Tag: DNA
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On August 26, 1995, Heather Teague was sunbathing at Newburgh Beach in Kentucky. While she relaxed, a man was watching her from across the Ohio River using a telescope. At 12:45 p.m., he saw a man approach Heather through his telescope. He then saw the man grab Heather by her hair and force her into…
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In the annals of crime, few cases are as horrific as the tale of Robert Pickton, a man whose outward appearance of mundane life on the pig farm hid the dark truth. Living on the outskirts of British Columbia, Canada, Robert Pickton was not the average pig farmer one might picture. No, Robert harbored a…
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From armchair detectives on Reddit to vigilant Facebook groups, social media has solved more murders than you might think – a testament to the power of collective intellect and the unexpected ways in which our digital breadcrumbs can lead to real-world consequences. Not all scrolling is doom-scrolling. Sometimes, it’s doom-solving. Who knew your Twitter addiction…
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This week I have the case of the unsolved disappearance of Andrea Gonzalez. I’m from the same area where little Andrea Gonzalez disappeared all those years ago-Northwest Alabama. I even worked in Russellville, the very town Andrea vanished from, for a year, so this case isn’t just another news story to me. It’s personal. It’s…
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Life as a teenager should be about exploring possibilities, preparing for adulthood, and carving out your identity. It should be about living. But for 17-year-old Riley Whitelaw, this journey was abruptly and tragically cut short in the most horrific way imaginable. Riley, a bright, vivacious teen, who was busy juggling school and her job at…
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Chance Leslie Englebert was a 25-year-old dad and husband who had just started a new job in Moorcroft, Wyoming before he mysteriously disappeared during a Fourth of July weekend family get-together on July 6th, 2019.
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Is there anything scarier than a clown? Probably, but I think we can all agree that they are terrifying. Remember all those clown sightings in 2016? And what about John Wayne Gacy? You get the picture. And today’s case unfortunately involves a murderous clown, literally the stuff of nightmares. In May 1990, Marlene Warren was…