Melody Hoffman, 20, loved unconditionally. She thought of others and even animals before herself and navigated the world with an endearing innocence. An intellectual disability meant she was mentally

’Twas the night before Christmas, and a sadistic killer had a twisted tale to tell...

She fought to save her son but paid a terrible price

In September 2012, Dan Markel, a Canada-born attorney and law professor, was away on a business trip. The highly respected Harvard graduate wrote about criminal law and sentencing in the justice syste

This week’s crime story...

For my family, Christmas will never be the same