Rotten Mango

The wife of high-powered influential Harry Piper was kidnapped. A random note was left - "We want $1 million dollars to be paid in 50,000 unmarked $20 bills." The family paid it. Itwould be two fu ll days till Virginia was found chained up to a tree. Alive. She never saw the kidnapper's face. After three long years, the police presented her with a few audio clips. She perked up. "That's him! My kidnapper! I'm sure of it! I remember his voice." If this were true Virginia was lucky to be alive. She was listening to the yoice of the Hammer Man- who smashed women to death with his bare hands.

They were just like any other couple. They went on dates on the beach, went shopping for lingerie together, and they had "fun" wherever they could. In cars. At their houses. In the park. Everywhere. Sure, they were plotting a murder but does that really mean much in the grand scheme of their all-encompassing love? By night - they were plotting the perfect murder. By day- he was a 15-year-old high school student and she. Well, she was his high school teacher of course.

The 16-year-old girl could n't stop ranting at work. Life is so short- her "high school teacher's husband had just been viscously murdered. Can you believe it? Her teacher is now a sad widow. During her rant, one of her coworkers cut her off. Wait- didn't you tell me a few weeks ago that your 15-year-old friend was planning on murdering him? So that he could be with his teacher? Cecilia looked up and responded..."Oh, sh*t| forgot I told you that."

The two women met in the psychiatric ward and instantly sparks were flying. Their hair was wild, they were heavily drugged up but they knew that it was only a matter of time before they had s*x. They were so different but it worked. One woman - the wife of a millionaire. The other woman - was struggling with life and addiction. But they just knew that they would be together. They just didn't know it would be in jail.. for murder. Book Rec: "She Wanted It All" - by Kathryn Casey (an amazing deep dive on this case I was hooked).

The three girls never went anywhere without each other. They were besties Wel, except Biology Class - the one class that only Rachel and Sheila were in. Maybe that's why during biology Sheila would ask a lot of strange questions "Excuse me, what kind of acid would you dispose of a body in?" "I don't know..why?" "Oh, we're trying to figure out what to do with Skylar." Rachel would be off on the side giggling, That's how the two girls started to plot their best friend's murder in biology class.

The sisters were arrested - they went with the plan. Stare at a fixed object to the point of looking hypnotized. The police were getting fed up "YOU'RE AN EVIL LITTLE MANIAC TELL US WHERE THE BOMBS ARE:" The sisters remained "hypnotized" till at exactly 3 PM they looked at their wristwatch and let out a big sinister smile, BOOM, The bomb went off in the lbusy streets of London injuring hundreds. The sisters had 3 more. Book Rec: "Say Nothing" - lby Patrick Keefe (one of my favorite authors of all time you won't be disappointed by any of his books)

What is a nymphet? It's a seductress of course. She knows what she's doing. She finds men that are alone, vulnerable, and she tempts them. She will walk by and by using her superpower seduction she doesn't even need to talk to them. She doesn't touch them. She simply exists and that is enough The men then drop to their knees and forget to think straight. They are willing to risk it all for her. Even years of their lives in prison. Why prison you ask? Did I forget to mention nymphets are 9 years old?

The FBl agent watched her across the store. He was seasoned enough to know what that little girl was trying to do. He watched her steal a notebook and make a run for the door. Not today. The agent grabbed her arm and stopped her. She was under arrest. "I'm an FBl agent and you just committed a crime, little girl. I need to take you to my boss. This is how Sally Horner was kidnapped, held hostage, and tortured for 2 years Book Rec: "The Real Lolita" - by Sara Weinman (without her this case would have been forgotten).

15 year old James gathered all his friends at the bowling alley and dragged them outside. He wanted to show off his 13 yr old girlfriend and his brand new car! The kids were shocked - how did James get a new car? He doesn't even have a license but they were too excited to care. They all packed in the car. Windows down. Music on. Speeding on the streets. James and his girlfriend felt free for the first time in their lives. Well almost free - they had to get rid of the body in the trunk first. Book Rec; "Kill Grandma For Me"-by James & Jim DeFelice (the best deep dive you will find on this case!)

You might think her life is perfect. Millionaire boyfriend, $13million dollar mansion, and a cute dog. But behind closed doors it was rough - her boyfriend's ex-wives hated her, she fought with his teenage kids all the time and spent a lot of her time babysitting his youngest child One day under her care - the little boy ends up unconscious and is rushed to the hospital. Nobody blames her though - or do they? Because just 2 days later she is found dead with the words "she saved him, can you save her?" scribbled on the door. Book Rec: "Death On Ocean Boulevard" - by Caitlin Rother (Yes, there's a ton of info on this case but this is the best deep dive you will find.)

lt's a tale as old as time. A farmer was walking his fields one cold winter when he spotted a snake. The snake was fro zen stiff from the cold The farmer knew the snake to be deadly bout he couldn't help himself. He scooped it up and put it in his jacket to warm it up. Slowly the snake woke up and gathered enough strength to look up at the kind man who saved him.. and bit him. The ultimate betrayal. But we know snakes are cold-blooded. Humans are different - we would never do such a thing to someone who saved our lives. Or would we?

