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True Scary Stories
Read true scary stories and first-person accounts of frightening encounters, unexplained events and real moments that still resist an ordinary explanation.
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John Wayne Gacy: The 1978 Discovery Beneath an Ordinary Home
Read the John Wayne Gacy case through the 1978 discoveries, 33 murder convictions and the forensic work that continued restoring victims’ names…
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Jeffrey Dahmer Murders: The 1991 Escape That Exposed the Horror
Explore the Jeffrey Dahmer murders through Tracy Edwards’s escape, Konerak Sinthasomphone’s case, the Milwaukee investigation and the criminal proceedings.
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BTK Killer: The 2005 Disk That Broke a Decades-Long Case
Discover how the BTK killer’s messages and a computer disk helped investigators identify Dennis Rader after decades of uncertainty in Wichita, Kansas.
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Golden State Killer: The 2018 Breakthrough After Decades of Fear
Follow the Golden State Killer case from separate California investigations to genetic genealogy, DeAngelo’s 2018 arrest and his admissions in court.
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Springfield Three: The House That Kept Their Belongings
The Springfield Three vanished from a Missouri home in June 1992. Review the missing women, belongings left behind and limits of the…
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Mary Celeste Mystery: Ten People Left an Intact Ship
The Mary Celeste mystery began with a deserted ship in 1872. Examine the ten missing people, evidence left aboard and theories about…