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Missing California Woman’s Car Found Along Iconic Highway and Her Family’s Been Living a “Nightmare” Since
Arelie Garcia’s pride and joy was the distinctive, bright red car she drove around Salinas, California. It was also one of the first clues that the 25-year-old was in trouble. Arelie’s sister Elizet “Eli” Mendoza discovered the customized Honda Accord abandoned on a stretch of Highway 1 in Big...
Accused Kidnapper Charged with Murder After Woman's Remains Are Found in River: "Brutal and Barbaric"
A suspected kidnapper and rapist who was arrested in 2022 after a woman reportedly escaped his Missouri home has been charged with another woman’s murder, according to prosecutors. On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Clay County Prosecutor Zachary Thompson announced during a press conference that a grand jury indicted Timothy...
A Judge Dismissed Alec Baldwin's Involuntary Manslaughter Charge — What Happens Next?
Nearly three years after Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot to death on set of the western movie, the involuntary manslaughter case against actor Alec Baldwin was abruptly dismissed mid-trial Friday in a shocking turn of events. First Judicial District Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer made the decision to dismiss the...
DNA Match Reveals Alabama Minister Killed Two 17-Year-Old Girls in 1999
On August 1, 1999, 17-year-old best friends J.B. Beasley and Tracie Hawlett were found fatally shot in the trunk of Beasley’s Mazda. Six hours earlier, the girls from Dothan, Alabama, were reported missing after getting lost on the way to a party. The car was found along a secluded stretch of road in the town of Ozark.
“He Was Just A Meal Ticket”: Playboy Model Helps Kill “Sugar Daddy” After Threats To Cut Her Off
Kelsey Turner was a struggling 25-year-old single mother when she met renowned child psychologist Dr. Thomas Burchard. Well-known in the community for helping others, he began giving her money for rent and insurance — until Turner started to take advantage of his generosity. When Dr. Burchard told her he was cutting her off, she enlisted her roommates to help her murder him in their home. But Diana Peña had reservations, and tried to help get the psychiatrist to a hospital after he was beaten. That’s when her roommates turned on her, as well.
Ex-Husband Starts Uncontrollable Blaze on a Georgia Boat in Disturbing Revenge Plot
A shocking double murder on a liveaboard trawler rocked those living around the wetlands of St. Mary’s River in Georgia. A quick-moving investigation by local and state authorities would not only lead to a suspect with a documented history of violence but a deadly face-off between them and an “evil, evil” killer.
Prominent Doctor Claims Late Wife Fell in Shower But Strange Injuries Cast Doubt
The corpse of Leslie Neulander confounded investigators. The wealthy philanthropist who had bouts of vertigo suffered a brutal slip-and-fall while taking a shower, said her husband, Dr. Robert Neulander, a prominent OBGYN in Dewitt, New York. But Leslie’s head wound was so deep it cracked the bone to the base...
Massachusetts Man Confesses to Killing 24-Year-Old Woman in Letter: "Spun Out of Control"
When Sophia Maynard arrived on the morning of April 16, 1992 for her usual shift as a clerk at Brittany’s Card & Gift Shoppe in Agawam, Massachusetts, she was immediately struck by something odd. Her coworker Lisa Ziegert’s car was still in the parking lot — even though Lisa...
Minnesota Mom Shot To Death in Her Bed and the Surprising Suspect Is Acquitted
Jan Kruse was 40 when someone fired two shots into her bedroom in the small, sleepy town of Brewster, Minnesota, as her spouse says she slept, killing her and igniting a mystery that remains unsolved to this day. Her husband of nearly 20 years, Chris Kruse, quickly became law enforcement’s...
Gypsy Rose Blanchard Announces She's Pregnant, Expecting First Child with Ken Urker
On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the 32-year-old media sensation took to YouTube to publish a nine-minute video titled, “I’m Pregnant, My Journey So Far.” Blanchard stated that “the rumors were true” because she and her ex-fiancé, Ken Urker, are “excited” to start a family and share their pregnancy journey — now in its 11th week — on social media.
"Desperately Searching" Families Plead for Answers on Dateline: Missing in America Season 3
From dealing with empty chairs at holidays to begging for loved ones to come home each night before bed, the families of missing persons are sharing their heartbreaking stories for a new season of the Dateline: Missing in America podcast. "They are the families of the missing in America," Dateline...
