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The Crystal Theobald case is a 2006 mistaken-identity gang shooting in Riverside, California, where a 24-year-old mother was killed in a drive-by attack later solved through her family's MySpace investigation.

The Sally McNeil case is a 1995 California homicide in which former Marine and bodybuilder Sally McNeil fatally shot her husband Ray with a shotgun in their Fallbrook home on Valentine's Day.

The Joe Moore KKK infiltration case is a Florida FBI operation in which informant Joseph Moore exposed a 2013 plot by three Klan-affiliated prison guards to murder a Black former inmate.

Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan was shot and killed on a dark road in Jacksonville, Florida, in February 2022 — minutes after dropping off his two children at ex-wife Shanna Gardner's home. Gardner now faces trial in 2026, charged with orchestrating the murder-for-hire. The case has drawn widespread media attention across the United States.

An Indiana softball coach was convicted of planning and arranging the murder of his ex-fiancée Shea Briar. Together with a former player, he executed a crime rooted in deception and personal conflict.

On February 22, 2022, Jared Bridegan was shot and killed on Sanctuary Boulevard in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. The case exposed a tangled web of hatred, manipulation, and hired murder rooted in a bitter custody dispute. His ex-wife Shanna Gardner-Fernandez and her husband were ultimately charged with orchestrating the killing.

Between June and October 2020, registered nurse Donna Monticone stole fentanyl intended for patients at Yale University's fertility clinic in Orange, Connecticut, and replaced it with saline. Approximately 75% of the painkiller given during this period had been tampered with, leaving at least 93 women in excruciating pain during invasive procedures.

ABC News and 20/20 launched 'Bad Rap: The Case Against Diddy' in March, a six-part podcast narrative series examining the rise and fall of Sean Combs following assault allegations and federal charges including sex trafficking. Hosted by ABC News legal contributor Brian Buckmire, the podcast transitioned to twice-weekly updates during Diddy's trial.

Kim Kardashian was attacked and robbed at a luxury apartment in Paris in the early hours of October 3, 2016. Five men, some disguised as police officers, stormed her room and stole jewelry worth around nine million euros.

Freddie Lee Trone was sentenced to 31 years and 4 months to life in prison on September 23, 2024, after being convicted of orchestrating the murder of Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock. The killing occurred during a robbery at Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles in South Los Angeles on September 12, 2022, when Trone's 17-year-old son fatally shot the artist.