Sources & methodology

Every case pack is built to be checked. Here is how.

What we use

• Court records — indictments, informations, orders, judgments and dockets, linked to official copies where courts publish them.
• Official notices — statements from courts, police, prosecutors and governments.
• Published reporting — named news organizations, cited by outlet, headline and date.

What we don't use

• Online theories, forums or social-media speculation.
• Crime-scene images, photos of real people or graphic description.
• Names of private witnesses or surviving roommates.

How facts are tagged

Each fact carries a small red number like [3] that points to the numbered source list at the back of the pack. Sources are grouped as court records, government sources and news reports.

Reading court records carefully

A motion or petition is one side's argument, not a finding. An affidavit or probable cause statement is sworn but untested at trial. An order or judgment is what the court actually decided. Packs label which is which.

Active cases

Where a case is still in court, the pack says so on the cover. People who have not been convicted are described as charged, accusations as alleged, and the presumption of innocence is stated plainly.

Dates and updates

Each pack states the date it is current as of (currently October 14, 2026) and the date links were checked. Courts and news sites can move files; when a link fails, packs point you to the official docket.