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Unspeakable Times301.5k viewsA Pre-Teen Was Brutally Tortured And Murdered Over A Lesbian Relationship - By Kids Her Own AgeIn 1992, four teen girls tortured and killed 12-year-old Shanda Sharer. Melinda Loveless, 17, Laurie Tackett, 17, Hope Rippey, 16,...
True Crime3.7m viewsThe Harrowing Survival Story Of Mary VincentIn 1978, 15-year-old Mary Vincent was hitchhiking from Soquel to Corona, CA. After 50-year-old Lawrence Singleton picked her up, h...
Death821.3k viewsThe Murder Of Travis Alexander, And Jodi Arias's Life In PrisonNo one had heard from Travis Alexander for five days when friends discovered his body on June 9, 2008. Alexander had been violentl...
Unspeakable Times2.7m viewsAll The Facts About 'The Girl In The Box,' The Terrifying Case Of Colleen StanIn 1977, Cameron Hooker seized 20-year-old Colleen Stan and held her prisoner in his Northern California home for seven years. He ...
Matthew Shepard602.7k viewsFacts About The Murder of Matthew ShepardThe tragic death of Matthew Shepard was one of the most publicized contemporary hate crimes committed on American soil. On October...
Unspeakable Times489.2k viewsTwisted Facts About The Kidnapping And Murder Of Bobby GreenleaseBobby Greenlease was kidnapped on September 28, 1953. A woman named Bonnie Emily Brown Heady appeared at his school, Notre Dame de...
Unspeakable Times339.1k viewsThe Tragic And Gruesome Death Of Journalist Kim WallWhen Kim Wall was between freelance assignments, she decided to interview 46-year-old inventor and entrepreneur Peter Madsen about...
True Crime114.7k viewsThe Murder Of Beer Mogul Adolph Coors III Launched The FBI's Biggest Manhunt In DecadesCoors is a regional sector of the world's third-largest brewer, Molson Coors, and operates the largest single brewery facility in ...
Catherine Susan Genovese100.7k views40 People Heard This Woman's Brutal Murder In Front Of Her Own Home, But No One Tried To Help HerAs is most often the case, it takes a tragedy to catalyze the creation of something that should have existed long beforehand, such...
Death1.3m viewsThe Disturbing Case Of Kelly-Anne BatesIn 1996, James Patterson Smith reportedly abused his 17-year-old girlfriend, Kelly-Anne Bates, for more than a month before he end...
Death336.5k viewsFacts About Laci Peterson's CaseIn 2002 on Christmas Eve, Laci Peterson went missing in Modesto, CA. At the time, she was in her seventh month of pregnancy. Polic...
Death320.1k viewsPolly Klaas Was Kidnapped And Murdered In 1993, And Her Story Still Haunts Us 30 Years LaterOn October 1, 1993, in the small California town of Petaluma, Richard Allen Davis abducted and murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas. D...
Unspeakable Times1.3m viewsFacts About The Murder Of Channon Christian And Chris NewsomOn the night of January 6, 2007, two assailants carjacked Channon Christian, 21, and her boyfriend, Christopher Newsom, 23. The pe...
True Crime1.4m viewsHorrifying Facts About The Murder Of Skylar Neese, A Teen Murdered By Her BFFsSkylar Neese's tweets proved instrumental in helping authorities to solve her murder. At 16 years old, Neese vanished from her par...
Brandon Teena1.4m viewsThe Tragic Story Of Brandon Teena, Whose Case Inspired 'Boys Don't Cry'The assault and homicide of 21-year-old Brandon Teena in 1993 is one of the most shocking hate crimes in living memory. Hilary Swa...
Unspeakable Times722.4k viewsThe Sad Tale Of Maria Ridulph's Disappearance And The Trial Of Jack McCulloughOn December 3, 1957, seven-year-old Maria Ridulph mysteriously disappeared off a street corner in her neighborhood. Her body was f...
Death839.3k viewsThese Teens Wanted To Kill Their Friend - And Their Plan Was Something Straight Out Of The MoviesIn 2006, two Idaho teens murdered 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart, claiming the movie Scream inspired them to kill their friend. Br...
Rebecca Schaeffer89.7k viewsIt Took This Up-And-Coming Actress’s Tragic Death To Change Anti-Stalking LawsFans who are obsessed with their idols have done some very tragic, public damage over the years. In 1980, John Lennon was gunned d...
True Crime130.1k viewsThe Story Behind The Slenderman StabbingIn 2014, three 12-year-old girls went out to the woods to play hide and seek. There, two of the girls proceeded to stab the third ...
Graveyard Shift167.4k viewsDisturbing Facts About The Murder Of Jessie DavisJessie Davis, the mother of a 2-year-old boy named Blake, was first reported missing in Ohio on June 15, 2007. She was nine months...