California

A California man recently reconnected with his estranged adult son. Now, he was found guilty of attacking him with a sledgehammer as he slept.

An arrest has been made in the 1996 drive-by shooting of rapper Tupac Shakur, authorities said.

A man made a "kill list" and then murdered his ex-girlfriend. Today, authorities in California still don't know why as the killer heads to prison.

Nearly three decades have passed since a 6-year-old girl disappeared without a trace from near her family’s Los Angeles home.

A man in California will head to prison for running down a person in a motel parking lot. The force was similar to a bungee cord snapping and a person falling.

Serial killer Dorothea Puente poisoned her tenants and then buried their bodies in her yard while she continued to cash their Social Security checks.

A California equestrian accused her estranged husband's friend of sexually assaulting her at gunpoint and threatening her 'Godfather style.'

Angelo Buono and Kenneth Bianchi paralyzed L.A. when they brutally tortured, raped and murdered 10 women on the city's hillsides as The Hillside Strangler.

A man in California went to prison for torturing and killing a Vietnam vet. The murder happened after the vet grabbed the suspect's girlfriend.

Winnie Ruth Judd was a hopeless neurotic whose severe mental disorder led her to commit one of the most infamous crimes of the 20th Century.

Two people were sent to prison for the death of a 9-year-old girl. The child was found dead and stuffed in a duffle bag in the Los Angeles area.

A man will head to California prison for killing a retired school teacher and vet in a home. The victim was 90 years old when he died, prosecutors said.

Beginning in the late 1960s, the Zodiac Killer dressed in an executioner's hood and terrorized San Francisco by murdering multiple people.

A judge in California has been accused of fatally shooting his wife and then texting his co-workers that he wouldn't be in to work the next day.

Charles Manson sent his cult on a sadistic 1969 "Helter Skelter" murder spree designed to speed the arrival of the apocalypse.

A California man who was on a quest to find youth and fortune by eating human flesh has been sentenced to decades behind bars.

A homeless woman in California was allegedly shot to death by two teens using a pellet gun while out 'hobo hunting,' authorities say.

Police in California busted a man for shoplifting and then discovered he was wanted in connection with an attempted murder, authorities said.

A California man has been accused of breaking into condos in Nevada and rubbing the feet of women as they slept.

A man in California called 911 to report his wife unconscious and now police claim he poisoned and murdered his wife.

Newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst became a bank robber, fugitive and jailbird after her shocking kidnapping by the Symbionese Liberation Army.

A California man wanted for murder was taken into custody after he was involved in a traffic stop, authorities announced.

Inside the real-life Hollywood horror story and the murder of aspiring actress Elizabeth Short, a.k.a. The Black Dahlia, in 1947.

A man in California did meth and then killed his girlfriend before dumping her dismembered body in an orchard 2 miles away.

Heartless husband Scott Peterson murdered his eight-months-pregnant wife and unborn son - then dumped their bodies like trash in frigid San Francisco Bay!

The real-life Mexican Mafia Mama Kelly Deshannon has been found guilty by a federal jury on 3 felony charges, authorities said.

A man allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old girl at gunpoint in Texas before 'repeatedly sexually assaulting' her on road trip to California, officials said.

The trial of a California woman who was arrested in connection with the suffocation death of her boyfriend will now begin in the fall, officials said.

A 3-year-old in California reportedly gained access to a handgun inside their home and fatally shot their 1-year-old sister in the head, police said.

A homeless woman in California was allegedly sleeping in a park when officials say a lawnmower came through, running her over and killing her.

In the wake of Leslie Van Houten's release from prison, take a look at the key players and victims in Charles Manson's killings.

Front Page Detectives takes a look at the Menendez brothers and ask why did Lyle and Erik Menendez gun down their parents.

A man in California gave his son a knife as a gift. Weeks later, the son used that same knife to fatally stab his father and now could spend life in prison.

A toddler in California died from head injuries. Now, police say a babysitter has been arrested in connection with the child's death.

A California man has been arrested and charged in connection with the 1984 cold case murder of Cynthia Wood, according to officials.

Front Page Detectives takes a look at the Night Stalker, Richard Ramirez, and how the satanic slayer terrorized the city of angels.

A pair of Instagram influencers were caught in Alabama trying to traffic over 200 pounds of cocaine stuffed in hidden compartments in SUV, police said.

A California mom influencer falsely claimed a couple tried to kidnap her kids in a Michael's craft store. Now, she was sentenced to jail.

A man in California has been arrested after he allegedly squirted two restaurant employees with lighter fluid and tried to set them on fire, police said.

A California woman walked into a hospital for a medical issue, but then called 911 to report suspicious death. She's now arrested for that murder, police said.

A federal grand jury has handed down a 17-count indictment on five suspects trying to traffick fentanyl-laced pills smuggled in toys, according to authorities.

For 18 years, Jaycee Dugard was held captive by Phillip Garrido and we have some of her untold story of her captivity, rescue and how she healed.

The untold story of Elizabeth Smart, whose mother told her having a happy new life is the best revenge she could get on her kidnapper.

The 'Malibu Sniper' has been sentenced to 119 years in prison for the murder of a father who was camping with his two young daughters in 2018.

A teen's birthday party in California ended when gunfire erupted, killing one and injuring six others. Police said they are searching for suspects.

An alleged burglar was arrested in California after a neighbor's drone helped police find the robber in an Uber with $30,000 cash, officials said.

A man was convicted of first-degree murder and rape almost four decades after a woman was found dead in California.

A cop in California was performing an arrest during a domestic violence call. Now, he has been accused of stealing money from that suspect he arrested.

A man in California strangled himself and his 7-year-old son to death in an apparent murder-suicide in Thousand Oaks, according to authorities.

A California suspect is behind bars after he fatally shot a man outside school where a scheduled graduation was to take place, authorities said.