James Cook was arrested in Sarasota County, Fla., yesterday on charges of crack cocaine and marijuana possession. His hairstyle earns him the coveted title of today’s Mugshot of the Day.

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Suspected serial killer Michael Gargiulo plans to represent himself in a Los Angeles courtroom for the murders of Ashely Ellerin and Maria Bruno, according to court documents.

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In the aftermath of a deadly police beating caught on videotape, the Fullerton Police Department agreed to settle claims brought by Cathy Thomas, the victim’s mother, for $1 million.

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It’s officially a disturbing trend in Trinity, Texas, where yet another woman has allegedly tried and failed to use her vagina to hide her stash of methamphetamine from police.

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On May 16, 2005, authorities in Kootenai County, Id., discovered the bodies of Brenda Groene, her boyfriend Mark McKenzie, and her 13-year-old son, Slade Groene, inside their home. Her other children, Shasta, 8, and Dylan, 9, were missing. Shasta was later found in the hands of Joseph Edward Duncan III, a sexual predator with a criminal past.

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In 2006, former LAPD detective Dan DeJarnette reported that his wife had been hurt in an accident. He was initially arrested but let go due to lack of evidence.

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The sanity phase began Monday in the trial of Robert McClain, who was convicted of torture and mayhem yesterday. If defense attorneys cannot convince a jury their client was insane when the crimes were committed, he faces life imprisonment.

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Police caught up with fugitive stripper Luerissie Ashley Ross, 20, aka “Pocahontas,” on Tuesday. Ross was wanted for jumping bail in connection with the murder of registered sex offender Budrohoe Briscoe.

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When Nancy Lyon was murdered, her family was sure that her husband, Richard, had killed her. He spent uncontrollably, once buying an Alfa Romeo with an American Express card when he couldn’t pay his mortgage. The high-profile case exposed family secrets of incest and adultery, but other questions remain.

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A team of legal experts says that shoddy police work, failure to pursue another suspect and a weak defense combined to send an innocent man to his death.

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