Newt, a polar bear in Germany who died after a seizure, has led to a medical discovery. Researchers at the German Center of Neurodegenerative Disease and the Liebnitz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research diagnosed Newt with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis, making him the first known recorded case of an animal with this non-infectious form of encephalitis, which occurs when the body's immune system attacks the brain.
The unidentified body of the Somerton Man was found with a half-burned cigarette and crossed feet against the seawall. Despite a full autopsy, the cause of death remains unknown leading to numerous theories including poison or espionage.
The Jonestown massacre, with a death total of 909 people, is a devastating tragedy that occurred because of a cult leader's megalomaniacal tendencies. Some people who refused to drink poison were allegedly injected with it instead.
The defense in the Staircase Trials claimed that the blood evidence outside the house and drops of blood inside the house could not be trusted, and brought in forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee to demonstrate how Kathleen Peterson's injuries could have been caused without the use of a blow poke.
The investigation into the 2015 shooting homicide of a man found in the middle of a road in Hampton County was marred by jurisdictional confusion and suspicions of investigative interference, much like the 2019 probe of a fatal boat crash in the same region.