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 ...

What made Richard McCroskey turn into Syko Sam? According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, a text message McCroskey discovered on his girlfriend's cell phone may have triggered a fatal rampage, in ...

A Castro Valley rapper arrested in connection with the deaths of four people in a Virginia college town kept a low profile in his neighborhood, nearby residents said Sunday. The family of Richard ...

Richard McCroskey of Castro Valley called himself "Syko Sam" and rapped about the thrill of killing people. But the 20-year-old's message board on MySpace.com was dominated by a different theme - a ...

FARMVILLE, Va. – Four people found murdered 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 ...

FARMVILLE, Va. – 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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Richard McCroskey of Castro Valley called himself "Syko Sam" and rapped about the thrill of killing people. But the 20-year-old's message board on MySpace.com was dominated by a ...

CASTRO VALLEY — Alameda County sheriff’s deputies early Monday morning searched the home of homicide suspect Richard McCroskey, 20, removing computers and other items, as the investigation into the ...

As the gruesome details concerning suspected multiple murderer and horrorcore artist Richard “Syko Sam” McCroskey continue to filter out, my stomach has gone from queasy to nauseous. The latest: on ...

CASTRO VALLEY — At first, Sarah McCroskey was in denial. She thought there was no way her brother could be the prime suspect in four Virginia killings. But it hit when investigators called and she ...