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Lauren Spierer left a Bloomington townhome before dawn, and the record goes quiet

By Prathamesh Kabra 21 Min Read

At about 4:30 a.m. on June 3, 2011, Lauren Spierer walked away from a townhome near 11th Street and College Avenue in Bloomington, Indiana, headed toward her apartment at Smallwood…

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…

By Nicholas Muhoro 19 Min Read

Iran pauses ‘national security priority’ dress code law for women after backlash over fines and 15-year prison terms

Iran's rulers, the self-declared custodians of morality, have decided to temporarily suspend their shiny new hijab law. The legislation -…

7 Min Read
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Amputees have regained a natural walk thanks to a world-first bionic leg trial

Scientists have developed a bionic leg for people with a below-the-knee amputation.…

5 Min Read
What happened to Rachel Hoffman? The police sting that led to her murder and changed Florida law

On May 7, 2008, Rachel Hoffman walked into a police operation that…

6 Min Read
The Girl Who Outsmarted a Serial Killer: The Incredible Survival of Lisa McVey

In the mid-1980s, several young women vanished without a trace in Tampa,…

15 Min Read
Who Killed “The Town Bully” Ken Rex McElroy?

Skidmore, Missouri, looks like any other small farming town. On the surface,…

14 Min Read
The Lake That Breathed Death: The 1986 Disaster at Lake Nyos

On the night of August 21, 1986, Ephriam Che was inside his…

12 Min Read
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Brittany Cartwright, who shares a 3-year-old son with ex Jax Taylor, defends hooking up with his friend: “I didn’t care if I hurt his feelings—I always thought his friend was hot, anyway”

Brittany Cartwright didn’t intend to hook up with Jax Taylor’s friend following their split. Photo: Bravo/instagram Brittany Cartwright, the reality star known from Bravo’s “Valley,” recently opened up about her…

By Prathamesh Kabra 8 Min Read
The Devil’s Teeth: Unraveling the 50-Year Mystery of Jeannette DePalma’s Death
9 Min Read

In the summer of 1972, a quiet suburban town in New Jersey became the focus of one of the state’s…

Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine over show cancellation: Peter Frampton talked out of his ass
7 Min Read

The rock and metal world was recently stirred by a public exchange between two iconic musicians—Peter Frampton, known for his…

How a Small-Town Doctor Manipulated Blood Tests, Stalled a Sexual Assault Case, and Forced Investigators to Rethink DNA Evidence
12 Min Read

John Schneeberger arrived in Canada in 1987 with his family and set up life in Kipling, Saskatchewan, a farming town…

Nicole van den Hurk: The 1995 Disappearance, the Cold Case Breakthrough, and the Final Conviction
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Nicole van den Hurk was 15 when she disappeared in Eindhoven, Netherlands, in October 1995. Her body was found weeks…

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