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Steps From Home: The Chilling Disappearance of Suzanne Lyall
On March 2, 1998, after a long day of classes and work, 19-year-old Suzanne Lyall stepped off a bus just minutes from her campus dorm at SUNY Albany…
 • Kates Lara
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
Buried Secrets: How Fugitive Cop Killer Donald Eugene Webb was Finally Located After 36 Years
In December 1980, career criminal Donald Eugene Webb murdered the police chief of a small Pennsylvania town. After more than three decades as a wanted…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Massacre in Chinatown: How the FBI is Still Hunting One of Boston's Most Notorious Killers
In the early morning hours of January 12, 1991, six men were gunned down in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood. More than 30 years later one of the killers…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Unknown Destination: The Disappearance of Federal Fugitive and Aircraft Hijacker Catherine Marie Kerkow
On June 2, 1972, Catherine Marie Kerkow and her boyfriend Willie Roger Holder hijacked Western Airlines Flight 701 from Los Angeles to Seattle and flew…
 • Kates Lara
Whitey Bulger's Killers Sentenced After Accepting Plea Agreement
In late 2024, three men were sentenced for their roles in the 2018 prison murder of James "Whitey" Bulger. The sentences came after the three men…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Murder Mystery in Syracuse: The Savage Slaying of Carol M. Ryan
In 1996, 42-year-old Carol M. Ryan was viciously murdered after a night out in Syracuse. The details of her injuries shocked investigators and the…
 • Kelly J. Sullivan
Riding With A Killer: Anthony Jackson and the Boston "Hitchhike Murders"
In late 1972, police in Boston, Massachusetts, and the surrounding area were on high alert. They were on the hunt for a possible serial killer who…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Unspeakable Evil: The True Story of "The Gray Man" Albert Fish
The 2007 film 'The Gray Man' depicts the twisted life and horrific crimes of sadistic serial killer and cannibal Albert Fish. Join us as we compare…
 • Kirsten Ford
"The Dating Game Killer": The Story of Rodney Alcala and 'Woman of the Hour'
Anna Kendrick's 2023 directorial debut Woman of the Hour highlights the surreal moment that vicious serial killer Rodney Alcala appeared as a contestant…
 • Kelly J. Sullivan
The Man Who Exposed The Mob: "The Valachi Papers"
The 1972 film The Valachi Papers starring Charles Bronson depicts the life and times of mafia turncoat Joe Valachi
 • Timothy Reynolds
Framed By Her Ex: The Harrowing Tale of Seemona Sumasar
In March 2009, Seemona Sumasar filed sexual assault charges against her ex- boyfriend. In retaliation, he orchestrated a plan to frame her for a series…
 • Kates Lara
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