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
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
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 cases span generations, include victims from all walks of life, but have the same outcome: gruesome murders that remain unsolved. Morris County is home to 29 cold cases for 31 victims who’ve been killed between 1933 and 2011, all of which have never seen the murderers be brought to justice. But that doesn’t mean … Read more
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
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
A Disappearance in Adelaide On October 18, 1984, police were told that 18-year-old Stella Farrugia was missing. Her boyfriend, Wojciech Kubale, was the one who made the initial report. He told investigators that he had last seen Stella at their home on Seaview Road in Henley Beach, Adelaide, the previous day. When he returned home … Read more
A Family Changed Forever Alissa Marie Turney was born on April 3, 1984, in Phoenix, Arizona. Her parents, Barbara Farner and Stephen Strahm, divorced when she was only three years old. Her mother later married Michael Turney, who already had three children of his own. Michael eventually adopted Alissa and her older brother, John. Barbara … Read more
A Rainy Night in Chilliwack On February 19, 1983, ten-year-old Jo-Anne Pedersen spent the day at Chilliwack Mall with her older sister, Anna-Lise, and a 14-year-old cousin. It should have been an ordinary Saturday. But on the way home that evening, a small argument broke out between Jo-Anne and Anna-Lise. Upset with her younger sister, … Read more
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