‘Houdini’ of Death Row Executed After 34 Years
In 1983, 41-year-old Alabama man Tommy Arthur was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. In the 34 years which have followed, Arthur was scheduled to die seven times and each time he escaped the...
View ArticleThe Murder of Sophie Lancaster
In the early hours of 11 August 2007 in Bacup, Lancashire an innocent meeting between a young couple and a group of teenagers led to a series of events which saw the brutal murder of 20-year-old...
View ArticleStalker Guilty of Manslaughter After Victim Commits Suicide
A British man is believed to be the first individual who has been held criminally responsible for the suicide of their stalking victim. 47-year-old Nicholas Allen pleaded guilty to manslaughter in...
View ArticleArizona’s Girl in the Box Murder
When Phoenix, Arizona Police received word that 10-year-old Ame Deal had died her family told them that she had placed herself into a plastic chest as part of a hide and go seek game gone awry. Ame,...
View ArticleThe Cult on Death Island
It began on April 28 when locals of Ko Tao island’s paradisal Tanote Bay noticed monitor lizards going back and forth into the jungle in a peculiar manner. Upon following them, they discovered the...
View ArticleI Want to Be a Serial Killer
While many are fascinated by serial killers, their states of mind, motives and behaviours, few actually want to be one. The case of Stuart Harling in Essex, England is an unusual one. A teenage boy...
View ArticleThe Bodies of Crater Lake
There are some places you just don’t go. Of course, there are forbidden places you’re not allowed to visit, areas too dangerous to traverse, or regions impossible to reach. There are some places that...
View ArticleInternational Scholar Feared Dead
It’s been nearly two weeks since we reported on the disappearance of Yingying Zhang, a Chinese scholar who had been in the US working on research with the University of Illinois. Yingying left the...
View ArticleDrug Dealer Reports Murderer to Police
Within the public eye, dealing drugs is often associated with violent crimes. It’s a narrative that has been pushed so much that it’s easy to forget that even most drug dealers have a moral compass....
View ArticlePet Shop Murder Remains a Mystery
On 22 January 1993, the body of 76-year-old Arthur Brumhill was found inside the Denton Pet and Garden Centre he managed in Wellington Street, Northampton, England. He was found with severe head...
View ArticleThe Snapchat Selfie Murder
On 4 February 2015, school friends Maxwell Morton and Ryan Mangan, both 16-years-old, were fooling around with a handgun in Ryan’s bedroom in the city of Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Maxwell claims he...
View ArticleFive-Star Murder
We know that sometimes Uber rides can be less than courteous. Conflicts between driver and passenger are bound to happen in this contentious world of ours. But, more often than not, they end with both...
View ArticleA Deadly Dispute Over Droppings
Imagine losing your life over a piece of dog shit. Not exactly a dazzling way to go out, is it? Unfortunately for Paul Wilson, that’s the end he was given on Fourth of July weekend when neighbor,...
View ArticleA Murder on Lake Erie
On June 10, 2017, Christopher Leclair and his wife, Karen, left to spend the day out on Lake Erie on Leclair’s fishing boat. Leclair would return back to the dock later that day, but Karen was nowhere...
View ArticleDisturbed Teen Kills 7-Year-Old Believing She Was a Robot
In the grips of mental illness, sufferers can experience dark delusional thoughts and hallucinations which to them are very real. When such mental illness manifests in teenagers, uncovering a...
View ArticleGender Reveal Party Turns Tragic
Having a baby should be one of the most joyous times in someone’s life. Family and friends often gather together to celebrate this new life and to welcome the newest member of the family. Just outside...
View ArticleMen Who Murder Their Girlfriends
Once again the British press has been flooded with reports of a man who not only murdered his current girlfriend but also his former partner, five years apart in the town of Worthing, West Sussex....
View ArticleThe Brutal Murder of Tracey Woodford
Tracey Woodford was described by her family as a kind, gentle and loving woman who grew up in South Wales, settling with her family in the town of Pontypridd, just over 10 miles away from Cardiff. She...
View ArticleAnother Reason Why Hiring a Hitman Isn’t as Badass as it Looks
What is it with non-career criminals and thinking they can just hire a hitman like they totally won’t get busted? If you’re in the mob, a high-ranking politician, or a wealthy, paranoid billionaire,...
View ArticleWoman Shot at Gender Reveal Party Never Pregnant
Just a week ago we reported on a horrific shooting that occurred just outside of Cincinnati, Ohio during a party thrown by a pregnant woman to celebrate her new baby. It was during this party that...
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