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The quiet, rural community of Beason, Illinois, is reeling in the aftermath of one of the most brutal mass murders in the state’s history, a night of unspeakable violence that has left six members of the Gee family dead and a three-year-old girl fighting for her life. Authorities are calling the scene a bloodbath, with … Read more

The quiet streets of Bellevue, Nebraska, where children once rode bikes without fear, are now the hunting ground of a predator whose calm exterior masked a cold and methodical brutality. John Joseph Joubert IV, a 20-year-old Air Force radar technician and former Boy Scout, has been arrested and charged with the murders of two young … Read more

Ermittler stehen vor einem Rätsel: Die 18-jährige Kristen Modafferi verschwindet spurlos aus San Francisco – ein anonymer Anruf bei einem Fernsehsender bringt neue Verwirrung in den mysteriösen Fall San Francisco – Seit dem 23. Juni 1997 fehlt von der 18-jährigen Kristen Modafferi jede Spur. Die junge Frau aus North Carolina war nur drei Wochen zuvor … Read more

The frantic wiggling of fingers protruding from the trunk of a battered brown Dodge on a sun-drenched Alabama interstate sparked a harrowing, three-hour chase that ended with the dramatic rescue of a man who had already made peace with his own death. It was Saturday, May 5, 1979, and the routine hum of the Birmingham … Read more

“So you gave him the meth as a down payment,” I said, leaning back in the chair across from her. “An eight ball. You drove to the RainTree Inn, picked up more, came back, and handed it to him in the parking lot. ” Tisha Raines sat in the interview room with her hands folded … Read more

Es gibt Orte, die einem ein Gefühl von Sicherheit vermitteln. Das eigene Bett, ein gemütliches Wohnzimmer oder ein kleines, verschlafenes Dörfchen. Orte, an denen Kinder alleine mit dem Fahrrad unterwegs sind, an denen der Wind sanft über die Felder streicht. Niemand würde erwarten, dass hier etwas Schlimmes passieren kann. Und doch verschwindet an einem gewöhnlichen … Read more

A father’s desperate search for his missing son in Malta has spiraled into a macabre mystery that defies all logic, after a second autopsy in Germany revealed that the 17-year-old’s internal organs had been surgically removed, leaving investigators baffled and the family demanding answers that authorities refuse to provide. The case began on July 18, … Read more

The young tailor’s sister heard the scream first. It was a sound she had never heard before, a sharp, terrified cry that cut through the ordinary afternoon air. She turned, and her older sister, Tan Chay Chan, was already falling, her hand pressed against her chest, blood seeping through her fingers. They had been walking … Read more

Am 29. Juni 1994, in einem Grazer Gerichtssaal, herrschte eine Spannung, die man fast mit Händen greifen konnte. Ich saß dort, inmitten von Journalisten, und blickte auf einen Mann, der meine Ermittlungen über Jahre bestimmt hatte. Jack Unterweger. Angeklagt, elf Frauen ermordet zu haben. Sexarbeiterinnen. Brutal erdrosselt, mit ihren eigenen Kleidungsstücken gefesselt, ihre Leichen zur … Read more

The phone buzzed on the nightstand, and Kevin stared at the glowing screen. It was Christmas Eve, and his sister was still in the salon chair behind him, her hair half-finished. He had styled it himself earlier, working the waves with practiced hands, his mind on the dinner at his parents’ house that evening. “You … Read more