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Rachel Sharp, Crime Correspondent

Rachel Sharp joined Daily Mail in January 2025 as its new Crime Correspondent, after working as a US News Editor at The Independent in both New York and London. She covers America's biggest crime cases including the Idaho murders and the Gilgo Beach serial killer case.

Coverage: Crime

MOST RECENT ARTICLES FROM RACHEL SHARP

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Ex-FBI profiler claims Nancy Guthrie was 'selected' for abduction in ADVANCE and offers terrifying new details about the man behind the attack

03/02/26 09:04

The desperate search to find Savannah Guthrie's missing mother is now in its third day, with the motive, kidnapper's identity and the 84-year-old's whereabouts still a mystery....read

The terrifying story of the serial killer who murdered 14, told to The Crime Desk by Alex Murdaugh's lawyer... the man who sent him to the electric chair
03/02/26 08:20
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Report: Idaho officials weigh new punishment for Kohberger
28/01/26 02:44
Prison staff are so fed up with murderer Bryan Kohberger's antics they are considering drastic measures, the Daily Mail has learned.
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Report: Inside Kohberger's life in prison
28/01/26 12:16
Bryan Kohberger stole four young lives during his minutes-long rampage on November 13, 2022. Now, six months into his lifelong prison stint, it seems Idaho has had enough of the high-profile 'diva' inmate...
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Bryan Kohberger's warped requests from behind bars leave prison guards sickened... as new pictures of Idaho murders reveal full extent of his barbarity
28/01/26 11:41
Prison staff are so fed up with murderer Bryan Kohberger's antics they are considering drastic measures, the Daily Mail has learned.
Explosive twist in 'diva' inmate Bryan Kohberger's life in prison revealed in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
27/01/26 05:09
Bryan Kohberger stole four young lives during his minutes-long rampage on November 13, 2022. Now, six months into his lifelong prison stint, it seems Idaho has had enough of the high-profile 'diva' inmate...
New details emerge about final moments of Idaho murder victims
27/01/26 11:30
A newly-unsealed court filing, seen by the Daily Mail, shows the details of the autopsies carried out on Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
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Horrific new details emerge about final moments of Idaho murder victims as court filing reveals they were stabbed more than 150 times in total
27/01/26 01:08
A newly-unsealed court filing, seen by the Daily Mail, shows the details of the autopsies carried out on Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves.
I've faced every mother's nightmare after my daughter vanished 20 years ago - now a photo of an EAR is my last hope to find her
24/01/26 06:34
Two decades of no answers about their daughter's disappearance have been agony for Drew and Joyce Kesse. 'It would almost have been easier if she would have been murdered and found.'
The two explosive details that could make or break Brendan Banfield's murder trial, explained by former prosecutor
21/01/26 11:28
How credible is the star witness? And who was behind the fetish website account? A legal expert reveals the two key explosive details that could make or break the case against Brendan Banfield.
The au pair and the twisted plot at the heart of Brendan Banfield's murder trial... unpacked in The Crime Desk newsletter
20/01/26 06:45
Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor and president and co-founder of West Coast Trial Lawyers, unpacks the case against Brendan Banfield in The Crime Desk newsletter.
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Investigator reveals hidden clues in Ellen Greenberg's crime scene photos that PROVE bride-to-be was brutally murdered
17/01/26 08:51
Tom Brennan, former detective and private investigator, delves into the graphic images from inside Ellen Greenberg's apartment - and reveals why he believes they prove she was murdered.
A former Marine was unmasked as the 'Zodiac killer' after a bombshell new investigation. Now his family are speaking out
15/01/26 10:21
The Daily Mail exclusively revealed that an investigation had concluded the Zodiac killer and the Black Dahlia murderer was the same man. Now, the suspect's family is speaking out.
Psychologist weighs in on murder of Ohio dentist and his wife
14/01/26 03:31
Monique Tepe spoke of the 'wrong relationships' of her past when she wed her husband Spencer. Now, her comments have new meaning after the couple was murdered - and her ex-husband was arrested.
