True Crime

Cocoa Beach, Florida. It was the summer of 1983, and 18-year-old Tammy Lynn Leppert had just started to really scratch the surface of her movie career. Tammy was no stranger to the spotlight; she had spent her childhood competing in pageants and racking up hundreds of wins. But that year that she turned 18, she […] More

A woman by the name of Amanda Leeann Porter was arrested by the Burbank Police Department on November 7th after allegedly pretending to be a nurse. Not only did Amanda impersonate a nurse, but she also held a job in several hospitals throughout California without a valid nursing license, and she had about 60 patients […] More

A 29-year-old man named Derek Daigneault has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his cousin after her dog, Titan, helped solve the case. On April 5, 2023, police in Robinson, Texas, were responding to a brush fire when they found 26-year-old Mandy Rose Reynolds burning and “dead beyond recognition.” Not far […] More

In 2002, Jerrold “Jerry” Strege of Waupun, Wisconsin, was 43-years-old and known as an avid golfer. He was ranked 11th on the 2002 Wisconsin State Golf Association’s Player of the Year points list and even intended to compete in a golf tournament over the weekend of October 5, 2002. Yet, just days before the tournament […] More

In 2020, forty-five-year-old Fauna Frey temporarily moved to Dexter, Oregon, to live with her older brother and father. The trio was running a family business together that specialized in building and selling homes in Lane County. Then, on June 19, Fauna’s older brother died suddenly following an unexpected heart attack– and she was the one […] More

This past Tuesday, a judge denied a bond request from Kouri Richins, a 34-year-old Utah mother of three and children’s book author who is accused of killing her husband. In March 2022, Kouri’s husband, 39-year-old Eric Richins, died of a drug overdose, and Kouri allegedly gave him a lethal dose of fentanyl. The couple lived […] More

Brenda Lee Alexander was born and raised by her mother, Frances, in Nicholson, Georgia. And according to Frances, her daughter quickly blossomed into an independent and responsible young woman. “She was a very good girl growing up,” Frances said in an interview with Dateline. Brenda was just sixteen-years-old when she welcomed her first child, Michelle, […] More

On December 25, 2019, Parris Hopson and her family gathered to celebrate Christmas Day. But what was supposed to be a joyful holiday turned tragic after Parris mysteriously disappeared. She grew up in Massillon, Ohio, before graduating from Washington High School and proceeding to attend Cleveland State University. Parris was also known to be a […] More

For many, Thanksgiving represents a day filled with joy and gratitude for being able to spend time with family. But, for one mother named Tanya Zuvers, this upcoming holiday will mark fourteen years since her three sons vanished. In 2010, Andrew Skelton, Alexander Skelton, and Tanner Skelton were nine, seven, and eleven years old, respectively. […] More

In 1999, China Videon was 16-years-old and living in Christiana, Tennessee. While attending Riverdale High School as a junior, she also worked at a supermarket known as the Bi-Lo grocery store, which is now Publix. That year, she purchased her own car: a 1999 Mazda Protege with tinted windows and license plate number 784PGX. China […] More

Christine Banfield and her husband, Brendan Banfield, seemed like a happy couple from the outside. Christine grew up on Long Island and pursued a nursing degree at Quinnipiac University, which she earned in 2007. Meanwhile, Brendan studied accounting at St. Joseph’s University and started a children’s math tutoring center. And in 2019, the pair relocated […] More

In 2003, Justine Vanderschoot was a 17-year-old high school student from California in what appeared to be a typical teenage romance. She was dating 18-year-old Daniel Bezemer, who often went over to her home and ate dinner with her family. Justine was known by her loved ones as “a young woman sure of herself and […] More

Tyler Weathersby grew up alongside his three siblings in Chicago, Illinois, as a shy yet inquisitive kid. Then, despite being more introverted during childhood, he blossomed into an outgoing young man. According to Tyler’s mother, Janine Weathersby Harris, he was one of her most loving and compassionate children. “He didn’t have a problem expressing how […] More

In 2014, Derek Seehausen was a fourth-year medical student at the University of Southern California (USC). He was known as an athletic outdoorsman who was also at the top of his class and loved by his peers. Yet, on August 5, 2014, the 26-year-old mysteriously disappeared, and possible sightings caused his loved ones to believe […] More

Kelley Brannon was an artist, musician, and activist known as a free spirit who marched to the beat of her own drum. She grew up in New Hampshire, and following high school graduation, she hitchhiked across the country. She went on to pursue higher education, earning a bachelor’s degree in arts and a Master of […] More

31-year-old Mackenzie Michalski worked as a neurosurgery nurse practitioner and was known as “Kenzie” to her loved ones. Originally from Fredonia, New York, Kenzie later moved to Portland, Oregon. Earlier this month, Kenzie traveled to Hungary for vacation, where she mysteriously vanished on November 4th after last being seen in Budapest at approximately 10 p.m. […] More

Before Noemi Gonzalez of North Miami, Florida, retired, she worked various important jobs. She served as a 911 dispatcher for the North Miami Police Department, a Sunday school teacher, and a crossing guard. Then, in 2014, Noemi was 54-years-old and living with her adult son, Pedrito Gonzalez, in a duplex located at Northwest 136th Street […] More

After graduating from Englewood High School in 1990, Tina McQuaig went on to marry her high school sweetheart, William Ottis McQuaig, four years later in November 1994. Together, the happy couple welcomed their first child, a baby boy, into the world in May 1995. Yet, at just 27-years-old, Tina disappeared in 2000, leaving behind her […] More

On June 12, 2023, a teen from Reedsburg, Wisconsin, drove away from his family’s home and disappeared. James Yoblonksi was 13-years-old, had just finished seventh grade, and was reportedly interested in becoming a survivalist. According to Sauk County Sheriff Lieutenant Steve Schram, he even had two survival guidebooks with him when he left his residence. […] More

Michael Bryson of Eugene, Oregon, was getting his life back on track in 2020 following drug struggles. Prior to the pandemic, he worked at a local bar and grill and expressed interest in studying to be an electrician. His passion, though, was music. Michael was frequently invited to DJ sets at raves and parties across […] More

The search continues for a 29-year-old woman from Baytown, Texas, who was allegedly kidnapped in April. Kalie Goodwin resided in an apartment complex located on Decker Drive near San Jacinto Avenue, and on April 21, she disappeared. The following day, Kalie’s mother, Kaci Richardson, received a ransom call from two men. They demanded that she […] More