A crowded St. Patrick’s night in downtown Longmont, CO. After last call, Rita Gutierrez-Garcia steps into the alley west of 3’S Bar. At 3:07 a.m., her phone dials 911…and then goes silent. And Rita never makes it home. What follows is a years-long hunt through cell data, surveillance pulls, and a no-body indictment that ends only when someone finally tells detectives exactly where to look. Source Material: Boulder County DA — Plea & Sentencing (June 3, 2022) 9NEWS — Remains ...

She went to Jamaica to write about beaches. Instead, she became a story the island couldn’t explain. In May 2000, travel writer Claudia Kirschhoch vanished from a luxury resort in Negril. Her clothes were still in the room. Her passport. Her camera. Her life. Only her bathing suit, a T-shirt, and a radio were missing. And somewhere between breakfast and sunset… she disappeared. Source Material: https://charleyproject.org/case/claudia-ann-kirschhoch https://www.latimes.com/archives/la...

In December 1992, six people were murdered in Dayton, Ohio — over Christmas weekend. The killers? A group of teenagers who called themselves the Downtown Posse. No motive. No mercy. Just violence… for the hell of it. Source Material: https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/the-notorious-christmas-killings-1992-map-and-timeline/WlhrYt0YPbL8hQ08D7Z3hJ/ https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/crime--law/the-notorious-christmas-killings-1992/61VrndT3xPAbyTc9r9DBJN/ https://www.supremecourt.ohio...

People like to say Jeff Buckley’s death was poetic. That it meant something. That it was fate, legacy, or some tragic echo of his father. It wasn’t. Jeff drowned after wading into a dangerous river at dusk. The myth came later — because the truth was too ordinary for a voice like his. Source Material: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-buckley-rivers-edge-239227/ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jeff-buckleys-body-found-in-memphis-58208/ https://www.latim...

They called it an amicable divorce. No battles over money. No fights over custody. Jennifer even shared how grateful she was for the peace between them. Two weeks later, police were called to a quiet house in Brandon, Mississippi. What they found inside would shatter that illusion completely. Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. LIGHTLESS DAWN Music from #Uppbeat (free for C...

Wolf Island Road. A forgotten path at the edge of a Massachusetts town…where history, violence, and legend all collide. From stories of colonial executions and restless spirits… to tales of phantom headlights and voices caught in the dark… This is the road locals whisper about. The one they warn you not to drive down at night. Source Material: https://peasespoint.wordpress.com/2017/02/27/the-legend-of-mattapoisetts-ghost-road/ https://wbsm.com/massachusetts-most-haunted-street-is-right-here...

Thanksgiving. The kind of holiday where the food’s good, the smiles are polite, and nobody mentions the family tension simmering just below the surface. Paul Merhige sat at the table like everyone else. Chatted. Posed for photos. Then — something changed. And by the time the night was over…nothing would ever be the same. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Thanksgiving_murders https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/crime/2011/10/27/merhige-sentenced-to-7-consecutive...

Five men leave a basketball game in Northern California. They never make it home. Months later, their car is found on a snowy mountain road — in perfect working condition. Inside, maps, Folded clothes. Uneaten snacks. Four bodies are eventually recovered. One is never found. And no one can explain…why they were up there in the first place. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuba_County_Five https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1978/07/06/5-boys-who-never-come-...

She was twelve years old. He was twenty-three. And together…they wiped out an entire family. This is the story of Jasmine Richardson and Jeremy Steinke. A twisted teenage romance. A triple murder in a quiet Canadian suburb. And a case that asks the question no one wants to answer: What happens when the killer…is a child? Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richardson_family_murders?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://people.com/richardson-family-murders-how-a-12-year-old-helped-...

1948. A man is found dead on an Australian beach. No name. No ID. Just a scrap of Persian poetry in his pocket… and a code no one can crack. This is the mystery of the Somerton Man. A ghost in a suit. A message in a book. And a case that still hasn’t given up its secrets. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_Man?utm_source=chatgpt.com https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-05-19/six-clues-that-have-failed-to-solve-the-somerton-man-mystery/100148922?utm_source=chatgpt.com&...

