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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…
Sep 10
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Kristine De Abreu
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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…
Sep 5
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Kates Lara
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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…
Aug 19
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Kirsten Ford
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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…
Aug 14
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Kelly J. Sullivan
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Timothy Reynolds
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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…
Jul 20
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Kates Lara
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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…
Jul 10
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Kirsten Ford
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"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…
Jun 28
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Kelly J. Sullivan
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Horror on the Highway: The True Story Behind the 2010 Film Freeway Killer
The 2010 film Freeway Killer explores the brutal reign of terror of California serial killer William Bonin and his accomplices
Jun 19
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Kirsten Ford
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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…
Apr 22
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Kates Lara
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Running From Something: The Strange and Controversial Death of Elisa Lam
In January 2013, security footage would capture a frightened 21-year-old woman named Elisa Lam appearing to hide from an unseen figure. She would later…
Apr 17
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Kirsten Ford
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Victims or Monsters?: The Chilling Tale of Lyle and Erik Menendez
Convicted in 1996 for the double murder of their parents, brothers Erik and Lyle Menendez claimed their crimes were the result of years of abuse. Now…
Mar 27
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Kirsten Ford
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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…
Mar 16
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Timothy Reynolds
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