Police tending to a simple car accident in Hells Kitchen, were flagged down by a homeless man who had just found the body of a young woman in a New York City tunnel.

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https://patch.com/new-york/threevillage/today-in-history-sbu-student-committed-2002-murder

https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-news-sandra-bonaventure-murder/49475070/

https://thecinemaholic.com/sandra-bonaventure-murder-where-is-emmanuel-pierre-now/

In 1994, Robin Lawrence seemed to have it all — a loving husband, a young daughter, and a quiet home in Springfield, Virginia. But when her husband left on a business trip, that picture-perfect life shattered overnight. What followed was a chilling crime that would haunt investigators for decades before the truth finally came to light.

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https://youtu.be/Q31pWFHVmBc

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/03/10/stephan-smerk-virginia-murder-robin-lawrence/82233382007/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stephen-smerk-new-york-robin-warr-lawrence-murder-virginia-cold-case-48-hours/

https://thecinemaholic.com/robin-lawrence/

In the Fall of 2022, police responded to a small home in Santa Fe, New Mexico due to a reported stabbing. With little information to go on, investigators fell further and further into confusion when the suspects fained ignorance and ran circles around the truth.

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https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/santa-fe-woman-accused-in-sword-slaying-pleads-guilty-to-second-degree-murder-faces-30/article_a7aceeec-e274-11ef-93a8-878be4f593e9.html

https://www.aol.com/article/old-navy-just-dropped-designer-looking-handbags--and-theyre-all-under-50-144223035.html

https://sfreporter.com/news/enough-evidence/

https://www.facebook.com/lawandcrime/videos/giddy-woman-laughs-with-cops-after-murdering-ex-lover-with-sword/1757787801571506/

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/family-and-friends-say-homicide-victim-was-just-a-beautiful-soul/article_791a85a2-5951-11ed-b1a7-ff71067ba0f2.html

https://people.com/crime/new-mexico-woman-killed-with-sword-claims-secret-society/

https://www.courttv.com/title/analyzing-the-murder-of-grace-jennings-vinnie-politan-investigates/

In 2017, the peaceful atmosphere in the Clovis Carver Library was shattered when a 16-year-old kid opened fire on unsuspecting families. Several were wounded in the mass shooting, but two, very beloved women, lost their life. Despite the perpetrator expressing his urge to kill and self harm, his threats went unreported and he continued to have open access to his father's guns. How did it all go so wrong?

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https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/new-mexico/2017/08/30/hundreds-remember-friendly-women-killed-clovis-library-shooting/617205001/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clovis_library_shooting

https://www.muffleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Wanda-Beth-Walters?obId=29564896

https://www.muffleyfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Kristina-Krissie-Carter?obId=29564901

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid02cDt6FHdxdjbFbwA29F1gv5bpVLQGPNY6ziC9et8jvdX4FErg3LY3SS1CJ18HMAK2l&id=100064381165764

https://youtu.be/FFt-7yzdbEo?si=PWOzd49hJwGh2l2z

https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/library-shooting-victims-like-family-to-clovis/article_f7af47ec-49c1-5d2c-9aa6-0c9864e0f0a1.html

Mexican-American singer, Selena Quintanilla, was as established artist in the Latin community; hailed as the Queen of Tejano. At just 18-years-old, she was signed as a solo artist with dreams of English albums, fashion boutiques, and life on a farm with the man she loved. Sadly, some of her dreams would never be realized because one of her closest confidants had betrayed her in the most unimaginable way.

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https://www.oxygen.com/selena-and-yolanda-the-secrets-between-them/crime-news/who-is-dr-ricardo-martinez-affair

https://wgntv.com/news/selenas-killer-yolanda-saldivar-says-singer-partly-to-blame-for-own-death-report/

https://www.biography.com/musicians/selena

https://www.myplainview.com/news/article/Pistol-used-to-kill-Selena-destroyed-on-judge-s-8899164.php

https://www.aetv.com/articles/selenas-death-yolanda-saldivar

https://selenatrial.selenaforever.com/HCI_Transcript/10_19_95_b.html

https://www.facebook.com/LatinGrooveMusic/posts/the-story-behind-selenas-amor-prohibido-mega-hit-by-abraham-quintanilla-the-song/3806992329345766/

Veronica Kasprzak went upstairs to check on her 15-year-old daughter, Annie, only to find an empty room and a runaway note on the bed. The very next day, a gruesome discovery would lead police down a twisty path that would eventually lead them right back to the beginning.

