Mount Vernon New Hampshire is a small quiet town with population 2,000 and described as the “perfect place to live”. It has low-crime rates, great schools, beautiful scenery and friendly neighbors. It was a peaceful place where most people go to raise children and retire. But all of this came to a halt when on October 4th 2009, a 911 call from was from the cates household from 11 year-old Jamie Cates who was inaudible and softly whimpering and crying. Police arrive to the home to find Jamie lying and bleeding out on the kitchen floor with multiple wounds and a severed foot. While her mother, Kimberly Cates was lying in the master bedroom stabbed to death with a machete. This crime was the most horrific and gory scene the police had ever seen. It wasn’t until 2 days after the murder, police receive a tip that leads them down the dark and twisted group of teenage boys that call themselves “The Disciples of Destruction”.

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Sonny Kim ever since he was a child was described as an extremely gifted. Sonny grew up very advanced for his age and as young child took a big interest in computer science. Sonny’s knowledge and understanding of computers excelled and he landed a job with a computer company at just 13 years-old. Sonny then (with a 160 IQ) graduated high school at 15 and at 16 attended the Georgia Military College where he majored in Computer Science. Sonny also had a warm and loving family with his mother Nicole, father James and 23 year-old sister Ashley. It seemed like everything in Sonny’s life was going really well. So in 2016, 6 days before Christmas, when the Martinez, Georgia police station receive a call from James Brazzel saying that his 16 year-old son Sonny Kim had shot and killed his daughter, Ashley Kim then attempted at killing him and his wife, this was a shock. Investigators would later uncover what Sonny was actually going through behind closed doors and the terrifying motive for his crimes. 

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On October 18th, 2018 in Wausau Wisconsin, Heather Gardner was doing a late night trip to the laundromat with her two sons, toddler Jythin and 2-month old Benson as well as her sister Jesse. But as the girls do laundry, Jesse notices something odd about Benson, who is sitting in his car seat on one of the washers. He was freezing cold to the touch and his lips and fingers were purple. Heather begins CPR while Jesse calls 911. Police and first responders arrive minutes later but unfortunately, 2 month old Benson was already dead. Tearfully both women explain to police that they just picked up Benson from the babysitter who said Benson was just sleeping. This babysitter was 26 y/o Marrissa Tieort. But when police show up to Marrisas home, she's nowhere to be found. And that's when the search for Marissa begins.

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In November 2012, 13 year old Dylan Redwine was on a plane going to his father, Mark Redwine’s house for Thanksgiving. Dylan was dreading this solo trip because after his parent’s rough divorce, it strained his relationship with his father. But there was also something else straining Dylan and his fathers relationship. A year prior, Dylan had uncovered shocking selfies of his father wearing lingerie while wearing a diaper full of feces then licking and eating from the diaper. This left Dylan traumatized and on the night of November 18th 2012, he decided to confront his father about it. After this, no one had heard or seen from Dylan until 5 years later, when police would find the dark truth of what happened to Dylan Redwine.

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Yvonne was described by everyone that met her to be the light of every room. She was positive, outgoing, and wasn’t afraid to have fun and live life to the fullest. Yvonne had a lust for life and a passion for doing what scared her. So when her boyfriend of 3 years, Brian Bringer, suggests they move to Panama and live on the beaches and enjoy their lives together with his military benefits, Yvonne jumps at the opportunity. It wasn’t until November of 2011, 3 months after the couple landed when Yvonne’s family would never hear from Yvonne again. Police would later uncover that Brian had been living a double life with a wife and child living in his Southern California home. So now with Yvonne nowhere to be found, all eyes are on Brian for the answers. And the answers, are more horrific than imagined. 

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On January 6th, 1999 in Krakow Poland, a group of tail boat workers were working late at night in the height of Poland winter when they hear a thump and something hit the propeller of their boat as they dock. The next more they check to see what was stuck and it turned out to be the skin of 23 year-old Katarzyna Zowada. Katarzyna had been missing for weeks at that point and was seen meeting up with a man prior to her disappearance. For nearly 20 years the police couldn’t find this murderer until 2017 when police would receive a call that would change the whole case completely.

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Linda F. Collins was an American businesswoman and politician who served a single term from 2015 to 2019 as a Republican member of the Arkansas Senate. She was loved by most and was passionate and drivenO She was given the nickname “The Linebacker” for how much she put her heart and soul into her work. And one of the people she loved most was her best friend Becky O’Donnel. Becky was not just Lindas PA, but her best friends and the girls did everything together. They shopped, traveled, made memories and even leaned on each other in hard times. That is until on June 4th, 2019 when Linda is found stabbed to death in her home. And as police investigate on who did this, they’ll later uncover that Becky may not be as great of a friend some may have thought.

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In the small town of Hamilton Missouri it was a normal day for the town police, the town only had a pop of a little over 1500 so police never received extreme calls . That was until September 16th, 2021 the police would randomly receive photos and videos from an anonymous person that revealed a woman locked in a cage in middle of woods being tortured then eventually murdered. There were dozens of photos and videos of this woman in a cage outside, tortured inside a dark and scary house, shed, etc. And after doing a little digging, police would confirm this woman to be 33 y/o mother Cassidy Rainwater, and thats when the police, in that moment, knew exactly who the photographer of this crime is.

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Halloween is a time of year most look forward too. Most of us look forward to the horror movies, costumes, cool weather and leaves changing. And in Armstrong, British Columbia , Canada lived Taylor Van Diest who was halloween obsessed. Taylor got dressed up in her Zombie costume and left at 5:45pm October 31st, 2011 to go trick or treating with her friends. At 6:00pm, Taylors boyfriend would receive a text from Taylor saying “Being Creeped”. 3 hours later, Taylors body was found left lying in a wooded area, her skull cracked in half and wounds all over her body. This would lead the police down a dark and confusing path on who the killer may be and if this killer will re-offend.

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Forsyth County in Georgia has bene known to be one of the most racist places in the US. With lynches dating back to 1912 and marches promoting discrimination in the 80s, Forsyth county has a population of only 4% people of color. And apart of that 4%Tamla Horsford and her family. Tamla was invited to go to a sleepover of all white women hosted by one of the moms on Tamlas sons football team and agreed to go in high spirts. Tamla was known to have an inclusive and bright personality and was said to get along with everyone at the party. But when a 911 call is made at 9am the next morning from one the moms saying Tamla is laying dead in the backyard, Police start to think if this was a typical sleepover, or malicious set-up.

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