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Since its release back in 2018, the Netflix original series “You” has become extremely popular, but with its popularity and its casting, the series seems to have put the main character, Joe and his acts of stalking and murder on a pedestal, coupled with the fact that Penn Badgely, the actor who plays Joe, is seen as attractive by some fans.
“Crimes like this just didn’t happen here. It wasn’t a big city, it was a small, tight-knit community. Nobody locked their doors.”
After 7 long years with his captor, 14-year-old Steven Stayner escaped. He and another survivor, 5-year-old Timmy White showed up to the Ukiah Police Department hand-in-hand, 42 years ago this week. Steven wouldn't have escaped on his own, as he had been brainwashed to believe his captor had obtained legal custody of him. He just had to save Timmy from going through the kind of abuse he had been subjected to.
Disappeared was a show that ran on Investigation Discovery from 2009-2018, spanning 9 seasons. Each episode focused on a missing person and explained the circumstances surrounding their disappearances through interviews with family members, friends, and investigators. What made Disappeared stand out was the twist endings of each episode. Sometimes the missing person was still alive and just wanted to start a new life. Other times, their remains were found years after the show aired. As of 2022, most of the subjects discussed in the episodes remain missing.
Despite these hurdles, the multi-faceted Tamron Hall managed to have a successful career in journalism that has spanned over 30 years. In the height of her journalism career in 2004, Hall and her family suffered a tragedy. Hall’s sister, Renate, was found floating face-down in her pool beaten and bludgeoned to death. Hall suffered feelings of tremendous guilt about her sister’s death. However, she turned those feelings of guilt into action—becoming an advocate to end domestic violence.
Over the past eleven years, American Horror Story has become a favorite amongst fans of all things spooky. With each season providing a new story for our viewing pleasures, the source material pulls heavily on real life to inspire their characters and settings.
Well we're certainly buzzing about this murder.
After Yellowjackets fans spent months trying to de-bunk the seemingly too-convenient affair between…
You can only watch It’s a Wonderful Life and White Christmas so many times before your brain starts to crumble like a weeks-old gingerbread house. That's where Christmas horror films come in handy. Instead of the same old holiday movie-watching routine, try something that's both festive AND freaky. Grab some spiked eggnog and enjoy!
A silver watch stolen from the dead body of Sophie Toscan du Plantier as a trophy could be the missing piece in solving the long-debated murder case.
Selena Gomez is producing a Spanish-language documentary about the 2013 cartel-related murder in Southlake’s Town Square.
Given that it bought The Woman In The Window from Disney and then pushed it out relatively quietly, it's almost odd to see Netflix putting a spotlight back on the lone-woman-convinced-of-murder thriller genre with a new spoof version. But here we are with Kristen Bell, who swears she saw a killing in The Woman In The House Across The Street From The Girl In The Window, which has its first teaser online, filled with winks at many of the genre tropes.
Olivia Colman portrays a real life murderer in new Sky TV drama Landscapers, penned by her own husband Ed Sinclair.
The Oscar award winner will return to the small screen to star alongside Harry Potter actor David Thewlis as they take on the respective roles of real-life Nottingham couple Susan and Christopher Edwards, who covered up her parents' deaths for 15 years.
More than two decades ago, "48 Hours" contributor Troy Roberts reported on the heart-wrenching story of a 9-year-old Russian girl who was adopted by an American couple. They called the little girl Caralee, and their lives together started with promise. But a year-and-a-half later, the couple came to believe Caralee was dangerous, even capable of murder. They say she tried to kill her little brother.
Nathaniel Woods was unarmed when three Birmingham police officers were fatally shot by someone else in 2004. But Woods, a Black man, was convicted of capital murder for his role in the deaths of the three white officers.
A&E Network has announced details on a two-night true crime documentary event exploring the crimes of serial killer Dennis Rader in BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer.
The two-part documentary will air on A&E on January 8 and 9, and comes from Dick Wolf’s Wolf Entertainment and Good Caper Content. The documentary promises unprecedented access to Rader, who is serving 10 consecutive life sentences in prison.
Oxygen is going all out for the holidays this year, offering up a full slate of new, investigative series throughout the month of December. Think bone-chilling stories set in the wilds of the far Northwest, shocking crimes that darkened sunny SoCal, and of course, winter misdeeds that turned the sweet holiday season sour.
The special event kicks off with all-new episodes of Homicide for the Holidays airing consecutively beginning Monday, Dec. 6 through Thursday, Dec. 9.
Actress Dominique Dunne was strangled to death by her abusive boyfriend, John Sweeney, on October 30th 1982.
In 1994, few outside New Zealand knew the name Peter Jackson and even fewer knew about the 1954 murder that inspired his breakout movie "Heavenly Creatures." The perpetrators of the infamous Kiwi crime were Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, teenagers who clubbed Pauline's mother, Honora, to death with a brick. Their motive? Honora, they believed, wanted to separate them.
It's often said that the most disturbing horror stories are the ones based on real life, and that's absolutely true of American Horror Story as well. For all its absurdity, Ryan Murphy's flagship show has actually been inspired by more real events than you might think, including the Black Dahlia case in season one and season five's Hotel Cortez AKA the Cecil Hotel.
At a glance, season 10 seems stranger than most chapters of this show, but that doesn't mean Double Feature isn't also rooted in something real.
The Winchester Mystery House has captured the attention of true-crime and horror buffs for decades. The house is even the inspiration behind the 2018 film, “Winchester”. The movie tells a fictionalized version of the story behind the mysterious mansion.
The truth behind the Winchester Mystery House is far more interesting than any film or T.V. show will lead you to believe.