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The motive behind the murder of an Ohio dentist and his wife… and the questions that won't go away
14/01/26 01:42
Monique Tepe spoke of the 'wrong relationships' of her past when she wed her husband Spencer. Now, her comments have new meaning after the couple was murdered - and her ex-husband was arrested.
A beloved professor trusted a yoga instructor with her heart and her money... then he killed her and taunted cops hunting him for a decade
13/01/26 11:52
When Sue Marcum was found dead in her home, all signs pointed to a burglary gone wrong. The truth was far more sinister - and sparked a decade-long international manhunt to catch her killer.
Mom warned her son was in danger. Then he walked into the woods and never came back... now, court records raise troubling questions
13/01/26 07:48
Court records reveal that Jameson Kyle Boley's ex-wife Angel Boley warned that she and the couple's two young sons Johnathan and James could be in danger.
Inside Alex Murdaugh's secret prison life and the 'anger' bubbling inside surviving son Buster as blockbuster case could be set for RE-TRIAL
09/01/26 11:50
Behind bars - in an undisclosed location due to his high-profile status - the disgraced legal dynasty heir passes the time fighting his conviction for the murders of his wife and son.
Neighbor reveals disturbing sounds were coming from Alabama home for a YEAR before adorable 4-year-old was found dead
09/01/26 08:32
Police found enough explosives to 'level a house' during the doomed search for missing four-year-old Johnathan Boley.
Kohberger victims' families claim murders could've been prevented
09/01/26 11:15
In an explosive lawsuit, the parents of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin claim the murders could have been prevented by WSU.
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Bryan Kohberger victims' families claim Idaho murders could have been prevented in explosive lawsuit
09/01/26 01:54
In an explosive lawsuit, the parents of Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin claim the murders could have been prevented by WSU.
Haunting new details about the Black Dahlia's final hours emerge in chilling new reconstruction
06/01/26 10:13
Attracted to the glitz and glamor of Hollywood, Elizabeth Short had dreams of a better life, of becoming a movie star, and of meeting the love of her life.
The cases The Crime Desk is following in 2026
06/01/26 08:39
From the case roiling Hollywood to the Gilgo Beach killer trial and a new investigation into the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders, The Crime Desk will be following all the major happenings in 2026.
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The haunting cases The Crime Desk is following in 2026... from Rob Reiner's murder to breaks in the Zodiac case
06/01/26 06:26
From the case roiling Hollywood to the Gilgo Beach killer trial and a new investigation into the Zodiac and Black Dahlia murders, The Crime Desk will be following all the major happenings in 2026.
Our true crime experts pick the most chilling cases of 2025 in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
30/12/25 06:28
From a breakthrough in the Zodiac Killer case that has haunted the U.S. for decades to a new hope in the JonBenet Ramsey murder, here are the stories that gripped the last 12 months.
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Who is Marvin Margolis? The war veteran linked to a chilling new theory about the Zodiac killer and Black Dahlia murder
29/12/25 12:20
Marvin Margolis - also known as Marvin Merrill - was a veteran, a family man, a convicted fraudster, an artist, a car repairman... was he also the Zodiac killer and the murderer of the Black Dahlia?
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Why an amateur sleuth says he's solved TWO of the world's most gruesome unsolved murder cases.. and now the FBI is investigating
27/12/25 12:19
Investigator Alex Baber says the man responsible for all six deaths - and possibly many more - was a former US Navy corpsman called Marvin Skipton Margolis.
Bryan Kohberger 'not responding well' behind bars, say prison insiders... while investigative journalist claims he's transforming into Hannibal Lecter
26/12/25 09:17
'Kohberger is just relentless in sending communications to the prison guards,' the Daily Mail is told.
Secret code break that 'solved' the Zodiac killer case: Expert who unmasked single suspect behind two of America's darkest murders tells all on bombshell investigation
23/12/25 08:05
For five decades, many have tried to crack the Zodiac's Z13 cipher - which promises to reveal the killer's true name. Now, investigative consultant Alex Baber believes he has done it. Here's how.