Carol demanded to see what Doug had been doing with his other women. Recently their relations hip had changed -all Doug cared about was cheating with other women and threesomes He warned her. This would scare her away. She could n't handle the truth. Doug was smug. He walked over and he plopped down into the sink... A severed head. Carol didn't scream, she didn't run, instead, she sat down and started applying makeup on the severed head. Doug was her man and she would stick by him.

Jean was a successful doctor working as a researcher at the well-respected World Health Organization. His wife was a pharmacist and they had 2 beautiful children. Ah yes, it's another perfect family. But we both know that there's no such thing. Jean was cheating on his wife with a mutual friend - a child psychologist. But the affair does something mysterious to Jean. He starts blacking out, has holes in his memory, but most alarming of all - he wakes up one day to find himself hovering over his wife's dead bod...What really happened here?

What would scare you the most about being on a deserted island? The sharks? The thick jungle that is so thick and humid you have no idea what animals are lurking beyond? Or maybe it's basic survival - finding out how to get water, food, and shelter. The last thing on your mind would be murder right? That's what the Graham couple thought when they docked on the deserted isolated island of Palmyra. But they didn't know that they weren't alone there, And that they would never leave the island ever again. Book Rec: "And The Sea W ill Tell" - by Vincent Bugliosi & Bruce Henderson (best deep dive on this case and fascinating perspective into the trials but heavily biased)

The Cleveland Health Department had been flooded by calls from residents on Imperial Avenue. The residents complained of an inescapable, pungent, thick stench that was so strong that it made their eyes sting. After years of calls, the inspectors went out to investigate. The source was clear. Ray's Sausage Shop! That made perfect sense, fresh meat being ground daily into sausages has to produce some stench right? No matter what the residents tried - the smell never went away. At least for years. 11 bodies later.

The only thing he loved in life was his mom. She was his everything. He couldn't bear to be fighting with his "Mama Bear." He was worried that South Hill Rapist would come for his mom. I mean why wouldn't he? He was terrorizing the entire neighborhood - no woman was safe. The rapist would drag women into the bushes, assault them, threaten them, and then whisper in their ears. "|'m so sorry, I didn't mean to, you didn't deserve this, are you okay?" In a high-pitched baby voice. His mama bear did always say his baby voice was just so adorable.

Children say the scariest things. Sometimes you can't help but feel like they know something you don't One daycare worker vividly remembers a moment that sent shivers traveling down her spine. A little boy was playing with a little girl.House.Innocent right? Out of nowhere, the little boy started to scream and smash mommy doll up against the wall.It was so unlike him. The alarming part? The little boy's mom had recently been murdered and everyone suspected someone close to her. Did the boy know more than he told the police? Book Rec: "Shattered" - by Kathryn Casey (amazing deep dive and really shines alight on the victim)

Think about your dog, cat, or any beloved pet. If you don't have one - imagine one. Would you ever chain your dog up to your chair all day long while you and your buddies watched TV? Would you make the dog beg you on all fours to use the restroom? And if the dog did something you didn't like - would you ever dream of chaining up outside to a tree in the cold winter night? You wouldn't dream of doing that to a dog. It would make you a horrible person. But that's how David liked to treat his girlfriends. What does that make him? A murderer.

The public was split. Most wanted him dead. He didn't deserve to live, he killed 2 people, and shot another in the face. Another group of people, a smaller group, fought to save his life. Activists, professors, and lawyers fought hard. They knew he was guilty but they fought. One man fought the hardest. He traveled the world campaigning for his release. The world was shocked. They asked him: are you sure you want him to be free? Are you out of your mind? Do you need psychiatric help? "But... but didn't he shoot you in the face?" Book: True American" - by Anand Giridharadas (this is one of the best books l've read all yea.r.it's incredibly emotional and I highly recommend it)

It's said that some pathological liars are even considered functionally delusional. They can even pass a lie detector test. They believe their own lies. Sometimes they re-write their lies and memories on the spot. You can see their eyes flutter, a shiftin attitude, and boom. They are living a new reality and you almost feel like you' re the one going crazy. But as humans, we can detect lies, right? Or can we? What happens when a pathological liar takes a stand in front of the whole nation to say - "my child has been kidnapped by her nanny! Help me!" Would you believe her?

