A 20-year-old California rapper by the name Syko Sam may have lived up to his moniker. The horrorcore MC, who rapped about watching people die slowly and take "their last breath," is accused of ...

A California man who rapped about murder in songs posted on his MySpace page has been arrested by investigators who suspect him of killing four people in a central Virginia college town. Richard Alden ...

A Castro Valley man accused of slaughtering four people in central Virginia made his first court appearance back east just hours after Alameda County sheriff's searched his home here in the Bay Area.

FARMVILLE, Va. -- Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III rapped about the thrill of murder in songs he posted on the Internet. Police believe the fantasy lyrics became a gruesome reality in a small ...

A Castro Valley, Calif. man accused of slaughtering four people in central Virginia moonlighted before his arrest as a "horrorcore" rapper, recording songs about death, violence and mutilation and ...

An aspiring rapper who embraced a style of music known as "horrorcore" pleaded guilty Monday to killing his 16-year-old girlfriend, her parents and her friend. Richard "Sam" McCroskey was sentenced to ...

Four people found slain in a small Virginia college town were bludgeoned to death, authorities said Tuesday, and the aspiring rapper suspected of killing them befriended two of the victims through a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - September 20, 2009 Police on Saturday charged Richard Alden Samuel McCroskey III, 20, of Castro Valley, Calif., with murder, robbery and stealing the automobile of Mark ...

Springfield - Sammy (Sam) E. McCroskey born March 27, 1941, died May 31, 2021 at home surrounded by his loved ones. Sam is survived by his wife of 54 years Angeline Greenwade McCroskey, son Matthew ...