The Zodiac killer and Black Dahlia murderer were the SAME man: Explosive investigation unmasks single suspect behind two of America's darkest murders
23/12/25 01:04
In a world exclusive, the Daily Mail can reveal that a new investigation has concluded that the Zodiac killer and the murderer of the Black Dahlia were the same man.
So-called 'Staircase Killer' speaks out: Crime Desk Newsletter
11/12/25 06:43
Senior reporter Luke Kenton speaks to so-called 'Staircase Killer' Michael Peterson about what really happened the night his wife Kathleen was found dead at the bottom of the stairs...
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Former prosecutor delivers her verdict on the Anna Kepner case
10/12/25 02:28
Almost one month on from the death of the cheerleader on board a Carnival cruise ship, no charges have been filed and no arrests made.
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Report: How Bryan Kohberger can sell his story for cash
10/12/25 01:52
Dave Leroy, former Idaho Attorney General, reveals that Idaho laws can't stop Kohberger from selling his story. But, they can make sure he never gets his hands on the money himself.
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NANCY GRACE delivers her verdict on the Anna Kepner cruise ship 'murder' case... and the 'nightmare' scene under the bed
10/12/25 01:04
Almost one month on from the death of the cheerleader on board a Carnival cruise ship, no charges have been filed and no arrests made.
The missing 67 minutes that have tormented Jason Landry's family after he never made it home
10/12/25 11:48
The drive home for Christmas is one many make to join family for the holidays. But, in the winter of 2020, Jason Landry never completed his journey. And, five years on, no one knows why.
The loophole that could hand Bryan Kohberger a huge payday if he exposes his prison secrets
10/12/25 11:46
Dave Leroy, former Idaho Attorney General, reveals that Idaho laws can't stop Kohberger from selling his story. But, they can make sure he never gets his hands on the money himself.
Inside the bizarre disappearance of Texas student Jason Landry: The drive home for Christmas turned tragic cold case examined in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
09/12/25 10:21
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Report: Loophole that could make Bryan Kohberger rich
09/12/25 06:20
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Bryan Kohberger can cash in on his murders: The loophole that could make him rich behind bars is revealed in our FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
09/12/25 05:44
To get the interview with former Idaho Attorney General Dave Leroy - and more - sign up to The Crime Desk, the newsletter from the Daily Mail delivered to your inbox on Wednesdays.
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Report: Inside Bryan Kohberger's sinister plot to escape cellblock
07/12/25 03:00
The former criminology PhD student - who turned 31 on November 21 - has been held on J-Block inside Idaho's maximum security prison in Kuna.
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Inside Bryan Kohberger's sinister plot to escape cellblock... as his humiliation at hands of other inmates is revealed
04/12/25 07:19
The former criminology PhD student - who turned 31 on November 21 - has been held on J-Block inside Idaho's maximum security prison in Kuna.
Bryan Kohberger's life behind bars: Crime Desk Newsletter
04/12/25 05:54
Bryan Kohberger has been discarded into the Idaho prison system for the remainder of his natural life for committing one of the most horrific crimes the state and nation has ever seen.
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NANCY GRACE shares the latest explosive revelations in Anna Kepner's Carnival cruise death in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
02/12/25 11:26
Get the full interview with former prosecutor and victims' rights advocate Nancy Grace - and more - by signing up to The Crime Desk, the new free newsletter from the Daily Mail.
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Idaho killer Bryan Kohberger's shocking prison threat revealed in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
02/12/25 05:52
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Art fraudster shares jaw-dropping explanation of how his wife 'died'
02/12/25 12:30
In opening statements in Norfolk County Superior Court on Monday morning, defense attorney Larry Tipton laid out Brian Walshe's version of events - claiming that there was no murder after all.
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Brian Walshe shares jaw-dropping explanation of how his wife 'died' and why he chopped up her body
01/12/25 09:46
In opening statements in Norfolk County Superior Court on Monday morning, defense attorney Larry Tipton laid out Brian Walshe's version of events - claiming that there was no murder after all.
Report: Bryan Kohberger's complaints behind bars
27/11/25 04:05
Bryan Kohberger marked his 31st birthday inside Idaho's maximum security prison in Kuna - his home since being convicted of the November 13, 2022, murders of four University of Idaho students.
