Early Valentine’s Day morning in 2000, Asha Degree’s parents discovered that the nine-year-old girl was no longer sleeping in her bed. She had taken her backpack and other items, which would not be discovered for years. The case remains unsolved to this day.
Richard Cottingham, 76, plead guilty Monday to the 1968 murder of Diane Cusick near New York City and confessed his involvement in four murders. Cottingham is believed to be one of America’s most prolific serial killers and has previously been convicted of 11 other killings.
Theories surrounding the true identity of Jack the Ripper have swirled in the near 140 years since the murders occurred in the Greater London area. Some believe that serial killer George Chapman may be the infamous murderer.
We’re on a podcasting holiday this month, so we’re taking this opportunity to share some of our favorite podcasts with you! We’ve talked a lot about how we’ve found such a cozy home on the Darkcast Network, and how we’ve met so many new friends and found so many great shows since we joined. This week we’re sharing an episode from the Cause of Death podcast, which we have raved about on our show. In particular, we enjoyed the Zombie Apocalypse episode, and we hope you love it just as much!
In October 2021, police discovered the body of four-year-old Judah Morgan. Authorities have since discovered a video of Morgan’s father, Alan Morgan, repeatedly punching his son before his death. Alan Morgan has been sentenced to seventy years in prison.
Cecily Aguilar, 24, pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of accessory to murder after the fact and three counts of false statements or representation in her involvement in the 2020 murder of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillen.
In May 1979, Etan Patz, then six years old, left his parent’s apartment in Soho, Manhattan. He never returned home, and it would be decades before Patz’s case would be solved. The notoriety of his disappearance, however, would label him as one of the first “milk carton kids.”
The bodies of Judge Diane Albert, 65, and her husband Eric Pinkerton, 63, were found by police Friday in their home in the Village of Los Ranchos in a suspected murder-suicide. Several dogs and a cat were also found dead at the scene.
Since the early 1970s, the area surrounding Canada's Highway of Tears has seen a number of mysterious disappearances and discoveries of human remains. RCMP officers doubt they will ever be able to solve all the cases connected with the highway, but there have been some convictions over the years -- including Cody Legebokoff, who was apprehended 12 years ago this week, and ultimately convicted of four counts of first degree homicide.
Two men who had been investigated for drug possession were arrested in New York with an estimated 32,000 pills of fentanyl. The arrest occurred near the JFK Airport in New York after a two-month long investigation.
Six people have died and four wounded following a shooting at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia, Tuesday evening. The suspect, 31-year-old Andre Bing, took his own life quickly after the shooting.
The Chatham County Police Department announced Monday the arrest of Leilani Simon, 22, in the murder of her 20-month-old son Quinton Simon following the discovery of remains police believe belong to Quinton.
In Portland, Oregon 1971, a man going by the name of Dan Cooper bought a ticket for Northwest Orient Airlines Flight #305 at the airport. During the flight, Cooper explained to the stewardess that he had a bomb in his briefcase. Cooper escaped the plane with about 200,000 dollars in ransom money, and his disappearance remains unsolved to this day.
Five people have died and 18 injured after a gunman opened fire late Saturday evening at a LGBTQ+ bar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The suspect, 22-year-old Anderson Aldrich, is facing charges of first-degree murder and biased motivated crimes and remains hospitalized.
One year after buying their first home together, Keith and Elaine Dardeen decided it was time to move from Ina, IL. With a population of under 500, Ina had a surprisingly violent history, and they dreamed of moving their growing family to a community that felt safer. Unfortunately the family wouldn't make it out of Ina alive. 35 years ago today, were the victims of a gruesome multiple murder.
Over the weekend, four University of Idaho students were murdered inside their home on campus in a quadruple homicide. No suspect has been apprehended as of Wednesday. All four students had likely been stabbed to death.
April Wright, 28, of Merrillville, Indiana plead guilty Tuesday to one count of felony neglect resulting in the death of a dependent after months of neglect led to her 10-year-old brother’s 2020 death. Her wife, Rachel Wright, 28, has also been charged with the boy’s murder.
In 1978, around nine hundred members of the religious group called the Peoples Temple died by suicide by drinking poison at their Guyana, South America settlement called Jonestown. The minister of the group, Jim Jones, also died by a gunshot to the head. Until the September 11th attacks, the massacre was the largest non-natural mass death of American civilians.
Three students were killed and two others wounded aboard a coach bus on the campus of the University of Virginia late Sunday evening as they returned from a field trip to Washington D.C.
Just in time for holiday shopping, we’re pleased to announce the launch of our new line of Murder Merch!
You may have seen new tees, stickers, and totes at our booth at the PNW True Crime Fest, and now all of our goodies are available for sale in our online shop.