The gas station attendant was helping him fill up his car. What timing. It was a hot summer's day, the sweat trickled down his forehead, and he was anxious to get going. The two of them stood awkwardly at the back of his truck waiting for his tank to get full Drip. Drip. Drip. "Sir, I think your car is leaking." They both looked down to see a red liquid drip down onto the pavement. The gas attendant didn't know that there were 3 bodies in the trunk - and the driver was going to keep it that way. Book Rec: "Alice & Gerald "- by Ron Franscell (an amazing author who really dives deep into the emotions of a case)

The FBl agent walked into the warehouse.It was exactly what he expected. A concrete fortress, barely any natural light, and then he saw it. The walls. The walls were filled with rows and rows of decapitated heads, skulls, and bones. Some still had rotting flesh on them- others were completely skeletonized. When the FBl agent made it to the back he came face to face with the man. He was shirtless, barefoot, and stirring a giant pot with a head inside. "I wasn't expecting you today" - the man said... Do they know each other? What is behind the mysterious Vidocq Society? Book Rec: "Murder Room" - by Michael Capuzzo (One of my fave books this year and brb while i go read all his other books. Do yourself a favor and read this one!)

Sean hopped into his car to pick up his girlfriend. He was always so happy to see her. He couldn'tget enough of her. "Honey bunny" |'m over here! Sean's girlfriend slid into the passenger side and he leaned in for a kiss. He couldn't help but pull back with a giant grin. He wondered if she could taste it. He could.. The taste of human flesh always lingered in his mouth. Book Rec: "Dismembered"- by Susan D Mustafa & Sue Israel (The best deep dive on this case I could find! Truly amazing work)

She woke up disoriented in the dark. She didn't know where she was... oh god, what's that awful smell? Her hand was touching something sticky on the ground. When her eyes slowly adjusted to the dark she saw- bodies. Dead bodies. Stacked on top of each other. Some of their faces were frozen still as if they were still screaming. The stickiness on her hand? The bodies coming together and forming a sticky sludge filled with maggots. Now the question - how would she escape the dungeon?

Have you heard about how to boil a frog? They say if you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water - it will jump out. But ifyou throw a frog in a pot of cool water... and you slowly start turning up the heat. Slowly but surely. So slow that it's just incremental changes in heat. It's said the frog will sit there, completely unaware of its impending doom, and it will be cooked to death. The frog has been "willingly" cooked alive. Do you think humans are any smarter than frogs? Maybe not.

There were 6 people on the boat that night. A-list actress, Tangmo Nida, her manager and lifelong friend, as well as 4 very wealthy socialites were on the boat. A lot of rumors currently surround the six, There are whispers of affairs, inheritances, and wills. But the most sinister rumor? That they were trying to sell Tangmo Nida, the A-list actress, to a high-powered Thai businessman/ government official. But when only 5 make it back alive - it seems like the questions are never ending, and the secrets are only getting darker.

Unicorns are mystical creatures, They are so rare that most of us wouldn't know what to do it we came across one. When the inmates heard that the Unicorn Killer was joining them - they were terrified Most of them had heard of the Unicorn, heard the whispers. How even the CIA was terrified of the Unicorn. How the Unicorn evaded capture for 20 years. But nobody could answer the one pressing question the inmates had - what happens when you come face to face with a real-life Unicorn?

Have you heard of the Chinese urban legend? It's about the most famous thief in history. He was able to steal entire train cabins from moving trains. When he was finally caught - the thief was sentenced to death. He said his very last wish in life was to be breastfed one last time. The mom pitied her full-grown son and laid her chest bare. One last time. He lifted his mouth up, and with the most force he could summon, he ripped off her nipple. "This is all your fault"- he screamed. it begs the question, how much of a crime is the parent's fault? And how do criminals parents truly feel?

The Watkin's family moved into their new home and their first project was ripping out the old, brown, ugly carpet. Rip. Rip. Wait, what is that? They found a hole in the ground.Strange.Inside that hole is a litle treasure. Jewelry and a roll of undeveloped film They had it developed and it showed 112 pictures. A series of photo sequences leading up to the gruesome torture and murder of a young woman. They Called the FBl. The FBI could do nothing. They knew the killerbut he was untouchable. He was protected by law. Why?

He knew this was going to happen sooner or later. The FBl had already stopped by twice to let him know that he was on a criminal's "kidnap wish list." He just didn't know - that the one being kidnapped wouldn't be him.It would be his very own son. The heir to the Coors Beer Dynasty. He felt confident he could deal with this. It's like a business transaction. He just had to make sure his son had no secrets Who knew beer had so many secrets? Book Rec: "The Death of an Heir" - by Phillip Jett (amazing read I couldn't get enough!)

