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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Caught in the Act - The LuluLemon Murder
The shocking true story of the Lululemon murder, where employee Brittany Norwood staged a violent robbery after killing coworker Jayna Murray—only to be undone by forensic evidence that never left the store.
John Leonard Orr: Firefighter, Arsonist, Murderer
The shocking true story of John Leonard Orr, a respected arson investigator who set over 2,000 fires, murdered four people, and ultimately confessed through his own novel.
The Bizarre Case of Paul Warner Powell: The Man Who Sent Himself to the Electric Chair
How convicted murderer Paul Warner Powell escaped death row through a legal technicality, then wrote a taunting letter to prosecutors that placed himself back on Virginia's electric chair.
The Chilling Case of John Wayne Glover: The Mosman Granny Killer
The horrifying true story of John Wayne Glover, the serial killer who terrorized Sydney's affluent North Shore in 1989, murdering elderly women in one of Australia's most shocking crime sprees.
Solving the Mystery Behind the Mean Girls Murder
The shocking true story of how two teenage best friends planned and murdered 16-year-old Skylar Neese, and the investigation that finally brought them to justice.
Beauty and The Superfly: The Tragic Case of Nancy Argentino
The disturbing true crime story of wrestling legend Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka and the 1983 death of his girlfriend Nancy Argentino—a case that went cold for 32 years amid allegations of cover-ups and domestic abuse.