Real-life crimes that shock, disturb, and fascinate.
Dive into tales of murders, kidnappings, frauds, and cold cases. These are the true stories of criminals, victims, and the investigations that tried to uncover the truth.
In 2021, Australian pig hunter Jayo Rivers vanished during a trip into remote bushland. His remains were later found, and a coroner ruled his death consistent with foul play — yet no arrests have been made. Years later, his disappearance remains a chilling mystery with more questions than answers.
In 2024, an 81-year-old Ohio man was charged in a massive elder-fraud scheme known as the “Grandparent Scam,” where scammers impersonate grandchildren in distress to steal money from the elderly. The case exposed a layered, nationwide system of manipulation — and showed how even the most trusted voices can be used as weapons.
In early 2025, thieves carried out a flawless, surgical heist inside the Louvre Museum — stealing priceless royal jewels during a brief security blind spot. Several suspects have since been charged, but the jewels still haven’t been found. The world’s most famous museum was robbed in plain sight… and the biggest piece of the mystery remains unsolved.
In January 2025, a luxury jewelry store in the United States discovered its vault empty — millions in watches and diamonds gone in an 11-minute window during a shift change. Several suspects have since been indicted, but the treasure has not been found. The heist was so smooth, so quiet, and so perfectly executed that investigators still don’t know how the thieves pulled it off — or where the loot is today.
In the early hours of Easter Sunday 2024, thieves broke into a high-security warehouse in Los Angeles and stole up to $30 million in cash. The vault was emptied, no alarms triggered, no trace left. Now the LAPD and FBI are investigating — but weeks later, no arrests, no leads, no recovered money.
For three decades, the BTK killer haunted Wichita, Kansas—taunting police, bragging in letters, and then vanishing like a ghost. Detectives had no face, no name, no trace. But in 2005, his arrogance betrayed him. He asked police if a floppy disk could be traced. They told him no. He believed them. And that single mistake turned thirty years of terror into the unraveling of Dennis Rader—the church-going family man who lived a double life as BTK.
On a quiet highway in 1977, 20-year-old Colleen Stan thought she was catching a safe ride with a young couple and their baby. Instead, she stepped into a nightmare that would trap her in darkness for the next seven years. Locked inside a wooden box hidden beneath a bed, Colleen was forced to live in silence, believing an all-seeing organization was watching her every move. Neighbors visited, life went on just feet away, and yet no one knew she was there… until the truth finally came out.
From the outside, it was just an ordinary house in Perris, California, home to David and Louise Turpin and their thirteen children. But behind closed doors, a horrifying secret festered: the children, ranging from 2 to 29, were held captive, subjected to unimaginable abuse, starvation, and regularly chained to their beds. For years, their parents maintained a chilling façade, homeschooling the children and isolating them from the world. The nightmare finally ended on January 14, 2018, when a courageous 17-year-old daughter, Jordan Turpin, managed to escape and call 911, revealing a house of horrors that shocked the world and brought a profound reckoning for her tormentors.
On Thanksgiving Day 2018, Kelsey Berreth, a 29-year-old flight instructor and mother, vanished from her small Colorado town, leaving no trace. Her fiancé, Patrick Frazee, was the last person to see her, but his evasive behavior and inconsistent story quickly raised suspicion. The case baffled investigators until they turned to modern forensics: meticulous analysis of cell phone data meticulously tracked Frazee's movements, revealing his phone (and Kelsey's) at a remote ranch. Further investigation at the ranch uncovered a burn pit with grim evidence, and eventually, the chilling confession of Frazee's mistress, Krystal Lee, tied all the pieces together. This is the story of how digital footprints and burned evidence meticulously unraveled a complex murder, bringing justice to a case that seemed to vanish into thin air.
In November 2016, Sherri Papini, a California mother, vanished during a jog, sparking a frantic national search and an outpouring of public sympathy. Twenty-two days later, she reappeared, battered and branded, claiming she had been abducted and tortured by two Hispanic women. Her harrowing story captivated the nation, fueling a massive, multi-state investigation. However, years later, DNA evidence and a shocking confession from an ex-boyfriend revealed the unbelievable truth: Sherri Papini had faked her own kidnapping. This is the story of a woman whose elaborate deception unraveled, leading to her arrest, conviction, and a stark reminder of the devastating impact of a lie.