Mary Ellen Pleasant, the Millionaire Murderess

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Behind the glamorous online persona of a rising OnlyFans star was a relationship spiraling out of control. When Courtney Clenney’s boyfriend, Christian Obumseli, is fatally stabbed inside their Miami condo, investigators are left piecing together years of volatile, publicly-docum ...  Show more

Impersonating Mom: Carol Rey’s Dark Secret

A quiet home in Roseville, Michigan became the scene of a slow-motion cover-up when a family's welfare check turned into something far darker. For months, relatives believed 69-year-old Patricia Bennett was simply out of touch, yet texting back, seemingly alive and well. They lat ...  Show more

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