Janet Chandler Disappeared From a Michigan Motel in 1979. A Student Film Helped Solve Her Murder

Thad Phillips, 13, Was Kidnapped in 1995 and Had His Legs Broken. He Escaped Using an Electric Guitar

Nathan Thomson, 9, Jumped on a Knife-Wielding Man to Save His Mother During a 2007 Attack

Sally Horner, 11, Was Kidnapped in 1948 After Stealing a 5-Cent Notebook. She Was Held for 21 Months

In the spring of 1948, an 11-year-old Sally Horner and her friends walked into a local Woolworth’s dime store. To…

Derrick Robie, 4, Never Made It to Summer Camp in 1993. A 13-Year-Old Neighbor Later Confessed

On August 2, 1993, four-year-old Derrick Robie asked his mother, Doreen, permission to walk to summer camp by himself. It…

Stephen Griffiths Called Himself the ‘Crossbow Cannibal’ in Court in 2010. He Had Killed 3 Women

Dramatic as it may be, this is not dialogue from a particularly tasteless British comedy, but an exchange from the…

11 Members of the Chundawat Family Died in Burari in 2018. Their Diaries Said the Ritual Was Supposed to End With Them Alive

“She was talking about shopping for her wedding around 11 pm,” Ketan Nagpal, Priyanka Bhatia’s cousin, said in remarks reported…

4 People Were Killed Near Lake Annecy in 2012. A 4-Year-Old Girl Survived by Hiding Inside the Family Car

On September 5, 2012, the Al-Hilli family was nearing the end of a camping holiday that had taken them from…

Maddie Clifton, 8, Went Missing While Playing Outside in 1998. Police Had Already Searched the House Where She Was Found

On November 3, 1998, eight-year-old Madelyn Rae Clifton arrived home from school in Jacksonville, Florida. She practiced some piano before…

Patricia Meehan Disappeared After a 1989 Car Crash. Her Strange Behavior Became the Case’s Biggest Mystery

When Thomas and Delores Meehan checked their daughter's camera, they found an undeveloped film roll. There were many images on…

Amore Wiggins, 5, Was Found Unidentified in 2012. Her Mother Spent 11 Years Believing She Was Still Alive

“This is like putting a puzzle together; right now we have the frame, and we need to build the picture.…

The Dozier School for Boys Operated for 111 Years. Survivors Said the Abuse Was Far Worse Than the State Admitted

On August 31, 2013, a crew from the University of South Florida knelt in the dirt with trowels, hand brushes,…

Jane Longhurst, 31, Was Strangled in 2003. Her Killer Said It Was Consensual Erotic Asphyxiation

Jane Longhurst never lived to see the internet become the cultural force it is today. Her murder, however, became entangled…

Isi Etute, 18, Was Charged With Murder After a Tinder Encounter Turned Deadly in 2021. He Was Found Not Guilty

It was just after 10 pm on Memorial Day 2021 when Isimemen “Isi” Etute climbed the half flight of stairs…

Tristan Brübach, 13, Was Murdered in 1998. His Killer May Have Called Police and Later Returned to His Grave

A day after Tristan's funeral, the police got a call. The man, calling himself "Dirk Meier", told the police that…