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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Austin Harrouff: The Frat Boy Werewolf
The horrifying true story of Austin Harrouff, a Florida State University student who murdered and cannibalized an innocent couple in Jupiter, Florida, driven by schizophrenia and clinical lycanthropy.
Braemar Hill Murders: The Double Murder that Shocked Hong Kong
The brutal 1985 killings of two British teenagers on Hong Kong's Braemar Hill exposed colonial policing double standards and became one of the territory's most infamous criminal cases.
The Christmassy Criminalist: A Santa Clause Heist
In 1927, Marshall Ratliff and his crew robbed a Texas bank dressed as Santa Claus and his elves, sparking a chaotic shootout, manhunt, and one of the most bizarre true crime stories in American history.
Unmasking the Killer: How the Police Caught Robert Napper
The inside story of how a dedicated team of five investigators finally captured serial rapist and killer Robert Napper, solving the Green Chain Rapist case and the murders of Rachel Nickell, Samantha Bisset, and Jazmine Bisset after years of Metropolitan Police failures.
The Twisted Tale of "Lyin’ Randall": The Appalachian Wanderer
The horrifying true story of Randall Lee Smith, a pathological liar who murdered two hikers on the Appalachian Trail in 1981 and attacked two more men nearly three decades later.
The Case of Diane Downs: Hungry Like the Wolf
The shocking true story of Diane Downs, the Oregon mother who shot her three children on a dark road in 1983, and the investigation that uncovered her deadly obsession with a man who didn't want kids.