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...
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 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 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...
In 1993, a case in France exposed one of the most disturbing long-term deceptions ever uncovered, ending in a tragedy that shocked the world. Jean-Claude Romand, 38, spent nearly two decades pretending to be a doctor and researcher with the World Health Organization, a position he never actually held. The deception began in 1975 after...
In 2011, a case in Port St. Lucie, Florida, shocked the nation after a teenager committed a brutal act and then invited dozens of people into the same home hours later. Tyler Hadley, 17 at the time, fatally attacked both of his parents, Mary Jo, 47, and Blake Hadley, 54, on July 16, 2011, before...
In 2022, a routine delivery in a quiet Texas town turned into one of the most devastating cases in recent years. Tanner Lynn Horner, a 31-year-old FedEx contractor, abducted 7-year-old Athena Strand from her home in Paradise, Texas, on November 30, 2022, while delivering a package that contained her Christmas present. Horner arrived at the...
In 2020, the death of 10-year-old Bridgette “Biddy” Porter near Orange, New South Wales, became one of the most confronting cases in Australia, not only for what happened, but for what followed afterward. Biddy was staying in the area during her school holidays when she was killed on the morning of July 8, 2020, at...