On March 31, 2006, 27-year-old medical student Brian Shaffer went out with friends to celebrate the Spring Break holiday from classes. Sometime around 2:00 am Brian was separated from his friends. Security cameras around the bar where Brian and his friends went captured Brian entering but never leaving. Brian Shaffer has not been seen or…

One early morning in June 2007, the Vaughn family left their home to drive to a water park in Springfield, Illinois. At 5:15 am, a motorist driving on I-55 spotted Christopher Vaughn bleeding and limping away with his parked SUV. When the motorist asked if he had been in a car accident, Christopher replied, “No,…

In September 2003, Alan and Diane Johnson were shot in cold-blood in their Bellevue, Idaho home. The couple’s 16-year-old daughter, Sarah Johnson, was the only other person inside the home when the shooting took place. Suspicions fell on Sarah’s story after the police discovered key evidence inside a trash can behind the house. Photo Source:…

A teenager from Silver Spring, Maryland, was found hanging from a tree in 1986. Even though the teen was only one month away from starting college and seemed to have a bright future ahead of him, the police ruled his death a suicide. On what would have been his 25th birthday, the teen’s mother received…

In 2005, 19-year-old Missouri native, LaVena Johnson was deployed to serve in Iraq. Eight weeks into her tour, fellow soldiers found LaVena’s body inside a contractor’s tent on base. She had been shot with her own M-16 automatic rifle, which was found lying next to her on the ground. After a quick investigation, the Army…

In January 1984, murder arrived in Colorado for a 12-day stay. Over 12 long days, the cities of Aurora and Lakewood, Colorado, were terrorized by a real-life boogeyman. His M.O. was horrifying yet simple and effective. He targeted strangers. He raped women and children and then bludgeoned them to death. But just as quickly as…

On July 22, 2015, twelve-year-old David Bever called 911 to report that his brother was attacking his family. When the police and paramedics arrived at the Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, home they found five dead family members, one who was severely injured, and another who was found unharmed. A short investigation led to the arrest of…

In 2007, 36-year-old Hugues De La Plaza, a sound engineer with dual U.S. and France citizenship was found mysteriously dead inside his locked San Francisco apartment. Security cameras outside his apartment don’t show anyone else coming or leaving from the apartment and the forensic evidence lead the police to explore the possibility Hugues committed suicide….

Linda Stermer was convicted of murder and arson after the police say she set their home on fire to murder her husband and ran him over with the couple’s van. However, Linda says she’s completely innocent. According to her, her husband, Todd, was the one who intentionally set the house on fire and she accidentally…

In May 2006, Rey Rivera disappeared from his Baltimore home after receiving a mysterious phone call. A week later his body was discovered beneath a hole in the roof of the Belvedere Hotel. The Baltimore Police suspect that Rey probably committed suicide but the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death are disputed. Photo Source: Marie…