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The Last Casualty: Mobster "Wild Bill" Cutolo and the Third Colombo War
In 1999, Colombo family underboss William "Wild Bill" Cutolo was set up and murdered by rivals within the crime family. In many ways, he was the final…
 • Timothy Reynolds
The Wrong Crowd: The Tragic Abduction and Murder of Maryann Measles
In October 1997, 13-year-old Maryann Measles was abducted and murdered in Connecticut. The identity of her killers and circumstances of her death were…
 • Kates Lara
In the Line of Duty: The Controversial Death of Officer Davina Buff Jones
In October 1999, the mysterious death of police officer Davina Jones shocked the small town of Bald Head Island, North Carolina. The question of who was…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
A Lingering Doubt: Michael Stone and the Russell Murders
In October 1998, Michael Stone, a 38-year-old career criminal was convicted of the brutal murders of Lin and Megan Russell in Kent, England. Decades…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Campaign of Fear: The Controversial Unexplained Death of Cindy James
In June 1989, after years of alleged threats, stalking, harassment, and abuse, 44-year-old Cindy James was found dead. She had been tied up and drugged…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
A Family Vanished: The Chilling Disappearance of the Jack Family
In August 1989, 26-year-old Ronnie Jack, his wife Doreen, and their two young sons vanished after Ronnie accepted a job offer from a mysterious stranger
 • Rachael Elizabeth
Steps From Home: The Chilling Disappearance of Suzanne Lyall
On March 2, 1998, after a long day of classes and work, 19-year-old Suzanne Lyall stepped off a bus just minutes from her campus dorm at SUNY Albany…
 • Kates Lara
Missing in Nashville: The Unexplained Disappearances of Laresha and Wanda Walker
In November 1999, 23-yer-old Laresha Walker, a young mother, disappeared from her Nashville home. 17 years later, in 2016, her mother, Wanda, also…
 • Kates Lara
Partners in Crime: The Violent and Bloody Legacy of the Cook Brothers
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two brothers embarked on a bloody reign of terror in Toledo, Ohio. Nearly two decades later, DNA evidence would help…
 • Kirsten Ford
Horror in Plain Sight: The Twisted Tale of the Turpin Family
In January 2018, police made a horrifying discovery in Perris, California. Inside a filthy house, numerous children were being imprisoned and starved by…
 • Kates Lara
A Deadly Grudge: The Horrific Halloween Night Murder of Doreen Erbert
On Halloween night 1984, 31-year-old Doreen Erbert and her unborn child were savagely murdered in her home. An investigation would eventually lead…
 • Kirsten Ford
Disappearance in Decatur: The Tragic Abduction and Murder of Penny Timmons
On Halloween 1992, 20-year-old Penny Timmons was abducted from her workplace in Decatur, Illinois and was missing for more than a year before the case…
 • Donna Patton
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