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Bryan Kohberger becomes nightmare prison diva... as he throws huge tantrum over BANANAS behind bars
27/11/25 01:26
Bryan Kohberger marked his 31st birthday inside Idaho's maximum security prison in Kuna - his home since being convicted of the November 13, 2022, murders of four University of Idaho students.
What Brian Walshe's bombshell plea change means for his murder trial - expert reveals all in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
24/11/25 11:27
Get the full interview with legal expert and former federal prosecutor Neama Rahmani - and more - by signing up to The Crime Desk, the new free newsletter from the Daily Mail.
Alex Murdaugh's housekeeper reveals theory on murders
23/11/25 03:21
Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson shares her explosive theories about what really happened that dark summer night - and a bombshell claim about accomplices she believes got away with it.
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A sleepover turned into a sliding doors moment that paved the way for Vegas's infamous 'Show and Tell' murder
23/11/25 04:45
At 15, Sandy Shaw became the youngest female inmate in Nevada when she was convicted of the so-called 'Show and Tell murder'. Now finally free from prison, she reveals how the story actually began one dark night two years earlier.
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Alex Murdaugh's housekeeper reveals explosive theory about what REALLY happened on night of double murder
22/11/25 07:41
Blanca Turrubiate-Simpson shares her explosive theories about what really happened that dark summer night - and a bombshell claim about accomplices she believes got away with it.
Delphi killer's missing cell phone that could hold secret to murders that rocked small Indiana town
20/11/25 02:07
Indiana State Police Lieutenant Jerry Holeman and Carroll County Prosecutor Nicholas McLeland speak to Daily Mail about the mysterious missing evidence in the Delphi murders case.
Family of Bryan Kohberger Victim Sues College for ignoring 'red flags'
20/11/25 11:20
Many classmates and professors at WSU complained that Bryan Kohberger was sexist and creepy - with one faculty member warning he had the potential to become a 'future rapist'.
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Bryan Kohberger victim's family will sue Idaho murderer's college after classmates raised 'red flags'
19/11/25 10:26
Many classmates and professors at WSU complained that Bryan Kohberger was sexist and creepy - with one faculty member warning he had the potential to become a 'future rapist'.
'Show and Tell killer' Sandy Shaw breaks her silence on the night that upended her life in the FREE The Crime Desk newsletter
18/11/25 04:50
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The woman who believes she is Madeleine McCann: Crime Desk Newsletter
16/11/25 03:00
In our top story this week, commissioning editor JULIA LAWRENCE delves into the case of Madeleine McCann - and the trial of the Polish woman who falsely claimed to be the missing British girl...
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Bryan Kohberger ordered to pay victims' families from his prison fund
14/11/25 11:15
The ruling came on what marks the third anniversary of the November 13, 2022, murders that rocked the college town of Moscow and tore four families apart.
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Bryan Kohberger humiliated behind bars as he's forced to pay the victims' families from his prison slush fund
14/11/25 01:26
The ruling came on what marks the third anniversary of the November 13, 2022, murders that rocked the college town of Moscow and tore four families apart.
Hospital murder mystery finally solved after 28 years as DNA unearths identity of killer who targeted elderly patients
12/11/25 04:14
Investigators on Long Island have finally determined who killed a grandmother and raped another elderly woman at a hospital in the mid-1990s.
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The murder that haunts the Kennedys: Crime Desk Newsletter
08/11/25 04:00
In our top story this week, senior reporter LUKE KENTON investigates the death of Martha Moxley and speaks to one of her closest friends.
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Kohberger's prison fund revealed
05/11/25 08:22
In a remote court hearing on November 5, Ada County Judge Steven Hippler revealed that the 30-year-old criminology PhD student has received 'five figures' in donations while behind bars.
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Bryan Kohberger's staggering prison slush fund is revealed as prosecutors demand he give money to Idaho victims' families
05/11/25 06:44
In a remote court hearing on November 5, Ada County Judge Steven Hippler revealed that the 30-year-old criminology PhD student has received 'five figures' in donations while behind bars.
