
Colleen Slemmer was brutally murdered by Christa Pike, Tadarryl Shipp and Shadolla Peterson in 1995 - but only Pike will pay with her life
Our best stories from the world of true crime. From shocking murders to chilling mysteries, we have all the latest news and updates.

Colleen Slemmer was murdered by Pike, Shipp and Peterson in 1995 - but while one teen defendant was sentenced to death, another walked free

Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story dropped last Thursday (17 September)

The scene in question has been dubbed an 'emetophobe's nightmare' - but it's far from fiction

The new true-crime series landed on Netflix last week (17 September)

The cast have revealed how they managed to pull off the gruesome scene

He also talked about the heartbreaking moment he thought that his youngest son, Callan, might have survived

Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan have widened the story beyond Borden, bringing together notorious women from different periods

As Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story lands on Netflix, Tyla spoke to psychologists about why girls seemingly can't get enough of the gore

Clancy and his wife, Dr Rachel Danis, have done a joint interview on 60 Minutes that will air this Sunday (20 September)

Ryan Murphy's new Netflix series has sparked a fresh interest in the infamous Victorian murder trial

Assistant Federal Defender Stephen Ferrell insists that 'Christa Pike at age 50 is not at all Christa Pike at age 18'

Christa Pike was one of the youngest women in modern US history to receive a death sentence

Christa Pike's legal team have also challenged Tennessee's lethal-injection protocol, raising concerns about the potential for pain

The new Netflix series follows the gory axe murder that shocked the nation back in 1892

Christa Pike is just days away from the lethal injection for her part in the murder of Colleen Slemmer, while Shipp was jailed for life

Pike has continued to challenge the method by which Tennessee intends to execute her

Ryan Murphy's Monster drama will blend erotica and horror – but the true axe murders of Andrew and Abby Borden were already gruesome enough

Details from the jury's deliberation room have been emerging ever since the case was declared a mistrial

Corie Walsh, 40, had reportedly been ‘actively discussing’ the highly publicised trial in a group chat before allegedly killing her own son

It comes as Patrick Clancy's legal team warned of potential legal action against social media users

The mother of two, who became known as the 'Dust Lady,' said her 'soul was knocked down with those towers'

The streaming service has faced mixed reviews for doing similar before

Mica discussed 'abusive relationships' in the social media video

The interview with the pastor was conducted by NewsNation’s Rich McHugh