Being a marriage counselor is a tough job I imagine the married couple Erika & BJ would tell very different stories about their couples vacation. BJ would say that he fell asleep in the car while his wife went into a hotel room with a couple they just met. He was heartbroken and devastated when he found out what she had done. Erika would argue that BJ was there the whole time - in fact, he wanted her to take pictures of him with the couple's decapitated heads Only, they weren't talking to a counselor but to the police.

The couple's vacation in Ocean City was supposed to help them fall in love again. Marriage is tough- they lost that spark. They were even staying in the penthouse of a beautiful oceanfront hotel. The penthouse bathroom had a hot tub that they were certain was going to help ignite their romance again. But the night ended with two headless bodies in the tub. They were dismembered. And honestly, it was exactly what the couple felt they needed They were in love again.

The four of them sat in the hospital room. The sound of rain pelted the windows Al stood up and started shouting "They're coming! They're coming to take the wicked and the evil!" He felli to his knees in front of where the woman was sitting and started rubbing her with his palms "MOMMY! DON'T LEAVE ME! PURE MOMMY. PURE AS SNOW." The woman was shocked. The man was her husband, who was also a successful therapist. What happened to him? Did a patient do something to him? Did one of them drive him mad?

It all started when a woman jumped from her bathroom window. The police questioned whether or not it was a suicide. The whole nation did. Why did the seemingly happy wife and mother take her own life? Maybe someone pushed her? Why was her entire back filled with sexually derogatory tattoos? Just weeks later her father-in-law took his own life, and a 14-year-old gir's body was found stuffed in a suitcase. How were they all connected? To make things more puzzling - the person at the center of the web was someone that is loved by the entire nation....

Everywhere he went, he was kind. He was kind to the woman he passed by in the produce aisle, the female cashier, and even the woman next to him at the red light. Maybe he was nice because he loved to picture allthese women naked and in his bed. Sure, some would call it crass but was Ned's favorite thing to do. Regardless, the women were nice back. They liked Ned. He was well dressed, clean cut, and seemed gentle. They had no idea that he was fantasizing about strangling them. Staring into their eyes while they took their last breath.

The text messages were released. At first, it only circulated amongst smaller group chats - but like a fire, it spread. It was too good of a scandal. Two normal everyday people and the innermost private parts of their lives. Their affair. Wanda, the married woman, and mother, cheats on her husband with the mailman. Nude pictures and videos were circulating of the two. Wanda lost everything. She lost her job, her family, her friends, her reputation. Her entire life was ruined by this leak. But something nobody would have guessed? Everything was faked. Two men had set out to ruin this woman's life for very sinister reasons.

Truth serum.It has quite a dark history. The CIA tested the heavy sedative on suspected criminals, murderers, and terrorists. They hoped it would even the smartest spies to - well, tell the truth. It would be hard to imagine a world where truth serum was tested on children on a large scale. But it happened. In Aston Hall Mental Hospital a sick, twisted, depraved doctor hand-picked young girls to experiment on, He would have them admitted to his hospital where he pumped them full of truth serum and violently assaulted them. He filmed it all. And the truth took a very long time to come out.

He emerged from the thick jungle for the first time in a long time. He had been waiting for this moment for years. The day World War ll would come to an end He would be relieved from his duties and Japan glorious in their victory! Onoda held his breath while his commander read his release. Onoda waited for further orders but there were none. Just a tub of face cream. "What's this for?" - asked Onoda "You're going to need it. For all the interviews.. Onoda, the war ended 29 years ago. We've been looking for you, The world will want to know what on earth did you do in the jungle for the past 29 years? How did you even survive? And how many did you kill?"

The woman leaped to her death - plunging her body into the cold water of the river. She left a note that said "to my devil husband, I can only commit suicide to expose your crime and to tell the world about my helplessness: It shocked the nation. She had been married to one of the richest, most powerful men in the nation. What did he do? And how does that connect to the haunting last picture of a woman that lives 7,168 miles away? The one that vanished after a suspicious taxi ride. Her driver even took a haunting last picture of her before she was killed. How are these two women connected?

The Burning Sun scandal exposed some of the most beloved K-pop idols to be depraved predators. The Burning Sun was a popular club The type of club where rich men ruled. If you wanted a rare bottle of champagne. They would get it. If you wanted the club to stay open an extra hour. They would do it. If you wanted the bartenders to roofie a random girl's drink so that you could have her escorted intc your private room to assaul...they would do it. The Burning Sun exposed a lot - it would even take down one of the richest women in Korea. The Milk Princess.

