A series of vicious cycles. They can usually be found littering the lives of convicts, addicts and misfortunate people trapped in the conditions they were born into. But one life in particular would be marred by these vicious cycles and result in a …
William Lester Suff was convicted of his first crime in 1974, when he and his wife Teryl were accused of fatally beating their infant daughter. Although Teryl’s conviction for the murder was eventually reversed because of a lack of evidence, W…
In the summer of 1943, witnesses crammed themselves into the execution chamber of Sing Sing Prison, New York, preparing themselves to witness history. The stench and smoke of the prisoner who had already faced his execution by the electric chair sti…
The Start of a Quiet Evening — Until It Wasn’t March 12th, 1999, Doctor David Tipton approached his home in Decatur, Alabama, a little bit earlier than usual. He and his housewife, Karen, had plans to go to the theater that evening, and…
The Traumatic Childhood of Robert Maudsley: Life at Nazareth House 1961, Liverpool, London. An eight-year-old boy and his three older siblings stand outside the Nazareth House, a Roman Catholic orphanage, waiting to go home. For many children in ch…
In March 2021, Terri Cohee was in her son’s room, putting clothes away and cleaning up, when she found an unfamiliar container at the bottom of his wardrobe. She was curious, and opened up the container to see what was inside. Terri pulled out…
“Bonny,” a voice on the recording of a phone call between two friends asked. “Did you ever stop and try to figure out why you’re only attracted to famous people?” Bonny’s answer was swift and seemed to come to he…
Charismatic, handsome, and elusive—that’s how people described Ted Bundy, one of America’s most infamous serial killers. Everyone knows the name Ted Bundy, but not many know about his early years as Theodore Cowell. In this episode…
The Heartbreaking Disappearance of Justine Vanderschoot It was the 2nd of September, 2003, when Lynnette Vanderschoot first began to realize that her daughter was missing. There was no sign of 17-year-old Justine in the family home, and when Lynnet…
Richard Farley: When Obsession Turns Deadly Love at first sight is often a dream come true, but what happens when it spirals into deadly obsession? In 1988, former US Navy member Richard Farley found out, and the results were shockingly brutal. Li…
