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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 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 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
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
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
Partners in Crime: The Violent and Bloody Legacy of the Cook Brothers
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, two brothers embarked on a bloody reign of terror in Toledo, Ohio. Nearly two decades later, DNA evidence would help…
 • Kirsten Ford
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
Horror in Plain Sight: The Twisted Tale of the Turpin Family
In January 2018, police made a horrifying discovery in Perris, California. Inside a filthy house, numerous children were being imprisoned and starved by…
 • Kates Lara
"The Bogle Curse": How Four Generations of Criminals Defined A Family
For generations, the Bogle family came to be defined by their criminality, with at least 60 family members known to have been incarcerated over the…
 • Donna Patton
A Deadly Duo: The Shocking Crimes of Diane and Rachel Staudte
In June 2013, 50-year-old Diane Staudte and her 22-year-old daughter, Rachel, were arrested for a series of shocking crimes against their own family…
 • Kristine De Abreu
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