High in the Colombian Andes, there's a hotel that's been abandoned for decades. Tourists say it's haunted. Locals say it's cursed. And if you stand at the edge of the cliff and listen closely... You might just hear her. This is the legend of La Novia Fantasma. The Ghost Bride. If you want even more True Crime, we urge you to check out Crimelines! Crimelines walks you through true crime events, pairing captivating tales with clear storytelling. Host Charlie brings in appropriate historic and...

For decades, a locked door hid a secret. A boy, vanishing from the outside world…but never leaving the house. This is the story of Kimberly Sullivan — and the stepson she allegedly kept in captivity for more than twenty years. **For more True Crime dread, we highly recommend you check out Murder Mile podcast. Five time award nominated at the True Crime Awards 2025, Independent podcast Awards and the British Podcast Awards as Best True Crime Podcast, Murder Mile UK True Crime is a unique L...

1892. A quiet home in Fall River, Massachusetts. Two brutal murders behind locked doors. And a daughter whose calm demeanor would divide a nation. This is the case of Lizzie Borden — a story of family tension, Victorian restraint, and violence that still echoes more than a century later. *If you're thirsting for more True Crime, you should check out Morbidology podcast. Morbidology is an award-winning weekly true crime podcast created and hosted by true crime author, Emily G. Thomps...

Three friends go to a football watch party in Kansas City. They never come home. Two days later, their bodies are found frozen — in a backyard. No one called for help. No one noticed they were gone. And the man who hosted the party… says he slept through the whole thing. This is the story of Clayton McGeeney, Ricky Johnson, and David Harrington. And the chilling silence that followed. *Check out our friends over at Once Upon A Crime Podcast as they dive deep into The Black Dahli...

Brian Shaffer was a 27-year-old med student with a bright future, a goofy smile, and a tragic past. On the night of March 31st, 2006, he walked into a bar in Columbus, Ohio. And then he vanished. No signs of struggle. No suspicious footage. No concrete leads. Just…gone. Source Material: https://people.com/what-happened-to-brian-shaffer-disappearance-11706304 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disappearance_of_Brian_Shaffer https://614now.com/2024/hot-topics/at-18-year-anniversary-brian-sch...

Ryker Webb was just 3 years old when he vanished from his backyard in Montana. A full-scale search turned up nothing. No tracks. No clues. And then — two days later — he came back. Alone. Cold. And with a look in his eyes no toddler should ever have. Source Material: https://www.kpax.com/news/western-montana-news/lincoln-county-sheriff-recounts-finding-young-missing-child https://www.krtv.com/news/child-reported-missing-in-lincoln-county-has-been-found https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/linc...

In 2013, a quiet English town became the backdrop for a killing spree — one that left three men dead, their bodies dumped like trash along rural ditches. The killer wasn’t just a murderer. She was a manipulator. A seductress. A woman who took pleasure — actual pleasure — in inflicting pain. And she didn’t act alone. Source Material: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peterborough_ditch_murders https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/nov/29/joanna-dennehy-guilty-murders-cambridgeshire http...

A man checks into a Kansas City hotel under a fake name. No luggage. No bags. Just a toothbrush and a comb. Three days later, he’s dead — tortured, bound, and bleeding from stab wounds… inside a locked room. No one saw a thing. No one knows his real name. And nearly a century later, we’re still asking: Who was he? And what happened in Room 1046? Source Material: Wikipedia - The Murder of Artemus Ogletree The Owen Case Inside The Mystery of Roland T. Owen's Gruesome Murder in Room 1046 Artem...

When a video game tournament in Jacksonville, FL turned into a mass shooting, it left families shattered, a community reeling, and a nation once again asking: how the hell did this happen? Source Material: Time Magazine Vogue Teen Vogue Axios Wikipedia Music Credit: 1. IMPERVIOUS Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dorian-pinto/impervious License code: LUZNNGUQNGYSFZI8 2. CAN’T SLEEP Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/locran/can...

Brandon Swanson drove into a ditch on a quiet Minnesota road. He called his parents, said he was walking toward help… and then, mid-call, he said “Oh shit” — and vanished. No body. No clues. No good reason. Source Material: Wikipedia – “Disappearance of Brandon Swanson” InForum / The Vault – “Rural roads of Minnesota remain last known location of 19-year-old Brandon Swanson” Marshall Independent – “Swanson case still unsolved” (May 2018) FBI ViCAP – Brandon Victor Swanson Missing Person Pos...