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Kidnapped in Philadelphia: The Tragic Abduction and Disappearance of Charley Ross
In July 1874, four-year-old Charley Ross was kidnapped from his Philadelphia neighborhood by two strangers. Despite the case's national notoriety, young…
 • Donna Patton
Disappearing Act: The Final Escape and Disappearance of Gangster "Terrible" Tommy O'Connor
After being sentenced to death for the murder of a Chicago detective, notorious criminal Tommy O'Connor managed to escape from jail just days before his…
 • Timothy Reynolds
A Rising Star Vanished: The Unexplained Disappearance of Tammy Lynn Leppert
On July 6, 1983, Tammy Lynn Leppert, an 18-year-old aspiring actress disappeared near Cocoa Beach, Florida following a mental health crisis. Her family…
 • Kates Lara
A Shameful Secret: The Brutal Massacre of the Black Donnellys
In February 1880, a family of Irish Catholic immigrants in Upper Canada were viciously murdered by a group of vigilantes after a bitter feud finally…
 • Donna Patton
Mystery in Queensland: Investigating the Unsolved Murder of Betty Shanks
In September 1952, 22-year-old Betty Shanks was murdered just blocks from her home in the Brisbane suburb of Grange. The brutal crime which shocked the…
 • Kirsten Ford
Death in the Dark: The Tragic Unsolved Murder of Minnie "Peggy" Stott
In November 1940, 17-year-old Minnie Stott was found murdered in Bolton, England. The crime, which occurred during wartime blackouts remains Greater…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
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
Couldn't Cheat Death: The Unsolved Murder of Escaped Convict Troy Leon Gregg
On July 28, 1980, a convicted killer escaped from death row just days before he was to be executed. The next day he was found dead in a river. What…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Cold and Unsolved Cases
Join us this December as we bring you more cold and unsolved cases. From the bizarre to the perplexing, these disturbing cases are still waiting to be…
 • Timothy Reynolds and Tales From the Underworld
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
Horror at 25 Cromwell Street: The Twisted Tale of Fred and Rose West
For decades, few knew the horrors that went on inside the unassuming walls of 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester. In 1994, the shocking truth would come…
 • 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
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