Gayani DeSilva, M.D., a child and adolescent psychiatrist and author, tells us about the warning signs of Munchausen syndrome and why cases involving the disorder—like that of Gypsy Rose and Dee Dee Blanchard-—are so horrifyingly fascinating.
A&E True Crime talks to real bloodstain pattern analysts about how the science works and why some people, including those in the BPA field, are skeptical about how it's used in criminal cases.
Read an exclusive excerpt about the early life of one of Charles Manson's female followers from The Manson Women and Me: Monsters, Morality, and Murder, by Nikki Meredith.
With the 2017 chloroform-poisoning murder of 3-year-old Mariah Kay Woods, A&E True Crime explores the history of the chemical's use and how it kills.
Dep. Chris Mastrianni discusses the moment when he had to tackle a suspect holding a child, misconceptions about policing and the importance of body cameras.
The execution of a prisoner on death-row usually results in the beginning of a new trauma for the family members they leave behind.
Cracking a murder case commonly draws on forensic evidence and eyewitnesses, but occasionally victims themselves—either before they die or after—are playing a role in helping find their suspected killers.
In an excerpt from Pistols and Petticoats: 175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction by Erika Janik, see how one early policewoman helped solve a sensational murder and the vital role the first policewomen played in busting prostitution rings, finding missing people and more.
Working as a real-life crime-scene investigator is far different from the way it's often portrayed in crime dramas. A&E True Crime clears up some of the biggest misconceptions about being a CSI, according to actual crime-scene experts.
A&E True Crime spoke with Marcus Parks—whose podcast "The Last Podcast on the Left" ran a special on Jonestown—to learn more about the last fateful hours of the men, women and children who died that tragic day.
