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The Execution of Ronald Smith

In 1995 Ronald Bert Smith, Jr. was convicted of killing convenient store clerk Casey Wilson. After Smith’s confession, a jury recommended that he spent the rest of his life in prison for the brutal...

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The Refrigerator Murder Case

William Lewis was only four days old when he passed away at his home after he had suffered an unimaginable tragedy. The tiny infant had been reported to have been placed inside a refrigerator, where he...

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I Would Like to Call Alexa to the Stand

On the night of November 21, 2015, James Bates invited a few friends over to watch the game. The friends spent the evening at Bates’ drinking beer, taking shots of vodka, and soaking in Bates’ hot tub,...

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Saved by a Text Message

On the morning of December 26, 2016, a North Carolina teen managed to escape a devastating ordeal that had taken place within her own home. Police are now crediting the teen with saving her own life...

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A Deadly Fantasy

For over a year, Sara Packer and her boyfriend Jacob Sullivan had been planning to live out a rape and murder fantasy the couple had shared together. Their target would be Packer’s own adopted...

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The WWE Star Who Evaded Justice

In 1996, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka was inducted into the WWF hall of fame for his contributions to the wrestling world that spanned nearly 15 years, but 19 years later he would become famous for something...

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Cold Case Evidence Found in Colorado Storage Unit

Buying storage lockers when tenants fail to pay their bills has become a cottage industry, and television programs such as Storage Wars show how ordinary people often frequent storage auctions in hopes...

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South Beach Cold Case Solved

It was on September 21, 1990, when a well-dressed man knocked on the apartment door of Mercedes Perez requesting the phone number for her apartment manager. Mercedes did not know what to make of the...

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The Scissor Sisters

Charlotte and Linda Mulhall, along with their mother Kathleen, had spent the evening of March 20, 2005, drinking around Dublin City Centre and taking ecstasy tablets along the River Liffey Boardwalk....

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Homicide in Montpelier

If you follow the news coming out Montpelier, Vermont then you know that the nation’s smallest capital city also comes with one of the lowest violent crime rates of any state capital within the...

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The Maricopa County Trunk Murderess

On October 19, 1931, suspicious luggage had been located in the baggage area of the Golden State Limited passenger train that had just arrived in Los Angeles after departing from Arizona’s Union...

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Justice is Served in Vacaville

It’s been 34 years since 14-year-old De Anna Lynn Johnson attended a party near her home in Vacaville, California, never to return. Two days later her mangled body would be found near a set of railroad...

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The Curious Murder of Seiichi Kawamura

Respected architect Seiichi Kawamura said goodbye to his group of colleagues at Shinjuku Station and boarded the commuter train to return to his home near Inokashira Park, just outside of Tokyo, Japan....

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The Case of the Homicidal Sleepwalker

It was the night of May 24, 1987, when 24-year-old Kenneth Parks had fallen asleep while watching TV in his living room. At some point during that night Parks had woken up, but rather than going back...

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Girlfriend Killer Granted Parole

It’s been nearly 40 years since Dempsey Hawkins has been outside of prison walls. Sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend at age 19, Hawkins has spent practically the entirety of his adult life...

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The Pandora’s Box of Missouri

The last time anyone had seen Jessica Runions was the night of September 8, 2015. While attending a party with her boyfriend, the couple ran into an old acquaintance. Kylr Yust had been a childhood...

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The Unsolved School-Girl Murder That Haunts Hastings

The murder of 13-year-old Billie-Jo Jenkins in 1997 in Hastings, England has been an ongoing case of accusation and speculation. A young girl innocently painting patio doors at her home had her life...

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The Murder of Becky Watts: A Case of Shared Psychotic Disorder?

On 20 February 2015, teenager Becky Watts went missing from her home in Bristol, south-west England.  While her father and stepmother issued appeals on Facebook and carried out press-conferences...

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Mystery Still Lingers in Etan Patz Case

Etan Patz was only 6-years-old when he kissed his mother goodbye and made his way down the block to wait for the school bus. It had been the first time his parents had allowed little Etan to walk to...

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A Red Hot Deal

When first responders arrived at the Winter Haven, Florida home of Donald Merkley, they believed that an old space heater had been what had set the home ablaze. Inside, the body of Merkley was found,...

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