THE DISAPPEARANCE OF KAHLER

The Last Known Day On June 24, 2002, Kahler was spending time at a swimming area in Eagley Park, in western Erie County, Pennsylvania. She was with David Sherman Heck, a man who was a friend of Kahler’s live-in boyfriend. What happened there that afternoon would become the starting point of a disappearance that remains … Read more

Lynching of Michael Donald

Michael Donald was a 19-year-old African-American who was lynched by the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Mobile, Alabama, on March 21, 1981. He was one of the last reported lynching victims in the United States.[1][2] Several KKK members beat and killed Donald. His body was hung from a tree. One perpetrator, Henry Hays, was executed … Read more

THE MURDER OF RENEE CALLOWAY

She Left the Hospital After Her Night Shift. Four Days Later, She Was Found Dead. Citrus County, Florida — July 1992 At 26 years old, Renee Calloway had already built a life she was proud of. She was a nurse. A daughter. A sister. A fiancée. She had spent years working toward her career and … Read more

The Robison Family Murders: Six Lives Lost at Good Hart

A Family Vacation That Never Ended In the summer of 1968, the Robison family left their home in Lathrup Village, Michigan, for what was supposed to be another peaceful summer vacation. Richard and Shirley Robison had been returning to their secluded cottage in Good Hart for years. Their children—Richard Jr., Gary, Randall, and seven-year-old Susan—knew … Read more

Derrick Jackson & James Edwards: The Brothers Killed in Their Beds

A Night That Turned Into a Nightmare Vernon, Texas, was quiet in the early morning hours of September 23, 1990. Inside one apartment, 12-year-old Derrick Jackson and his 14-year-old brother, James Edwards, were asleep in their beds. Their mother, Linda Jackson, was also home, along with her 23-year-old son, Layman. Then someone entered the apartment. … Read more

Kiesha Weippeart: The Six-Year-Old at the Center of a Nine-Month Lie

In August 2010, Australia was searching for a little girl. Six-year-old Kiesha Weippeart had reportedly disappeared from her family home in Mount Druitt, in Sydney’s western suburbs. Within days, her face was everywhere. Police searched parks, bushland, creek beds, and drainage areas. Volunteers joined the effort, and people across the country watched the news hoping … Read more