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black dahlia murder

Black Dahlia Murder

On January 15, 1947, the bisected and drained body of Elizabeth Short was found staged in a Los Angeles vacant lot. This dossier separates…
Villisca Murder House

Villisca Axe Murders

Villisca, Iowa, 1912: eight victims, one axe, zero convictions. Explore America's most chilling unsolved murder case.…
Ed Kemper

Edmund Kemper

At 15, he shot his grandmother to 'see what it felt like.' By his mid-twenties, Edmund Kemper had murdered his own mother and six…
Leonarda_Cianciulli

Leonarda Cianciulli

01. Overview02. Victims03. Record Boundary04. Geography05. Chronology06. Crime Scene07. Body Disposal08. Evidence Locker09. Investigation10. Confession11. Trial & Psychiatry12. Motive13. Letters & Fraud14. Chemistry Audit15.…
Mary Ann Cotton

Mary Ann Cotton

Britain's first infamous female serial killer, Mary Ann Cotton poisoned her way through three husbands, a lover, and up to eleven of her own…
Servant Girl Annihilator

The Servant Girl Annihilator

Before Jack the Ripper, Austin's Servant Girl Annihilator killed eight victims in their beds in 1884-1885 and was never caught…
Hinterkaifeck Murders

The Hinterkaifec Murders

In 1922, six were slaughtered at a remote Bavarian farmhouse and their killer stayed on, feeding the cattle and cooking meals for days."…
Cleveland Torso Murderer

The Cleveland Torso Murderer

Twelve dismembered bodies. Two names confirmed. Zero convictions. Inside Cleveland's most notorious unsolved murder series — and the 2024 genetic genealogy effort finally trying…
The Enduring Enigma of Elizabeth Short: The Black Dahlia Slaying

Black Dahlia

On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth Short's mutilated body was found in a Los Angeles field — the case that birthed a media myth and…
D.B. Cooper

D.B. Cooper

On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper hijacked Flight 305, extorted $200,000, and parachuted into the night never to be found.…
Chicago Tylenol Murders

Chicago Tylenol Murders

Seven dead in one week: how a stranger laced Tylenol capsules with cyanide across Chicago in 1982, sparking a case that changed drug packaging…
The Unabomber

The Unabomber

The Unabomber: Words That Ended a Seventeen-Year Manhunt | The Dark Side of Humanity Glossary Case Terms X Confirmed device A bomb attributed to…
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