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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VideoColumbine: Mass Murder at a High School
A detailed account of the Columbine High School massacre, exploring the warning signs, the attack itself, and the lasting impact on American society.
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The shocking true story of John Cooper, the Welsh serial killer who appeared on the UK game show Bullseye just weeks before committing murder, and how his television appearance became crucial evidence in his eventual capture.
VideoDavid Parker Ray: The Toy-Box Killer
The horrifying story of David Parker Ray, the Toy-Box Killer who tortured women in a custom-built trailer for decades, and how one victim's escape finally brought him to light.
VideoDunblane and Hungerford: Two of the UK's Most Horrific Crimes
How the Hungerford and Dunblane massacres led to sweeping gun reform in the United Kingdom, banning handguns and assault weapons after two of Britain's worst gun crimes.
VideoThe Five Hundred Million Dollar Inspector: History’s Most Corrupt Police Officer
The incredible true story of Lui Lok, the Hong Kong police detective who amassed half a billion dollars through corruption, controlled the city's entire underworld, and got away completely scot-free.
VideoGary Ridgway - The Green River Killer
The shocking true story of Gary Ridgway, the unremarkable truck painter who became America's second most prolific serial killer, murdering at least 49 women over two decades while eluding capture through sheer ordinariness.