What makes someone a sociopath? Often a history of being abused and psychological disorders are cited as prerequisites to violent...

In 1988, the small town of Mount Vernon, Illinois was still reeling after the heinous murders of the Odle and Dardeen families. This...

A young Debra Jean met the man that would become her husband, Mathew Eric Wrinkles, in a pool hall. The two quickly hit it off and in...

On April 9th, 1988, a vehicle was found abandoned in the woods near Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. The vehicle was found by...

Karyn Gail Hearn was born October 27th, 1972, in central Illinois to Larry and Donna Hearn. Karyn was beautiful, smart, and well-liked by...

*****WARNING: Story includes graphic details of horrific child abuse***** Sylvia Marie Likens (left) was born January 3rd, 1949, to...

Tara Lynn Grant was born and raised in rural Michigan but found her home in suburban Detroit after college. She married her husband,...

Domestic Disturbance: The Barbara Lacey Story I first met Barbara Lacey in late 2005. I was a new nurse, working in a long-term care...

Gavon Ramsey Margaret Douglas was a ninety-eight-year-old woman living alone in Wadsworth, Ohio. Margaret was born on September 15th,...

Shortly before midnight on November 8th, 1983, the bodies of four out of five family members were found brutally murdered in their...

Joann Brandon was a young Catholic woman from Lincoln, Nebraska who became a wife and mother at the age of fourteen. Her first child, a...

Cathy Terkanian was just seventeen years old when she gave birth to a daughter that she named Alexis. Although she had left home years...

**To Clarify: The following story includes an interview with convicted murderer Scott Endicott. His responses represent his side of the...

Greed is one of the oldest motives in history for all crimes including murder. Two heinous murders motived by greed rocked two small...

In the late 1980s, Jimella Tunstall and Tiffany Hall met as they started kindergarten in East St. Louis, Illinois. The girls became best...

The family doctor in a small town often garners as much respect as the mayor, church leader, or the school superintendent. In the small...

Prom night is a right of passage for most teenagers, at least it was before the pandemic changed everything. Before post prom lock ins...

Sweet Injustice Michael Sweet’s childhood was scarred by the constant fighting between his mother and father. When his mother, Marlene,...

Most people go into a marriage with the expectation of living happily every after. However, marriage can be very difficult and sometimes...

Small towns in Illinois are generally thought of as so safe that residents frequently do not lock their doors at night. This was...