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The Patient Who Vanished Into the Ceiling

Teteteke Gqontsi was 61 years old when he checked into Stellenbosch Hospital for abdominal surgery.…

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Seven Concrete Blocks and a Wedding Dress

Content warning: This article covers sexual violence, coercive captivity, and murder involving teenage victims. On…

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Who Was Bobby Dunbar? The 1912 Disappearance That Became a Century-Long Identity Crisis

A boy disappears in Louisiana It began like any other summer outing. In August 1912,…

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The 3 astonishing disappearances of Hannah Upp, and how the third one changed everything

To be lost, to disappear from the face of the earth, may be a fleeting fancy for many, and maybe even a dream for the few, particularly battered down by the vagaries…

Sthitapragya Chakraborty By Sthitapragya Chakraborty 15 Min Read
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Detroit woman sues Lyft after driver allegedly denied her service, saying she was too large to ride in his car

The company condemned discrimination but declined to comment on the pending lawsuit.

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Petrona Lopez Was Found Nearly Decapitated in 1923 and a Mannequin Helped Catch Her Killer

Petrona Lopez was found on April 28, 1923, among the rocks of Rambla Wilson with severe injuries and a deep…

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The Man Behind the Mask: Unburying John Wayne Gacy

John Wayne Gacy didn’t look like a killer. That’s the problem. In his world of tidy lawns, handshake deals, and…

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The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway: An American Tragedy in Aruba

It began as a celebratory trip, the kind of rite-of-passage getaway that high school graduates dream about. On May 30,…

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Akku Yadav Was the “Demon of Kasturba Nagar” Until a Courtroom Mob Killed Him in 2004

This article contains detailed descriptions of sexual violence, rape, harassment, extreme physical violence, mutilation, murder, self-harm, and a graphic vigilante…

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The Architect Who Lived Near the Marshes: How a Long Island Case Uncovered Bodies, Secrets, and Silence

Just before dawn on May 1, 2010, Shannan Gilbert called 911 from a quiet stretch of Oak Beach, a private residential community on Long Island. She was 24 years old,…

Prathamesh Kabra By Prathamesh Kabra 15 Min Read

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This Case Went Nowhere for 40 Years. Then a Stranger’s Family Tree Gave Up the Killer

Anna Marie Hlavka lived in a small apartment in Portland, Oregon. She worked as a…

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Matthew Shepard

“It's a cold wind blowing, blowing, Wyoming… …I've seen a scarecrow wrapped in wire, Left…

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The most ridiculous termination stories people shared online

From one-minute late to saving a life — some employers just don’t make sense Most…

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The Second Ransom Drop

The second drop unfolded in the same Georgia landscape, but the mood had changed. The…

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Kris Kremers and Lisanne Froon Vanished Into Panama’s Deadliest Mystery

At around 11 am on April 1, 2014, 21-year-old Kris Kremers and 22-year-old Lisanne Froon bid their host family in Boquete, Panama, goodbye and set off for the forested slopes…

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Menendez Brothers

On the morning of August 20, 1989, Jose and Kitty Menendez, along with their children Lyle and Erik, went on a chartered shark-fishing boat trip in Marina Del Rey. According…

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Johana Casas Was Killed at 23, Then Her Sister Married the Man Convicted of Killing Her

Johana Casas was a 19-year-old girl with modelling dreams in a small town. Unfortunately, she didn't live to see them fulfilled. She was found dead near her home town, and…

By Aniket Chaughule 17 Min Read

Skylar Neese and the Chilling Midnight Ride That Ended in Unspeakable Betrayal and Murder

16-year-old Skylar Neese peered outside excitedly from her bedroom window at her family’s apartment in Star City, West Virginia. It was midnight on a Friday in July 2012, and she…

By Nicholas Muhoro 19 Min Read

Joyce McKinney and One ‘Ordinary Mormon’: A Devastating Story That Shook England in the 70s

She tied you to a kitchen chair She broke your throne and cut your hair And from your lips, she drew the Hallelujah Fleet Street's Fever Dream British tabloids would…

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Hannah Cornelius and the Night of Terror That Destroyed an Innocent Family

On May 27, 2017, after a night out with friends, 21-year-old Hannah Cornelius offered to drive her fellow classmate, Cheslin Marsh, to his flat on Jan Cilliers Street in Stellenbosch,…

By Nicholas Muhoro 18 Min Read

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