Photos reveal the piece of evidence that brought down Kohberger
03/11/25 05:37
Photos of the Ka-Bar knife sheath have been revealed for the first time as part of more than 2,300 pages of evidence released by Idaho State Police.
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Chilling photos reveal the piece of evidence that brought down Bryan Kohberger over Idaho student killings
03/11/25 04:43
Photos of the Ka-Bar knife sheath have been revealed for the first time as part of more than 2,300 pages of evidence released by Idaho State Police.
Jennifer Kesse's family faces new hope after unexpected DNA twist
29/10/25 02:31
Almost 20 years after Jennifer Kesse disappeared, her father Drew Kesse reveals his fresh hopes now that DNA evidence is being tested for the very first time.
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The DNA twist that could change everything for Jennifer Kesse's family 20 years after she vanished
29/10/25 10:01
Almost 20 years after Jennifer Kesse disappeared, her father Drew Kesse reveals his fresh hopes now that DNA evidence is being tested for the very first time.
Missing clue that could finally unlock the whole truth behind the Delphi murders of two best friends revealed in free The Crime Desk newsletter
28/10/25 04:00
Get the inside story on the case - and more - by signing up to The Crime Desk, the brand new free newsletter from the Daily Mail.
Report: Secret lives of Kohberger's sisters
28/10/25 12:00
Before their brother's arrest, Melissa and Amanda Kohberger's lives were normal. Now, they will be forever entangled in his shocking crimes.
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Secret lives of Bryan Kohberger's sisters: Insiders whisper about family 'rift'
27/10/25 04:06
Before their brother's arrest, Melissa and Amanda Kohberger's lives were normal. Now, they will be forever entangled in his shocking crimes.
Report: Inside Luigi Mangione's prison life
24/10/25 06:36
Inmate number 52503-511 at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center is no ordinary prisoner.
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Read Luigi Mangione's diary: From a ladyboy encounter to the chilling entry that exposed his double life
24/10/25 04:28
Inmate number 52503-511 at Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center is no ordinary prisoner.
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Kohberger now fighting paying compensation to murder victims' families
20/10/25 02:21
Bryan Kohberger's defense is arguing he should not have to pay because the families of Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen received money through GoFundMe campaigns.
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Bryan Kohberger's final insult to Idaho murder victims' families as he refuses to pay compensation
20/10/25 01:32
Bryan Kohberger's defense is arguing he should not have to pay because the families of Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen received money through GoFundMe campaigns.
NANCY GRACE reveals the evidence that Ellen Greenberg WAS murdered... and the only option left after 'disturbing' suicide ruling
17/10/25 08:37
After Ellen Greenberg's death from 20 stab wounds was - once again - ruled a suicide, Nancy Grace is appealing to Pennsylvania's top federal prosecutor to take action.
Ellen Greenberg's parents' attorney tears into 'corrupt' 'suicide' ruling and warns Philadelphia: 'It's not over'
15/10/25 08:08
Joe Podraza spoke to the Daily Mail about the next steps in Sandee and Josh Greenberg's fight to uncover the truth about what happened to their daughter.
Ellen Greenberg's ex breaks his silence after court hearing rules her 20-stab-wound death was 'suicide'... see inside his plush new life
14/10/25 08:34
In comments to the Daily Mail, Sam Goldberg broke his silence after the city of Philadelphia doubled down on its controversial ruling that his former fiancée's death from 20 stab wounds was a suicide.
Report: Philadelphia reaffirms ruling in Ellen Greenberg case
13/10/25 06:36
The stabbing death of 27-year-old schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg has been ruled as a [self-murder] by the city of Philadelphia once again - marking a huge blow to her family's fight for answers.
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Agony for Ellen Greenberg's parents as Philadelphia rules her death by 20 stab wounds 'WAS a suicide' in staggering ruling
13/10/25 05:39
WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT The stabbing death of Ellen Greenberg has been ruled a suicide by the city of Philadelphia once again - marking a huge blow to her family's fight for answers.
BTK's daughter reveals dark childhood clues that dad was serial killer
11/10/25 02:30
In an exclusive video, Kerri Rawson reveals the chilling clues in her childhood that she was living with one of America's most infamous serial killers.
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