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A Deadly Affair: The Chilling Case Of Shawna Nelson and Ignacio Garraus
In a quiet small town, wife and mother Shawna Nelson fell hard for a married man named Ignacio Garraus. Unbeknownst to either of them at the time, this…
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Kates Lara
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: The Tragic Betrayal And Horrific Murder Of Kimberly Antonakos
When Kimberly Antonakos let a young family who was down on their luck move in with her, she could never have imagined how she would be repaid for her…
What Happened to 21-Year-Old College Student Chris Jenkins on Halloween Night in 2002
21-Year-Old College Student Chris Jenkins Vanished on Halloween Night 2002 After Leaving A Bar. Four Months Later His Body Was Found in the Mississippi…
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Vanessa Smith
Three's a Crowd: The Cold Blooded Halloween Murder of Peter Fabiano
The shocking 1957 cold blooded murder of Peter Fabiano seemed like a senseless act of random violence, until investigators began to look into his wife's…
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Mike Dickson
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A Texas Mystery: The Unexplained Disappearance of the "Fort Worth Trio"
In December 1974, three girls mysteriously vanished from a Fort Worth mall while Christmas shopping. No trace of them has ever been found
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Kirsten Ford
2019's Above Suspicion Recounts the Tragic Murder of Susan Smith by FBI Agent Mark Putnam
Starring Emilia Clarke and Jack Huston, the film explores the professional and personal relationship between Smith and Putnam that eventually led to…
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Kates Lara
The Butcher of Brooklyn: Roy DeMeo and The Gemini Crew
During the late 1970s, an ordinary neighborhood bar in Flatlands, Brooklyn became a mafia house of horrors. For many people, the Gemini Lounge became…
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Timothy Reynolds
From Wiseguy to Actor: The Turbulent Life and Journey of Tony Sirico
Before the world knew him as mobster Paulie "Walnuts" Gaultieri, actor Tony Sirico grew up in Brooklyn living a life not that far removed from the one…
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Timothy Reynolds
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How Hookers Got Their Name
Why A Civil War General is (Mistakenly) Credited with Originating the Term
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Timothy Reynolds
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"The Valley of the Headless Men": Canada's "Cursed" Nahanni Valley
Deep in the Canadian wilderness, the Nahanni Valley is one of the world's last truly untamed lands, however, because of the numerous deaths and…
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Donna Patton
"She Wanted To Be Missy. She Wanted To Take Her Place": The Tragic Betrayal And Murder Of Michele "Missy" Avila
When high school student Michele Avila's former best friend Karen Severson became envious of her looks and popularity, she hatched a plan that would…
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Kirsten Ford
Missouri Mystery: The Chilling Disappearance of the "Springfield Three"
During the early morning hours of June 7, 1992, three women vanished without a trace from a home in Springfield, Missouri. Over the following decades…
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Kates Lara
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