Crime

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Music XXXTentacion Murder Suspects Will Appear In Court Together This Spring Michael Boatwright, Trayvon Newsome, Dedrick Williams & Robert Allen will stand in front a judge this May before their trail begins. By Keenan Higgins January 28, 2020
Crime Rapper Kafani Declares Innocence After Arrest For Loan Scam Kafani was recently arrested on charges that he was the ringleader in a multimillion-dollar scam. By Erika Marie February 25, 2020
Crime Na'Kia Crawford Murder Suspects Identified Three people have been identified in the murder of 18-year-old Na'Kia Crawford. By Alex Zidel June 18, 2020
Crime Officer Who Killed Atatiana Jefferson In Her Home Has Been Indicted For Murder Her family is ready for the long road ahead of them. By Erika Marie December 21, 2019
Crime Jay-Z, Roc Nation Demand Action In Ahmaud Arbery's Case In the wake of Gregory and Travis McMichaels, Jay-Z and Roc Nation artists demand a fair but speedy trial in Ahmaud Arbery's murder case. By Aron A. May 10, 2020
Crime Pablo Escobar's Main Hitman, 'Popeye,' Dead At 54 From Cancer Pablo Escobar's most trusted hitman, Jhon Jairo Velásquez Vásquez, AKA 'Popeye' is no longer with us. By Dominiq R. February 07, 2020
Crime Kodak Black's Prison Guard Attack: Rapper Was High & Grabbed His Testicles Kodak Black was recently sentenced to forty-six months in prison. By Alex Zidel November 14, 2019
Crime Baton Rouge Teen Arrested For Ripping Open Boyfriend's Testicle Sac A truly gruesome tale. By Noah C January 04, 2020
Music Tekashi 6ix9ine Leaving New York After Prison Release: Report The controversial rapper has no plans to stay in Brooklyn. By Alex Zidel February 03, 2020
Crime Baby Blue Refutes Snitching Rumors, Says He Was Set Up As A "Scapegoat" In PPP Fraud Case Before he begins his 20-month sentence, the Pretty Ricky singer shed light on how he and other celebrities were allegedly scammed. By Erika Marie February 02, 2022
Pop Culture Machine Gun Kelly Ignores Battery Lawsuit, Goes Into Default: Report John Tilli claims when he approached Kelly about filming in a bank parking lot where he worked, the rocker and his crew pushed and threatened him. By Erika Marie February 10, 2022
Pop Culture Gabby Petito True Crime Documentary Will Premiere On Peacock This Weekend The documentary has been titled “The Murder of Gabby Petito: Truth, Lies and Social Media.” By Hayley Hynes December 14, 2021