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…

In May 2004, the body of 23-year-old Alonzo Brooks was found In La Cynge, Kansas, 27 days after he was reported missing. He was last seen attending a house party with friends but he never returned home from the party. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death promoted the Kansas Bureau of Investigation and the…

 In September 2010, Florida sheriff deputies are called to the scene of an apparent suicide. When the police arrived at the condo, they realized the condo belonged to a fellow deputy within the department. Inside the bathroom, they found deputy Jeremy Bank’s girlfriend, Michelle O’Connell dead from a gunshot wound to the head. There was…

In May 2008, 13-year old Aarushi Talwar was discovered dead in her bedroom by her parents, Dr. Nupur and Dr. Rajesh Talwar in Noida, India. The Talwars suspected that the family’s live-in servant, Hemraj Banjade, was Aarushi’s killer. But Hemraj was nowhere to be found after the murder. Early on in the investigation, the police…

On April 27, 2012, mother and wife Lisa Cutler was found dead in her bathtub. Lisa’s husband, Chad, insisted to the police that his wife committed suicide.  Can forensic science help determine whether Lisa’s death was an accident, suicide, or murder? Photo Source: Oxygen Photo Source: Herald & Review Photo Source: WAND TV Photo Source:…