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 S-Bahn Murderer: The Serial Killer in Nazi Germany
How Kripo detectives hunted Paul Ogorzow, the Nazi-era serial killer who preyed on women in blacked-out Berlin's S-Bahn trains, while Joseph Goebbels tried to cover up the crimes.
Dennis Rader: The BTK Killer
An in-depth examination of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, challenging the myth of the criminal genius and revealing the disturbing ordinariness behind one of America's most notorious serial killers.
Derrick Bird: One of the Worst Mass Shootings in British History
The harrowing story of Derrick Bird's 2010 killing spree across Cumbria, England—one of the deadliest mass shootings in British history that left 11 dead and 12 injured in just over two hours.
The Strange Disappearance of Maura Murray: An Unsolved Mystery
The baffling 2004 disappearance of Maura Murray, the nursing student who vanished after a car crash in rural New Hampshire, remains one of the internet age's most enduring mysteries.
John Edward Robinson: The Internet's First Serial Killer
The shocking true story of John Edward Robinson, the conman turned serial killer who used the early internet to lure victims as "SlaveMaster" in BDSM chat rooms.
Richard Ramírez: The Night Stalker
The disturbing story of Richard Ramírez, the Night Stalker, from his abusive childhood and Vietnam War veteran cousin's influence to his brutal murder spree across California in 1984-1985.