Cold Cases
Unsolved crimes, official failures, and what reopened files reveal about how investigations go cold — and what it takes to bring them back.
136 articlesLatest Cold Cases
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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What The Second Search Warrant Found
The first warrant was for a phone. The second was for a chest freezer. Most prosecutions hinge on what the second warrant turns up — and on whether a judge signs it.
The Assassination of Beverly van Schoor
The shocking true story of how Sabrina van Schoor hired a hitman to murder her mother Beverly, revealing the dark history of South Africa's most notorious family.
The Apartheid Killer...
The shocking true story of Louis van Schoor, the Apartheid-era security guard who murdered dozens of black men and boys with impunity, supported by a racist judicial system that viewed him as a hero.
The Brutal Slaying of Shad Thyrion...
The shocking true story of Taylor Schabusiness, who murdered and dismembered her high school friend Shad Thyrion in a Green Bay basement, sparking one of Wisconsin's most gruesome criminal cases.
Larry Nassar: The Olympics' Most Prolific Predator
The shocking true story of Dr. Larry Nassar, the USA Gymnastics physician who sexually abused over 250 young athletes, and the institutional failures that enabled his crimes for decades.
The 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.