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Orkney’s Most Infamous Murder

The Orkney Isles lie just off the top of the Scottish coast made up of seventy islands, most of which are still completely uninhabited. Beautiful hills and dramatic shorelines with crashing waves...

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The Bald Knobbers

Even after the Civil War had officially ended in 1865, the United States was a divided nation. Confederate states that bordered Union states were a particularly hostile political landscape, with...

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1983’s Worst Mother of the Year

It’s May 19th, 1983, just eight days after Mother’s Day. Diane Downs, 27, arrives at McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center in a blood-spattered car. Sitting in the backseat are her three young children:...

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The Trial of Josef Fritzl

The case of Josef Fritzl in Austria broke in 2008. A news story so shocking and so unbelievable people questioned whether it was possible. In 1984 Josef Fritzl kidnapped his 18-year-old daughter in...

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The One-Armed Bandit Murder

When in 1967 in County Durham, England, 33-year-old Angus Sibbet is found slumped in the back of his Jaguar Mark 10 with three gunshot wounds, it had all the hallmarks of a gangland murder.  Found in...

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Thomas Quick

While Sweden isn’t immune to the phenomenon of serial killers, compared to other similarly advanced countries, they’ve had few. John Ingvar Lovgren, the first to hold the title of serial killer in...

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Killer Moms

A mother’s love is one of the most powerful bonds. Mothers, even within the animal kingdom, would risk life and limb when it comes to the safety of their children. Some mothers have even mustered...

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Man Holding Severed Head Attacks Grocery Clerk

Police were called to an  Estacada, Oregon grocery store on the afternoon of May 14, 2017. According to witnesses, a man walked into the store carrying a severed human head and stabbed a grocery...

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Sacrificed: The Torso in the Thames

On 21 September 2001, the dismembered torso of a young boy was discovered floating in the River Thames in London. Estimated to be just 5 or 6 years old, he was wearing only a pair of bright orange...

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Elderly Man Kills Wife, Then Himself

When a family member begins to display odd behavior, or “red flags,” it’s never a bad idea to alert someone. Laurence Caulfield, 75, gave an out-of-state female relative something to worry about when...

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There Are Plenty of Sharks in the Sea

“I wanted to send you a thank you because without POF I would have never met the love of my life.” Kiana & Zachary #pofsuccess. PlentyOfFish, a popular dating site some may recognize from the...

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Free Bresha: Campaign For Teen Who Killed Abusive Father

On the morning of 28 July 2016, 14-year-old Bresha Meadows took her father’s shotgun at the family home in Warren, in Trumbull County, Ohio and shot her father dead. In a case which has been picked up...

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Mystery in Room 1046

It was the early afternoon of January 2, 1935, when a well-dressed man carrying no luggage walked into the Hotel President in Kansas City and asked for a room for the night. The man identified himself...

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The Faces of Munchausen by Proxy

When we originally heard the Dee Dee and Gypsy Blancharde story, most of us were shocked to hear what great lengths someone would go to in order to defraud charities and to garner attention from the...

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Netflix Series Sheds New Light on Cold Case

Beginning in the 1980s, rumors began to spread that priests, nuns and other clergy involved with the Catholic church had been sexually exploiting children. It wouldn’t be until hundreds of documented...

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Last Victim of LA Riots Identified

On March 31, 1991, Rodney King had been driving home after having a few drinks with friends when police attempted to pull him over. King, who admitted he was on parole at the time and believed he...

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Colorado Man Murders Nephew with Ax

In April of 2017, 4-year-old Jace Emanuel Higginbotham had been at the home of his grandparents visiting. Living in the home at the time was his uncle, Emanuel Joseph Doll. Jace had been playing with...

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A Nurse’s Tragic Mistake

When the parents of 8-month old Kaia Zautner brought her to Seattle Children’s Hospital to treat a heart condition, they believed they were leaving her in safe hands. Kimberly Hiatt, 50, was a veteran...

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There’s Something Wrong With George

Imagine you had four months to live. What would you do? Would you travel the world? Would you tell someone you loved them? Would you get your affairs in order? Would you worry about your children’s...

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Neo-Nazi-Turned-Muslim Kills Neo-Nazi Roommates

For as long as we can remember, humans have been using ideology as a reason for killing their fellow man. Young, angry men in particular hide behind ideology in order to justify any homicidal urges...

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