media crimePosts Tagged “media crime”4 posts🇺🇸CaseJuly 29, 2026Depp v. Heard — The Defamation Trial That Divided the WorldDepp v. Heard is a landmark U.S. civil defamation case in which actor Johnny Depp sued ex-wife Amber Heard over a 2018 Washington Post op-ed, resulting in a $10.35M jury verdict for Depp.Depp v. HeardJohnny DeppAmber Heard+10🇺🇸CaseJuly 29, 2026The Octopus Murders — A Journalist's Disputed DeathThe Octopus Murders is a disputed-death case centered on journalist Danny Casolaro, 41, found dead with slashed wrists in a Martinsburg, West Virginia hotel bathtub on August 10, 1991.the OctopusDanny CasolaroMartinsburg+13CaseJuly 29, 2026Wallace Souza Case — Murder for Ratings in BrazilThe Wallace Souza case is a Brazilian media-crime scandal in which TV host and state deputy Wallace Souza allegedly ordered murders to boost ratings for his crime show Canal Livre in Manaus.Wallace SouzaCanal LivreBrazil+9Podcast EpisodeJune 12, 2026Crime Junkie Investigates the Mysterious Death of 15-Year-Old Tripp BrazealePopular true crime podcast Crime Junkie has turned its spotlight on the death of 15-year-old Tripp Brazeale, found hanging in an Arkansas forest in November 2024. Authorities quickly ruled it a suicide, but his family isn't convinced.Tripp BrazealeCrime JunkieArkansas+5