Tales From the Underworld

1960s

Riverside Cold Case: The 1966 Unsolved Murder of Cheri Jo Bates and the Zodiac Connection
On October 30, 1966, 18-year-old college student Cheri Jo Bates was murdered outside of the library at Riverside City College. Some theories have linked…
 • Kirsten Ford
Michigan Mystery: The Halloween 1969 Disappearances of Pamela Hobley and Patricia Spencer
On the afternoon of October 31, 1969, 15-year-old Pamela Hobley and 16-year-old Patricia Spencer vanished near downtown Oscoda, Michigan. The case has…
 • Authentic True Crime
The Sea Orphan: Terry Jo Duperrault’s Remarkable Tale of Resilience and Survival
In November 1961, 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault survived three and a half days adrift at sea after captain Julian Harvey murdered her family aboard…
 • Kirsten Ford
The Rostov Ripper: The True Story of Citizen X and the Hunt for one of Russia's Worst Serial Killers Andrei Chikatilo
The critically acclaimed 1995 HBO crime drama Citizen X follows Soviet investigators as they attempt to apprehend one of Russia's most depraved serial…
 • Kates Lara
Suspicion at Sea: The Mysterious and Controversial Death of Actress Natalie Wood
Nearly 45 years after the suspicious drowning of actress Natalie Wood the circumstances surrounding her death remains one of Hollywood's most enduring…
 • Kirsten Ford
Mystery in the Mountains: Claudine Longet and the Shooting of 'Spider' Sabich
In 1976, actress and singer Claudine Longet was charged for the fatal shooting of her boyfriend, professional skier Vladimir "Spider" Sabich. The result…
 • Kates Lara
A Family Affair: A Look at the Scandalous and Controversial Mossler-Powers Trial
In 1965, Houston socialite Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Powers were charged with the brutal murder of Mossler's husband, Jacques. The trial…
 • Kirsten Ford
Abducted in Australia: The Tragic Tale of the Beaumont Children
In January 1966, three siblings disappeared from a beach in South Australia. The case resulted in one of the largest investigations in the country's…
 • Kirsten Ford
Horror at 25 Cromwell Street: The Twisted Tale of Fred and Rose West
For decades, few knew the horrors that went on inside the unassuming walls of 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester. In 1994, the shocking truth would come…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
"The Bogle Curse": How Four Generations of Criminals Defined A Family
For generations, the Bogle family came to be defined by their criminality, with at least 60 family members known to have been incarcerated over the…
 • Donna Patton
Party Crasher: The 1967 Halloween Party Murder of Kenneth Lindstrand
On October 29, 1967, 32-year-old Kenneth Lindstrand was shot and killed at a Halloween party in Van Nuys, California. For more than a year and a half…
 • Timothy Reynolds
"The Dating Game Killer": The Story of Rodney Alcala and 'Woman of the Hour'
Anna Kendrick's 2023 directorial debut Woman of the Hour highlights the surreal moment that vicious serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared as a contestant…
 • Kelly J. Sullivan
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