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Whodunnit, and why? All about criminal investigations and the forensic methods used to search for clues and collect evidence to get to the bottom of the crime.

Child’s Skull Found In Paint Can
Carol Lynne Sullivan was a 12-year-old girl from Longwood, Florida. She lived with her parents, Herbert and Joanne, and her two brothers. In July of 1978, the family moved to Osteen, Florida, and Carol was enrolled at Deltona Junior High School.
By Cat Leigh5 years ago in Criminal
The unsolved murders of Harry and Harriette Moore
It was Christmas Day 1951 when death and destruction ended the lives of two prominent Civil rights leaders in Mims, Florida. Harry Moore and his wife Harriette had returned home after celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. The couple had said good night to each other and then retired to bed.
By Marc Hoover5 years ago in Criminal
Maine State Police Reexamine Bizarre Cold Case Disappearance
…he had to run like hell. The bad men can’t get him. He has to make it back to Suzanne. What the hell is happening? Branches, leaves, foliage pummeled his face and body. Yet kept a tight grip on a wad of cash. He didn’t know the denomination… but Suzanne knew his habit.
By Real Monsters 6 years ago in Criminal
Woman Shot While Picking Wildflowers
Melissa LeSueur was a 35-year-old woman who worked in commercial property management. She loved nature and volunteering at the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals). Missy, as her family liked to call her, had become addicted to crystal meth and was seeking therapy. Her ex-boyfriend had introduced her to the substance.
By Cat Leigh6 years ago in Criminal
The mysterious Bennington Triangle
As we get older, many of us put together a bucket list. On my list are visits to the Lizzy Borden house and the Villisca House. You probably already know about the young girl who gave her parents several deadly whacks. But you may not be familiar with the haunted Villisca house in Villisca, Iowa. In June 1912, an unknown maniacal killer also used an axe to kill two adults and six children as they slept.
By Marc Hoover6 years ago in Criminal
The Bizarre Disappearance of Colin Gillis
It was still winter according to the calendar, but 18-year-old Colin Gillis was on spring break. He planned to return home to Tupper Lake, New York, a tiny logging town with a population of around 6,000 people. He was looking forward to reconnecting with some of his high school friends. His college classes had finished up on Friday, March 9, 2012, and Colin headed for his parents’ house after that.
By Jenn Baxter6 years ago in Criminal
Intruder Brutally Attacks Mother In Front Of Children
Darlene Renee Hulse was a 28-year-old living in a community of about 1,500 people in Argos, Indiana. She was married to Ronald Hulse and they had three daughters: 8-year-old Marie, 6-year-old Melissa, and 12-month-old Kristen.
By Cat Leigh6 years ago in Criminal
Romance Scam:
Should we talk about the online romance scammers or catfish, another name for online fraudsters? We should, we must… We must talk about it, even if those who had lived through it and experienced unbearable pain from finding out that their true newly found love turned out to be a fraud, would not speak up. They consider the fact of being scammed as their own fault, ashamed to admit they were scammed. They are afraid they would be ridiculed and pointed fingers at.
By Natalia Grin6 years ago in Criminal
Sitting in the Sand
Dusk came early on March the 5th 1989. The rise and fall of breakers. Wind in the palms. He pulled the baggy blue jeans up from the edge of his buttocks. Forgot his belt. Again. He tapped the industrial torch against the heel of his hand. Batteries rattled inside the casing like maracas. It blinked away the darkness. And the things he’d heard in it. Popcorn fireworks. Dogs barking. The roar of the engine. His boots sunk in the sand as he trudged along the coastline. It was like walking on suction cups. Cicadas rattled in the trees. By now, the sun had disappeared behind the horizon. The only light was the torch in his hand that glittered off the waterline. No moon. Even the stars seemed dimmer.
By Sean Cavanagh-Voss6 years ago in Criminal
𝓜𝔂 𝓢𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂
Trigger Warning ⚠️ Sexual abuse and grooming. Appreciation goes to my baby for giving me permission to share this. We met in payroll. You got a job there soon after I did. It was controversial when you started as you were the bosses step son and had no qualifications. I remember people talking about you and how you got your job because you knew the right people. We became friends pretty quickly. You introduced me to your wife and I found out you had a daughter 1 year younger then mine. I was with my ex at the time. We all used to hang out together. I invited you guys to BBQs and birthday parties. We used to come to your place on the weekends to let the girls hang out. We remained friends until your marriage hit a rocky stage. That’s when I tried to help you through those difficult times and our relationship started to develop. I had broken up with my partner, shortly after that you separated from your wife and moved into your own place. We began officially dating early 2013.
By Advocate CSA6 years ago in Criminal
Baton Rouge ‘Serial Killer[s]?’ Update
That headline is strangely operative on two, fully separate fronts. What the hell is happening in the Louisiana capitol? A simple answer: simply mass hysteria combined with one – allegedly real – murdering psychopath.
By Real Monsters 6 years ago in Criminal
Child Taken By ‘The Bogeyman’
William Ebeneezer Jones Jr. lived with his parents and two siblings on Taylor Avenue in Vineland, New Jersey. The 3-year-old, better known as Billy, loved dogs. The family had a Basset hound and a Collie. He was particularly close to the Basset hound, Babycakes. Billy had a vaccination scar on his left arm that resembled a giraffe.
By Cat Leigh6 years ago in Criminal