Going West: True Crime

In February of 2007, a 34-year-old mother of two left in the middle of the night for a work trip to San Juan, Puerto Rico, but would never make it to her destination. Her husband reported her missing, having last seen her getting into a black town car bound for the airport. It would take weeks of media speculation and community suspicion to bring her home, and the chilling truth was finally revealed: she had never made it past her ...

In March of 1993, a 27-year-old American woman returned home to her Dublin apartment after picking up groceries to cook dinner for her friends the following evening. But when her roommates arrived home two days later, they found the apartment empty, and her spoiled groceries still in their shopping bag. Concern quickly turned to panic as sightings of her in an Irish mountain town surfaced, leading investigators down many fruitless ...

In February of 2019, a 20-year-old man vanished after last being seen fleeing from a store near his small, Washington town. His disappearance came just two months after a disturbing incident in which he told loved ones that three people had attacked him and carved the word “kill” into his chest. After telling multiple people that he was concerned that his family was in danger, he vanished into the night… This is the strange disappe...

In March of 2004, a 17-year-old girl left the late shift at a small-town Vermont inn and began her short drive home. But she never made it. The next day, her car was discovered backed into the side of an abandoned farmhouse, its headlights still on and her belongings left behind. With no clear signs of a struggle and no trace of her, her family, as well as investigators, were left to wonder: what happened to her? This is the disapp...

In February of 2026, in the middle of the night, a 37-year-old woman was found shot to death in her bed after her ex-American Idol contestant husband called 911 for a rather suspicious conversation. Within days, an arrest was made, shocking the community and country at large. This is the murder of Ashley Flynn.

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In February of 1988, four members of a Minnesota family were brutally murdered in their home in the middle of a winter’s night. The shocking nature of the crime stunned a quiet, rural community and left investigators grappling with the sheer violence of the act, especially when they learned who the murders wete committed by, and what their larger plan was... These are the Brom Ax Murders.

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In February of 2024, a 13-year-old girl was reported missing in Central Florida after missing school. What began as a frantic search after a potential abduction quickly drew intense public attention as inconsistencies began to surface within her family. And as investigators dug deeper, the case unraveled into something far more sinister when investigators discovered that the girl had been abused, and there was photographic proof. T...

In February of 1974, the body of a 25-year-old woman was found covered in snow in a roadside ditch after she headed out hitchhiking in Minnesota. Despite an eyewitness watching a man dispose of her body and drive off, decades passed without answers in the case. But eventually, DNA testing would bring closure - too late for some, but not for her remorseless killer. This is the murder of Mary Schlais.

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In February of 2021, a 48-year-old Idaho woman was found dead in her own bathtub of an apparent suicide. But as troubling details emerged, suspicion fell on someone close to the investigation and her: disturbingly, someone who had a deep familiarity with crime scenes and procedure. This is the murder of Kendy Howard.

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In February of 2025, firefighters responded to an emergency call from a Waterbury, Connecticut home. But what initially appeared to be a routine house fire became a disturbing mystery when police made a horrific discovery: the fire had broken out inside a room upstairs with locks on the outside. What followed was an investigation into two decades of abuse inside the house that came to be dubbed as the “house of horrors.” This is th...

In January of 2026, a 17-year-old girl left her Indiana home late at night after connecting with someone she met online. But when she suddenly stopped communicating, her family knew something was terribly wrong. Within days, investigators uncovered a trail of evidence stretching across state lines and a story that quickly began to unravel. As the search intensified, a chilling question emerged: what really happened after she got in...

In February of 1987, a 30-year-old woman left her boyfriend’s home in Maryland during the onset of a severe snowstorm, planning to beat the weather in time to make it back to her Pennsylvania home. But the next morning, her car was found abandoned off a highway, and the only sign of her was a vicious bloodied mess. Within hours, a stolen credit card and a bloodstained shirt deepened the mystery, leaving police to wonder: who brutal...

In February of 2025, in a quiet Georgia neighborhood, a routine night ended in unthinkable violence for one family. When authorities arrived, they discovered two parents dead from gunshot wounds, leaving a family member at the center of the investigation. As detectives began piecing together what led to the brutal act, they watched as their main suspect uploaded videos about the case on TikTok, even asking true crime content creato...

In January of 2001, a 31-year-old man vanished when he left his family’s New York home after receiving a mysterious page. He told his parents he was heading out to play pool with a friend, but the hours ticked by, and he never returned. His car was found abandoned a day later in a quiet parking lot, locked, with his wallet inside. This has left investigators, his family, and the community to continue wondering, 25 years later, what...

In November of 2000, a 26-year-old biotech worker was found dead in his San Diego apartment, laid out on his bed with rose petals scattered around his body and a wedding photograph carefully placed nearby. His death was reported as a suicide by his wife, a county toxicologist, and at first, there was little reason to doubt her. But as investigators began to take a closer look, the line between love and betrayal, and science and dec...

In the late 1970s, Sacramento residents were terrified by a string of bizarre and gruesome killings committed in quick succession. The assailant seemed to have no clear connection to his victims, but his behavior at the scenes pointed to an unsettling obsession with blood, and the insatiable desire to keep killing. These are the murders by Richard Chase, also known as the Vampire of Sacramento.

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In January of 1979, a 22-year-old college senior living in Holland, Michigan, disappeared while working at a local hotel. A day later, she was found on the side of the highway in a snowbank, her body revealing a level of violence that stunned investigators. For decades, her case was cold, with rumors, fear, and coerced silence haunting those who had known her. It would take nearly 30 years for the truth to surface. This is the murd...

Since the murders of Monique and Spencer Tepe, and the arrest of their alleged killer, Michael McKee, an extradition hearing has taken place, and police and family members have released more information that gives a closer look into what happened on that fateful early morning when two incredible people were ruthlessly taken. Talks of surveillance footage, a found weapon, abuse, and terror have come out, with police now classifying ...

In January of 2023, years of stalking a Portland man turned into a horrific act of murder. Detectives in Oregon were called to the parking garage of an office building after a man was found dead inside his vehicle. At first glance, the scene looked almost like a medical tragedy, but surveillance footage told a darker story, with cameras capturing a masked man coating the security cameras with spray paint hours before the murder too...