Famous Trials
This former football star was tried for the murder of his ex-wife and her friend in 1995 in the “Trial of the Century.”
OJ Simpson
These unique patterns on your fingers can identify you.
Fingerprints
This test matches suspects using hair, blood, or saliva.
DNA Testing
Someone who commits crimes repeatedly and feels little or no guilt is often labeled with this personality trait.
Psychopathy
This series dramatized Jeffrey Dahmer’s crimes and went viral on Netflix.
Dahmer
This celebrity couple’s defamation trial went viral on TikTok in 2022.
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard
Someone who kills many people over time is called this.
Serial Killer
Police test for this on someone’s hands to see if they fired a gun.
Gunpowder
This mental disorder can involve hallucinations and delusions, sometimes leading to insanity defenses in court.
schizophrenia
This Netflix series dramatizes the 1989 murders of José and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik.
Monsters
This man represented himself in court, charming the media during his trial, but was convicted of murdering multiple women in the 1970s.
Ted Bundy
This killer dressed as a clown at children’s parties.
John Wayne Gacy
A doctor who studies the cause of death is called this.
Medical examiner/coroner
This disorder, often linked with veterans or trauma survivors, can cause flashbacks and hypervigilance.
PTSD
This six-year-old beauty pageant contestant was tragically found dead in her home in 1996.
JonBenét Ramsey
This young woman was accused of killing her daughter in 2008 but was found not guilty in 2011, sparking outrage.
Casey Anthony
Ted Bundy often tricked women by pretending to have this kind of injury.
Broken arm
A doctor who studies poisons and drugs.
Toxicologist
People with this disorder may feel intense paranoia or distrust, which in rare cases can lead to violent behavior.
Paranoid personality disorder
This actor portrays Erik Menendez in the 2024 Netflix series, earning an Emmy nomination for his performance.
Cooper Koch
This woman was tried and acquitted in 1893 for allegedly killing her father and stepmother with an axe.
Lizzie Borden
This criminal was never caught and sent letters to newspapers.
Zodiac Killer
This type of science studies old bones to identify human remains.
Forensic anthropology
This disorder is often linked with impulsive behavior, lying, and a lack of empathy — sometimes called sociopathy.
Antisocial personality disorder
This 2019 Netflix documentary followed the case of a Colorado man who killed his family.
American Murder: The Family Next Door?