Doug Varrieur likes to shoot. Problem is, it’s 25 miles to the nearest range, where they charge $45 an hour. What’s a gun enthusiast to do? Lucky for him, Varrieur lives in Florida. Problem solved.

“The World’s Most Hated Band” was once America’s Most-Wanted — and now Detroit’s own Insane Clown Posse is sharing its side of the story. A new documentary titled The United States of Insanity just ...

The insanity defense as a legal concept was born in England, in 1843. A man named Daniel M’Naghten attempted to assassinate the British Prime Minister who he believed was conspiring against him. Due ...

Experts say television has skewed the public's view on the use of insanity defenses in court. While details of the crimes can be salacious, the insanity cases that ever make it to jury trials are few ...

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