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He photographed his victims. He kept trophies. And for 14 years, he completely stopped killing, earning him one of the most unsettling nicknames in true crime history. The Grim Sleeper operated in South Central LA for over two decades, and when poli…
When a firefighter who saves lives becomes the one taking them, when a father who promises protection becomes the greatest threat his children will ever face, you get Robert Fisher. A man so terrified of losing his family that he chose to destroy th…
In 2010, a video appeared online showing a man suffocating two kittens with a vacuum-sealed bag. Thousands of people across the internet banded together to track down the killer, convinced he would escalate to human victims. They were absolutely rig…
On May 18th, 1927, the children of Bath Consolidated School were settling into their morning lessons when the world exploded around them. Thirty-eight kids would never make it home. The man responsible? Their own school board treasurer, who had been…
In 1952, nurses at a Schenectady orphanage discovered a six-month-old baby in such horrific condition that most believed he was beyond saving. One nurse refused to give up on him. Her love and dedication should have been enough to heal the trauma. B…
When your daughter calls to say she's breaking up with her boyfriend and then never makes it home that night, every parent's worst nightmare becomes reality. But when you're bestselling author Lois Duncan and the police decide your daughter was rand…
What happens when a young man writes a letter from prison begging for psychological help, and the system decides he's lying? Today we're talking about Charles Ray Hatcher - a man who practically gave authorities a roadmap to stop him, but nobody was…
She was home from college, excited for Thanksgiving break, running the same route she'd taken hundreds of times before. Her dog came home. She didn't. For nearly thirty years, her killer walked free, living in the same small town where everyone knew…
Two honor students. Perfect grades, perfect futures, perfect love. But when David Graham confessed to cheating on his girlfriend Diane Zamora, she had a solution that would fix everything. Kill the other girl. Nine months later, Diane couldn…
Robert Lee Yates was the kind of soldier you'd want watching your back in a combat zone. Decorated helicopter pilot, respected by his peers, trusted with the most dangerous missions. But back home in Spokane, Washington, this war hero was living a c…
A young woman walks into the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles on January 9th, 1947. Six days later, her mutilated body is found in a vacant lot, posed like a grotesque work of art. Elizabeth Short had come to Hollywood to be discovered. She go…
You know how some September mornings feel different? Like there's something electric in the air that makes everything feel more important? September 15, 1963, started exactly like that in Birmingham, Alabama. Families were getting ready for church, …
On a busy Saturday morning in El Paso, shoppers were doing what people do every weekend at Walmart. Getting groceries, browsing the aisles, living their lives. But one person in that store wasn't there to shop. Patrick Crusius had driven all night f…
In November 2022, four University of Idaho students went to sleep in their house on King Road and never woke up. Bryan Kohberger was a PhD student in criminology who thought he understood how to commit the perfect crime. He was wrong about the perfe…
When Carl Eugene Watts was caught red-handed trying to drown a woman in her own bathtub, Houston police thought they had him dead to rights. So they made a deal: he'd confess to twelve murders in exchange for complete immunity. What could go wrong? …
Joan Rogers and her two daughters were supposed to be driving home to Ohio after their Disney vacation. Instead, they got lost and ended up in Tampa, where they met a guy named Oba Chandler who offered to show them the most beautiful sunset from his…
What if I told you that for decades, one of California's most wanted serial killers was hiding in plain sight as a suburban grandfather? Joseph James DeAngelo spent his career as a cop investigating burglaries while committing them himself. He foole…
The Catfish Killer: How a Fake Millionaire Turned Best Friends Into Murderers
When Online Love Becomes Deadly Obsession
You know how people always say "don't believe everything you see on the internet"? Well, nineteen-year-old Denali Brehmer proba…
November 24th, 1971. A polite businessman in a suit and tie boards a flight from Portland to Seattle, orders a bourbon and soda, then calmly tells the flight attendant he has a bomb. Two hours later, he's jumping out of the back of a Boeing 727 into…
The Shoemaker's Dark Legacy: How Joseph Kallinger Became Philadelphia's Most Disturbing Serial Killer
When Trauma Creates Monsters
You know how some stories make you wonder if evil really gets passed down through generations? Well, Joseph …
The Monster Behind the Monikers: Albert Fish's Terrifying Legacy
During the late 1800s and early 1900s, one man succeeded in haunting multiple generations. His actions were horrifying enough, but the names people gave him made it worse. The Moon Ma…
How Israel Keyes Blended Into Suburbia While Planning Murders
Israel Keyes wasn’t living in a bunker or hiding out in the woods. He owned a construction business in Anchorage. Drove a pickup. Showed up on time. He had a girlfriend, a young da…
When a Family Vacation Becomes a Nightmare
Amy Lynn Bradley was 23 years old when she walked onto a cruise ship with her family in March 1998. She was a recent college graduate, a strong swimmer, and a former lifeguard with her whole life ahead of …
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