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She was imprisoned for murdering her husband, then escaped and assumed a new identity. Her adoring friends and employers had no idea.
David Howard
This block in Brazil has been home to one of the deadliest skyscraper disasters in history, a doctor with a murderous secret, and—some say—a curse that…
Ana Franco
He chartered the Rolling Stones while smuggling Pablo Escobar’s drugs on the side. After disappearing for decades, Alfred Dellentash finally shares his…
Jeff Maysh
In the midst of Portland, Oregon’s “dumpster fire” chaos of 2020, two transient lovers met a quirky hustler offering a dream apartment deal. But it soon…
Thacher Schmid
A Gilded Age tale of seduction, betrayal and revenge.
Nancy Markey and Kay Adams
Andrea Knabel spent countless hours searching for missing people. Then one day she was the one who disappeared. Her family and friends—and half the…
Mark Oprea
Is Steve Pankey a cold-blooded killer who got away with murder for decades, or just a true-crime obsessive craving attention?
Dylan Taylor-Lehman
How did a respected and beloved medical professional end up leading a multi-million-dollar anti-aging scheme—and staring down decades in prison?
Jeffrey Arlo Brown
When the Duffy Brothers were deported from the U.S, they hatched a plan to bring Bonnie-and-Clyde-style armed robbery across the pond. Their plan had…
Paul Brown
This block in Brazil has been home to one of the deadliest skyscraper disasters in history, a doctor with a murderous secret, and—some say—a curse that…
Ana Franco
A 19-year-old student was inundated with lewd messages and fake Facebook profiles pretending to be her. The most shocking part was the person behind it…
Amira Aleem
Jay J. Armes is a legendary and controversial Texan investigator with hooks for hands and six decades chasing criminals. This was his most epic murder…
Dylan Taylor-Lehman
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