On the 19th of February 2024, six-year-old Joshlin Smith disappeared from her home in Saldanha Bay — a small, windswept coastal town near Cape Town, South Africa.One moment she was there. The next, she was gone.In the hours and days that followed, confusion turned to panic. Her face appeared on posters, across social media, and in news bulletins. Search teams scoured the dunes, the sea, and the shacks of Middelpos. But Joshlin had vanished without a trace.As the investigation unfolded, rumours t...
Jun 29, 2025•43 min
On the 5th of October, 2021, Matthew Boorman arrived home after a long day at work. He had no idea what was waiting for him. As he stepped out of his car, his neighbour of 12 years, Can Arslan , suddenly lunged at him. Can stabbed Matthew repeatedly — brutally, and without mercy. Then, with Matthew dying on the ground, Can sat down… lit a cigarette… and calmly walked away. But he wasn’t finished. Moments later, he headed straight for the next house. How many more would fall victim to his rampage...
Jun 16, 2025•25 min
When a strange 999 call came in on 1st November 2010 from Robert Brown—claiming he wanted to come into the police station to speak with officers—red flags were immediately raised. He refused to share much information, claiming his lawyer had advised against it. But he did admit it involved his ex-wife, Joanna Brown. Joanna had been reported missing earlier that morning after she didn’t drop her children off at school. Was Joanna okay? Had Robert Brown harmed her?...
Jun 04, 2025•48 min
In 1986, the brutal murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall sent shockwaves through Birkenhead. She had been beaten, and left in a dark alleyway — a horrifying crime that triggered the largest manhunt Merseyside had ever seen. 29-year-old Peter Sullivan was arrested, and soon after, convicted. Despite an initial series of apparent confessions and retractions during intense police questioning, Peter insisted he was innocent. For more than 38 years, he and his defence team fought to prove that the pol...
May 14, 2025•27 min
On the weekend of March 1st, 2019, Dr. Preethi Reddy, a respected dentist attended a dental conference in St Leonards, Sydney. After the conference, Preethi met up with her ex-partner, Dr. Harshwardhan Narde, a man from her past who had struggled to accept their breakup. The two spent the evening together, and in the hours that followed, Preethi disappeared without a trace and her family immediately grew concerned. As they desperately searched for answers, the mystery deepened. Days later, a chi...
May 12, 2025•32 min
When sisters Mildred Bowman, 62, and Alice Wardle, 68, flew to Benidorm on July 30, 2005, they were ready for a sun-soaked holiday in the Costa Blanca. Staying at the Levante Club Apartments, they made plans to meet Alice's daughter and her family the next day. But when the sisters never showed up, concern quickly turned to panic. Their loved ones searched tirelessly, retracing their steps through their favourite spots - until the hotel manager delivered devastating news 4 days later. Mildred an...
Apr 29, 2025•9 min
When a 999 call came in from Penelope Jackson's residence, claiming she had just stabbed her husband and was planning to stab him a bit more, the police were left horrified by her chillingly calm demeanour.Upon arriving at the scene, officers found David Jackson lying on the floor, bleeding to death.Despite the urgency of the situation, Penelope seemed unfazed, even urging paramedics not to help him.But why had Penelope stabbed her husband? Was it a desperate act of self-defense, or was it a col...
Apr 16, 2025•31 min
When Jack and Paul received a text from their father inviting them over to play with the new train set he'd bought, they were filled with excitement. It seemed, for once, that Darren Sykes was making an effort to bond with his sons. But when the boys arrived for their custody visit, what started as a seemingly innocent gesture quickly turned sinister. Darren led his sons to the attic, where the train set awaited - but once all three were inside, he sealed the hatch, trapping them. Moments later,...
Mar 29, 2025•22 min
On Friday, January 30, 1976, in Troyes, France, 7-year-old Philippe Bertrand left school, ecole pont-saint-marie at midday. He walked a short distance with his friends before they parted ways.Every day, Philippe would pick up his younger brother, Christophe, from a nearby school just around the corner, and together they would wait at a florist just 50 meters away for their father, Gérald Bertrand, to pick them up for lunch.But on this day, something was wrong.When Gérald arrived at the florist, ...
Mar 09, 2025•29 min
On the evening of July 13, 2020, Corinna Smith seemed like any other wife returning home after a day out with her daughter. But beneath the surface, something had shifted. After a tense conversation, a long-buried family secret had been revealed — one that would change everything. Consumed by emotion, Corinna made a phone call, then another. Her mind raced as she tried to piece together the past and the horrifying implications of what she had just learned. As the hours passed, she grew more agit...
