🎬 "They were honor roll students and Girl Scouts. Then they stabbed their mother 80 times, nearly severing her spinal cord."
In January 2010, 16-year-old twins Jasmiyah and Tasmiyah Whitehead murdered their mother, Jarmecca "Nikki" Whitehead, in their Conyers, Georgia home [citation:4][citation:11]. They initially played the grieving daughters, tearfully telling police they found her body [citation:4]. But investigators noticed their lies, their lack of empathy, and bite marks on their arms [citation:11]. The twins eventually confessed, each blaming the other [citation:4]. Both pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and were sentenced to 30 years [citation:11].

🔪 "A tragic romance born from the chaos of Hurricane Katrina, ending in a horrific murder-suicide that captivated the nation."
After Katrina, Zack Bowen and Addie Hall became symbols of resilience, choosing to stay in the flooded French Quarter. A year later, Bowen strangled Hall in their apartment, dismembered her body, and cooked parts on the stove [citation:1][citation:5]. He then jumped to his death from a hotel, leaving a note confessing to the murder and directing police to her remains [citation:2][citation:3]. A haunting story of love, war, and a city's darkest days.

He was called the Gray Man, the Brooklyn Vampire, and the Werewolf of Wisteria. He was also a quiet grandfather who went to church. Albert Fish was one of the most sadistic killers in American history, preying on children in the 1920s and 30s.
His most infamous crime was the 1928 murder of 10-year-old Grace Budd. He lured her from her home with a fake birthday party, then strangled, dismembered, and ate her. Six years later, he sent her parents a letter describing the act in horrific detail. The stationery led police to him. He confessed to eating Grace over nine days and to killing other children. He was executed in 1936.

He was called the most dangerous man in Britain. He hacked a priest to death with an axe, killed elderly women, and confessed to up to 11 murders. Then he was all but forgotten.
Patrick Mackay grew up in an abusive home, tortured animals, and was a Nazi-obsessed alcoholic. In 1975, he was convicted of three killings—including the axe murder of Father Crean—but confessed to many more. The courts failed to convict him for his other alleged murders. He is the UK's longest-serving prisoner, and may soon be released.

He was a handsome photographer who appeared on The Dating Game in 1978—while actively murdering women across California and New York. Rodney Alcala was convicted of eight murders, but authorities believe the true number may be over 130 [citation:4][citation:8][citation:11]. His "portfolio" contained over 1,000 photos of unidentified women and children [citation:15]. Cheryl Bradshaw, the bachelorette who chose him on TV, later backed out—because he gave her "weird vibes" [citation:3][citation:5]. Her instinct likely saved her life. The footage of that episode is now mostly lost to time [citation:12].

He was a quiet church organist, a kind neighbor who helped the poor, and a trusted shopkeeper. He was also a cannibal who murdered at least 30 people and sold their flesh as pork at the local market.
Karl Denke killed homeless vagrants and travelers in his German home from 1903 to 1924. He was caught after a victim survived an axe attack. When police searched his home, they found jars of pickled human flesh, bones, and a ledger listing his victims. He hanged himself in his cell before he could be interrogated. His exact motive remains unknown.

🔥 "The "Sexpot on Trial" was one of the most sensational cases of the 1960s—a mother accused of killing her two children. But was she a cold-blooded killer or a woman destroyed by a misogynistic media?"
In 1965, Alice Crimmins reported her 5-year-old daughter Missy and 4-year-old son Eddie missing from their Queens apartment. Their bodies were found days later. Police found little physical evidence linking Alice to the murders, yet she was convicted in 1971. The prosecution claimed she killed her children to be free for a lover. The media painted her as a sex-crazed "bad mother." She spent 20 years in prison before being paroled in 1982. The case remains one of New York's most controversial murder trials.

Three people were tortured and killed in a Utah stereo shop basement. The killers forced victims to drink liquid Drano and shot them when it didn't work fast enough.
On April 22, 1974, three men robbed the Hi-Fi Shop in Ogden. They rounded up five people in the basement and demanded they drink Drano—a method they copied from the film Magnum Force. The torture killed Carol Naisbitt, Stanley Walker, and Michelle Ansley. Two victims survived. The killers were caught and sentenced to death.

A sugar baby on the run. A string of "strange" coincidences. And a very deadly woman whose past finally caught up with her. In this episode of Bailey Sarian's Murder, Mystery & Makeup, we dive into a case that will leave you questioning everything.
Bailey's unique approach combines detailed true crime storytelling with makeup application, creating a casual yet respectful space to explore these dark tales[citation:3][citation:7]. As she works through her glam routine, she unravels the twisted story of a woman who blurred the lines between coincidence and cold-blooded murder, proving that some pasts are impossible to outrun[citation:10].

A lunch of beef Wellington turned deadly when three guests were poisoned by death cap mushrooms. The cook, Erin Patterson, claimed she bought the mushrooms from a supermarket and made a "big mistake." But her story didn't add up. Over 17 months, she had researched mushrooms, had a strained relationship with her estranged in-laws, and had previously poisoned her ex-husband's food. She was charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder. The case gripped Australia and raised chilling questions about whether it was an accident or murder.