All news by author: Gail Shortland

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Hollywood sex therapist thrown off balcony by her obsessed ex-boyfriend
Amie Harwick wanted to protect women, but in the end she was the one in danger
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Yoga teacher spent $6k on plastic surgery after shooting cyclist ‘love rival’
Attempting to escape justice, Kaitlin Armstrong, the murderer of pro-rider Moriah Wilson, spent $6,000 on plastic surgery
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Jealous killer found guilty of murdering animal lover girlfriend with ice axe
Fixated and jealous, Daniel Gunnarsson “lost control of his emotions” and killed Kathryn Pham with a jagged-bladed weapon
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Husband killed his wife after she refused to appear on home renovation TV show
Shanti Cooper had no idea that her spouse would resort to murder because she had doubts about appearing on a home rescue reality programme
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Uni dropout killed her mum with frying pan and kitchen knife
Sydney Powell would stop at nothing, including murder, to stop her mum discovering that she had been suspended from university
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Teenager shot his whole family while they slept after getting 'fed up' with them
Mason Sisk brutally shot his dad, stepmum and three siblings in the head in a case described as being “draped in unmitigated evil”
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Grim case of 'jealous' friend who slit influencer's throat and shared corpse pic
The horrific murder of social media influencer Bianca Devins, 17, made headlines around the world in 2019 when twisted killer Brandon Clark shared images of her corpse online. Tonight, a Channel 4 documentary airs an interview with the depraved killer
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Student dies after being snatched from work and buried alive by ex-boyfriend
Snatched from her workplace by her former boyfriend, 21-year-old nursing student Jasmeen Kaur suffered an horrific fate after being bound, blindfolded and dumped in a shallow grave
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Husband joked on TV that his marriage vows were a mistake – then killed his wife
Becky Bliefnick had warned family members that if anything happened to her, her estranged husband Tim would probably be responsible for it
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Girl vanished before 15th birthday party then disturbing truth emerged
At first police believed high school student Michelle Bright had run away or was simply staying with friends somewhere. But three days after her disappearance, her decomposing body was discovered by a member of the public who was out walking their dog
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Grim life of Gypsy Rose Blanchard whose mum convinced her she was dying
Gypsy Rose Blanchard is set to be released three years earlier than expected in December after officials granted her parole following the brutal murder of her mother
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The Yorkshire Ripper’s reign of terror - how Peter Sutcliffe brought fear to UK
As a new television series revisits Peter Sutcliffe’s heinous crimes, we remember his victims and the impact he had on the nation
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Man who murdered girl, 11, and babysitter elbows lawyer as he gets death penalty
It may have taken 30 years, but Florida mother Jan Cornell has finally got justice for the brutal slaying of her daughter and her little girl’s babysitter
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Wife claimed alligator ate husband - but then she started dating his best friend
The four friends had met at school and only became closer as they grew up, becoming two couples, but when tragedy happened not everything was at it seemed
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Man gunned down by his wife's high school sweetheart while walking their dog
Jennifer Faith cried crocodile tears when her husband was assassinated in broad daylight as they took their dog on a morning walk together
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Mum blasted her blind husband in the face with shotgun while he slept
Following a peaceful family dinner, Dale Vella focused a loaded gun on her sleeping partner’s eye – and pulled the trigger
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Father hid behind make-up disguise to shoot his ex amid child custody fight
A bitter custody battle ended in bloodshed when mum-of-one Alyssa Ann Burkett was attacked, but her killer had taken steps to try to ensure he wouldn't get caught
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'Zombie hunter' canal killer who slaughtered two young women faces death penalty
For nearly three decades, a brutal murderer walked free until advances in DNA technology finally caught up with him
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Serial killer finally caught by his DNA - but true body count may never be known
Because he’d killed abroad, John Arthur Getreu's DNA wasn’t on a US criminal database, so investigators collected a disposable coffee cup that he’d discarded, which proved he was a match
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Dad murdered his wife and four children – then lived with their bodies for weeks
WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Police called to minor accident overpowered by the stench of death coming from killer’s van
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Inside tragic TikTok suitcase murders as social media helped solve gruesome case
Over 30 million people watched the discovery of two dead bodies on a Seattle beach as police launched a hunt to track down the killer
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Love cheat murdered his pregnant wife with shotgun - then MARRIED his mistress
Belinda Temple’s husband stood trial twice over her death and was found guilty of murder both times
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Man jailed for killing pregnant partner - weeks after she saved his life
Michelle Darragh was murdered for making the brave decision to walk away from her toxic relationship
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Woman's murder at hands of ex-con neighbour recorded on sleep app on her phone
Juliana Bonilla-Herrera fled the worrying crime levels in her native Colombia and built a safe and happy life for herself in New Zealand – but then a sinister stranger moved in next door
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Ex-funeral home directors sold body parts and gave grieving families fake ashes
Megan Hess and her mother, Shirley Koch, dissected more than 500 corpses - selling body parts to research firms as far away as Saudi Arabia
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