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Woman in Secret Love Affair With Married Colleague Vanishes
Woman in Secret Love Affair With Married Colleague Vanishes
She told her sister they were going on a romantic getaway — he returned, she didn’t
Fatim Hemraj
Feb 17
The Tik Tok Star who Outwitted a Serial Killer
The Tik Tok Star who Outwitted a Serial Killer
Now she teaches others to escape capture
Jessie London
Jan 18
A Mother Attempts To Kill Daughter To Cover Her Own Crimes
A Mother Attempts To Kill Daughter To Cover Her Own Crimes
Killing the men in her life was not enough
Jax Hudur
Feb 3
Woman Survives Two Months Chained Inside Shipping Container
Woman Survives Two Months Chained Inside Shipping Container
When Kala Brown & her boyfriend took a job, they had no idea their new boss was a serial killer
Fatim Hemraj
Jan 25
The Depraved Family Dubbed ‘The Incest Clan’
The Depraved Family Dubbed ‘The Incest Clan’
The Colt family were discovered living in the woods in Australia. The 12 children had facial deformities, were illiterate, and were…
Danielle Tinning
Feb 15
Teen Stabbed To Death By Her 13-year-old Neighbor
Teen Stabbed To Death By Her 13-year-old Neighbor
He had planned the crime for two months, and two other girls were on his kill list
Gisele Oliveira
Jan 28
The Mysterious Disappearance and Return of Bobby Dunbar
The Mysterious Disappearance and Return of Bobby Dunbar
DNA test puts 100-year-old mystery to rest
Jane Doe: A True Crime Blog
Feb 10
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The Woman in the Lake
The Woman in the Lake
The following is from a case I worked on during my years as a police detective and crime scene investigator, only the names have been…
Mark E. McCann
Feb 25
The Priyadarshini Mattoo Case
The Priyadarshini Mattoo Case
He raped and murdered her all because she rejected him
Prerna M
Feb 24
5 Deeply Unsettling Theories About Elisa Lam’s Death Solved
5 Deeply Unsettling Theories About Elisa Lam’s Death Solved
What really happened at the Cecil Hotel that night?
Bertilla Niveda
Feb 24
Have Police Been Searching for the Wrong Man: Rethinking the Molly Bish Murder
Have Police Been Searching for the Wrong Man: Rethinking the Molly Bish Murder
How a visit to the crime scene changed my mind
Lori Lamothe
Feb 23
The Axeman of New Orleans Spared Your Life if You Were Listening to Jazz: Or Did He?
The Axeman of New Orleans Spared Your Life if You Were Listening to Jazz: Or Did He?
From May 1918 to October 1919 he terrorized Italian grocers and their families, disappearing completely after his last kill
Jennifer Geer
Feb 23
The Lin Family Murders
The Lin Family Murders
15-year-old Brenda Lin found out her entire family had been murdered through a news article while she was away on a school trip
Fatim Hemraj
Feb 22
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
Gustafsen Lake Standoff
The Gustafsen Lake Standoff has been described as the largest paramilitary operation in Canadian history
L Hall
Feb 22
The Terrible Deeds Of The Mauerova Family
The Terrible Deeds Of The Mauerova Family
Klara Mauerova abused her children despicably, including one shocking incident involving cannibalism
Danielle Tinning
Feb 22
The Murder of Mia Zapata
The Murder of Mia Zapata
The fiery punk singer’s star was on the rise, only to be brutally snuffed out
DeLani R. Bartlette
Feb 22
Jennifer Pan Faked Her Life and Her Parents Paid the Ultimate Price
Jennifer Pan Faked Her Life and Her Parents Paid the Ultimate Price
A tragic story of abusive parents and their lying daughter
Ana Writes
Feb 22
Stolen Dreams: The Abduction of Kemberly Ramer
Stolen Dreams: The Abduction of Kemberly Ramer
More than 20 years after she was kidnapped from her bedroom, police are still trying to learn what happened to her
Jenn Baxter
Feb 22
The Murder of Michelle Le: Nursing Student Vanishes
The Murder of Michelle Le: Nursing Student Vanishes
Michelle was attending clinical training at Kaiser Medical Center when she told a nurse she had to get something from her car. She never…
Fatim Hemraj
Feb 21
3 Minute Murder Series: Can I Get Away With It? Be Honest
3 Minute Murder Series: Can I Get Away With It? Be Honest
An ad in the classifieds section captures the BTK serial killer
Rivy Lyon
Feb 20
The Dead Body That Joined a Traveling Carnival
The Dead Body That Joined a Traveling Carnival
When Elmer McCurdy was shot and killed after a bank robbing crime spree, no one expected that his dead body would travel the world.
Jane Doe: A True Crime Blog
Feb 20
Life Cut Too Short at the Age of 16
Life Cut Too Short at the Age of 16
If only the killer was locked up for the heinous crime he committed before he murdered Jimmy
Zahruja J
Feb 19
She Killed Her BFF and Escaped Justice for 18 Years
She Killed Her BFF and Escaped Justice for 18 Years
Holly Boisvert stabbed her best friend at the age of 15 but she wasn’t arrested until she was 33
Anita Durairaj
Feb 17
Unsolved NYC: The Bizarre Case of the Zip Gun Bombings.
Unsolved NYC: The Bizarre Case of the Zip Gun Bombings.
Five mail bomb packages delivered to five different recipients who did not know each other
Wess Haubrich
Feb 16
Inside the Murder of Aarushi Talwar
Inside the Murder of Aarushi Talwar
The sinister truth about her death
Prerna M
Feb 16
Teen Murdered by Jealous Ex-Boyfriend and Shoved Off Cliff
Teen Murdered by Jealous Ex-Boyfriend and Shoved Off Cliff
Jolee said yes to a hike with her ex, little did she know it would be her last one
Fatim Hemraj
Feb 16
Growing Pains of a Small Town
Growing Pains of a Small Town
My little town seems to be getting big town problems.
L Hall
Feb 15
Monreal’s Blue Bird Cafe Fire
Monreal’s Blue Bird Cafe Fire
One of the worst fires in Canadian history, the fire in 1972 claimed 37 lives and injured another 54
L Hall
Feb 15
Who Really Killed Alabama Teens Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley?
Who Really Killed Alabama Teens Tracie Hawlett and J.B. Beasley?
Is the cold case finally solved after 20 years?
Kassondra O'Hara
Feb 15
The $5 Million Scam of a Greedy Shopaholic
The $5 Million Scam of a Greedy Shopaholic
Keisha Williams conned people out of their savings to live a life of luxury
Anita Durairaj
Feb 15
Husband Grooms Foster Daughter to Murder Wife
Husband Grooms Foster Daughter to Murder Wife
Sabrina Zunich stabbed and cut her foster mother 178 times
Fatim Hemraj
Feb 14
The Bright Future That Vanished — Valedictorian Disappears on Hike in Ecuador
The Bright Future That Vanished — Valedictorian Disappears on Hike in Ecuador
The mysterious case of 18-year-old August Reiger
Kahli Bree Adams 🖋️
Feb 14
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