In 1993, a 12-year-old girl stepped off her school bus and began the short walk home, but she never made it, beginning a case that would take decades to uncover answers. Jennifer Renee Odom disappeared on February 19, 1993, in rural Pasco County, Florida. After getting off the bus around 3:00 p.m., she waved goodbye...
In 2015, a young medical student walked away from her safari camp in Uganda and was never seen again, leaving behind a case filled with unanswered questions. Sophia Koetsier, 21, had recently completed her medical internship in Kampala and was traveling with friends before returning home to the Netherlands. On October 28, 2015, she left...
In 2016, a Wisconsin man vanished just weeks before his scheduled court trial, only to be found years later living in a hidden underground bunker he had built himself. Jeremiah Button, 44, was facing multiple serious charges involving a child at the time of his disappearance. He had been released on bond while awaiting trial...
In 1997, a man disappeared from his home in Wales, and for nearly two decades, no one realized the truth was hidden just steps away. John Sabine, 67, was last seen shortly after moving into a flat in Beddau with his wife, Leigh Ann Sabine. By April of that year, he had stopped attending medical...
In 1998, a simple afternoon walk in a quiet New Zealand town turned into a mystery that remains unsolved decades later. Fifteen-year-old Kirsty Bentley left her home in Ashburton on December 31, 1998, at around 3:00 p.m. to walk her family’s dog along a nearby river track. A neighbor saw her as she left. It...
In 1968, a 20-year-old college student was taken from a motel room and buried underground, triggering one of the most intense rescue efforts in U.S. history. Barbara Jane Mackle, a student at Emory University and daughter of a wealthy real estate developer, had fallen ill and was staying in a motel in Decatur, Georgia, with...
In 1994, a quiet home in Grantham, England became the center of a mystery that still has no answers decades later. On September 26, 38-year-old Julie Pacey was found inside her own home by her 14-year-old daughter after returning from school. What made the case even more unsettling was what investigators discovered next. There were...
In 1973, a normal evening in Ann Arbor, Michigan ended with a disappearance that has never been explained. Sandra “Sandy” Horwath, a 33-year-old mother of three, returned home with her daughters on October 1 after a trip to the mall. That night followed a routine, a phone call, putting the children to bed, and preparing...
In 1982, a routine newspaper delivery turned into one of the most haunting missing child cases in U.S. history. Twelve-year-old Johnny Gosch disappeared in West Des Moines, Iowa, during his early morning paper route on September 5, 1982, and has never been found. Before dawn, Johnny left his home with his dog, Gretchen, to deliver...
In 1998, a case in Singapore revealed how a calculated plan for theft quickly escalated into a deadly act. Jonaris Badlishah, a 23-year-old Malaysian national, targeted 42-year-old beautician Sally Poh Bee Eng after noticing she was wearing a valuable Rolex watch. On April 19, 1998, he contacted her under a false identity, offering payment for...