Strawberry Ink

Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old student at Indiana University whose disappearance became one of the most widely known missing person cases in the Midwest. She was described as petite, with bright blonde hair and a lively, outgoing personality that drew people to her. Originally from New York, Lauren was studying apparel merchandising and had a close circle of friends in Bloomington. On the night of June 2 into the early hours of J...

In this episode of Strawberry Ink, we examine the disturbing case of Christopher Wolferbarger and the disappearance of his young wife, Melissa Wolferbarger. What began as a missing persons case in late 1998 quickly took a dark turn as Christopher claimed Melissa had simply walked away and never returned. But as months passed and investigators dug deeper, inconsistencies in his story began to surface. When Melissa’s remains were ult...

In this update episode of Strawberry Ink, we revisit the case of Miguel Uribe Turbay, bringing you the latest developments in a story that continues to unfold. A major update centers on Carlos Mora, who has now been sentenced to 21 years in prison. Initially, Mora had been facing a 20-year term with the possibility of parole, but after a complaint filed by the prosecution, a judge reviewed the case and ultimately revised the senten...

In this episode of Strawberry Ink, we take a closer look at the tragic death of global icon Michael Jackson and the man at the center of it all—his personal physician, Conrad Murray. On June 25, 2009, Jackson was found unresponsive in his Los Angeles home, sending shockwaves across the world. As details unfolded, attention quickly turned to Murray, whose actions in the hours leading up to Jackson’s death raised serious questions. F...

In this updated episode of Strawberry Ink, we revisit the case first covered a while back. This update was recorded on February 23rd this year, now with major developments. Katerine Gabriela Martínez has been sentenced in connection to the death of Miguel Uribe Turbay, bringing a significant turn to a case that shocked many. In our original episode, we broke down the early details, the investigation, and the unanswered questions—bu...

On March 17, 1982, 13-year-old Carrie Ann Jopek left school in Milwaukee after being suspended for skipping class, expected to walk the short distance home. She never made it. Instead, she encountered a teenage neighbor, José Ferreira Jr., and went into a nearby house. Inside the basement, a moment of hesitation turned fatal—she was pushed down the stairs, suffering a broken neck that ended her life. What followed was a horrifying ...

Alfred Bourgeois was a Louisiana truck driver who was convicted in federal court of torturing and killing his two‑year‑old daughter, often referred to in court records as “JG,” in 2002. After a paternity test established he was the child’s father and he was granted temporary custody, prosecutors presented evidence that Bourgeois abused and tortured the toddler over several weeks, including whipping her with an electrical cord, burn...

The Anaconda Road Massacre was a deadly labor conflict that took place on April 21, 1920, near Butte, Montana, during a major miners’ strike against the powerful Anaconda Copper Mining Company. As members of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) and the Metal Mine Workers Industrial Union picketed along Anaconda Road to demand better wages, an eight‑hour workday, and an end to anti‑union practices, tensions with mine officials ...

The Andino bombing was a terrorist attack that occurred on June 17, 2017, at the Centro Andino shopping mall in Bogotá, Colombia, when an improvised explosive device planted in a women’s bathroom detonated in the crowded mall during the afternoon, killing three women — including a 23‑year‑old French volunteer — and injuring nine others. Authorities condemned the blast as an act of terrorism and launched a major investigation, offer...

Anthony “Tony” Todt is a former Connecticut physical therapist who shocked the nation when he was convicted in April 2022 of murdering his wife, three children, and the family dog in their Celebration, Florida vacation home in December 2019. Investigators found the decomposing bodies of 42‑year‑old Megan Todt and their children—Aleksander (13), Tyler (11), and Zoe (4)—wrapped in blankets upstairs after authorities went to the house...

The Aurora theater shooting occurred on July 20, 2012, during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises at a Century 16 movie theater in Aurora, Colorado. Armed with multiple firearms, James Holmes entered the theater wearing tactical gear and began shooting indiscriminately, killing 12 people and injuring 70 others. The attack shocked the nation, highlighting vulnerabilities in public spaces and sparking debates over gun contr...

On June 10, 2025, one of the deadliest attacks in modern Austrian history unfolded at the Dreierschützengasse secondary school in Graz, when a 21‑year‑old former student opened fire inside the building, killing 10 people — including nine students aged roughly 14 to 17 and a teacher — and injuring more than a dozen others before taking his own life in a school restroom. Police said the shooter acted alone and used at least two firea...

Avicii (born Tim Bergling) was a world-famous Swedish DJ, producer, and electronic music pioneer whose melodic house hits like Wake Me Up and Levels defined a generation of dance music fans. On April 20, 2018, Avicii died by suicide at the age of 28 while in Muscat, Oman. His family later confirmed that he struggled with mental health issues and the pressures of fame, describing him as someone who “could not go on any longer” and h...

The Boston Marathon bombing occurred on April 15, 2013, when two homemade pressure-cooker bombs detonated near the finish line of the marathon, killing 3 people and injuring over 260 others, many critically. The attack was carried out by brothers Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, motivated by extremist Islamist beliefs. In the days following the bombing, a citywide manhunt led to a violent confrontation in Watertown, Massachusetts, d...

Brandon Bernard was an American man executed in 2020 for his role in a 1999 double murder during a carjacking in Texas. At the time of the crime, Bernard was just 18 years old and part of a group that kidnapped and killed Todd and Stacie Bagley by setting their car on fire after tying them up. Bernard did not physically commit the shootings, but prosecutors argued he helped plan and facilitate the murders. His case gained national ...

Charles Starkweather was an American spree killer whose 1957–1958 killing spree shocked the Midwest. At just 19 years old, Starkweather, along with his 14-year-old girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate, murdered 11 people across Nebraska and Wyoming over a two-month period, targeting families, acquaintances, and strangers. His crimes were marked by extreme violence and apparent randomness, earning him national infamy and influencing how the ...

Charlie Bothuell V became the center of a shocking and highly publicized abuse case in Detroit, Michigan, in 2014 when he was reported missing at age 12, only to be found alive in the basement of his father’s home after an 11‑day police search — a discovery that occurred while his father was appearing live on television talking about the missing boy. According to court filings and Charlie’s own testimony, he had been subjected to p...

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was one of the most devastating urban disasters in American history, destroying roughly 3.3 square miles of the city, leaving 100,000 people homeless, and killing over 300 residents. While a popular legend blames Mrs. O’Leary’s cow for starting the fire, investigations later highlighted that the disaster was fueled by a combination of wooden buildings, dry conditions, and poor urban planning, along wi...

Chris Watts is an American man from Frederick, Colorado, who became infamous for the murders of his pregnant wife, Shanann Watts, and their two young daughters, Bella and Celeste, in August 2018. Initially presenting himself as a concerned husband searching for his missing family, Chris’s story quickly unraveled as investigators uncovered evidence linking him to their deaths. Shanann and the children were found strangled and buried...