Tales From the Underworld

Halloween

The Girl in the Orange Socks: How a Texas Jane Doe Finally Got Her Name Back After 40 Years
On October 31, 1979,the body of a young woman was found strangled near a highway in Texas. For nearly 40 years, authorities struggled to identify her…
 • Timothy Reynolds
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
A Chance Encounter: The Tragic 2002 Halloween Night Murder of Tina Mayberry
On Halloween night 2002, 38-year-old Tina Mayberry was stabbed to death outside of a Georgia bar after a chance encounter with a stranger. Her case…
 • Rao Moeez
“It Just Wasn’t Long Enough”: The Tragic Halloween Night Disappearance and Murder of Mary Stiles
On the evening of October 31, 1985, 11-year-old Mary Stiles disappeared from her family’s apartment complex while out trick-or-treating. Soon after, her…
 • Kates Lara
The Wrong Door: The Tragic Killing of Japanese Exchange Student Yoshihiro Hattori
In October 1992, 16-year-old Japanese exchange student Yoshihiro Hattori was shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana after he and a friend went to the…
 • Rao Moeez
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
A Name Restored: How the "Walker County Jane Doe" was Finally Identified
On November 1, 1980, the body of a young girl was discovered on the side of a Texas highway. For more than 40 years, her identity remained a mystery…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
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
Violence at Valley View: The Unsolved 2008 Halloween Murder of Arpana Jinaga
On November 3, 2008, 24-year-old Arpana Jinaga was found murdered in her Redmond, Washington apartment. It was determined that she was killed shortly…
 • Kates Lara
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
New Hampshire Cold Case: Investigating the Unsolved Murder of Roberta "Bobbie" Miller
On October 31st, 2010, 54-year-old Roberta "Bobbie" Miller and her dog "Sport" were murdered in her Gilford, New Hampshire home. Fifteen years later…
 • Kristine De Abreu-Pasarin and Timothy Reynolds
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