Crimes and Consequences

Arthur Shawcross lived a troubled life. His childhood was terrible, and by the time he was six, he was running away from home. He claimed his mother molested him, and that he had an incestuous relationship with his sister, Jeannie, that lasted for...

Colin Strickland and Kaitlin Armstrong were a young couple in love, enjoying a life they were building together in Austin, Texas. Colin and Kaitlyn were active in the cycling community and owned a home and business together. Things were going great...

TW: CHILD DEATH January 29th, 2009 was an exciting day for children in Australia--it was the first day back to school after the long holiday break and it also was 4-year-old Darcey Freeman's very first day of school. Darcey's father was driving her,...

In 1994, the movie "Heavenly Creatures" was released. It was based on the true story of Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme. Pauline and Juliet were teenage girls who seemed to be complete opposites to everyone else on the outside of their oddly close...

Chandler Halderson seemed to have a great life--even though he still lived at home with Mom and Dad (Bart and Krista), he still had a great job, was able to play video games all night, and had recently accepted a job with Elon Musk's SpaceX program....

THANK YOU TO APPLE SUBSCRIBER CAITLAN P AND HER SISTER NIKITA FOR SUGGESTING THIS CASE! !In June 1946, 17-year-old William Heirens was arrested for burglary. During his lengthy interrogation which lasted six days, he confessed to some unsolved...

THANK YOU TO AIMEE D. FOR SUGGESTING THIS EPISODE! On August 19, 1987, the little town of Hungerford, Berkshire, England lost its innocence. On that day, Michael Ryan reached his limit and decided to take the firearms he owned legally and go on a...

Leon Benson spent 24 years in an Indiana state prison for the 1998 murder of a young man named Kasey Schoen. His conviction hinged on the testimony of two eyewitnesses – but what if their memories turned out to be wrong? And what if the people who...

Marlene Warren loved clowns. She loved them so much, she painted many pictures of clowns, and one of her paintings is our cover photo. Marlene enjoyed clowns so much, that it was an ironic tragedy when she was murdered by one. In 1990, Marlene...

During the early 20th century in the United States, there were traveling carnivals that included sideshows that showcased people with genetic abnormalities. One family who traveled with the carnival, and did quite well financially, was the Stiles...