Cold Cases
Unsolved crimes, official failures, and what reopened files reveal about how investigations go cold — and what it takes to bring them back.
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Unsolved: The Atlanta Ripper
Discover the horrifying story of the Atlanta Ripper, a prolific serial killer who murdered up to 21 Black women in Georgia between 1911-1912, yet remains largely forgotten compared to Jack the Ripper.
Unsolved: The Yuba County Five
In 1978, five men from a California disability support program vanished after a basketball game. Four were found dead under inexplicable circumstances; the fifth remains missing. Explore the enduring mystery of the Yuba County Five.
The Witness Who Never Came Forward
She drove past the house twice that morning. Once at 6:14, once at 7:02. She watched the second car pull in. For thirty-one years she said nothing — until a 2024 cold-case task force found her name on a Costco receipt.
Igor Komarov: the Bali Dismembering Case
The disturbing true crime case of Igor Komarov, a Ukrainian tourist kidnapped, tortured, and dismembered in Bali in February 2026, with ransom videos leaked online and connections to fraudulent call centres in Dnipro.
Carl Tanzler: The Depraved Man Who Lived With a Corpse for 7 Years
The disturbing true story of Carl Tanzler, a radiology assistant who became obsessed with tuberculosis patient Elena de Hoyos, dug up her corpse after her death, and lived with her preserved body for seven years.
The Bricked House on Hadley Lane
A walled-off basement, a missing-persons report no one followed, and three decades of the wrong question being asked.
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The Family Massacre That England Got Wrong
Jeremy Bamber has spent nearly 40 years in prison for one of Britain's most notorious family massacres. But mounting evidence suggests this may be one of England's worst miscarriages of justice.
The Mushroom Murders: When Erin Patterson Poisoned Her In-Laws with Beef Wellington
The gripping true crime story of Erin Patterson, who poisoned her in-laws with death cap mushrooms hidden in beef wellington, leading to three deaths and one of Australia's most shocking criminal trials.
Sherri Papini: The Woman Who (Allegedly) Faked Her Kidnapping
The shocking true story of Sherri Papini, the California mother who disappeared in 2016 and claimed she was kidnapped by two Hispanic women—only for investigators to uncover a stunning hoax years later.
The Ledger Found in the Walls
A 2024 renovation pulled drywall in a 1960s ranch house and dropped a ring-bound ledger onto the kitchen floor. The first entry was dated June 1971. The last was three weeks before the original owner went missing.
Luka Magnotta: The Butcher of Montreal
The shocking true story of Luka Magnotta, the Canadian killer who murdered Jun Lin and posted the video online, and how internet sleuths had tried to stop him for over a year.
Velma Barfield: The Death-Row Granny
The shocking true story of Velma Barfield, a grandmotherly poisoner who murdered five people with arsenic to feed her drug addiction and maintain control, becoming the first woman executed by lethal injection in the United States.