Feb 26, 2025•15 min
When 26-year-old Anna Repkina met Will Hargrove on a dating site, she believed she had found the love of her life. She had recently ended a seven-year relationship and was eager for a fresh start.Without hesitation, Anna left her life in back home and moved to Oregon to be with Will, convinced they would build a future together.However, what awaited Anna was not the fairy tale she had envisioned. Instead, a tangled web of love and betrayal led to her tragic fate.On Monday, April 17, 2017, in Als...
Feb 12, 2025•28 min
On January 5, 2023, the quiet neighbourhood of St. Thomas Square in Tulsa, Oklahoma, became the site of an unthinkable tragedy. Just before midnight, a 12-year-old girl woke her mother, April Lyda, with a chilling confession: she had attacked her 9-year-old brother, Zander Lyda, three times. As officers from the Tulsa Police Riverside Division rushed to the scene, they were met with a haunting and surreal aftermath, which was captured in chilling bodycam footage. What led to such a shocking and ...
Jan 28, 2025•34 min
On the morning of the 15th August, 1975, 8 year old Gretchen Harrington, left her home, heading to summer vacation Bible school class. The Trinity Chapel Christian Reform Church was less than half a mile up the road and she had done this walk many times, but unfortunately, on this fateful day Gretchen never made it. 2 months later, on the 14th October 1975, skeletal remains were found by a passing jogger in Ridley Creek State Park and they were devastatingly identified as Gretchen’s. Her clothes...
Jan 19, 2025•33 min
On Christmas Eve 2014, around 10 p.m., 35-year-old Dustin Lee Klopp and his wife, 34-year-old Stephanie Kilhefner, became involved in an argument at their Paradise Township home in Pennsylvania. Although the exact cause of the argument remained unknown, it escalated into a horrific act of violence. During the altercation, Dustin punched Stephanie in the face, causing her to fall to the floor. He then used a knife to slash her throat and struck her head multiple times with an axe. After killing S...
Dec 31, 2024•10 min
It began with what seemed like a chance encounter—two young people meeting on a dating app, exchanging messages, and agreeing to meet in person just before Christmas. Katie Locke, a vibrant 23-year-old teacher with a passion for life and a heart full of trust, believed she was heading out for a promising date with Carl Langdell, a seemingly charming man she had met online. What she didn’t know was that the man presenting himself as kind and genuine was harboring dark fantasies. Hours after meeti...
Dec 25, 2024•24 min
When a chilling 911 call came in at 11:34 AM on Christmas Day in 2011, it immediately set off alarm bells for the Grapevine, Texas police. The voice on the other end was faint, muttering what sounded like “Help me, help me” before the line went dead. Concerned for the welfare of whoever was inside, officers were dispatched to the home where the call originated. When officers arrived at the apartment, they were met with an eerie silence after their knocking yielded no response. When they forced t...
Dec 18, 2024•24 min
On Christmas Eve in 2013, 18-year-old Alexis Valdez was simmering with anger. Six months earlier, he had moved into his aunt’s basement apartment on North Kildare Avenue in Chicago, sharing the home with her and her boyfriend, 41-year-old Sylvester Diaz-Hernandez. The arrangement came with clear expectations: Alexis was to go to school, work, and contribute to household expenses. But Alexis had quickly abandoned these responsibilities, igniting tensions that escalated into frequent arguments. By...
Dec 12, 2024•8 min
On the 25th of December 2013, 37-year-old Melissa Young made a 999 call, reporting that her neighbour, Alan Williamson, refused to leave her flat. Later that evening, she made a second call to 999, this time admitting she had stabbed Alan Williamson at her flat on Glenure Loan in Corstorphine, Edinburgh. When police arrived at Melissa's flat, they found her hands covered in blood and 47-year-old Alan Williamson lying dead behind the front door. Melissa confessed to the officers, saying: "The pow...
Dec 02, 2024•11 min
On the 21st of May 2020, an Amber Alert was issued for Alejandro Ripley, a nine-year-old non-verbal autistic child. Patricia Ripley, his mother, claimed that he had been abducted by two men in a car, sparking a frantic search and widespread concern. That same day, surveillance cameras captured a horrifying scene: a woman pushing the young boy into a canal behind a housing complex. Neighbours heard the commotion and rushed over to help, ultimately saving the boy’s life. But tragically, the next d...
Nov 27, 2024•15 min
On the 6th of June, 2023, security footage captured 31-year-old Kristel Candelario as she left her home on Lorain Avenue near West 97th Street in Cleveland. She loaded a suitcase into her car and then drove off. Kristel was headed off on a 10-day summer vacation, leaving her 16-month-old daughter, Jailyn, alone in their home. The little girl was left confined to a playpen, with only a few bottles of milk to sustain her. Kristel, meanwhile, was bound for the beaches of Puerto Rico, travelling wit...
