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"Classified As Secret": The Murky and Suspicious Death of Annie Borjesson
In December 2005, the body of 30-year-old Swedish native Annie Borjesson was found on a beach in Scotland. Quickly ruled a suicide by authorities…
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Timothy Reynolds
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
Defying Explanation: The Baffling Murder and Strange Final Days of Blair Adams
In July 1996, Canadian Blair Adams was found murdered in a Tennessee parking lot. With no known ties to the area, Adams' murder has confounded…
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Timothy Reynolds
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
Unexplained Trip: The Mysterious and Strange Disappearance and Death of Judy Smith
On April 10, 1997, Judy Smith set out on a sightseeing tour in Philadelphia from which she never returned. Five months later, her remains were…
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Kates Lara
Small Town, Big Trouble: The Bardstown Conspiracy and Blue Wall of Silence
In July 2015, Bardstown resident and mother Crystal Rogers vanished. Shockingly, her case appears to be part of a larger conspiracy involving criminals…
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Kirsten Ford
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
A Daughter's Deception: The Brutal 2019 Double Murder of John and Lois McCullough
For more than four years, Virginia McCullough hid a terrifying secret. Though police and neighbors were suspicious, it would be years before their fears…
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Rachael Elizabeth
A Voice From Beyond: How Julie Jensen Chillingly Predicted Her Own Murder
In November 1998, Julie Jensen had given a letter to her neighbors asking them to turn it over to the police if something happened to her. Years later…
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Tales From the Underworld
Deadly Negligence: How an Inept System Cost Susan Powell and Her Children Their Lives
The tragic 2009 disappearance of Susan Powell and murder of her sons highlight many of the issues surrounding domestic violence, including missed red…
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Kates Lara
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