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"Billy the Axeman": Examining one of America's First Serial Killers
Between 1911 and 1912, dozens of grisly unsolved axe murders were linked to a shadowy serial killer known as "Billy the Axeman." Over the decades…
 • Authentic True Crime
Deadly Deception: The True Events Behind "The Honeymoon Killers"
Based on the crimes of "The Lonely Hearts Killers" Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, these are the real events and backstory that inspired the 1970…
 • Timothy Reynolds
All Good Things: How This 2010 Crime Drama Helped to Catch a Killer
The 2010 film All Good Things was loosely based on the life and crimes of NYC real estate heir Robert Durst. After Durst agreed to do an interview with…
 • Donna Patton
Horror British Style: A Look at the True Events That Inspired the 1972 Film Burke & Hare
Based on the infamous West Port murders of the late 1820s, the 1972 film Burke & Hare is a stylized and uniquely British spin on 1970s horror cinema
 • Rao Moeez
Lost At Sea: The 1978 Unsolved Disappearance of Five Singapore Social Escorts
In August 1978, five women working as social escorts in Singapore vanished after being invited to a party aboard a cargo ship hosted by three mysterious…
 • Kates Lara and Timothy Reynolds
A Family Affair: A Look at the Scandalous and Controversial Mossler-Powers Trial
In 1965, Houston socialite Candace Mossler and her nephew Melvin Powers were charged with the brutal murder of Mossler's husband, Jacques. The trial…
 • Kirsten Ford
Murder In Camden Town: The Controversial Trial and Acquittal of Robert Wood
In September 1907, the murder of Emily Dimmock in the Camden Town section of London became one of the most high-profile cases of the time. The trial and…
 • Donna Patton
Abducted in Australia: The Tragic Tale of the Beaumont Children
In January 1966, three siblings disappeared from a beach in South Australia. The case resulted in one of the largest investigations in the country's…
 • Kirsten Ford
A Family Vanished: The Chilling Disappearance of the Jack Family
In August 1989, 26-year-old Ronnie Jack, his wife Doreen, and their two young sons vanished after Ronnie accepted a job offer from a mysterious stranger
 • Rachael Elizabeth
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
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