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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
Horror at 25 Cromwell Street: The Twisted Tale of Fred and Rose West
For decades, few knew the horrors that went on inside the unassuming walls of 25 Cromwell Street in Gloucester. In 1994, the shocking truth would come…
 • Rachael Elizabeth
Deadly Greed: The Tale of Notorious Fugitive Jason Derek Brown
In November 2004, Jason Derek Brown robbed and murdered a 24-year-old armored car guard in Phoenix, Arizona in order to continue his extravagant…
 • Kirsten Ford
Crime Lord of Mumbai: The Rise and Disappearance of Indian Mob Boss Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar
Emerging from the impoverished streets of Mumbai, India, Dawood Ibrahim rose to become one of India's most powerful organized crime figures. After…
 • Kates Lara
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
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
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
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
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
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
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