True Crime

It began like a plot from a horror film, with masked men peering through the windows of an ordinary suburban house and the chilling sound of door handles being turned in the night. Then, right on script, the strange occurrences that terrorised a Strongsville family from 2016 to 2017 culminated with a horrific stabbing murder in the kitchen of the family home – and a twist so shocking not even those closest to the family believed it to be true.

On August 7, 2014, Warriena Wright met her Tinder date 28-year-old Gable Tostee later that night she plunged fourteen stories to her death from the balcony of his high-rise apartment. Gable claimed she’d been so drunk she’d attempted to climb over and fell. Police would disagree and, several days later, charge Gable Tostee with her murder.

Victoria Mendoza was the female equivalent of a ‘bad boy’. Tattooed. Rebellious. Wild and willing to break the rules. But while her tough-girl persona held a certain appeal to peers, it masked a much, much darker reality. When 17-year-old Tawnee Baird fell for her in 2004, the warning signs were there from the start. But like so many abusive relationships, by the time Tawnee wanted out – it was too late. This case examines the shocking chain of events that led to the brutal murder of 21-year-old Tawnee Baird and the twisted mind of the girl who, after committing the crime, turned to Tik...

39-year-old Jacque Sue Waller was reported missing on June 1, 2011, after her sister Cheryl Brenneke grew concerned over her whereabouts. Jacque was last seen by her estranged husband, Clay Waller, they met at an attorney’s office in Cape Girardeau to finalize paperwork for divorce proceedings. The couple had separated months prior and Jacque maintained primary custody over their three children. Clay later confessed to her murder.

The 4th of December 2020 began as a quiet morning at the Payne family home in Columbus, Ohio. The calm of the household was interrupted when 23 year-old Casey returned home from his dentist appointment. Casey was shot to death just inside the doorway of his grandmother’s house; crashing onto the kitchen floor, the sandwiches he purchased for lunch falling to the ground next to him.

Mica Miller was 30 years old when she died on 27 April, 2024. She had been married to John Paul Miller, a pastor at Solid Rock Church in South Carolina for seven years. When the pastor’s wife was found dead from a single gunshot to the head, all signs pointed towards a conclusion that no one wanted to accept. As the secrets of her past and marriage came to light, a growing chorus of family members, friends, neighbours, online commentators and the broader media joined the speculation.

In March 2024, Riley Strain was on a pub crawl with friends on Broadway in Nashville. The 22 year-old left his last bar of the night at just past 9:30 PM. He seemed to vanish only minutes later. Even with cameras retracing his steps through the city, there were gaps in his movements. Witnesses coming forward that could not always be trusted and clues being uncovered that raised more questions than answers. Amateur sleuths online began helping and hurting the investigation.

The last message that Zion Foster sent before she disappeared said that she was on her way home. The teenager told her mother and boyfriend that she was going out that night with her favourite cousin, Jaylin Brazier; something that she did at least twice a month.

The day following her 13th birthday party, Madeline Soto, went missing. The Orange County Sheriff's Office in Florida proceeded on the best and only information they had: the story offered by Maddy’s mother, Jennifer, and her partner, Stephan.

Kootenai County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home of Daniel and Kendy Howard around 11PM on February 2, 2021. Dan Howard, a marine and former state trooper was inconsolable. He had just discovered his 48 year-old wife, Kendy, dead in the bathtub.

In the winter of 2020 in Fort Valley Georgia, university senior Anitra Gunn was looking forward to graduating. While studying and working part-time, the thoughtful and hardworking 23 year-old was lining-up job interviews and celebrating milestones with friends.

On October 30th 2011, 44 year-old Karen Swift’s car was found abandoned on the side of rural highway in Northern Dyer County, Tennessee. The mother of four was last seen at her home the night before when she put her 9 year-old daughter to bed. When the kids awoke the next morning their mother was gone. To the frustration of investigators, there was very little indication of what may have happened to Karen; though they suspected early-on that they were dealing with a homicide.

Between the hours of 1:30AM and 4:30AM on Saturday October 21st 2023, 40 year-old Samantha Woll was stabbed to death inside of her townhouse in Detroit, Michigan. A neighbor discovered Sam lying on a walkway outside of her home later that morning where she had managed to crawl before succumbing to her injuries.

For one week in February 2017, communities across Florida, Georgia and Alabama lived in fear of a killer on the run. It was a case that local a Sheriff described as the 'type that law enforcement fear most': a known killer, choosing his victims frequently and randomly.

On a winter morning in February 2019, 50 year-old Lori Phillips awoke at home and couldn’t find her husband. Before she reached the garage to check for his vehicle, Lori spotted something through the window out of the corner of her eye. It was.a dark figure collapsed in the snowbank. She had found her husband.

Sometimes a serial killer will strike and then lay low for a year or more before killing again. Others will travel from city to city, state to state, staying ahead of those hunting them. Some kill in sprees, rushing to pile up victims before local law enforcement finally catches them. But what if one was simply hiding among an uptick in violent crimes and homicides in a city, shielded by statistics and a society becoming too used to street violence? That may well have been what happened in Anchorage, Alaska in the summer of 2016.

It was a typical Monday morning in the Dallas, Texas neighborhood of Oak Cliff. October 9th, 2020 was a sunny, calm morning in the midst of the pandemic when people all over the world were staying at home and working if they could. Like many people in the US, Jamie and Jennifer Faith looked forward to their morning walk with their Bernese Mountain Dog Maggie.

When a young mother is found dead in an ordinary suburban home, all eyes turn to the strange behavior of her husband. Police launch an interstate investigation in a bid to find answers, only to discover that the truth is much closer than they think. In fact, every moment of this young couple’s lives is hidden in their own house, concealed on an elaborate surveillance system that’s only now about to give up its secrets.

