True Life
Fact-Checking The Acid King
June 19th, 1984, the words “Northport” and “Satan” became synonymous, fused together for decades by the stabbing and mutilation of a 17-year-old in an alleged Satanic sacrifice. It was almost a month ...
Victims Spotlight: The Last Man to Die on 9/11
This year marks 20 years since four coordinated terrorist attacks sent America into a spiral of panic, grief, and anger. 9/11 caused the deaths of almost 3000 people- 2,753 people died in New York, 18...
Victims Spotlight: The Suspected Victims of The Scorecard Killer
The commonly accepted story is that serial killer Randy Kraft’s crimes spanned from September of 1971 to May 1983. His almost 13-year crime spree may have resulted in the deaths of 67 young men ...
Victims Spotlight: The Suspected Victims of Robert Durst
Real estate baron Robert Durst is once again making headlines as is found guilty of murder in California. And, as L.A. prosecutor John Lewin likes to put it, this is not Durst’s “first rod...
Victims Spotlight: The Victims of The Scorecard Killer
America’s vast network of freeways and highways acts as a sort of circulatory system, one of our prime markers of maturity as a country in the 20th century. Hitchhiking became a common practice ...
Victims Spotlight: Alaska’s One-Eyed Jack Doe
It’s unclear what day in September of 1978 Jack Doe hitched his final ride on the outskirts of Boise, Idaho. It’s also unclear why his killer, a man later identified as Jesse Burt Bishop, ...
Arguing Against The Legality Of McKamey Manor
Every year during the halloween season, thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts flock in masses to haunted house attractions across the United States. Most haunted houses use similar tactics to scare t...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Suspected Victims of the Green River Killer (Part 3)
From 1982 to 1998, Gary Ridgway etched himself indelibly into the subconscious of every police officer in the Seattle and Tacoma areas of Washington. Ridgway, previously known as the Green River Kille...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of the Green River Killer (Part 2)
In memory of all the lost and murdered young women who fell victim to the Green River Killer, with my profound regret that they never had the chance to make the new start so many of them hoped to achi...
