Twisted Travel and True Crime

She went overboard. He came back soaking wet and speechless. And by morning, the lake was swarming with deputies and dive teams.

Tom Rhodes was convicted of murdering his wife on a moonlit boat ride in Minnesota. The bruises, the body, the suspicious behavior… it all seemed to add up but 25 years later, the science that helped lock him away fell apart under scrutiny.

Was it a cold-blooded killing disguised as a drowning—or a tragic a...

They called it the Lover’s Chair—a windswept ledge perched high above the Hudson River. Locals said it was a place for connection, for reflection. For romance. But one September night in 1992, it became something else entirely. A man walked away from that cliffside claiming his wife had fallen. No one saw it happen. No one heard her scream. And for years, no one asked the right questions. But when they finally did, a very different...

For years, Kip and Patty Artz were a fixture in Jackson. Their restaurant, Kip’s Pizza Taco House, was a place where regulars never needed a menu and where the warmth of the owners made the food taste even better. Behind the friendly smiles, behind the smell of sizzling taco meat, something dark was simmering, because in 1999, Kip’s Pizza Taco House wouldn’t just serve food.

It would become the scene of one of Michigan’s most grueso...

A honeymoon sailing trip, a missing wife, and a husband with a story that doesn’t add up. When Lewis Bennett was rescued from a life raft in the open ocean, he claimed his catamaran had sunk and his wife, Isabella Hellmann, had vanished. But investigators soon uncovered a trail of deception, stolen treasure, and a past that pointed to something far more sinister. Did he really think he could get away with murder?

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In the quiet town of Beddau, Wales, a woman with a striking presence and a flair for the dramatic carried a secret—one so dark and unbelievable that even those closest to her refused to see the truth. Leigh Sabine, spent years hinting at something sinister, weaving her past into half-truths and riddles. But when she died in 2015, her secret could no longer stay hidden. How did she keep it concealed for so long? And why did no one b...

Thabo Bester, once known as the "Facebook Rapist," had already earned a reputation as the king of cons and a brutal killer. While in jail,he would find his queen and he pulled of his biggest con yet, raking in billions of rands. What was he planning to do with all that money while he was in prison - the answer will shock you! This sounds like the plot of a Hollywood thriller, but for South Africa, it was a reality.

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In the moonlight of Newport Beach, CA , a weathy marijuana dispensary owner is abducted, mutilated and left to die. His attackers vanish leaving behind a trail of greed, betrayal and a missing body part.

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A quiet Massachusetts neighborhood. A dark, empty road. And a body, shattered beyond recognition. On the morning of November 15, 2010, residents of Milton woke to a gruesome discovery—an unidentified young man lying in the street, with no witnesses, no identification, and no clear explanation of how he got there. As investigators dug into the case, they found themselves unraveling a mystery that stretched nearly 900 miles away. Who...

On the island of Fiji, the brutal murders of Yuri Shipulin and Nataliya Gerasimova shocked the world. Their dismembered bodies, wrapped in fishnetting and weighed down with rocks began washing ashore on the very beach they once cherished. As chilling theories swirl, from mafia ties to local vendettas, this mystery leaves the community and investigators fishing for answers.

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It was a cold February evening when Amanda McClure and her boyfriend, John McGuire, set out for what seemed to be a simple road trip. Amanda and John struggles with addiction but hoped to find strength in eachother. The winding roads held no hint of the horror that was about to unfold. Drugs, jealousy, and emotions- most of us will never understand led to the murder of John, followed by the marriage of Amanda to her father....

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Imagine escaping the stress and chaos of daily life and moving to a tropical paradise, even if only for a little while. You could wake up to the soothing sounds of birds singing and waves gently lapping the shoreline just outside your bedroom. For many, this is a fleeting vacation dream, but for a lucky few, it becomes a reality. This was the dream Yvonne Baldelli and Brian Brimegar hoped to achieve in the late summer of 2011. They...

Julie Scully’s life, complete with a job as a successful model, with a supportive husband and beautiful daughter, seemed like a dream—She was a devoted mother, a loving partner, and a cherished friend. But behind the facade of suburban New Jersey bliss lurked a sinister shadow. When Julie vanished without a trace while overseas, her family and friends were gripped with fear and intrigue. When the shocking truth came to light, it ex...

If there is one kind of death that summons in us the most frantic of fears, its the prospect of dying by fire. Anyone who has been burnt will testify that the pain is so intense, that the thought of being engulfed in flames is terrifying. It was a feeling that club goers felt on one dreadful night in New York. A night that should have been filled with dancing and fun ended with the deaths of 87 people. Most were under the age of 25...

Elize Matsunaga, a woman who seemingly had it all, was living a life of luxury with her wealthy husband, Marcos Matsunaga. But behind the facade of a perfect marriage, dark secrets lurked. When Elize uncovered Marcos's infidelity, her world shattered, and a chilling tale of betrayal and revenge unfolded. This is the story of a woman pushed to the brink, a husband who disappeared without a trace, and a shocking discovery that would ...

In Atlanta, male sex workers knew that a sadist they called the Handcuff Man was drugging, handcuffing, beating and sometimes burning male sex workers, or men he thought were sex workers. The victims were turning up in Tampa and Atlanta, unconscious and brutally maimed. He had been doing these things — virtually unhindered by police — for more than 20 years.

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For a while, the residents of Manitoba Colony thought demons were raping the town's women. There was no other explanation. No way of explaining how a woman could wake up with blood stains smeared across her sheets and no memory of the previous night. No way of explaining how another woman in a different house went to sleep fully clothed, only to wake up naked and covered with dirty fingerprints. No way to undestand how yet another ...

In the serene coastal haven of Newport Beach, California, Pegye and Eric Bechler's blissful marriage took a sinister turn when Pegye vanished without a trace during a romantic boat outing. Police had their suspicions but no body and little evidence of any wrong doing.With the help of an unexpected ally, the truth behind Pegye's mysterious vanishing slowly emerged, revealing a dark tale of love gone wrong, betrayal, and a relentless...