Jealousy is a powerful motivator, and jealousy is exactly the reason 20-year-old Fisk University student Andre Bell was killed. This is the story of 20-year-old Andre Bell. Listen now to hear the full details.

This episode is rated a 5 (on my Campus Crime Scale).

On a frigid February night in 2015, Monroe County deputies responded to a quiet, upscale neighborhood just outside Rochester, New York. Inside one of the homes, they discovered a shocking scene: a man had been brutally shot and killed.

But before investigators even had a chance to piece together what happened, someone stepped forward and confessed. Nineteen-year-old Charlie Tan, an Ivy League student with no criminal history, immediately admitted that he had pulled the trigger. He told authorities that he HAD to shoot his father to protect his mother from years of domestic abuse.

At first glance, the case seemed straightforward. Charlie confessed. His father was dead. The evidence appeared clear.

But as investigators dug deeper, they uncovered a story far more complicated than anyone could have imagined — one that would divide a community, raise questions about justice, and force many to ask whether Charlie Tan was a cold-blooded killer... or a son who believed he had no other choice.

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This episode is rated a 3 (on my Campus Crime Scale).

When a group of college students from Assumption University decided to stage their own version of “To Catch a Predator” for clicks, views, and social media attention… well, let’s just say things did not go the way they expected. Because instead of exposing a predator, they ended up facing serious criminal charges themselves.

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