Once feared as the Green River Killer, Gary Ridgway now exists as a forgotten ghost behind concrete walls. One of the most prolific serial killers in American history, Ridgway now spends his remaining years inside a solitary cell at the Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla. His days are stripped of everything but isolation, regret, … Read more
“Rest easy Skylar. You’ll ALWAYS be my best friend.”– Shelia Eddy, the killer posing as the mourner That haunting tweet in 2013 wasn’t just a chilling tribute—it was a twisted breadcrumb from a murderer, a cryptic digital confession posted by Shelia Eddy, just months after she and her best friend Rachel Shoaf stabbed Skylar Neese … Read more
“Let’s do it.”— Gary Gilmore’s chilling final words before being executed by firing squad In January 1977, Gary Gilmore became the first person executed in the United States after the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty. But unlike most death row inmates, Gilmore didn’t fight his sentence—he demanded it. And his method of choice? A … Read more
“There are more out there.”— Sgt. David Mullican, former lead investigator on the Houston Mass Murders It’s been half a century since one of America’s most sadistic serial killers was shot to death—yet the ghost of Dean Corll, the so-called Candy Man, still hovers over Houston like a long, dark shadow. Known for torturing and … Read more
“I got what I wanted. I couldn’t do it myself, so I made him do it.”— Marvin Gaye’s reported final words On April 1, 1984, the world lost one of its most soul-stirring voices—and Motown lost its most tormented star. The man behind hits like Let’s Get It On, What’s Going On, and Sexual Healing … Read more
“He said he killed a hundred. And I believe him.”— Retired Detective Robert Anzilotti In a wheelchair, hunched and barely recognizable, Richard Cottingham looks like someone’s elderly grandfather. But make no mistake—beneath that weathered face and weak frame lies the same sadistic force that dismembered, decapitated, and mutilated women across New Jersey and New York … Read more
Can a killer’s final act be one of redemption? That haunting question echoes through prison walls and policy debates. It came into focus after Christian Longo, a man convicted of murdering his wife and children, requested to donate his organs after execution. While it might sound like an act of redemption, the truth is entangled … Read more
What drives a man to live a double life—family man by day, killer by night? For years, Dennis Rader—better known as BTK, short for “Bind, Torture, Kill”—terrorized Wichita, Kansas. Between 1974 and 1991, he brutally murdered ten people. Then, for over a decade, he vanished into suburban normalcy, only to resurface in 2004, driven by … Read more
It was a cold, gray November afternoon in 1970 when two hikers in Isdalen (Ice Valley), just outside Bergen, Norway, stumbled upon a sight so disturbing it would haunt a nation—and puzzle investigators for over five decades. The burned body of a woman, eerily positioned in a secluded forested ravine, lay surrounded by strange, symbolic … Read more
In June 2017, 20-year-old Ashley Loring HeavyRunner vanished from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Montana. Young, vibrant, and filled with dreams, Ashley became one of the thousands of Indigenous women who have gone missing across North America—with few answers, limited media attention, and a justice system that repeatedly fails their families. What happened to Ashley … Read more