Cold Cases
Unsolved crimes, official failures, and what reopened files reveal about how investigations go cold — and what it takes to bring them back.
131 articlesLatest Cold Cases
VideoThe Eight Immortals Murders
In 1985, a gambling debt led to the massacre of ten family members at a Macau restaurant. Discover the horrifying true story of the Eight Immortals Murders.
VideoGiovanni Brusca: A Mafia Horror Story
The brutal story of Giovanni Brusca, the Sicilian Mafia enforcer known as "The Swine" who murdered over 150 people before becoming an informant—and walking free.
VideoThe Mad Trapper of Rat River: A Cop-Killer Manhunt
In 1932, a mysterious trapper sparked Canada's largest and longest manhunt after killing an RCMP officer. The Mad Trapper of Rat River evaded capture for 53 days across 150 miles of arctic wilderness before his dramatic final confrontation.
VideoRod Ferrell: The Vampire Clan Murders
The shocking true story of Rod Ferrell, a teenage vampire cult leader who murdered two parents in Eustis, Florida in 1996, inspired by the roleplaying game Vampire: The Masquerade.
VideoThe 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.
VideoThe Horrifying Kyoto Animation Massacre
In 2019, a man set fire to Kyoto Animation's Studio 1, killing 36 people and wounding 33 more in Japan's deadliest mass killing since World War II. This is the complete story of the attack, the trial, and the victims.
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VideoSolving 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.
VideoThe Butcher of Berlin and his Bloody Bratwurst
In 1920s Berlin, Carl Grossman murdered women in his apartment and may have sold their flesh as sausages from his hot dog cart, turning unwitting customers into accidental cannibals.
VideoThe Hinterkaifeck Murders
In 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote Bavarian farm. Over a century later, the Hinterkaifeck murders remain unsolved, with theories ranging from vengeful neighbors to hidden intruders and deathbed confessions.
VideoThe Murder of Grace Milane
The harrowing true story of British backpacker Grace Milane, who was murdered by a man she met on Tinder during her gap year in New Zealand, and the shocking details that emerged during his trial.
VideoThe Tragedy of Kitty Genovese: The Silent Witnesses
The shocking true story of Kitty Genovese, whose 1964 murder in Queens, New York became infamous for the alleged apathy of 38 witnesses—though the real story proved far more complicated.
VideoThe Unabomber: The Biggest Manhunt in FBI History (Part 1)
The complete story of Ted Kaczynski's 18-year bombing campaign, the FBI's most expensive investigation, and how a genius-level intellect waged war on modern society from a 10x12 foot cabin.