The Murder of Martha Moxley: Belle Haven, 1975, and a Case Without a Conviction
Case statusUnsolved
"Truth exists, only falsehood has to be invented."
O.J. Simpson Trial: Acquittal, Civil Liability and the Record
Case statusClosed
TDSH Case File · Los Angeles · 1994 to 1997O.J. Simpson Trial: Acquittal, Civil Liability and the RecordThe downtown Los Angeles criminal…
Robert Pickton: The Case File of the Missing Women
Case statusConvicted
Robert Pickton was convicted of six counts of second-degree murder in 2007. The women, the 20 stayed charges, the inquiry and his…
The Clifton Suspension Bridge suitcase murders: the full case against Yostin Mosquera
Case statusConvicted
Shepherd’s BushLondon → BristolWoolwich Crown CourtCase dossier · UK · Double murderConvicted 21 Jul 2025The Clifton BridgeSuitcase MurdersAvon GorgeExhibit 01Clifton Suspension Bridge,…
Chris Watts and the Frederick, Colorado Family Murders
Case statusConvicted
Chris Watts pleaded guilty in 2018 to murdering his pregnant wife Shanann and daughters Bella and Celeste in Colorado. The lies, the…
The Golden State Killer: The Joseph James DeAngelo Case File
Case statusConvicted
Joseph James DeAngelo pleaded guilty in 2020 to 13 murders as the Golden State Killer. The East Area Rapist attacks, the DNA…
Luis Garavito: The Case File of “La Bestia”
Case statusConvicted
Luis Garavito confessed to killing children across Colombia in the 1990s. The lures, the arrest, the disputed count, the 40-year cap and…
Nicolas Claux and the Murder of Thierry Bissonnier
Case statusConvicted
Nicolas Claux was convicted of the 1994 premeditated murder of Thierry Bissonnier in Paris. The record, the nickname, and what was never…
John Wayne Gacy: The Killer Clown Case File
Case statusConvicted
John Wayne Gacy was a Chicago-area contractor, Democratic precinct captain, and part-time clown performer who murdered teenage boys and young men between…
Jack the Ripper: Crime’s Most Enduring Mystery, Whitechapel Murders, 1888
Case statusUnsolved
WhitechapelAutumn of TerrorLondon · 1888Crime Dossier · Historical CaseStatus: UnsolvedJack the RipperPunch · 1888Exhibit H“The Nemesis of Neglect,” John Tenniel, Punch, 29…
The Salem Witch Trials: Evidence, Executions & the Collapse of Justice
Case statusArchived
The Salem witch trials of 1692–1693 represented a catastrophic failure of colonial Massachusetts legal institutions. Driven by political instability, military conflict, and…
The House Built Around a Lie: Elisabeth Fritzl and the Josef Fritzl Case
Case statusConvicted
The Fritzl property on Ybbsstrasse, Amstetten, May 1, 2008, days after the case broke. Credit: wisdom / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).…
Aristocracy of Blood: Historical Serial Killers Before 1900
Case statusMixed Outcomes
Applying the modern term "serial killer" to pre-1900 historical figures requires evaluating surviving legal records, political literature, and compromised evidence. Cases like…
When Private Acts Become Public Crimes: Lewdness, Exhibition and Secret Peeping
Case statusMixed Outcomes
Downtown Waco, Texas, from Interstate 35. City context for the apartment-pool arrests. Credit: HuecoBear / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain). Criminal privacy cases…
Consent at the Point of Death: Europe’s Fatal BDSM and Asphyxia Cases
Case statusArchived
Minshull Street Crown Court, Manchester, where Josh Baxter was sentenced in February 2026 after convictions for grievous bodily harm and intentional strangulation.…
Beyond Armin Meiwes: Europe’s Online Cannibal Murder Cases
Case statusConvicted
A small number of European homicides involved online cannibal and slaughter fantasies. While cases involving Armin Meiwes and Detlev Günzel contained evidence…
Fan Man-yee: The Granville Road Torture Case
Case statusConvicted
The Granville Road walk-up building identified in the Commons record as the site of the 1999 case. Credit: Szetoyanlun / Wikimedia Commons…
21 Obscure Serial Killer Facts That Sound Invented
Case statusArchived
Documented facts from historical serial homicide cases reveal the unusual mechanics behind real investigations, trials, and evidence collection. Using official archives, FBI…
La Voisin and the Affair of the Poisons
Case statusConvicted
The Affair of the Poisons was a seventeenth-century French scandal involving a secret network offering fortune-telling, illicit medical services, poisons, and occult…
The Ant Hill Kids: Roch Thériault and the Cult Behind the Burnt River Crimes
Case statusConvicted
The Ant Hill Kids was a Canadian religious cult led by Roch Thériault from 1977 to 1989 across Quebec and Ontario. Thériault…
Wolf’s Lair Skeleton: Human Remains Beneath Göring’s House
Case statusUnsolved
Wolf's Lair Skeletons: In February 2024, researchers uncovered human skeletal remains inside the ruins of Hermann Göring's former residence at the Wolf's…
Hillside Stranglers Case File: Kenneth Bianchi, Angelo Buono and the Victims
Case statusConvicted
Evidence-led Hillside Stranglers dossier covering Kenneth Bianchi, Angelo Buono, the ten Los Angeles murders, Bellingham killings, victims, police ruse, trial record and…
Gerd Wenzinger Case File: The Havel Ripper Suspect and the Evidence Boundary
Case statusUnresolved
Evidence-led Gerd Wenzinger dossier covering Dana Franzke, Sabrina Graf, the “Havel Ripper” nickname, medical-boundary abuse, Brazil allegations, extradition and the untried murder…
Aum Shinrikyo Case File: Shoko Asahara, Sarin Attacks and Cult Terror
Case statusConvicted
Aum Shinrikyo, led by Shoko Asahara, evolved from a spiritual yoga group into a violent apocalyptic cult. The organization utilized technical expertise…
