Major Crimes and True Crime

Faleh Hassan Almaleki left his country, Iraq, in the mid-1990s and moved to America, where he lived in the Phoenix area of Arizona. Hassan insisted his family follow the tenets of his religion. He called his daughter a rebel for getting Americanized; her lifestyle was his headache. He wanted her to live the life of a typical Muslim woman She was still a child when her father sent her to Iraq to get married to her older cousin in an arranged marriage. She defied his orders, flew back to Arizona in 2008, and got herself a boyfriend. Her father targeted her on October 20, 2009; he hit her with his car in a hit and run incident. She was admitted to the emergency care unit, where she died a few days later. How Noor Faleh Almaleki's Father Took Her Life Nov. 3, 2009— -- An Arizona woman allegedly run over by her Muslim father for becoming "too Westernized" has died. Police in Peoria, Ariz., expect to upgrade the charges against the woman's father, Faleh Hass...

In 1970, Paula Dietz met Dennis Rader when he returned to their home state of Kansas after serving four years in the Air Force. The pair quickly fell in love and got married just over a year later. For the next three decades, Dietz knew Rader as a loving husband, a caring father to their two children, and the president of their church council. But on February 25, 2005, Paula Dietz found out that she never really knew her husband at all. On that fateful day, the FBI suddenly raided the couple's home after arresting Rader — for being the infamous BTK Killer who'd tortured and murdered 10 people between 1974 and 1991. At first, Dietz simply didn't believe that her husband could possibly be responsible for such horrific crimes. But after he soon pled guilty, she immediately cut off all contact with him, filed for an emergency divorce, and fled the area. To this day, Dietz remains out of the public eye, avoiding any association with the ex-husband she had no idea wa...

Judy Malinowski was a cancer survivor who became addicted to painǩillers and turned to heroin after her medical insurance expired. Her boyfriend at the time, Michael Slager, supplied her with the drug and used it as a means of controlling her. On August 2, 2015, Judy and Michael were arguing at a service station in Columbus, Ohio, when he poured fuel on her and set her on fire. 90 percent of her body was burnt, she was just 31. Image: Judy before/after, and Michael In 2016, Michael was sentenced to 11 years in prison for aggravated arson, which Judy felt was a great injustice. She decided to fight for justice and her testimony of the event was recorded on video, in anticipation of her eventual passing. Slager was tried for m̃urdḛr after Judy passed in June 2017. He was sentenced to life in prison after Judy’s testimony was played in court. Making it the first time, a dḛậd person testified in court. Inside the Brutal Story Judy Malinowski Against all odds, Judy Malinowski w...

Thomas Patterson was a 21-year-old antisocial freak who desperately wanted a girl to keep him company. Instead of going the normal route of wooing a woman; he decided to abduct a 13-year-old girl, Jayme Closs. In the early morning of October 15, 2018, Patterson went to the family house of Jayme Closs in Barron, Wisconsin, to abduct her. He shot and killed her parents because he wanted to leave no witnesses. He took her home and kept her as his own, he would force her under his bed whenever he went out. Patterson claimed they just played games together, watched TV, slept in the same bed, had conversations and did a lot of cooking together. There was no sexual assault. The day Jayme escaped, January 10, 2019, Patterson had shoved her under his bed before he left his cabin. As soon as he was gone, she mustered enough courage to run to freedom. Once she was outside, she met someone that conveyed her to safety. Patterson was arrested and sentenced to life in prison. Footnotes: ...

On April 3, 2023, a man called 911 to report a fire in a field in Robinson, Texas. When officers arrived, they discovered an unimaginable scene—a body in a large blue plastic container, burned beyond recognition. At the scene, a white Labradoodle stood nearby, seemingly guarding the remains. As officers approached, the dog barked and refused to leave, leading them to suspect it had a connection to the victim. Image: Mandy Rose, Derek, and the Dog at the scene. The next day, authorities captured the dog and scanned its microchip. It revealed the dog's name—Titan—and identified its owner as 26-year-old Mandy Rose Reynolds of San Marcos, Texas. What investigators uncovered next would lead them to a shocking suspect: Mandy’s own cousin, 29-year-old Derek Daigneault. The events that followed would ultimately end in his conviction and a life sentence. The police body cam footage from the crime scene and more can be seen in this video.  A dog named Titan was quoted as one of ...

In April 2019, 47-year-old Texas woman Holly Barlow-Austin who was on probation for a misdemeanor offence was arrested for violating the terms of her probation. After her arrest, Holly was locked up in a jail cell managed by LaSalle Corrections, a private prison company in Texas. Between April and June, Holly was denied access to every sought of care because LaSalle was trying to cut costs. She needed her prescription medication to be refilled, but they ignored her and stated that she was faking her illness. Image: Holly before the detention(top left), in jail(bottom), and in the hospital(top right) On June 11, the jailers saw that her condition was getting out of hand and then decided to send her to a hospital. At this time, Holly who walked into the jail in good health had gone blind and became paralyzed. They took her to the hospital so that she would not d1e in their care. Sadly, six days later, on June 17, 2019, Holly Barlow-Austin lost her life after doctors tried ef...