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Gabby Petito's murder: The travel influencer who vanished

The disappearance of Gabby Petito spread like wildfire across social media as internet sleuths scrambled to piece together the clues.
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How the 'Serial' podcast led to Adnan Syed's release

Adnan Syed spent 23 years in prison for the murder of Hae Min Lee. However, the popular podcast 'Serial' led to police reopening the investigation and Syed being released
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Murder on Halloween: The 'Trick-or-Treat Slaying'

Peter Fabiano's killer used a Halloween costume to blend in with trick-or-treaters on the night of his murder
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Who is 'The Watcher'? The sinister figure who terrorised a family home

A young family moved into their dream home, but that dream soon became a nightmare when they claimed that someone was watching them.
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4 times police interrogations have gone drastically wrong

Footage from interrogation rooms is now widely available online, allowing true crime fans to learn more about the work that detectives do.
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Three compelling cases from The First 48

Here are three of the most compelling cases and video clips from 'The First 48'
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Little known facts about 'The First 48'

here are some things that even many avid fans might not know about The First 48.
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4 most shocking US cults of all time

From Charles Manson's so-called family to Heaven's Gate, here are four of the most shocking and disturbing US cults.
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America's 8 deadliest mass shootings since Columbine

Over 20 mass shootings have occurred in the US since the Columbine High School shooting in 1999.
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Virginia Tech Massacre: The deadliest school shooting in US history

The Virginia Tech Massacre was the worst shooting in US history at the time, only being surpassed by the Orlando Nightclub shooting in 2016.
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Heaven's Gate UFO Cult: The largest mass suicide in US history

39 members of Heaven's Gate took their lives in 1997 believing it would help them survive an oncoming apocalypse.
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The Columbine massacre: What really happened?

A lot of myths and misinformation about the perpetrators has circulated since the school shooting in 1999.
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Who killed Malcolm X? The assassination of a civil rights leader

Human rights activist Malcom X was assassinated in 1965, but speculation about the identity of his killers has persisted for decades.
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Homicide Hunter: Joe Kenda's most revealing insights into murder

Few people on the planet have experienced the psychology of murder quite as intensely as Lt. Joe Kenda has
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What really happened to Timmothy Pitzen?

A decade has passed since that fateful road trip and Timmothy still remains missing | Image: Shutterstock