Underground Savior or Rogue Vigilante? The Shocking Saga of Faye Yager’s Secret Network For decades, Faye Yager was a name that stirred fierce debate. Operating from her modest Atlanta home, Yager built what she called the “Children of the Underground” network—a clandestine operation designed to rescue children from abusive environments. To her supporters, she was … Read more

The Murder Case That Shook the Supreme Court and Restored a Tribe’s Sovereignty In a landmark decision that reshaped the legal landscape for Native American tribes, the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in McGirt v. Oklahoma (2020) reaffirmed the existence of the Muscogee reservation in Oklahoma. What started as a criminal appeal by Jimcy McGirt, a … Read more

The Rise of AI Crime Fighters: How Artificial Intelligence is Reshaping Criminal Investigations In a move straight out of a sci-fi thriller, police departments across the globe are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to crack cold cases and track down criminals. From scanning thousands of investigative files in minutes to pinpointing gunshots in real time, … Read more

Inside the Lottery Heist: How a Rogue Code, a $16.5M Ticket, and Bigfoot Hunters Exposed the Hot Lotto Scam The Iowa Hot Lotto fraud scandal wasn’t your run-of-the-mill lottery mishap—it was a meticulously orchestrated con that involved computer tampering, crafty cons, and even an unexpected twist with Bigfoot hunters. This is the story of how … Read more

Twisted Obsession: The Dark Descent of Steven Pladl into Incest and Murder The tragic irony of Katie Pladl’s brutal death lies in the desperate efforts made to save her. In 1998, her mother, Alyssa Garcia, made the heartbreaking decision to put baby Katie up for adoption to shield her from the man who had already … Read more

Behind the Mask of ‘The Charlotte Strangler’: How 11 Victims Unmasked Henry Louis Wallace’s Dark Reign For four horrifying years in the 1990s, Charlotte, North Carolina, trembled under the shadow of a methodical killer. Henry Louis Wallace, infamously known as “The Charlotte Strangler” and “The Taco Bell Strangler,” preyed on 11 Black women—friends, acquaintances, and … Read more

Sin City’s Dark Secret: Why Sex Trafficking Thrives in Las Vegas The bright lights, high stakes, and endless entertainment make Las Vegas the ultimate playground for millions. But beneath the glitz and glamour lies a dark underbelly—one where sex trafficking flourishes in the shadows of the city’s billion-dollar industry. The Department of State estimates that … Read more

From Mommy Vlogger to Convicted Child Abuser: The Disturbing Downfall of Ruby Franke Ruby Franke once painted the picture of a perfect suburban mom, documenting the seemingly wholesome lives of her six children on her wildly popular YouTube channel, 8 Passengers. With over 2.3 million subscribers, her family’s daily routines—doctor visits, zoo trips, and heartfelt … Read more

The Rookie Cop Who Took Down the ‘Eyeball Killer’—And the Haunting Mystery He Left Behind It was December 1990 when Dallas rookie cop Regina Smith found herself entangled in a case straight out of a horror film. Just two months into her patrol, she was thrust into a murder investigation so chilling that it would … Read more

The Southside Strangler: How DNA Technology Took Down a Cold-Blooded Killer In the dark corridors of criminal history, few killers have left a trail as chilling as Timothy Spencer, the Southside Strangler. His reign of terror in Virginia during the fall of 1987 had police baffled—until a groundbreaking forensic tool turned the tide and brought … Read more