Dana Ortiz
Investigative Correspondent
Dana Ortiz covers prosecutorial mechanics, evidentiary procedure, and how investigations unwind decades after the original case file went cold.
Articles by Dana Ortiz
VideoThe Eight Immortals Murders
In 1985, a gambling debt led to the massacre of ten family members at a Macau restaurant. Discover the horrifying true story of the Eight Immortals Murders.
VideoGiovanni Brusca: A Mafia Horror Story
The brutal story of Giovanni Brusca, the Sicilian Mafia enforcer known as "The Swine" who murdered over 150 people before becoming an informant—and walking free.
VideoThe Mad Trapper of Rat River: A Cop-Killer Manhunt
In 1932, a mysterious trapper sparked Canada's largest and longest manhunt after killing an RCMP officer. The Mad Trapper of Rat River evaded capture for 53 days across 150 miles of arctic wilderness before his dramatic final confrontation.
VideoRod Ferrell: The Vampire Clan Murders
The shocking true story of Rod Ferrell, a teenage vampire cult leader who murdered two parents in Eustis, Florida in 1996, inspired by the roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade.
VideoThe Bloody Harpes: America’s 18th Century Serial Killer Duo
The horrifying true story of Micajah and Wiley Harpe, America's first documented serial killers, who terrorized the frontier with brutal murders, kidnappings, and atrocities during the Revolutionary War era.
VideoThe Horrifying Kyoto Animation Massacre
In 2019, a man set fire to Kyoto Animation's Studio 1, killing 36 people and wounding 33 more in Japan's deadliest mass killing since World War II. This is the complete story of the attack, the trial, and the victims.