The Murder Blog

A Life Built on Determination: The Story of Amie Harwick February 2020: A Desperate Fight for Survival Hollywood is known for its bright lights and red carpets, but on one February night in 2020, the focus wasn’t on a star-studded event&mdas…

The Rise of Truckee’s Chinatown: A Community Built on Railroad Tracks 1868: The Railroad That Changed Everything By 1868, railroad construction had climbed its way into the unforgiving terrain of Donner Pass, California. Laying those steel t…

The Making of a Killer: Dylann Roof’s Path to Violence “Well, someone has to have the bravery to take it to the real world, and I guess that has to be me.” At first glance, it sounds like something you’d find on an inspirat…

A Night Out in Denver: The Start of a Tragic Story March 31st, 2011, was just another busy evening in downtown Denver. The city hummed with the energy of nightlife—clubs overflowing, streets bustling, and drinks flowing a little too freely. O…

The Dark Roots of Keith Jesperson’s Childhood In the 1950s, Selah, Washington, wasn’t just a small, picturesque town—it was a battleground for young Keith Jesperson. Towering over his peers and burdened with a quiet, shy demeanor,…

The Morning Routine That Defied Death For Peter Porco, November 15, 2004, wasn’t supposed to be memorable. It was just another Monday, the kind of day you coast through without a second thought. The 52-year-old court clerk in Delmar, New York…

A Late-Night Bong Hit and a Cryptic Confession It was 2001, and Lloyd Avery II sat in the family garage with his younger brother, Che. Lloyd passed the bong across the dimly lit space, and Che took a hit that nearly floored him. “I’ve …

The Unlikely Beginnings of Theodore Coneys: A Life Shaped by Illness and Isolation Most of us stand at our refrigerators, pondering snacks or leftovers, blissfully unaware that such a mundane moment could mark the end of a life. But for one man in …

A Camping Trip in Gitchie Manitou Takes a Deadly Turn In 1973, five teenagers headed into the serene woods of Gitchie Manitou State Preserve in Iowa for a night of campfire fun. Among them were Roger Essam, 17; Stewart Baade, 18; his younger brothe…

The Mysterious Death of Cindy James: A Decade of Fear Ends in Tragedy On June 8, 1989, a disturbing discovery was made in the backyard of an abandoned house in Richmond, Canada. Cindy James was found hogtied, drugged, and strangled with a black nyl…