Pam was a normal housewife, she had a nice husband, and a job in the insurance industry. Everything about her was normal. Except, the dead body in her hallway. She had been ambushed in her own home and shot her attacker. When the police arrive they find the attacker had no ID, but a bizarre note in his pocket, it was detailed instructions on how to kidnap and murder Pam. "Make sure the knife is sticking out of her neck. Make it look like Russ's wife." The police were shocked. Russ's wife had recently been murdered and the killer left a knife lodged in her neck. Was someone targeting the housewives of Missouri?

The authorities burst into the room and their jaws dropped. The entire room was completely white. Even the books on the shelves were bound in white leather. But the most shocking was the pure white bed in the middle of the room surrounded by an arc of chairs As if people sat around the bed like it was some sort of show. Which they did. Authorities found audio recordings of middle-aged men assaulting underage girls while their friends watched. Some victims are as young as 12. There are hundreds if not thousands of victims. What kind of monsters would do such a thing? Book Rec: "The Witness Wore Red" - by Rebecca Musser

He ran an anti-abduction training program called "Project Taken. He would teach young girls how not to getkidnapped. He was not someone to mess around. Ex-military man. Specialist in kidnapping prevention. International hostage negotiator. He did it all. Well, nobody expected he would find himself wrapped up in one of the strangest, most bizarre kidnapping cases in all of true crime history, The kidnapping of Sherri Papini.

it was supposed to be a place of growth, learning, and happy laughter filling the yards. It was a place where people were supposed to feel safe, But in the parking lot of the elementary school, under a suspicious white van, there was a woman lying nude. Murdered. The police had the killers in the back of the cop car..they could see one of them looking at the victim. His lips curled up into a small smile He was happy with what he had done. He wanted to do this for a while. He told his accomplice - "hey at leastl'm not a virgin anymore." They high-fived.

Someone was out to get the Allanson family. That much was clear. Someone was targeting 3 generations of the family. But who? The Alanson's started experiencing off-putting things as if they were being stalked. One family member was in her yard when she saw a man standing there. Watching her. Sleeves rolled up. Pants down - exposing his private parts. She ran inside. Another family member found sugar dumped into the gas tank of his car. Another member reached into her fridge and pulled out a funky jar of milk. Someone had snuck in and put formaldehyde into the milk. Whoever wanted them dead - would stop at nothing. 2 would be dead. Another 2 nearly dead.

They say Lake Erie is haunted. That's where the "Lady of the Lake" lives. The bizarre pieces of the puzzle started to come together. A 14-year-old girl came out of the lake screaming, she claimed she saw a hand waving to her at the bottom of the lake. A few fishermen pulled up their line to find it tangled with a chunk of blonde hair. Human hair. A ferry operator claimed to see a suspicious bobbing object in the water. He said it looked like a head What was going on? Why were body parts washing ashore? The dismembered "Lady of the Lake turned out to be the first victim of the still free "Cleveland Butcher" serial killer.

Middle schooler Alice got off the train with excitement bubbling in her chest. She was meeting 17-year-old Peter for the first time. She had noi idea that she would be ambushed by Peter and his friends, dragged to a local motel where she would be gang r*ped by more than 40 high school boys. They filmed the entire thing. Her torture would last a year. The boys blackmailed her into coming back for more assaults. Just when she thought the nightmare was over- the police kept asking her "why did you go back unless you liked it?"

When Theresa started dating David she had a gut feeling - that something was off about David's ex-girlfriend. maybe Sure, maybe Theresa was a little jealous? Cindy, his ex, was said to be beautiful, had an hourglass figure, and was wild in bed. But it wasn't those things that made Theresa uneasy. It was the fact that David's ex never showered. She doused herself in perfume hoping it would mask the scent. She would zone out and forget everyone around her. And she only got intimate with David if she could call him "Daddy" in a teeny tiny 5 year old girl's voice.

When he was found dead at the bottom of a building in Beljing - the police found two notes of interest. His suicide note where he named his killer. That seemed odd? And another note - a piece of paper that was handwritten. Where he had promised $2 million dollars to someone within the next 120 days. Could that even be a real contract? Would a handwritten random note be used in the court of law? Why was this successful tech CEO so scared of losing $2 million dollars? Why had he promised it in the first place? The answer will lead you to the person that pushed him off the edge of the building.

The dead list - well, he called it the "List of the Doomed." On there was a long meticulously written list of 50+ local young girls.In the years to come he would sit down, pull out his little dead list, and in a red pen, he would methodically write ""D" next to a name. D for dead. Another one is dead. It didn't matter if the giris on the list knew they were doomed. It didn't matter how much they tried to protect themselves. Once they were on the Doomed List they were going to die a painful death. Not a single girl on the list would survive.

