Even though Michelle Carter was nowhere near Conrad Roy when he killed himself, prosecutors successfully argued she was responsible for his death.

“It had absolutely everything going for it as a tabloid perfect storm," said former Daily News editor Sam Roberts of the madness that enveloped Manhattan as the so-called "Son of Sam" stalked the streets.

Brian Banks spent nearly six years behind bars after being falsely accused of rape, but never sued his accuser, who admitted to him, on video, to fabricating the story.

Wanetta Gibson was 15 years old when she accused Brian Banks, a high school football star, of raping her in a stairwell. She later admitted, on camera, to lying.

When he was raping a sex worker and began to suspect she was "trying to control things," Monte Rissell became enraged and hunted her down afterward.

From alternate theories about Charles Manson's motives to Family members' stories in their own words, these 10 books will keep you up at night.

After Charles Manson encouraged violence, follower Bobby Beausoleil felt he had "no way out" during an altercation that led to Gary Hinman's death.

Charles Manson probably would not have seemed like an intimidating man at first glance.

Donald “Shorty” Shea and Brad Pitt’s Cliff Booth met very different ends.

“His dreams will consume him," the character based on serial killer Ed Kemper tells Holden Ford and Bill Tench. "Soon the real world won’t even compare.”