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She wrote the book 'I Know What You Did Last Summer'. Then fiction became reality.

by Belinda Jepsen

For years, Shannon begged authorities to arrest her rapist. Then she got an unexpected message.

Michelle Carter texted her boyfriend, 'You can do this.' Hours later, he was dead.

When Emilie Kiser's son died, it was ruled an accident. Now police are investigating her husband.

In 2001, Bradley John Murdoch murdered Peter Falconio. There's one secret he took to the grave.

Joanne Lees survived an outback killer. What she faced next was brutal.

Raffaella Ciccarelli

Before her murder, Julie wrote down her worst fear. It came true.

Carolina Wilga survived 12 days in the Australian outback. She just told us how.

'We thought it was just a bad hangover. In reality, my best friend was dying.'

Raffaella Ciccarelli

A new theory may have answered the one question everyone has about the Idaho murders.

The exact moment the MeToo movement died.

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True Crime

Maria Korp was found barely alive in a car boot 20 years ago. Narelle can still remember the smell.

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Payton was stabbed 19 times by her best friend to please 'Slender Man'. Years later, she thanked her.

Age 12, Morgan and Anissa brutally attacked their friend 'for Slender Man'. This is their lives now.

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Robert Rand visits the Menendez brothers every month. This is what he told us.

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Charlise Mutten's stepdad murdered her during summer break. Her mum has spoken for the first time.

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Seemona thought she was dating a police officer. Then things took a sinister turn.

Dani Schofield nursed patients in pain. Police claim she was making them worse.

Grace Millane was blamed for her own murder. A new documentary reveals the truth.

This man has been sentenced to death. Thousands of women are still writing to him.

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The PhD student accused of murdering her friend's baby.

Laila Johnson was in London to see Taylor Swift. A man attacked her with a knife.

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A woman was upset by her neighbour's noisy children. Then things took a sinister turn.

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Travis the chimpanzee was a beloved animal actor. Then he almost killed someone.

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Anthony Albanese told us his plans for making the lives of Australian women better.

Do any of these apply to you? The warning signs of financial abuse.

'It doesn’t happen to people like me.' The stories we don't imagine when we think about domestic abuse.

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'His comment during my labour shocked the midwife.' Why I'm glad we've finally criminalised coercive control.

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Why everyone is talking about Robert Irwin and Pauline Hanson.

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Melbourne hasn't forgotten what Dan Andrews did.

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Amanda Knox went back to an Italian court to clear her name. Now she's facing a new conviction.

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Sports

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4 years ago Kaylee McKeown said goodbye to her father. Last night, she swam for him.

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Shelia posted about her missing best friend. Then police learnt the truth.

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Jacqui tried to call police. There was no reception. Hours later, she was dead.

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The one question everyone has about the Diddy verdict.

It wasn't the police who brought Diddy to face justice. It wasn't the press. It was one woman.

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Sherri Papini was dubbed the real-life Gone Girl. Her new version is even more disturbing.

His stepdad is a future king. His alleged crimes are horrendous.

Tamika Chesser was on Beauty and the Geek. She's just been charged with murder.

'I knew all the warning signs of abuse. Except when it came to my own husband.'

Hannah Thomas was at a protest when she was arrested. Now she's undergoing surgery.

She was watering plants when a stranger approached her. Hours later, she escaped the impossible.

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'I had countless, invasive tests to check my fertility, before anyone thought to check my husband.'

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'I was Miss Australia. Then I became the woman everyone wanted dead.'

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Lisa texted her friends to 'keep a record' in case something happened to her. It did.

'My son endured years of bullying. His last words were for the kids who broke him.'

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