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 Monster of Malherbe Street
The horrifying true story of Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff, South Africa's first confirmed serial killer couple, and the six missing girls whose fates remain unknown three decades later.
The Angel of Death: Kristen Gilbert, The Serial Killer Nurse
The chilling true story of Kristen Gilbert, a VA nurse who murdered patients with epinephrine overdoses to impress her boyfriend, and the statistical investigation that helped bring her to justice.
The Cleveland Strangler: House of Horrors
The horrifying true story of Anthony Sowell, the Cleveland Strangler, who murdered 11 women in his Imperial Avenue home and the shocking police failures that allowed him to continue killing.
Billy Milligan: Man of 24 Faces or Violent Conman
In 1977, Billy Milligan became the first person to use multiple personalities as an insanity defense. But was he truly suffering from dissociative identity disorder, or did he exploit the zeitgeist of 1970s clinical psychology to escape justice?
Peter Kürten: The Vampire of Düsseldorf
The horrifying true story of Peter Kürten, the "Vampire of Düsseldorf," whose blood-fueled killing spree terrorized Germany in 1929 and left at least nine victims dead.
The Butcher Baker: Alaska’s Most Dangerous Game
The horrifying true story of Robert Hansen, Alaska's most sadistic serial killer who hunted women like animals across the Alaskan wilderness for over a decade.