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Four University of Idaho students—Madison Mogen, Kaylee Goncalves, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin—were killed in Moscow on 13 Nov 2022. Bryan C. Kohberger pleaded guilty 2 Jul 2025, and on 23 Jul 2025, received four consecutive life terms without parole plus 10 years for burglary.

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Bryan Kohberger files petition to withdraw guilty plea

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Next court date · 3 Jun 2027 · Status conference on petition to withdraw guilty plea

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Murder of Sian Simmonds
ConvictedBritish Columbia, Canada · 1993

Murder of Sian Simmonds

On 27 Jan 1993 Sian Simmonds was shot and bludgeoned in the Guildford basement suite in Surrey, British Columbia, that she shared with her sister Katie. Katie was not home. Sian was 19, the day before her 20th birthday.

Murder of Michelle Schofield
ConvictedFlorida, United States · 1987

Murder of Michelle Schofield

Michelle Schofield was killed in Lakeland in February 1987. Husband Leo was convicted in 1989; he maintains innocence. Car fingerprints later matched another man, who confessed then recanted. Leo was paroled in 2024; the conviction stands.

Murder of Hae Min Lee
ConvictedBaltimore, Maryland, United States · 1999

Murder of Hae Min Lee

Hae Min Lee, 18, disappeared in January 1999; her body was found in Leakin Park. Ex-boyfriend Adnan Syed was convicted of her murder in 2000. The conviction was vacated in 2022, reinstated in 2023, and his sentence reduced in 2025 to time served plus probation.

Disappearance of Suzanne Morphew
Arrest madeColorado, United States · 2020

Disappearance of Suzanne Morphew

Suzanne Morphew was reported missing from her Chaffee County, Colorado, home on 10 May 2020. Remains found in Saguache County were identified as hers on 27 Sep 2023; the coroner ruled the death a homicide by undetermined means.

Death of Andrew Finch
ConvictedKansas, United States · 2017

Death of Andrew Finch

Andrew Finch was fatally shot on 28 Dec 2017 by a Wichita police officer responding to a false emergency call.

Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh
Cold caseLondon, United Kingdom · 1986

Disappearance of Suzy Lamplugh

Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent, left her Fulham office in south-west London on 28 Jul 1986 for an appointment with a client recorded as 'Mr Kipper' and was never seen again. She was later legally declared dead, presumed murdered; her body has never been found and no one has been charged.