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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VideoLucy Letby: The Serial Killer Nurse
The shocking true story of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven babies and attempted to murder six more at the Countess of Chester Hospital, and how systemic failures allowed her killing spree to continue for nearly a year.
VideoLuis Garavito: The Most Prolific Serial Killer in History
The horrifying story of Luis Garavito, Colombia's "Beast," who murdered at least 193 children and may soon be released from prison after serving just 22 years.
VideoThe Midnight Sun Killer: Terror of Anchorage
The chilling story of James Dale Ritchie, the Midnight Sun Killer who terrorized Anchorage, Alaska in 2016, murdering five people before his dramatic confrontation with police.
VideoMikhail Popkov: 83 and Counting...
The chilling true story of Mikhail Popkov, the Angarsk Maniac who murdered at least 81 women across Siberia, evading capture for two decades through police incompetence and corruption.
VideoPaul Bernardo and Karla Homolka: The Ken and Barbie Killers
The horrifying true story of Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka, Canada's infamous "Ken and Barbie Killers," whose picture-perfect appearance masked a reign of sexual violence and murder.
VideoPedro 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.