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 Lipstick Killer: The Shocking True Story of a Serial Killer who Left a Message in Lipstick
The shocking true story of the Lipstick Killer murders in 1940s Chicago, and the disturbing questions about whether William Heirens was wrongfully convicted for crimes he did not commit.
Obsession Turned Deadly - Rachel Barber and Caroline Reed Robertson
The bizarre true crime case of Caroline Reed Robertson, who murdered 15-year-old Rachel Barber in a delusional attempt to steal her identity and become the talented, beautiful dancer she envied.
David 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.
How A Daughter Was Tricked Into Killing: The Shocking Story of Linda Bailey Brown
The horrifying true story of how 14-year-old Cinnamon Brown was manipulated by her own father into murdering her stepmother Linda Bailey Brown, and the years-long fight for justice that followed.
How a Podcast Helped to Find Justice for Kristin Smart
The story of Kristin Smart's 1996 disappearance, the decades-long investigation, and how musician Chris Lambert's podcast "Your Own Backyard" helped bring her killer to justice after 26 years.
Mandy Stavik: The Case that took 30 Years to Solve
The decades-long investigation into the 1989 murder of Mandy Stavik, an 18-year-old college student from Acme, Washington, and how a bakery worker's courageous act finally brought her killer to justice.