The Unsolved Murders of the Dardeen Family: A Crime That Still Haunts Southern Illinois On November 18, 1987, the quiet farming community of Ina, Illinois became the scene of one of the most horrific family murders in American history. What investigators discovered inside a...

The Mysterious Disappearance of Brandon Swanson On the morning of May 14, 2008, 19-year-old Brandon Swanson called his parents after his car became stuck in a ditch along a rural Minnesota road. What followed was a 47-minute phone call that has become one of...

The Disappearance of Patricia Viola: A Missing Persons Mystery Still Unsolved On February 13, 2001, Patricia “Pat” Viola seemingly vanished without a trace from her home in Bogota, New Jersey. More than two decades later, investigators still don’t know what happened to the devoted...

The Fox Hollow Farm Murders: The Double Life of Herb Baumeister To the outside world, Herb Baumeister appeared to be living the American dream. He was a husband, a father of three, and the successful owner of a growing chain of thrift stores in...

The Murder of Oakey “Al” Kite In May 2004, 53-year-old Oakey “Al” Kite Jr. was searching for a new tenant to rent the basement apartment of his Aurora, Colorado townhouse. What seemed like a normal decision quickly turned into one of the most disturbing...

L Angela Hammond: The Missouri Abduction That Remains Unsolved In April 1991, 20-year-old Angela “Angie” Hammond vanished from a grocery store parking lot in Clinton, Missouri, while talking to her fiancé on a payphone. More than three decades later, her disappearance remains one of...

The Murder of Michelle O’Keefe: Convicted Without Evidence In February 2000, 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe was just beginning her adult life. A college student from Hanford, California, Michelle dreamed of becoming an actress and had already started traveling to Los Angeles for small opportunities in...