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Elena Ferrarin

Elena Ferrarin is a freelance writer based in Chicago. She has two decades of experience as a news reporter, and speaks fluent Spanish and Italian.

Was a Texas Woman Guilty or Innocent of Causing the Death of Her 5-Year-Old Son?
Was a Texas Woman Guilty or Innocent of Causing the Death of Her 5-Year-Old Son?

In 2020, Heather Guerra was involved in a car crash that killed her son, Julian. She faced charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault.

Why Did 'Amish Stud' Eli Weaver Plot to Have His Wife Murdered?
Why Did 'Amish Stud' Eli Weaver Plot to Have His Wife Murdered?

An Amish man from Ohio, Eli Weaver, who went by the name 'Amish Stud' in chatrooms he used to meet women, had his lover kill his wife Barbara Weaver.
A Multimillionaire Was on the Run for Years Before Being Sentenced in Wife's Murder
A Multimillionaire Was on the Run for Years Before Being Sentenced in Wife's Murder

Peter Chadwick landed himself on the U.S. Marshals Service's '15 Most Wanted' list after he killed his wife, faked his own kidnapping, faced charges, jumped bail and fled to Mexico.
How the Murders of Two Correctional Officers Led to the Creation of the Only 'Supermax' Prison in the U.S.
How the Murders of Two Correctional Officers Led to the Creation of the Only 'Supermax' Prison in the U.S.

The creation of the federal "Supermax" prison in Colorado, and its use of solitary confinement, was the result of the actions of inmates Thomas Silverstein and Clayton Fountain.

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American Woman, Was Murdered and Her Baby Cut From Her Womb
Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind, a Native American Woman, Was Murdered and Her Baby Cut From Her Womb

Mona Gable, author of 'Searching for Savanna,' spoke with us about LaFontaine-Greywind's murder, and how it sparked progress in ensuring justice for missing and murdered Native American women and girls.
Who Were the 1870s Serial Killing 'Family' Known as the 'Bloody Benders'?
Who Were the 1870s Serial Killing 'Family' Known as the 'Bloody Benders'?

Susan Jonusas talks to us about her book 'Hell's Half-Acre' about a 'family' of four known as the 'Benders,' who were accused of murdering 11 people in Kansas but fled before they were prosecuted.
Who Was Timothy 'Tim' McCoy, John Wayne Gacy's First Known Victim?
Who Was Timothy 'Tim' McCoy, John Wayne Gacy's First Known Victim?

Read about the life and death of Tim McCoy, serial killer John Wayne Gacy's first known victim. Gacy murdered at least 33 boys and men between 1972 and 1978
A Decades-Old Cold Case Ends With the ID of a Young Boy, and His Mother Charged With Murder
A Decades-Old Cold Case Ends With the ID of a Young Boy, and His Mother Charged With Murder

After 6-year-old William DaShawn Hamilton was found murdered in Georgia in 1999, it took 23 years to identify him and solve the case. We speak with those who never forgot about the case and pushed for justice.

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