Florida Teen and Her Wiccan Boyfriend Kill Her Stepfather Over His "Bad Aura”
After Nicole Thornhill was faced with becoming a teen mother, 48-year-old Gerald “Gerry” Jensen and his wife, Kristan Jensen, welcomed Thornhill (Kristan’s daughter) and her boyfriend, Christopher Tomlinson, into their home. But instead of repaying them with gratitude, Thornhill and Tomlinson hatched a plot to try and kill the couple, who had both been struggling with substance abuse for years.
Man Claims Wife Fell Into Lake Erie While Seasick — But It Was Actually a Murder Plot
A husband’s report that his wife fell from their fishing tug into Lake Erie sent search and rescue teams scrambling to find a Pennsylvania woman. But what really happened?. On June 11, 2017, commercial fisherman Christopher “Chris” LeClair of Erie, Pennsylvania, sent a distress signal after his wife, Karen LeClair, reportedly fell overboard from his fishing tug. The Doris-M was positioned about three miles from the Presque Isle State Park at a time when the lake was not ideal for treading water — even for Karen, described by many as a strong swimmer and scuba diver.
Private Investigator Helps Police Obtain Confession in "Very Violent" Murder of Army Medic
On Monday, April 16, 2012, 23-year-old Army medic Kelli Bordeaux failed to show up for formation at Fort Bragg in Fayetteville, NC. “We knew immediately that something was wrong,” Sgt. Kaydi Farr, a friend and fellow soldier, told Sins of the South, airing Sundays at 7/6c on Oxygen. The...
Wife Suspected of Arson After “Watching Husband Burn to Death” in Horrific House Fire
“It was quite horrifying to see a person burnt to that degree,” recalled firefighter Robert Ridgeway. An inferno that scorched through a couple’s Georgia home raised so many questions it left investigators’ heads spinning. Beloved Teacher Found Slain Right Before Christmas — Who Attacked Her In Broad...
Married Father Kills Business Partner as Part of "Diabolical" Scheme
Handsome businessman Chris Smith seemed to have everything: a successful business, beautiful girlfriend, and laid back California lifestyle. But in the summer of 2010, Chris seemingly cast his old life aside, selling his interest in his business, breaking up with his girlfriend via text and setting off on a boat trip across the world, according to Dateline: Unforgettable.
Wife's Shocking Blog Post Surfaces After Chef Killed in the Culinary School Where He Taught
Oregon novelist Nancy Crampton Brophy, who once wrote a blog post titled “How to Murder Your Husband,” believed she crafted the perfect plot to get rid of her husband of more than two decades. But prosecutors had some edits to her story when she appeared to follow it in real life, years later.
Nashville Music Row Insider's Murder Investigation Uncovers "Payola Scheme"
At 11 p.m. on March 9, 1989 , law enforcement in Nashville raced to Evergreen Records after shots were fired outside the Music Row studio. “One of the patrol officers had never seen anything like it,” author Jesse Sublett told Sins of the South, airing Sundays at 7/6c on Oxygen. “There was so much blood.”
“He Was Worth More Dead Than Alive”: Woman Hires Brother to Kill Husband for $500K
Soldiers tried frantically to save the life of Spc. John Eubank when he was found beaten, unconscious, and struggling to breathe in the woods near Holbrook Pond on the grounds of Fort Stewart Army Base in Hinesville, Georgia on Nov. 30, 2014. “He’d been so badly beaten, and his skull...
Local Man Found Murdered on Sailboat After Violent "Macroburst" Storm Slams Rhode Island
When a harbormaster spotted what was believed to have been an abandoned sailboat in the cove, he didn’t anticipate he’d come upon a homicide. The gruesome discovery came after a violent macroburst storm battered the seaside town of Warwick, Rhode Island, on August 4, 2015, a destructive force that caused power outages and structural damage around the New England cove. Detective J.P. Toussaint of the Warwick Police Department recalled to Deadly Waters with Captain Lee that high winds and rain “caused havoc” in the area, an event with the potential of reaching wind speeds of 100 miles per hour.
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