Summerin Italy- where else would you want to be? Marco was a lifeguard working at one of Italy's beautiful seaside resorts. After his shift, he rushed over to his girifriend's house, and ate dinner with her entire family. They allgot along. lt's like he was part of the family already. Even after dinner, Marco wanted to wash the scent of saltwater off his body and asked if he could take a bath. Of course they let him. And in that little bathroom, Marco would die. The house was filled with people, How did nobody know what happened? Or maybe, they all have their own secrets to protect.

The community was relieved. The killer couple was put behind bars and finally, they could relax. Thankfully the police were able to catch them after their first victim.. the thought of having a serial killer on the loose was spine-chilling. They all felt safe. But many many miles away in a public restroom were the scribbles.. "I killed Tanya. Yes, I'm sick, but enjoyed myself. People took the blame and I'm free:)" A happy face. The happy face serial killer was free and ready to kill again.

Margaret was cooking up her favorite stew. She could use it. The temperature was below zero, the winter storms were approaching, and Margaret hoped the nutrients from the pork bones would give her energy. She would need the energy for her cleaning job She took her pork bones, which were neatly pre-sliced, she took them out, washed them, and plopped them into her water. it was almost muscle memory - but when she stuck her hand in again she felt something strange. She pulled out some bony pieces in the bag and it took her a moment to realize she was staring at 3 severed human fingers. Margaret didn't have pork meat. She had the dismembered remains of a university student. The police would find 2000 more pieces of that student dropped around campus.

Welcome to the BDSM Dungeon party. If you've never been or if you've never heard of such a thing - you might think it sounds scary Butit's not scary at all. n fact, it can be very fun if that's your thing Bob's favorite part of the dungeon party? Well, he couldn't choose, was it the giant orgy room in the center of the building, or the crosses that you can tie people to, maybe it's the playrooms where your deepest desires come true. This type of party is normally a great time between consenting adults but Bob had other plans. He didn't care about the BDSM community - all he cared about was murder.

Joanne's mom had always been a bit out there. Nobody could quite put her finger on it, but there were whispers that family members were witches. When Joanne's mom sent her out in the middle of the night to dig up something in the woods for a spell.. Joanne was confused. She was terrified of walking alone in the dark. What spell was her mom talking about? Joanne imagined she would be arrested that night. But she wouldn't be. Nobody gets arrested for digging up someone's flowers. But soon, Joanne would find herself digging in the darkness again for her mom. This time it was for a dead body, and Joanne would be arrested but let's not get ahead of ourselves.

In the comfort of her own private living room, Rachel complained about her bad back to her husband. They needed to drive across the border to see a specialist. In Caroline's place, Caroline argued with her husband about going on a double-date road trip for Rachel's bad back. Her husband argued it was going to be boring, but he caved eventually. So it was settled the two couples would be road-tripplng to Finland. Sounds like a mundane conversation? Boring almost? Then why were agents carefully transcribing every single word that they heard Inside Rachel and Caroline's house? Why were they listening through thelr electronlc devices? Rachel and Caroline were seemingly normal people.. why did government agents care to spy on them? And are they listening to you right now?

Chloe was used to her pictures being posted on the internet. She was a model, after all. She posted on social media and updated her followers on her personal life. But she had never been posted on this type of website before in her life. It's the type of website that you and I probably couldn't access. You can't just Google it.No.It exists only in the deep layers of the dark web. The post read: "Chloe. Born in the UK Abducted in ltaly. 19 years old. Measurements: 35DD. Starting bid: $300k. Auction open: July 16,2017:" Her auction would be seen all over the world.

Tom was shaking after the call. A mysterious woman had called to tell him that she knew where his missing mother was. He didn't know if t was a scam or a real lead. Allhe knew was that the police weren't doing enough. So that's how he found himself at a random Starbucks walting for the mysterious caller. When she walked in, he knew that she had something up her sleove. The confidence. The secrets behind her eyes. At the end of their meeting, he passed him a piece of paper with a number on there.. "I'm part of the Triad here n Vancouver, and we know what happened to your mom. Don't trust the police. Trust me.Ican help. Callus."

Both men were racing in their cars for different reasons. Peter was stepping on the pedal| to his wife. She was sick, and he needed to get to her ASAP. He was worried for her. Larry was in his car- racing to his girlfriend, who wasn't picking up his calls. He was worried for her. Both men were gripping their steering wheels tilltheir knuckles turned white. They were both racing to the same woman. They both knew it. Maybe they hoped whoever got their first would get her love. But both would walk away without her. She would choose neither of them because someone had taken her life.

He called it the "bear cave." He liked the sound of it. Bears were unassuming predator.s... that kind of sounded like him. Inside his "bear cave" there was a desk, an inviting yellow beanbag, and of course, it was filled with snacks and sodas. Don't forget his hidden condom box, a stack of porn magazines, and pillows hidden in a box that said "Christmas decorations." The only really odd thing about his "cave? - it was in the library of a local middle school. The teacher had been using it to sexually molest and rape dozens of middle school students.

