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The Puzzling Story Of Walter Collins, The Young Boy Whose Disappearance Led To An L.A. Police Scandal

After Walter Collins vanished in 1928, police made his mother take in an impostor of the boy — then forced her into a psychiatric ward when she insisted that the child wasn't her son.

By Neil Patmore • Jan 17, 2023

The Puzzling Story Of Walter Collins, The Young Boy Whose Disappearance Led To An L.A. Police Scandal

After Walter Collins vanished in 1928, police made his mother take in an impostor of the boy — then forced her into a psychiatric ward when she insisted that the child wasn't her son.

By Neil Patmore • January 17, 2023

Canadian Prison Guards Just Caught A Pigeon With A Backpack Full Of Crystal Meth

The pigeon was discovered perched on the wall of the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with a "fairly substantial" amount of crystal meth in its backpack.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 17, 2023

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Canadian Prison Guards Just Caught A Pigeon With A Backpack Full Of Crystal Meth

The pigeon was discovered perched on the wall of the Pacific Institution in Abbotsford, British Columbia, with a "fairly substantial" amount of crystal meth in its backpack.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 17, 2023

The Gruesome Crimes Of Jodi Arias, Who Stabbed Her Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times And Cut His Throat From Ear To Ear

Right after having sex with Travis Alexander, Jodi Arias fatally stabbed him, slit his throat, and shot him in the head in his Arizona home on June 4, 2008.

By Kaleena Fraga • Jan 15, 2023

The Gruesome Crimes Of Jodi Arias, Who Stabbed Her Ex-Boyfriend 27 Times And Cut His Throat From Ear To Ear

Right after having sex with Travis Alexander, Jodi Arias fatally stabbed him, slit his throat, and shot him in the head in his Arizona home on June 4, 2008.

By Kaleena Fraga • January 15, 2023

Inside The Haunting Hollywood Mystery Of Aspiring Actress Jean Spangler’s Disappearance

In October 1949, Jean Spangler vanished without a trace, and some believe she may have fallen prey to mobster Mickey Cohen's henchmen — or the same killer who murdered "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short.

By Neil Patmore • Jan 14, 2023

Inside The Haunting Hollywood Mystery Of Aspiring Actress Jean Spangler’s Disappearance

In October 1949, Jean Spangler vanished without a trace, and some believe she may have fallen prey to mobster Mickey Cohen's henchmen — or the same killer who murdered "Black Dahlia" Elizabeth Short.

By Neil Patmore • January 14, 2023

How Melvin Ignatow Got Away With Murder — Before Eventually Being Killed By Karma

Mel Ignatow killed his girlfriend Brenda Sue Schaefer in 1988 and managed to get away with it. Two decades later, however, he met a grisly fate eerily reminiscent of that murder.

By Kara Goldfarb • Jan 13, 2023

How Melvin Ignatow Got Away With Murder — Before Eventually Being Killed By Karma

Mel Ignatow killed his girlfriend Brenda Sue Schaefer in 1988 and managed to get away with it. Two decades later, however, he met a grisly fate eerily reminiscent of that murder.

By Kara Goldfarb • January 13, 2023

Rachel Barber, The Popular 15-Year-Old Who Was Murdered By Her Jealous Babysitter

In March 1999, 19-year-old Caroline Reed Robertson killed aspiring dancer Rachel Barber in Melbourne, Australia — then tried to assume her identity.

By Neil Patmore • Jan 12, 2023

Rachel Barber, The Popular 15-Year-Old Who Was Murdered By Her Jealous Babysitter

In March 1999, 19-year-old Caroline Reed Robertson killed aspiring dancer Rachel Barber in Melbourne, Australia — then tried to assume her identity.

By Neil Patmore • January 12, 2023

Inside The Still-Unsolved Murder Of 13-Year-Old Aarushi Talwar

The crime scene was too tampered with for prosecutors to put forth a complete case — even though plenty of evidence seemed to point at Aarushi Talwar's parents.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 11, 2023

Inside The Still-Unsolved Murder Of 13-Year-Old Aarushi Talwar

The crime scene was too tampered with for prosecutors to put forth a complete case — even though plenty of evidence seemed to point at Aarushi Talwar's parents.

By Marco Margaritoff • January 11, 2023

David Parker Ray, The ‘Toy Box Killer’ Who May Have Murdered Over 50 Women

From the mid-1950s to the late 1990s, David Parker Ray kidnapped dozens of women in New Mexico — and brutalized them in his "Toy Box" torture chamber.

By Jaclyn Anglis • Jan 10, 2023

David Parker Ray, The ‘Toy Box Killer’ Who May Have Murdered Over 50 Women

From the mid-1950s to the late 1990s, David Parker Ray kidnapped dozens of women in New Mexico — and brutalized them in his "Toy Box" torture chamber.

By Jaclyn Anglis • January 10, 2023

Michelle O’Connell Was About To Break Up With Her Police Officer Boyfriend — Then She Died Under Murky Circumstances

On September 2, 2010, 24-year-old Michelle O'Connell was found dead at Jeremy Banks’ home in St. Augustine, Florida. Authorities initially concluded it was a suicide, but O'Connell’s loved ones thought otherwise.

By Neil Patmore • Jan 9, 2023

Michelle O’Connell Was About To Break Up With Her Police Officer Boyfriend — Then She Died Under Murky Circumstances

On September 2, 2010, 24-year-old Michelle O'Connell was found dead at Jeremy Banks’ home in St. Augustine, Florida. Authorities initially concluded it was a suicide, but O'Connell’s loved ones thought otherwise.

By Neil Patmore • January 9, 2023

Arsonists In California Accidentally Set Themselves On Fire While Trying To Burn Down An Immigration Center

Recently released footage shows the two masked men dumping accelerant around the building, then running off into the night, engulfed in flames.

By Austin Harvey • Jan 9, 2023

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Arsonists In California Accidentally Set Themselves On Fire While Trying To Burn Down An Immigration Center

Recently released footage shows the two masked men dumping accelerant around the building, then running off into the night, engulfed in flames.

By Austin Harvey • January 9, 2023