It was a near perfect spring day as 50 year-old Jennifer Dulos loaded her children into the family’s 2017 Chevy Suburban and took them to school. She rushed right back home because she had two doctors’ appointments in New York City, one at 11 am and the second at 1 pm. Depending on traffic, she should have had plenty of time to get home, gather her stuff, change cars and head out. She made it home, but that’s where her trail ends. From there, Jennifer Dulos, mother of five, going through the extended trials and tribulations of a messy divorce, just disappeared.

Every lie has an expiration date. Sooner or later they all crumble and it doesn’t always end up exposing the truth. Join us as we take a look at the sordid case of Jim and Victoria Prokopovitz and how the story of a wife’s disappearance unraveled slowly over nearly a decade long investigation.

A young mother was delivering pizzas near Akron, Ohio, and on the night of June 20, 2012, she failed to return from a drop off. Her manager called the police and reported her missing. Police found a bloody scene and evidence of a struggle at the address of her last delivery, but no one there. The search for Ashley Biggs was on.

The circumstances that brought Scott Sessions and Heather Frank together on a Saturday in February 2020 started off like a routine get-together. But it turned into a deadly date night that destroyed three lives and devastated many more.

It was a Saturday night, July 29, 2017, when Kenny Eshenbaugh dialed the Campbell, Ohio 911 operator. That night, he and his wife stumbled upon a shocking and gruesome discovery in their basement. The freezer, which they had been storing for a friend, held an unimaginable secret.

Christopher Johnson was home alone in his 2-bedroom apartment for 6.5 hours on the evening of August 21st, 1998 before he discovered his fiancé, Andrea, brutally murdered inside their bedroom closet. It was a story that for many was hard to fathom. There should have been red flags all over their home: signs that something had happened, voicemails from friends, missing items. But Chris Johnson missed them all. Or did he?

On the evening of February 1st, 2021 security camera footage from an apartment building in Canton, Massachusetts captured Sandra Birchmore leaving and returning from clearing snow from her car.

Susan Lorincz was the neighbor no one liked. She complained about noise. She yelled and cursed at the children. She had “No Trespassing” signs all over her property. Susan called the Sheriff’s Office to complain, frequently.

In January 2022, a man dressed in a bucket-style hat, sunglasses and two scarves entered an independent health clinic in Waipahu, Hawaii. 48 seconds later, the man left. 47 year-old Jon Tokuhara would be found dead inside.

On a Saturday night in the Summer in 2023, Joshua Davies and his wife, Jennifer, were having a night out with a couple friends when they encountered a stranger at a local wine bar. An altercation with this man lasting only moments left Josh on the ground, unresponsive. The stranger fled.

In August 2017 police in Farmington Hills, Michigan responded to an emergency call in a wealthy neighborhood. They were told that a mother of three had been the victim of a horrific accident. Except, when they arrived, it did not appear to be an accident at all. As investigators began to look around and ask questions a devious plot emerged. One that suggested that the crime had not only been staged … but also, caught on camera.

On the morning of 15th May, 2020 Katie McLean went missing. That same morning a disturbing text message began circulating amongst her social circle; sparking concerns that something horrific may have befallen the loving mother of three. The text accused Katie of manipulation. It referred to her as “a devil". Friends saw this message and immediately feared the worst…

In the Autumn of 2019, 65 year-old Susan Mauldin went missing. A British retiree who loved knitting and gardening, Sue was not a lady known to make enemies. Nonetheless, the investigation into her disappearance uncovered a disturbing series of events. And it was a story that was questioned right up to the end.

Interrogations like this don't happen often where the suspect outsmarts the detectives and knows EXACTLY what to do... but today we cover 4 cases where the suspect outsmarts the cops in interrogation

Outspoken and opinionated local radio host, William “The Cipher” Edwards made a name for himself in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a self-styled community activist, political commentator, anti-corruption crusader and, perhaps above all, defender of the first amendment right to free speech.

A 22 year-old nursing student, Laken Riley, on her regular morning jog near to her university campus, disappeared after crossing paths with an unknown, suspicious, hooded figure. Thankfully, law enforcement caught some more than one lucky break in the case early, leading them directly to the killer. Though as the story unfolded and more details came to light, outrage only grew over this entirely preventable and horrific crime.

When Tiffany Li stood trial for the murder of her ex-boyfriend, she was named the ‘Hillsborough Heiress.’ Tiffany came a family of real estate investors worth tens of millions, perhaps hundreds of millions of dollars. In the Spring of 2016, the father of her children went missing. It just so happened that the two had spent months arguing over money.

In September 2023, the New Mexico State Police released videos from their response to the deadly shooting of 13 year-old Amber Archuleta in Questa. Widely reported by news outlets at the time, the footage purported to reveal a clear picture of the incident. It showed a group of teens caught in a lie and one parent’s irresponsible behaviour leading to legal consequences.

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On the night of December 6, 2014, a tragic incident occurred at the Spitler residence while Brian and Elaine were away. Their son, Pat, lost his life under unforeseen circumstances, leaving the family and community in shock. The details of what transpired that evening would soon reveal a heart-wrenching truth.

In the heart of Lexington, Kentucky, a hidden psychopath and a young mother spiraling into chaos crossed paths, leading to a six-month search that ended with a chilling discovery in a family’s strawberry patch. What dark secrets lie beneath the surface of this tragic encounter?

After midnight, a black truck pulls over near an Illinois nature preserve. Two women, a mother and daughter, step out. Moments later, chaos ensues as the daughter, Chrissy, strikes her mother with a tire iron. The scene turns grim as she drags her mother into the brush, wielding a short-bladed knife.