Nov 10, 2024•29 min
On March 25, 2024, at approximately 3:30 p.m., a call was received reporting an active assault in the 200 block of Carbon Street in Lehighton Borough, roughly 75 miles northwest of Philadelphia. When law enforcement arrived on the scene, they found 59-year-old Edward Whitehead suffering from a severe puncture wound on the side of his head, along with cuts to his head and arms, and defensive injuries to his hands. Edward Whitehead was promptly transported to St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus; h...
Oct 30, 2024•9 min
On the 19th of June 2019, Virginia McCullough, poisoned her 70-year-old father, John McCullough, a retired business studies lecturer with prescription medication that she crushed and put into his drinks. She then hid his body in a makeshift tomb, covered with blankets and paintings. A day later on the 20th of June 2019, she beat her 71-year-old mother Lois McCullough with a hammer and fatally stabbed her. Virginia stashed her mother’s body behind sleeping bags and duvets in an upstairs wardrobe....
Oct 12, 2024•20 min
Breanna, Corey's devoted mother, sensed something was wrong immediately, the moment Christopher Gregor came into their lives. Every time her son went over to his father's house, Corey came back with bruises all over his body. As Breanna documented the marks on her son with each passing day, her pleas were ignored… Until it was too late…
Oct 09, 2024•44 min
On Sunday, the 4th of October, 2015, a harrowing 911 call lasting 17 minutes came in from a tearful 12-year-old, saying that her father, Daniel Luke, was attacking her mother, Angela Luke, just outside of Canal Winchester in Bloomfield Township, Ohio. The call began with the 12-year-old saying her father, 42-year-old Daniel Luke, was holding her mother, Angela Luke, down and hurting her inside their home at 9905 Alspach Road. The dispatcher also asked if anyone had been drinking, and she confirm...
Sep 16, 2024•16 min
On the 18th of July, 2005, LaToyia Figueroa, a 24-year-old single mother from Philadelphia, vanished without a trace. Five months pregnant and deeply devoted to her 7-year-old daughter, LaToyia's disappearance sent shockwaves through her tight-knit community, leaving her friends and family in a state of panic and despair. Despite their relentless efforts, the case initially received little media attention, sparking controversy and discussions about the racial disparities in how missing person ca...
Aug 21, 2024•18 min
On a seemingly ordinary October day in 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, faced a shocking and unprecedented crisis. Terry Thompson, a Vietnam War veteran and lifelong collector of exotic animals, had just been released from prison. Known for his Muskingum County Animal Farm, Terry Thompson kept a staggering array of exotic creatures, from tigers and lions to bears and wolves. But on that fateful day, chaos erupted when 56 of these exotic animals were suddenly set loose, turning the peace...
Aug 12, 2024•28 min
On the 1st of March 2010, single mother 26-year-old Monica Botello took her 6-year-old daughter and 8-year-old daughter to her ex-boyfriend Percil Carson’s house on the 19000 block of Glastonbury, Detroit. Percil had a 10-year-old son from a prior relationship and was a father figure to Monica’s two young girls. Following their breakup, they remained close friends. During the evening, Percil called his mother at 7:58 pm and told her that the girls were watching TV and that Monica was over. Under...
Jul 31, 2024•17 min
During a 2008 episode of the show Wife Swap, two starkly different families were presented. When the laid-back and carefree Tonkovic family was put against the strict Stockdale family, the Stockdale boys were introduced to a new and much different way of life. Their reclusive yet harmonious existence seemed picture-perfect to the outside world for years. But behind the closed doors of their secluded farmhouse, more must have been unfolding. Nine years later, one of the Stockdale boys turned a gu...
Jul 21, 2024•27 min
When Anthony Barajas and Rylee Goodrich went on their first date on the 26th of July 2021, they decided to end the evening with a 9:35PM screening of “The Forever Purge” at the Regal Edwards Theatre in Corona, California. Once the film was done, the cinema staff entered the screening room to tidy and clean up, but to their absolute horror, they found the pair still in their seats and covered in blood. 18-year-old Rylee Goodrich was tragically pronounced dead at the scene, but 19-year-old Anthony...
Jul 05, 2024•25 min
When An Ex-Boyfriend Won't Take No For An Answer: The Murder Of Lilie James | True Crime Documentary When a 000 call came in from an anonymous person, reporting a body inside the bathroom of a Sydney private school, horror rippled throughout the country. Police arrived at St. Andrew's Cathedral School just after midnight on the 25th of October 2023, and were confronted with a gruesome scene. A young woman in her early 20s was discovered dead with extensive head injuries. Detectives concluded tha...
Jun 19, 2024•19 min
