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Failed Justice: The Chilling Disappearance of Lisa Marie Young
In June 2002, 21-year-old Lisa Marie Young vanished from a party in Nanaimo, British Columbia after getting a ride from a stranger. She has not been…
 • Kates Lara
Last Ride Home: The Unexplained Disappearance of Randy Lee Sellers
In August 1980, 17-year-old Randy Sellers disappeared near his home after an encounter with two police officers following an incident at a county fair…
 • Kirsten Ford
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 Stunning Reversal: How the Seemingly Obvious Murder of Ellen Rae Greenberg was Later Ruled A Suicide
Shortly after 27-year-old Ellen Greenberg was found brutally stabbed to death in her Philadelphia apartment, her death was ruled a homicide. Yet months…
 • Kirsten Ford
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
Chasing A Ghost: The Escape and Disappearance of Omid Tahvili
In November 2007, Iranian-Canadian gangster Omid Tahvili walked out of a maximum-security jail in British Columbia after bribing a guard. He has not…
 • Kristine De Abreu
Early Release: Former Cop and Convicted Drug Trafficker Eirik Jensen Released From Prison
Earlier this year it was announced that former cop and convicted drug smuggler Eirik Jensen will serve the remainder of his 21 year sentence on house…
 • Timothy Reynolds
Russian "Werewolf" Claims Further Victims: Serial Killer Mikhail Popkov Admits to Additional Murders
Infamous Russian serial killer Mikhail Popkov, known as "The Werewolf" and the "Angarsk Maniac" has confessed to more killings, bringing his confirmed…
 • Timothy Reynolds
"G.I. Joe's" Widow Receives Settlement: Melodie Gliniewicz and Pension Board Come to Agreement
In November 2024, the Fox Lake Village Board and the Fox Lake Police Pension Board came to an agreement with the widow of disgraced former police…
 • Donna Patton
Killer Cop Denied Parole: Former LAPD Detective Stephanie Lazarus to Remain in Prison
In February 2025, former LAPD detective and convicted murderer Stephanie Lazarus was denied parole for a second time. Lazarus was convicted in 2012 for…
 • Kelly J. Sullivan and Timothy Reynolds
Kentucky Justice: Brooks Houck Found Guilty of Crystal Rogers' Murder
In July 2025, Brooks Houck was found guilty of murdering his former girlfriend Crystal Rogers more than ten years after she disappeared from his…
 • Kirsten Ford
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