Al-Fayed – and the fight for justice that continues to this day.

09/18/2026

For almost 30 years, the murder of Tupac Shakur remained one of America’s most infamous unsolved murders.

Now, Duane “Keffe D” Davis has been convicted of orchestrating the fatal drive-by shooting.

In the latest episode of The Trial: USA, Marjorie Hernandez reunite to retrace the entire case from the confrontation that allegedly triggered the murder of Tupac, to Keffe D’s extraordinary public admissions.

09/17/2026

A Spanish exchange student was murdered in Mexico last weekend, in what is being investigated as a potential feminicide – a case in which a woman is murdered because of her gender.

Claudia Tacoronte Aguilera, 21, was reportedly stabbed during an armed robbery last Saturday night in Cuautla, a city in the Mexican state of Morelos, authorities said.

The Morelos Prosecutor's Office issued an arrest warrant against Francisco Javier 'N,' who is accused of murdering Aguilera, TodoAlicante reported.

The suspect had been recorded committing several thefts in Cuautla and was reportedly wearing the same clothing as the man who killed Aguilera.

The murder happened near a cultural center hosting a medicinal plant festival in Cuautla. The venue staff said it 'immediately' notified the authorities after getting notice of the incident, CNN reported.

📷 YouTube / Reuters

09/17/2026

Five women connected to a Philadelphia house of horrors are believed to be dead, while two others remain missing.

Investigators have been searching for human remains or other physical evidence inside the home of suspected serial killer Raymond 'RC' Horsch, who died last year at the age of 82.

But as they combed through more than a million digital images and videos from the home, officers identified 58 different alleged victims, deputy police commissioner Frank Vanore said on Wednesday.

Five of the women in the videos appear to be lifeless or unconscious, including Gabrielle Amarando, Maribel Fresses and Nicole Fusaro, sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News.

Amy McHale, Horsch's ex-wife, and Blair Tonzelli, meanwhile, remain missing.

Ten others reportedly overdosed after being seen in the videos and were found in locations across Philadelphia, while 16 other alleged victims were found alive but were 'not very cooperative' and did not want to discuss what occurred in the home. Three refused to speak to investigators.

📷 WPVI / Wikipedia

09/16/2026

The District Attorney (DA) prosecuting Nick Reiner over the murder of his parents will not seek the death penalty out of respect for the victims' views on executions, sources say.

The Los Angeles County DA Nathan Hochman is not pursuing the death penalty partly because Rob and Michele Reiner were passionately against capital punishment, TMZ reports.

A source close to Hochman also claimed that Reiner's siblings, Jake and Romy, were considered in the DA's decision.

Although the pair are not siding with their brother nor funding his defense, the insider claimed Jake and Romy would have struggled during sentencing if there was a possibility that Reiner could be executed.

Reiner, 33, is accused of fatally stabbing his parents on December 14, 2025.

He has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder, with the special circumstance allegations of multiple murders and murder by means of lying in wait.

He is due to appear for a pretrial hearing later today.

📷 Getty Images / Reuters

09/15/2026

Charles Manson's 'right-hand man' has died in a California prison hospital at 83 years old after being denied parole eight times.

Bruce Davis was confirmed to have passed away by a nurse at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville on Friday just after 11pm, a state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation rep told the Los Angeles Times.

A cause of death remains unclear.

Davis was serving a life sentence behind bars after his 1972 conviction for the murders of aspiring musician Gary Hinman and stuntman Donald 'Shorty' Shea.

He was denied parole eight times during his incarceration since 2010.

Davis argued for his release by citing his religious awakening behind bars and the doctoral degree in philosophy he earned in custody.

However, despite his being recommended for release in 2021 by the parole board, Governor Gavin Newsom repeatedly rejected any of Manson's followers be released.

📷 AP

09/14/2026

Wedged between a dog groomer and a Colombian barbershop in a rundown strip mall, you'll find all that remains of John-Paul Miller's kingdom.

The disgraced pastor once ran a megachurch in a cavernous building that drew hundreds of adoring worshipers, and with a lighting and sound set-up to rival top concert venues.

But this Labor Day weekend he was preaching to a few dozen faithful in a tiny former nail salon by a highway bypass outside Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Just 90 feet away was a screaming crowd of protesters that has only grown larger since the release of a new Netflix documentary, Death of the Pastor's Wife.

Miller, 47, has been dogged by controversy since his wife Mica, 30, was found dead on April 27, 2024, days after filing for divorce.
His Solid Rock Church flock melted away as he was accused of driving his wife to su***de and abusing her during their marriage.

The few faithful who remained followed him to Mercy Church, a new congregation that neighbors businesses such as 'Golf Knickers,' 'Bare Wax and Beyond' and 'Hollywood's Bar Grill.'

Inside, Miller, clad in a green polo shirt embroidered with the church's name, thunders away as if pretending he was never forced off the big stage.

Preaching alongside him is his new wife Suzie Skinner, 51, whom he is accused of having an affair with behind Mica's back. Skinner's ex-husband drowned in a swimming pool in 2021 amid her alleged affair with the pastor.

Miller was indicted by a grand jury in December last year on federal cyberstalking charges over a shocking alleged campaign of harassment against Mica in the lead up to her death. He faces trial later this year.

Mica was found with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Lumbee River State Park in North Carolina, after calling 911 to tell her family where to find her.

Miller is back in the headlines after the release of the damning documentary that delved into the many accusations surrounding their marriage.

📷 Netflix / Solid Rock / Angela Clark / Facebook / Chris Bott for Daily Mail

09/11/2026

Psychiatrist Dr Phillip Resnick says Lindsay Clancy was 'frankly psychotic' on the day she killed her three children as he reveals she felt that she was taken over by an 'external force.'

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