Living Next to a Monster: My Childhood Beside the Unabomber Introduction Imagine growing up in the peaceful solitude of the Montana wilderness, only to later discover that your quiet, reclusive neighbor was one of the most infamous domestic terrorists in history. This was the chilling reality for Jaime Gehring, who spent her childhood living next … Read more

The Haunting Clue Written in Blood: How a Daughter Helped Solve Her Mother’s Murder—46 Years Later On the morning of July 31, 1970, 4-year-old Heidi Jones awoke to a nightmare that would haunt her for decades. She found her mother, 23-year-old Loretta Jones, lying lifeless on their living room floor in Price, Utah—her body bloodied, … Read more

The Silent Struggle: What the Justice System Owes to Victims of Violent Crime Each year, millions of Americans become victims of violent crimes—an experience that leaves lasting scars not just on the individuals directly affected, but also on their families and loved ones. In 2020 alone, 1.6 million violent crimes were recorded across the United … Read more

Vanished in the Night: The Chilling Mystery of Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible The night of December 29, 1999, should have been just another evening for best friends Ashley Freeman and Lauria Bible. But before the morning light could break over Welch, Oklahoma, the girls had vanished without a trace, leaving behind only questions, ashes, … Read more

The Silent Slaughter: Who Killed the Chen Family in Upstate New York? It was a crime so brutal, so chilling, that nearly a decade later, the mystery still haunts the quiet suburb of Guilderland, New York. The slaying of the Chen family—Jin Feng Chen, 39; his wife, Hai Yan Li, 38; and their two young … Read more

“The Green River Killer’s Survivors: The Ones Who Got Away” It was supposed to be his first kill. Sixteen-year-old Gary Ridgway had lured a six-year-old boy into the woods and stabbed him. As the child lay bleeding, Ridgway turned and walked away, muttering, “I always wondered what it would be like to kill someone.” But … Read more

Lost for Decades: The Indigenous Woman Who Was Murdered, Nameless, and Then Found Through DNA For 40 years, she was just another Jane Doe—a nameless, faceless victim buried in cold case files. But in 2020, after relentless detective work and a revolutionary DNA breakthrough, she finally reclaimed her name: Shirley Ann Soosay. This is the … Read more

Vanished Without a Trace: The Brutal Murder of Janie Landers and the Tiny Clue That Cracked the Case 38 Years Later On March 9, 1979, 18-year-old Janie Landers walked away from the Fairview Training Center in Salem, Oregon, and seemingly disappeared into thin air. But what looked like a simple runaway case quickly turned into … Read more

Death on the Staircase: The Twisted Case of Kathleen Peterson’s Mysterious Demise On a cold December night in 2001, Kathleen Peterson was found at the foot of a staircase in her Durham, North Carolina home, drenched in blood. What initially appeared to be a tragic accident quickly unraveled into one of the most shocking and … Read more

41 Axe Blows and a Not Guilty Verdict—Did Candy Montgomery Really Kill in Self-Defense? It was a sweltering summer day in Texas when Betty Gore was found brutally hacked to death in her own home. The murder weapon? A three-foot axe. The prime suspect? Her close friend and fellow churchgoer, Candace “Candy” Montgomery—a woman who … Read more