True Crime

Key Takeaways A burned, unidentified adult woman was found in Isdalen near Bergen on 29 November 1970 (Police case 134/70). Autopsy concluded death involved carbon-monoxide poisoning plus large doses of phenobarbital; soot in lungs indicates she was breathing during the fire. Investigative reopenings since 2016 produced isotope maps pointing toward parts of southern Germany/eastern France, […]

Key Takeaways Mike “Madman” Marcum appeared on Coast to Coast AM in 1995, claiming he was building a time machine with large Jacob’s-ladder and Tesla-style experiments, as documented on the show’s page. Local police arrested Marcum in January 1995 for stealing transformers from a St. Joseph Light & Power facility, with contemporary regional reports confirming […]

Key Takeaways Isaac Benjamin Kappy died on or about May 13, 2019; troopers were called at 7:26 a.m. to I-40 eastbound at Transwestern Road (milepost 185) near Bellemont, AZ (sources: Deadline, People, NBC). Arizona Department of Public Safety reported Kappy ‘forced himself off’ the Transwestern Road bridge onto I-40 and was struck by a passing […]

Key Takeaways A kidnapped woman escaped sex trafficking en route to Canada by stabbing her captor on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, exposing how traffickers exploit interstate highways for covert victim transport. This case reveals systemic risks in long-distance travel, including drugging and restraints, underscoring patterns in organized networks that use borders and infrastructure to evade detection. […]

Key Takeaways All six cases involve video or audio evidence that leaves more questions than answers, with official explanations often challenged by inconsistencies. Footage includes hotel CCTV, airport security, church surveillance, personal phone recordings, home videos, and YouTube uploads, spanning vanishings and murders. Online communities and families point to gaps like possible staging, hidden threats, […]

Ayahuasca occupies an unsettling space where ancient ritual meets modern tourism. This Amazonian brew, crafted from Banisteriopsis caapi and DMT-containing leaves, has attracted thousands to ceremonies and many more to clinical trials. This surge has produced two parallel narratives: researchers highlighting both benefits and transient harms, alongside media stories of ceremonies ending in trauma or […]

In 2025, Netflix’s “Monster: The Ed Gein Story” sparked a fresh fascination with the infamous serial killer from Plainfield, Wisconsin. While the streaming giant showcases high production value and an all-star cast, critics argue the show distorts facts into spectacle, overshadowing what truly made Ed Gein one of history’s most disturbing criminals (Rolling Stone). The […]

Few voices command a fireside like Jonathan Allen, aka MrBallen. He fuses real victim-centered true crime with chilling campfire vibes. MrBallen’s channel and podcast boast millions of fans and tens of millions of monthly views. As a former Navy SEAL, his near-death experience in Afghanistan preceded his storytelling career. He has become the internet’s keeper […]

In the pantheon of American monsters, few names evoke horror and fascination like Albert Fish. Branded by the press as the Gray Man, the Brooklyn Vampire, and the Boogeyman, his life and crimes captured the deepest terrors of early 20th-century America. He was a serial killer and cannibal—the kind of shadow parents invoked to frighten […]

In a city built on chance, the events of October 1, 2017, defied the odds. A lone gunman, Stephen Paddock, fired over a thousand rounds into the Route 91 Harvest music festival crowd, turning a night of music into the deadliest mass shooting by one individual in American history. Sixty people died; hundreds more were […]

The Bosnian War etched sorrow into Sarajevo’s history, and the aftermath left scars that may never heal. The infamous Sniper Alley represented horror, but grim rumors soon surfaced. Wealthy foreigners allegedly paid to hunt humans—a notion so monstrous it haunts survivors, journalists, and the global public. How much is rooted in fact, and how much […]

Before the Netflix true-crime era, Adolfo Constanzo became a legend on both sides of the border—a conjurer, a cult kingpin, and the architect of shocking drug war atrocities in Mexico’s history. Known as “El Padrino” (“The Godfather”) to his followers, Constanzo led a powerful narco-satanist cult that combined cartel violence with a belief in black […]