![Shortly after her release from prison, Munchhausen syndrome by proxy victim Gypsy Rose Blanchard tells her story in The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard docuseries.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screenshot-2024-01-16-10.52.52-AM-1-1200x675.png)
In her own words
Gabe Santos, Arts and Entertainment Editor
• January 16, 2024
![Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw exits a news conference Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, after identifying the 4-year-old child referred to as the Boy in the Box as Joseph Augustus Zarelli.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/US-NEWS-PHILLY-1957-HOMICIDE-2-PH-900x600.jpg)
Who was the boy in the box?
Paulina Borowski, Contributing Writer
• February 14, 2023
![Bryan Kohberger, facing first-degree murder charges in the slayings of four University of Idaho students last fall, is taken by Sheriff Deputies from the Monroe County Courthouse on Jan. 3, 2023, in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/US-NEWS-CMP-IDAHO-SLAIN-STUDENTS-TAKEAWAYS-PH-900x600.jpg)
Bryan Kohberger set to be on trial for Idaho murders
Ella Trimingham, Staff Writer
• February 3, 2023
![True crime can make for good TV, and it’s no wonder shows like Netflix’s “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” attracts viewers with its gruesome tale. Put defending these killers and idolizing their murders misses the point of these shows.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/FAB489C3-2C8F-4D19-8717-F51892D979F8-900x600.jpeg)
Opinion: Idolizing serial killers is wrong
Alayna Majkrzak, Features Editor
• November 10, 2022
![Last month, a jury in Wisconsin found 66 year old Linda La Roche guilty of first-degree intentional homicide after killing her housekeeper/nanny. The hours story takes place 23 years ago in McHenry.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Untitled-design-2-900x675.png)
Murder in McHenry
Paulina Borowski, Staff Writer
• April 26, 2022
![Giulia Tofana was executed in July of 1633 for murdering her abusive husband, but is infamous for helping other women murder their abusive husbands.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/0F960EC9-29FE-4CEA-9E32-B8277E2D10A2-1.png)
Crime Scenes: The line between justice and murder
Alayna Trimingham, Copy Editor
• May 14, 2021
![Was America’s first female serial killer, Aileen Wuornos, a cold-blooded killer or a victim of circumstance? Undoubtedly, she deserved prison time, but may not have deserved the death penalty.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/unnamed-6.jpg)
Crime Scenes: Murderer, or misunderstood?
Alayna Trimingham, Copy Editor
• March 19, 2021
![Victim Cindy James knew that her attacker was her ex-husband, but feared the consequences of telling anyone. Some claim her death was a suicide, the facts tell a different story.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Untitled144-e1615384375364.jpg)
Crime Scenes: Blaming the victim
Alayna Trimingham, Copy Editor
• March 12, 2021
![The story of Gypsy Rose is a disturbing reminder of how people use and abuse their power over others for their own selfish reasons.](https://themchenrymessenger.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/gypsy-900x600.jpg)
Crime Scenes: When murder is inevitable
Alayna Trimingham, Copy Editor
• March 5, 2021
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