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 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.
Israel Keyes: The Phantom Psychopath
The chilling story of Israel Keyes, a methodical serial killer who buried "kill kits" across America, murdered without pattern, and evaded capture for over a decade before a final, fatal mistake.
Pedro Lopez: Monster of the Andes
The horrifying true story of Pedro Lopez, the Monster of the Andes, who confessed to murdering over 300 young girls across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador — and was released after just 14 years in prison.
A Dingo Ate My Baby
Two Australian cases—Lindy Chamberlain and Kathleen Folbigg—where circumstantial evidence led to convictions for infanticide, and where "The Dingo Defense" became a matter of life and imprisonment.
The Rostov Ripper: Butcher, Sadist, Savage
The horrifying true story of Andrei Chikatilo, the Soviet serial killer who murdered 53 to 57 people over more than a decade, and the police incompetence that allowed him to roam free.
Leonarda Ciancuilli: The Cannibal of Correggio
The horrifying true story of Leonarda Ciancuilli, the Italian serial killer who murdered three women, made soap from their remains, and allegedly fed their blood to neighbors as pastries during World War II.