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The Mysterious Death of Alan Abrahamson

Powered by RedCircle Alan Abrahamson: The Forensic Evidence Behind a Puzzling Florida Death Content warning: This post and the accompanying episode discuss suicide and self-harm. On January 25, 2018, a man walking his dogs discovered 71-year-old Alan Abrahamson lying in a field near his...

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The Poisoning Death of Mary Yoder

Powered by RedCircle The Colchicine Poisoning of Mary Yoder: Did Investigators Convict the Right Person? In July 2015, 60-year-old chiropractor Mary Yoder appeared to be in excellent health. She ran a successful family practice with her husband, Bill, in Whitesboro, New York, and was...

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The Unsolved Murders of Bill and Peggy Stephenson

Powered by RedCircle The Unsolved Murders of Bill and Peggy Stephenson On Sunday, May 29, 2011, 74-year-old Bill and Peggy Stephenson were expected at church—just as they had been nearly every Sunday for decades. But when the beloved Kentucky couple failed to appear at...

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The Murder of Colette Aram

Powered by RedCircle In October of 1983, sixteen-year-old Colette Aram left her home in Keyworth, Nottinghamshire, and began walking to her boyfriend’s house. She never made it there. The next morning, Colette’s body was found in a nearby field. She had been assaulted, strangled,...

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Kathleen Folbigg

Powered by RedCircle Kathleen Folbigg: The Genetic Evidence That Overturned a Mother’s Convictions For years, Kathleen Folbigg was described as Australia’s worst female serial killer—a mother accused of smothering her four young children during moments of frustration. But there were no witnesses, no confession,...

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The Woodchipper Murder: Helle Crafts

Powered by RedCircle The Murder of Helle Crafts: How Forensic Science Solved a Case Without a Body In November 1986, 39-year-old flight attendant and mother of three Helle Crafts returned to her home in Newtown, Connecticut, after a long flight from Frankfurt, West Germany....

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The Wrongful Conviction of David Camm

Powered by RedCircle The Wrongful Conviction of David Camm: When Forensic Evidence Tells the Wrong Story On September 28, 2000, former Indiana State Police trooper David Camm returned home after playing basketball with friends and relatives. When he opened his garage, he discovered a...

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