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Book Review: Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida

When avid outdoorsman Mike Williams goes missing during a duck hunting trip in December of 2000, an intensive search by local law enforcement yields little evidence to his whereabouts. Investigators u...

Without Answers for 50 Years: Who Is Responsible for the Brutal Murder of Henry Bedard Jr?

Henry Edward Bedard Jr was the quintessential all-American teenager. After spending his early years in Lynn, Massachusetts, Henry’s parents–Henry Sr and Gloria–moved their family to...

Modern Torture Methods Strappado

10 Terrifying Modern Day Torture Methods

Torture is used to gain information or to instill fear or discipline. While medieval and ancient history methods may have been more brutal, these modern day tactics are absolutely terrifying. In no pa...

Tri-State Crematory Scandal

The Horrifying True Story Of The Scandal At Tri-State Crematory

On February 15, 2002, police were called to the Tri-State Crematory. The establishment’s primary purpose was to cremate the dead in Noble, Georgia. Investigators were called numerous times over...

David Berkowitz and his victims

Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of David Berkowitz a.k.a ‘Son of Sam’

New York City, 1976. An unknown offender, later identified as David Berkowitz, approaches a parked car in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx. The perpetrator produces a .44 Caliber “Bulldo...

Robert Durst and His Suspected Victims [Victim’s Spotlight]

Late real estate baron Robert Durst was under a veil of suspicion beginning with the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack. The couple’s 9-year marriage w...

Is McKamey Manor legal?

Is McKamey Manor Even Legal?

Every year during the Halloween season, thrill-seekers and horror enthusiasts flock in  masses to haunted house attractions across the United States. Most haunts use similar tactics to scare thei...

True Story The Town that Dreaded Sundown

‘The Town that Dreaded Sundown’: The True Story Behind the Film

Is The Town That Dreaded Sundown based on a true story? Well, yes. But with some creative listen taken. Keep reading for the full rundown on the Texarkana Phantom and the feature film adaptation based...

Donald Pee Wee Gaskins, prolific serial killer from South Carolina

Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins: The Meanest Man in America

Born on March 13th 1933 in Florence County, South Carolina, Donald Henry Gaskins Jr had a number of nicknames. His nicknames include: The “Meanest Man in America”, “The Redneck Ch...