In 1992, the case of 16-year-old Suzanne Capper in Manchester became one of the most harrowing crimes in modern British history. Suzanne, who had no stable home, often stayed with different people. One of those places was a house on Langworthy Road, where she had previously been known to the occupants. On December 7, 1992,...
In 1991, a devastating case in Parafield Gardens, South Australia, left an entire family gone and one man missing without a trace. On the night of January 5, 1991, 31-year-old Meredith Pearce spoke with her sister around 9:00 p.m., with nothing appearing out of the ordinary. Her husband, Stuart Pearce, left later for his overnight...
In 2003, a young woman chasing her dreams in Hollywood was lured into a situation that ended in tragedy, after being promised an opportunity that never existed. Kristi Johnson, 21, had recently moved from Michigan to Santa Monica to pursue a career in film. On February 15, 2003, she left her apartment after telling her...
In 2012, the disappearance of 19-year-old University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth “Lizzi” Marriott became a case that revealed a deeply disturbing sequence of events, yet left one key piece missing, her remains have never been found. On October 9, 2012, Lizzi left a note for her aunt and uncle saying she was going to...
In 1988, a violent crime unfolded in broad daylight aboard a train in England, leaving behind one of the country’s most unsettling unsolved cases. Deborah “Debbie” Linsley, a 26-year-old hotel manager, was traveling from Petts Wood to London Victoria on March 23, 1988. She had recently been living in Edinburgh but had returned to London...
In 1999, the disappearance of 17-year-old Jessica Dishon in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, became a case marked by missed opportunities, unanswered questions, and a resolution that took more than a decade. On September 10, 1999, Jessica stepped outside her home to leave for school but never returned. Her car remained in the driveway with her personal belongings...
In 1999, the disappearance of 15-year-old Melbourne dance student Rachel Barber led to the uncovering of a deeply disturbing case involving someone she trusted. Rachel was last seen on March 1, 1999, after leaving The Dance Factory in Richmond. She told a friend she was going to make money that evening, unaware of what had...
The United States government has officially designated Brazil’s two most powerful criminal organizations, Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho (CV), as specially designated global terrorists. The State Department announced Thursday that both groups will be formally classified as foreign terrorist organizations, with the designation taking effect June 5. Secretary of State Marco Rubio...
A Palestinian-American teacher who has worked at a California high school for over two decades has received permission from a judge to revise key elements of her discrimination lawsuit against the school district where she teaches. The case centers around Bassemah Darwish, an English teacher at El Cajon Valley High School, who filed legal action...
A member of Navy Federal Credit Union has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the financial institution systematically violates federal lending laws by failing to provide adequate explanations when denying credit applications. Dominic Castleberry filed the complaint in the Northern District of Texas, claiming the credit union violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act when it rejected...