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Slaughter in the Mountains: The Horrifying Tale of Dyatlov's Pass
In 1959, nine survivalists set out on an expedition in the Ural Mountains of Soviet Russia; they would never return. When discovered their bodies bore…
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Kirsten Ford
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
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…
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Kirsten Ford
Buried Treasure or Tall Tale?: The "Lost Cabin" of the Siskiyou Mountains
Does Oregon hide another El Dorado, a buried cache of untold wealth or is it all a fabled myth? From Indian attacks to treasure maps and "accidental…
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Donna Patton
Dangerous Passage: The Strange and Controversial Death of Adventurer and Explorer Thomas Simpson
In June 1840, the bodies of renowned British explorer Thomas Simpson and two travel companions were shot dead on the plains of North Dakota. Nearly 200…
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Timothy Reynolds
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
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…
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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 Sand Creek Massacre: A Legacy of Betrayal and Injustice
In November 1864, hundreds of Native American men, women, and children were brutally slaughtered by members of the U.S. military after they were lured…
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Donna Patton
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
Escaping Injustice: Sarah Chandler's Defiant Jailbreak
In 1814, Sarah Chandler, a struggling mother from Wales was convicted of using counterfeit notes to buy shoes for her children. When an overzealous…
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Kirsten Ford
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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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