In late-1980s Poland, the name Mariusz Trynkiewicz became associated with a series of crimes that shocked the country. Later dubbed the “Satan of Piotrków,” Trynkiewicz was a former physical education teacher who had already faced criminal convictions involving sexual offenses against boys before four young victims were murdered in 1988. His history of offending began … Read more
On the morning of September 1, 2015, 17-year-old Macin Darrin Smith left his family home in St. George, Utah, apparently on his way to catch the school bus. He never made it to the bus stop. He never arrived at school. And after more than a decade, Macin’s whereabouts remain unknown. The Morning Macin Vanished … Read more
For weeks, the disappearance of 37-year-old Krista Hunt remained a troubling mystery in Washington State. Krista was last seen in Concrete, Washington, on January 25, 2026, after she and a man believed to be her boyfriend were traveling in a truck that reportedly ran out of gas. What followed was a search that eventually led … Read more
In June 1985, 40-year-old Carole Packman vanished from her home in Bournemouth, England. She was never seen again, and no trace of her remains has ever been found. For years, the case remained a mystery. Then, years after Carole disappeared, events surrounding her husband, Russell Causley, brought renewed attention to what had happened to her. … Read more
More than four decades later, the disappearance of 12-year-old Johnny Gosch remains one of Iowa’s most haunting missing-child cases. On the morning of September 5, 1982, Johnny left his home in West Des Moines to carry out his regular newspaper route. He was a paperboy for The Des Moines Register, and that morning began like … Read more
Between 1978 and 1980, a series of violent crimes around Dallas County, Texas, was eventually connected to Danny Lee Barber. He was convicted of three murders and admitted involvement in a fourth. Investigators also learned that he had engaged in disturbing acts involving the bodies of some victims. Barber was sentenced to death for the … Read more
Between 1991 and 1993, a series of killings in Greensboro, North Carolina, left investigators facing a disturbing pattern. Four women were murdered, and their bodies were concealed or dismembered in different locations around the city. The man eventually held responsible was Robert Sylvester Alston, a Greensboro native who later admitted responsibility for all four killings. … Read more
On May 25, 1979, six-year-old Etan Kalil Patz left his family’s apartment in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood to catch his school bus. It was a short walk he had made many times before. But that morning was different. Etan never reached the bus stop. His disappearance became one of the most closely followed missing-child cases in … Read more
On September 17, 1984, an ordinary afternoon in Tucson, Arizona, turned into a nightmare for the family of eight-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson. Vicki had left home on her bicycle with a simple task: deliver a birthday card to her aunt. She never made it to the mailbox. What followed was a massive search, a lengthy … Read more
For nearly 37 years, the family of Zechariah “Zachary” Baumel lived with one painful question What happened to him? Baumel was an American-born Israeli soldier serving in the Israel Defense Forces when he disappeared during one of the most chaotic battles of the 1982 Lebanon War. On the night of June 10–11, 1982, Israeli forces … Read more