The Route 29 Stalker
From 1996 to 2014, nine young women in their late teens to mid-20s disappeared from or were murdered along the […]
United States
Johnny Gosch
On the Labor Day weekend of 1982, 12-year-old Johnny Gosch disappeared from West Des Moines, Iowa. He was last seen
Georgette Bauerdorf
In the fall of 1944, Georgette Bauerdorf’s body was discovered in her apartment in West Hollywood, California. The 20-year-old socialite
The Triplets
Have you ever been mistaken for somebody else? It’s one thing to share a resemblance, but what if the likeness
Sofia Juarez
In early 2003, 4-year-old Sofia Juarez disappeared from Kennewick in southeast Washington state, where she lived with her large extended
The Selepak Crime Spree
In early 2006, ex-con Patrick Selepak and his 19 year old girlfriend, Samantha Bachynski, went on a crime spree which
The New York City Subway Shootings (Parts I & II)
New York City in the 1980s was not the place we know it to be today, especially when it comes
The Sumter County Does
In the summer of 1976, the bodies of a young man and woman were found off the side of a
Kyron Horman
In June 2010, 7-year-old Kyron Horman disappeared from Portland, Oregon. Kyron was last seen by his stepmother after she walked
The Nice Old Lady
From the 1920s to the 1950s, nothing was more fashionable for the rich and famous than adopting a child. Unlike
Jane Britton
In 1969, 23-year-old Jane Britton was a graduate student at Harvard University specializing in Archaeology. Jane was extremely bright and
Crystal Rogers
In 2015, 35-year-old Crystal Rogers, a mother of five, disappeared from Bardstown, Kentucky. At the time, Crystal lived with her
The Edgecombe County Serial Killer
From 2003 to 2009, 10 women and one man disappeared from the Edgecombe County area of North Carolina. Many of
Jeannette DePalma
In 1972, in New Jersey, 16-year-old high school student Jeannette DePalma was found dead. Officials couldn’t be sure but it
The Villisca Axe Murders
In 1912, in Villisca, Iowa, eight people were murdered with an ax inside the Moore family home. Six members of
The Curious Murder of Greg Fleniken
In 2010, the body of 55 year-old Greg Fleniken was found inside a hotel room in Beaumont, Texas. It was
The Herrin Mine Massacre
Coal mining is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world. Explosions, collapses, and flooding are just some of
Marcella Lightner Thrash: Semper Fi
On the morning of 10 April 2017, residents of the neighbourhood of Hubbard Falls in the city of Charlotte, North
The Watcher
When the new homeowners arrived at their dream house, they were touched to find a welcome letter in the mailbox.
Baby Scotty: The Devil Made Me Do It
Ask any parent and they’ll tell you. Nothing can prepare you for how much your life will change forever, once
The Astronaut
It’s incredibly rare for astronauts to make headlines for anything other than their epic space adventures. But in 2007, astronaut
The Circleville Letters
Like any small community, it’s hard to keep anything secret. But in the late 1970s, the quiet town of Circleville,
Obscura Crime interview with Esther, creator and host of the Once Upon a Crime podcast
Join me as I chat with Esther, creator and host of the podcast Once Upon a Crime as we discuss
The Toxic Lady
In the world of medicine, there are plenty of curious cases that keep doctors guessing. Every now and then, however,
Rebecca Zahau: Butterfly
The nature of Rebecca Zahau’s shocking and unexpected death at her boyfriend’s San Diego mansion in the summer of 2011
Fenn’s Treasure
In 2010, when eccentric art collector Forrest Fenn announced that he had buried a chest filled with precious gems and
Shanda Sharer: Follow The Leader
The murder of Shanda Sharer in 1992 shocked and reviled residents in the town of Madison, Indiana. One chilly January
Heather Heyer: Pay Attention (Parts I & II)
The murder of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2017 unfolded against a socio-political backdrop of demonstrations protesting the removal
James Byrd Jr: On The Map
The murder of James Byrd Jr in 1998 isn’t that long ago, especially in the context of the long and
The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald
The wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald occurred on November 10, 1975 on Lake Superior when the freighter sank during a
Matthew Shepard: Equal Rights
Matthew Shepard was brutally assaulted just outside Laramie, Wyoming on a chilly fall night in 1998. What started as a
The Fort Bragg Murders
The Fort Bragg murders occurred in the early hours of February 17, 1970. Colette MacDonald and her daughters Kimberley and
Debora Green & The Farrar Family
Debora Green loved her family. But when her home was destroyed in a deadly fire, she lost some of the
Richard Russell: The Q400 Incident
Richard Russell didn’t set out to hurt somebody else. He didn’t harm innocent people. He didn’t snap in the heat
Ronald Dominique: Swamp Thing (Parts I & II)
Ronald Dominique was the least likely. Or at least, that’s how he looked. It would be fair to say that
Robert Hansen: The Hunter (Parts I & II)
Robert Hansen was a successful Anchorage businessman and a skilled hunter. Most of us are familiar with reality TV shows
The Murder of Michael McMorrow: Strawberry Fields Forever
Michael McMorrow meant no harm to anyone. But what happened to him just prior to Memorial Day Weekend in 1997
Brian Wells: Episode 81
On August 28th, 2003, 46-year old Brian Wells did what he had done most mornings for the previous ten years