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Tainted Bloodlines: The Twisted Tale of Marcus Wesson and the Fresno Cult Murders
In March 2004, Fresno police arrived to the scene of a horrific mass murder. The resulting investigation led to the discovery of a warped and incestuous…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
A Christmas Tragedy: The Tale of Bruce Pardo and The Covina Massacre
On Christmas Eve 2008, a house in Covina, California became the scene of horrific violence when 45-year-old Bruce Pardo murdered his ex-wife and eight…
 • 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
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
Deadly Greed: The Tale of Notorious Fugitive Jason Derek Brown
In November 2004, Jason Derek Brown robbed and murdered a 24-year-old armored car guard in Phoenix, Arizona in order to continue his extravagant…
 • Kirsten Ford
Chasing A Ghost: The Escape and Disappearance of Omid Tahvili
In November 2007, Iranian-Canadian gangster Omid Tahvili walked out of a maximum-security jail in British Columbia after bribing a guard. He has not…
 • Kristine De Abreu
Unknown Destination: The Disappearance of Federal Fugitive and Aircraft Hijacker Catherine Marie Kerkow
On June 2, 1972, Catherine Marie Kerkow and her boyfriend Willie Roger Holder hijacked Western Airlines Flight 701 from Los Angeles to Seattle and flew…
 • Kates Lara
Possible Parole?: Menendez Brothers Scheduled for Parole Board Hearings
This week, a parole board will decide if convicted murderers Erik and Lyle Menendez will finally be released from prison after 30 years. It is one of…
 • Kirsten Ford
Killer Cop Denied Parole: Former LAPD Detective Stephanie Lazarus to Remain in Prison
In February 2025, former LAPD detective and convicted murderer Stephanie Lazarus was denied parole for a second time. Lazarus was convicted in 2012 for…
 • Kelly J. Sullivan and Timothy Reynolds
Bad Company: The Chilling Tale of Colleen Stan, "The Girl in the Box"
In May 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan was picked up by a couple while hitchhiking from Oregon to California. Unbeknownst to her, the next seven years of…
 • Kates Lara
California Killer: Investigating the Infamous "Santa Rosa Hitchhiker Murders"
In the early 1970s, a series of brutal murders involving young female hitchhikers shocked the community of Santa Rosa, California. To this day, the…
 • Kirsten Ford
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