In the summer of 1990, fear gripped the city of Gainesville, Florida. Students locked their doors, slept in groups, and carried weapons for protection. Some even fled campus entirely. A ruthless serial killer was on the loose, leaving behind gruesome crime scenes and a community paralyzed with terror. For three harrowing days, an unknown predator … Read more

The Serial Killer Who Thought Murder Prevented Earthquakes: The Twisted Mind of Herbert Mullin April 18th is a date marked by devastation in California’s history. On April 18, 1906, a catastrophic earthquake struck San Francisco, claiming thousands of lives and leaving the city in ruins. And on April 18, 1947, Herbert Mullin was born—a man … Read more

Trapped in the Darkness: How Laura Cowan Escaped a Monster’s Prison In 1995, Laura Cowan thought she had hit rock bottom. Her husband was in prison, and she was barely scraping by, trying to provide for her two young children, ages three and seven months. But she had no idea that her nightmare was only … Read more

For nearly two decades, Ted Kaczynski—better known as the “Unabomber”—waged a one-man war against modern society, orchestrating a deadly mail-bombing campaign that left three people dead and more than 20 others maimed or injured. His manifesto, Industrial Society and Its Future, laid out his deep hatred for technology, a twisted ideology that fueled 16 bombings … Read more

Buried Secrets: How Cutting-Edge DNA Technology Solved a 45-Year-Old Murder Mystery For days, Kathy Halle’s body lay hidden beneath the waters of the Fox River, her clothing drifting with the current, carrying the secrets of a brutal crime that would go unsolved for nearly half a century. In March 1979, Halle, just 19 years old, … Read more

Buried Secrets: The Killer Who Hid His Victims Inside a Tree The investigator’s dog didn’t pick up a scent—the tree’s massive trunk kept its horrifying secrets well hidden. But on November 18, 2010, the police and Ohio Bureau of Investigation were led to an unthinkable discovery deep within the woods of Kokosing Wildlife Preserve: inside … Read more

The Forgotten Pioneer: How Marty Goddard Revolutionized Justice with the Rape Kit When New York Times journalist Pagan Kennedy began investigating the origins of the rape kit, she stumbled upon a shocking enigma: Martha “Marty” Goddard, a fierce activist and rape survivor who played a pivotal role in the development of this forensic breakthrough, had … Read more

Title: The Shocking Truth About Munchausen by Proxy: The Red Flags You Can’t Ignore Munchausen syndrome by proxy (MSbP), or factitious disorder imposed on another, is one of the most chilling and insidious forms of child abuse. Caregivers—often mothers—fabricate or induce medical conditions in their children to gain attention, sympathy, or even financial benefits. While … Read more

Cracking the Code: How Forensic Science Reforms Could Revolutionize Justice In recent years, the foundation of forensic science—the very bedrock of our criminal justice system—has come under intense scrutiny. Federal reports from 2009 and 2016 revealed unsettling truths: key forensic methods, like latent fingerprint and firearms identification, hadn’t been rigorously tested for accuracy. Even more … Read more

Tony Costa: The Cape Cod Cannibal Who Lured Innocence to the Edge In the shadowy depths of 1969 Cape Cod, a little-known serial killer emerged—a man whose charm masked unspeakable brutality. Known as the “Cape Cod Vampire” and “Cape Cod Cannibal,” Tony Costa’s reign of terror was a dark saga that claimed the lives of … Read more