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Shadow of Fear: The Relentless Stalking and Unsolved Murder of Dorothy Jane Scott
In May 1980, after months of dealing with threatening phone calls, Dorothy Jane Scott disappeared under very strange circumstances. Four years later her…
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Kates Lara
Imprisoned By Her Father: The Horrific Torture and Captivity of Elisabeth Fritzl
In 2008, after more than twenty years of imprisonment by her own father, Elisabeth Fritzl managed to escape. Her shocking testimony would shine a light…
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Kirsten Ford
A Deadly Grievance: The Troubling Tale of Theodore Streleski
In August 1978, a troubled and struggling Stanford grad student named Theodore Streleski bludgeoned a highly regarded professor to death in what he…
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Timothy Reynolds
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The Life of "Joe Bananas": A Tale of Greed, Manipulation, and Murder
He is the namesake of one of New York City's five mafia families. A shrewd and cunning mobster, his 1983 autobiography caught many off guard and ended…
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Timothy Reynolds
Activist, Revolutionary, and Wanted Fugitive: The Harrowing Tale of Assata Shakur
In 1979, political activist and Black revolutionary Assata Shakur was serving a life sentence for murder when she escaped from a New Jersey prison. She…
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Kates Lara
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Flight Risk: How Convicted Killer Glen Stewart Godwin Escaped Prison on Both Sides of the Border
Convicted murderer Glen Godwin was serving a 26 years to life sentence at California's Folsom Prison when he escaped in 1987. Later arrested and jailed…
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Timothy Reynolds
From Liberian Warlord to Political Powerhouse: The Divisive and Troubling Legacy of Prince Johnson
As a feared warlord during Liberia's First Civil War, Prince Johnson was a vicious and remorseless killer. Then, after years in exile, he returned to…
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Kirsten Ford
"Death to Kidnappers": Marxist Guerillas, Cocaine Cartels, and the Bloody Landscape of 1980s Colombia
During the 1980s, Colombia saw the rise of the powerful Medellín Cartel. When left wing guerillas began kidnapping its members, the cartel formed Muerte…
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Kates Lara
The Tiger of Serbia: Željko Ražnatović and the Legacy of "Arkan's Tigers"
Notorious criminal turned military commander Željko "Arkan" Ražnatović became one of the most controversial figures during the Balkan Wars of the 1990s…
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Timothy Reynolds
The Fort Bragg Predator: The Grisly Crimes of US Army Serviceman Ronald Gray
During 1986 and 1987, several women were assaulted and murdered on or near Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Disturbingly, DNA evidence would reveal that the…
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Mike Dickson
Singer and Serial Abuser: The Disturbing Saga of Garry Glitter
In the early 1970s, Garry Glitter became a pop icon in the UK glam rock scene. Yet, disturbing revelations decades later would show the world a twisted…
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Kirsten Ford
Ticking Timebomb: The Violent and Deeply Disturbing Life and Death of Serial Killer Charlie Brandt
When Teri Helfrich married her boyfriend Charlie Brandt, she was deliberately kept unaware of his violent past, leading to tragic consequences
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Kates Lara
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