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175618312/anne_grace-kasprzak

https://www.deseret.com/2015/4/22/20563314/mother-of-anne-kasprzak-wants-responsibility-not-revenge-for-her-daughter-s-accused-killer/

https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/remembering-annie-kasprzak-681119811852

https://www.ksl.com/article/32050897/documents-detail-pregnancy-rumors-cellphone-records-in-kasprzak-killing

https://youtu.be/LM8WZdEvnP8?si=x0taPJaddgYh3SqT

https://youtu.be/qxenmIWwLtI?si=tljcThMuQSWqJ1Ot

https://youtu.be/1P-CPl_iXx4

https://youtu.be/qxenmIWwLtI?si=8qM7GgQQ6JnFuK3a

Using DNA technology, one of the most infamous cases, the Yogurt Shop murders, has recently been solved! The suspect in the quadruple homicide from 1991 was also linked to crimes in Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Missouri; though it's believed he's responsible for so much more.

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https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/10/05/greenville-cold-case-robert-brashers-jenny-zitricki/1534079002/

https://www.statesman.com/news/article/robert-eugene-brashers-austin-yogurt-shop-murders-21069898.php

https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post-robert-brashers-mo/31099977/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/suspect-identified-in-infamous-texas-yogurt-shop-murder-case-48-hours/

https://notes.mshp.dps.mo.gov/si01/si01p001.nsf/035631d21d12b3ca8625729800536894/719609083dcd88e18625831d0050ad6f?OpenDocument

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnVj9QaGVJs

https://www.statesman.com/news/crime/article/yogurt-shop-murders-detective-john-jones-shirt-21072919.php

Janie Landers was a feisty 18-year-old living in a group home for the developmentally disabled. Her body was found shortly after she ran away from the facility but the truth would remain a mystery, spanning nearly four decades.

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https://genwhypod.com/blogs/the-generation-why-podcast-blog/gerald-kenneth-dunlap-and-the-janie-landers-cold-case

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmn83FkiW_8 

Sara Isabel Martinez was last seen at her home in Fort Worth Texas in the early morning hours of December 29, 2024. She was last seen wearing grey sweatpants and black zip up sweater, and white DC sneakers. She wears black and clear framed glasses. She has brown eyes, and black hair with purple streaks. Sara is 5’ 2” and weighs about 100 lbs. She’s a beautiful blend of American, Native American and Hispanic heritage. Her ears are pierced, her right nostril is pierced. She has a scar on her thigh and wrist. A large mole on her upper calf, above the ankle. She only took her black Jansport back pack, makeup bag and cell phone.

If you have any information regarding the whereabouts of Sara Martinez, please call BlackFish Intelligence at 800-403-8024. Fort Worth Police can be reached at 817-392-4222.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hmhIHDXgik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f63d3i37Q60

It was late November in Granbury, Texas when 23-year-old Holly Palmer was found brutally beaten to death in the Greyhound/Trailways bus station that she owned and operated. Nearly 37 year have passed with no arrest and no justice for Holly and her family. 

If you know anything about the murder of Holly Palmer, please call the Granbury Police Department at 817-573-2648 or you can remain anonymous by calling Hood County Crime Stoppers at 817-573-8477.

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Dolly Spinner YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thaBw_mYOnk

https://www.newspapers.com/article/hood-county-news-holly-palmer-murder-g/40663200/

https://www.newspapers.com/image/59106423/?match=1&terms=holly%20palmer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/59234005/?match=1&terms=holly%20palmer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/59103986/?terms=holly%20palmer

https://www.newspapers.com/image/65459335/?terms=holly%20palmer

Homicide in the Hood, Kelli Martin, PhD

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126153242/holly-palmer

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/228107938/mary_elaine-hunter