It sounded like a new age of crime. We've all heard of jealousy being the motivation behind the murder, but this was a bit different. She was jealous that Naomi was a bigger " influencer" than she was. She hated that she was getting al the love, the likes, the follows. She was going to put a stop to it. Her brillant plan? Have her boyfriend assault Naomi so that she would be too traumatized to work again. The plan spiraled out of control, and Naomi ended up murdered. But this case is far from simple. The boyfriend was the son of Cartier's Chairman in Asia. As new information came out - people found themselves changing their minds nonstop. Did she really kill out of jealousy? Did she even know?

She never used to sleepwalk, but maybe that's what happens when you hit your 30s? Her life was spiraling out of control because of it. She woke up one morning dangling off the side of 4th-floor balcony. She had no idea how she even got there. She could have seriously hurt herself or even died..she was Just thankful he was there to save her. Or that time she woke up covered in blood. He told her that he found her roaming around at night, in a daze, with a knife in her hand. He thinks she murdered someone... She started panicking. That's exactly what he wanted. If history had taught him anything, it was that she was close. Close to taking her own life. He wanted to break her. National Human Trafficking Hotline: 1(888) 373-7888

There were always 12. 10 foster kids in the house at alltimes, plus the two biological children of the Baker parents. 12 kids. All12 kids would grow up to see some heinous things. lt's alleged that the Bakers would force the foster boys to molest the foster girls in their care. It's said that the Bakers would even force brothers to inap propriately touch sisters under their direction. Victims came forward to say they were assaulted weekly by Mr. Baker, and they remember being starved as a fear tactic. Most of these kids came out of the foster home as survivors, but one, one child grew up to become the predator. One that would prey on victims where they might be the most vulnerable - the church.

Nicole's phone had been ringing nonstop. It felt like the end of her 15-year-old life. Someone was going around calling Nicole's friends to telthem nasty rumors about Nicole. How she had no eyebrows, she got ugly, she was talking bad about them, and how she had AIDs. It sounds ridiculous, but to Nicole this was her life. Someone was out there trying to take her down. Take her crown of being the most popular girl in school. She would not stand for it. When she found out who did it-she would do anything to stop them. This is the story of how 8 high school kids played a hand in a 14-year-old girl's brutal murder. Book: "Under The Bridge"- by Rebecca Godfrey (the best deep dive you will get on this case-she really shed light into the victim's life and struggles.)

it had been months since Abby had been held captive in the bucker/torture chamber. The cruelest torture had been carried out on her, every single day. She wanted it all to be over. It didn't matter anymore that she would never graduate the 7th grade Nothing mattered except making sure her kidnapper pald for this. Abby wrote a note, naming her kidnapper, and what he had done to her before slipping it into the lining of her shoe. She hoped whoever found her would find the note. And then she filled the tiny gross sink in the corner of her cell, one of the only things that filled the tiny space, and prepared herself to end it all.

She wore a turtleneck out to the grocery store that day. Sure, a blizzard was coming down on them, but she did it to hide the bruises She looked around at all the happy faces. The smiling couples. They were so in love. If only they could see what she was going through at home She couldn't tellthem instead she suffered silently gathering up her groceries. Maybe she heard the other families talking about the winter storm or the news of the escaped prisoner. You know? The one in her living room waiting for her return. The one that had her entire family tied up upstairs? Yeah, that one. She had to hurry back to him.

It was going to be a long day - just like the movies. Each housewife was getting ready, staring into the mirror, clasping on their string of pearls. They hated these gatherings. All the other moms, bratty chlldren, and don't even get them started on the attorneys that shuffled into the room. Tensions were high. The 5 moms in total hated each other. Technically they should have a lot in common - being that they are all married to high-powered businessmen. They had similar problems but the biggest one of all? Was that they were all dating the same man. And now he was dead. Who killed him? And who will inherit his fortune?

Detective Nel was having a rough time falling asleep. She had a debilitating migraine and was throwing up all night long. Sure, her job as a detective wasn't easy, but she almost always slept like a baby. The next day she went into work and was rushed to the cell of a young, doe-eyed girl that she personally arrested last night. It was a shocking case. The girl skinned someone's entire face off. She wanted to be the next Ed Gein it seemed.In the cell, she saw the same girl covered head to toe in blood, deep gashes in herlegs, smiling up at her. There was writing on the walls - in blood. "Along came a little gir" it read. And nextto her? A voodoo doll with a piece of hair tied tightly around the neck.It was Detective Neil's hair.

