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

For 40 long years, she was buried without a name. A young woman, brutally murdered, laid to rest in a California cemetery, labeled only as “Jane Doe No. 5.” No one knew who she was. No one could say where she came from. But someone remembered her. Someone never stopped looking. Her name was Shirley … Read more

For 38 long years, the disappearance and murder of Janie Landers haunted her family, faded from headlines, and sat buried in a cold case file. But in 2017, a microscopic detail—and a relentless detective—finally brought the truth to light. Her story is a powerful reminder of why cold cases matter, and how small clues can … Read more

When Kathleen Peterson was discovered dead at the bottom of a staircase in her Durham, North Carolina home in December 2001, few could imagine the layers of mystery that would unfold. Her husband, Michael Peterson, a novelist and public figure, insisted she had simply fallen. But what followed became one of the most sensational and … Read more

In the summer of 1980, the quiet Texas town of Wylie became the center of one of the most shocking murder trials in American history. Betty Gore, a devoted wife and mother, was found savagely hacked to death with an axe—41 times. The woman who confessed to killing her? Candy Montgomery, her close friend and … Read more