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 Weepy-Voiced-Killer: Calls of Regret
Explore the chilling case of Paul Michael Stephani, the Weepy-Voiced-Killer, whose tearful 911 calls confessed to brutal murders across Minnesota in the early 1980s.
The Moors Murderers
The horrific true story of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley, whose murders of five children on Saddleworth Moor shocked Britain and changed criminal justice forever.
Bobby Joe Long: The Classified Ads Rapist
The harrowing story of serial rapist and murderer Bobby Joe Long, and how one remarkable victim, Lisa McVey, used her wits to survive and bring him to justice.
Tom and Jackie Hawks: Tragedy at Sea
The shocking true story of Tom and Jackie Hawks, a retired couple living their dream on a yacht, who were brutally murdered at sea by a group of predators led by Skylar Deleon.
The 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.
Pedro Rodriguez Filho - The Brazilian Punisher Turned YouTuber
The shocking true story of Pedro Rodriguez Filho, Brazil's most prolific serial killer with 71 confirmed murders, who went from prison to becoming a YouTube personality.