You've heard of the red rooms - the alleged deep web llvestreams of people being ass aulted, tortured, and killed. The existence of red rooms is largely debated. But have you ever heard of the "Little Red Mansionf" Because this one is very real. The mansion itself was beautiful, filled wlth crys tal chandellers, gold crown moldings, and massive rooms filled with over-the-top furniture. It felt llke an expensive boutlque hotel. But for the girls trapped inside it was the biggest nightmare. They were belng hold hostago, trafficked to high-powered government officlals, In|ected wlth hormones, and in the ond, thelr oggs were ripped from their bodies to be sold on the black market. If you walked by the Little Red Mansion, you would thlnk it's a nice bullding - you would never imagine the secrets it held.

Her boytriend loved a good surprise. Surprise dates and gifts were kind of hls speclalty, but this one felt a bit different. She was bllndfolded and taken into a bulldIng Het tied her to chairin the middle of an empty room. She was gettlng glddy. He had been talking to her about buying a house for her soon. Maybe, he had finally done it| Heripped of her blindfold and got In her face to say, "welcome to my mortuary| Her eyes adjusted to the light, and she looked around. Around her were 2 dead bodles of women lald out on the ground. On the mattress in front of her was a woman tled spread eagle. She was stllmoving. Book: "Love Me To Death" - by Steve Jackson (Such agood deop dive on this case and honestly really dives deep Into the terror that everyone involved must have felt)

Edward's new boss loved a good team-building event Most companies would take their employees out for a fun nightof bowling. But not Edward's boss, Robin; he liked to have a more intimate setting. He gathered all3 of his employees in the attic of his house and told them to follow after him. He started chanting random phrases while holding up an object into the air above them. Then he dramatically pressed the object to his mouth and took a bite. He cackled maniacally and passed it around for everyone to eat. It was an amputated human breast. They were all going to be cannibals from this point on. Robin didn't care though. He didn't even care that he ripped the flesh straight from a human being who was still alive. Allhe cared about was that his employees were bonding with him.

They say when you seek revenge, you should dig two graves. One for yourself as well. The PTA moms didn't think of that when they raged war. Jill was said to have gone up and down the hallways of the wealthy school to pass out flyers. Flyers that were printed with baseless accusations against another PTA mom. It's said that she was jealous of the othern mom. Some: say it's because: she was trying t to distract the communityf from the fact that she was cheating onher attorney husband with 4 firefighters at the: same time. Regardless Jill's obsession will turn into a web of conspiracies involving child abuse, cheating with the tennis coach, drugs, and death. The result? Two behind bars and millions of dollars on the line. This is the PTA mom nightmare. (Book Red-"|"|| Get You" - by KelliPeters & RileyJ Ford. Such a good book I couldn't put it down and the emotions were so raw and so real. Please check it out)

John was devastated when he got the call from his wife's twin. His wife of two and a half years had just passed. Sure, he knew that she had been terminally ll for a while, but that didn't ease the grief he felt. So when his wife's twin sister showed up at his front door, he welcomed her in with open arms. She was the only one that understood his pain. They were identical twins, but she had blonde hair, whereas hls wife had brown. She was also a bit thinner than his wife. Maybe she reminded him so much of his wife that he slowly fell in love with her, He felt it was natural to connect with her, but he had no idea that she had planned it all. His wife's twin had been obsessed with their life. Their picture-perfect marriage, their lovely plush house, and she wanted it for herself. She felt she deserved it more than her twin. So she was here to take it. Everything. The house, the husband, and the life.

When I say "it was the town's best-kept secret," what do you Imaglne? Maybe an unknown hole-in-the-wall restaurant with the best mllkshakes? Maybe a secret hangout spot near the river with the best city views Not for the town of Glen Ridge; it was much darker than that. For them, thelr best-kept secret was thelr boys. The town's group of star athletes - the football players, wrestlers, basketib all players, and the most popular boys in class. So why are they a secret? Well, they're not. But the secret was over a dozen of the most popular boys gang raped a disabled high school giri. They assaulted her with a baseb all bat and broomstick. It was a secret kept by the boys, the parents, teachers, faculty members, coaches, and social workers, for 3 full months before the police were alerted.

Leslie only had Marie to lean on. They were best friends. Sure, they just started bonding, but Leslie really needed someone to count on. They spent countless hours on the phone, whispering, giggling, staying up, hoping their parents wouldn't hear them. But it was a bit strange that she kept asking Leslle about what had happened in that basement. Leslie had been gang raped by some of the most popular kids in high school in the football captain's basement. There was a trial underway for it. Marle kept asking about it. Marie asked about how much fun Lesile had if she would do it agaln, and how Marle could be Invited to be assaulted by the boys. She sald she wanted what Lesille had. Leslie was desperate for a friend. She said she was willing to go a second time with her new best frlend - Iif that's what she wanted.