Once hailed as a decorated Illinois police sergeant, Drew Peterson now lives in obscurity and disgrace. Convicted of murder and tied to a haunting disappearance, Peterson’s story has gone from suburban officer to infamous inmate. But where is Drew Peterson now, and what is life like for the man once trusted to uphold the law? … Read more
In the summer of 1973, a small town in Montana became the unlikely birthplace of one of the FBI’s most revolutionary crime-fighting tools: criminal profiling. It began with two horrific murders that seemed random at first—but soon revealed the chilling handiwork of a calculated predator. Before this case, profiling was considered guesswork. Afterward, it became … Read more
You hear a bump in the night. The fridge seems lighter than usual. A door creaks—but no one’s there. It’s easy to shrug off these moments as imagination. But what if they weren’t? Welcome to the terrifying world of phrogging—a crime where intruders secretly live inside someone’s home without their knowledge. It sounds like an … Read more
Imagine growing up in the serene wilderness of Montana, where the quiet is only broken by rustling trees and distant birdsong. Now, imagine discovering that your eccentric neighbor—just over the hill—was not a harmless recluse, but Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. This was the horrifying reality for Jaime Gehring, who recounts her upbringing beside one of … Read more
Most of us picture our childhood neighbors as harmless eccentrics or kind strangers. But for Jaime Gehring, the man next door wasn’t just odd—he was Theodore “Ted” Kaczynski, the Unabomber. In her memoir, Madman in the Woods, Gehring shares what it was like growing up next to the Unabomber in the Montana wilderness. Her account … Read more
On July 31, 1970, 4-year-old Heidi Jones awoke to a nightmare inside her family home in Price, Utah. Her mother, 23-year-old Loretta Jones, lay brutally murdered on the living room floor—stabbed, bleeding, and lifeless. Through the tears and terror, Heidi whispered a chilling name: “Tom did it.” That single statement would echo through the decades, … Read more
Each year, millions of Americans are traumatized by violent crimes. Behind every statistic is a human life torn apart—someone who’s left not only with wounds but with questions: What are my rights? Will the system protect me? In 2020 alone, 1.6 million violent crimes were reported in the U.S. But what remains hidden is the … Read more
In the still, cold hours of December 30, 1999, a fire destroyed the Freeman family’s mobile home in Welch, Oklahoma. What firefighters found inside wasn’t just charred debris—it was a crime scene that would become one of America’s most heartbreaking and haunting unsolved mysteries. Inside, the bodies of Kathy and Danny Freeman were discovered—both shot … Read more
On October 8, 2014, the peaceful suburb of Guilderland, New York, woke up to horror. Inside a modest bungalow on Western Avenue, a brutal scene had unfolded in the early hours: the Chen family—father Jin Feng Chen, 39; mother Hai Yan Li, 38; and sons Anthony, 10, and Eddy, 7—had all been bludgeoned to death. … Read more
Gary Ridgway, the man who would become known as the Green River Killer, is responsible for at least 49 murders, though investigators believe the real number could exceed 90. For decades, he hunted women—often sex workers—luring them into his truck before strangling them and dumping their bodies in remote areas of Washington State. But while … Read more