On March 4th, 2008 a young man in Australia named Julian Buchwald would ask permission of his girlfriend's family to take their 17-year-old daughter, and his long term girlfriend, for a hike and picnic on the immense property that was owned by his parents.  The two set out for a picnic and to check out a waterfall but that is not what happened.  The two were kidnappped from that area and drive for six hours to another remote area where they were left stripped naked, tied up and seemingly to die.  After a week of struggling through the wilderness they found a road and were picked up and miraculously returned to safety...only the story was certainly not anywhere close to what it seemed.

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After having guns and a television stolen from his home following a break-and-enter a man named Kevin Watkins felt that the police were not dealing with the crimes and so he took matters into his own hands including making threats to neighbourhood teens and even impersonating an officer.

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On June 15th, 2016 Erin McCleskey, who was a process server, would attempt to serve a man with legal papers just outside of Austin, Texas when she was attacked by dogs and she lost her life.  It was immediately ruled that the six adult dogs that were found on the property should be euthanized and charges were not laid against the man that owned the property.  For over a year the euthanization though would be held up in courts as the owner and their caretakers believed that they deserved a day in court and that it needed to be proven that the pack of dogs, and not just one dog, was involved in the lethal attack.  

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Between December 1977 and January 1978 serial killer Richard Chase would go on a rampage that not only was about murder but about mutilation, necrophilia and cannibalism as well.  Richard lived a life that wasn't just filled with red flags, his entire life was a gigantic red flag that was ignored by doctors, by his family, by neighbours and literally seemingly by every single person that ever knew him.  His progression of crimes is perhaps unmatched in scope and in hindsight is certainly easy to see that many people failed Richard and failed to ensure that lives of animals and people alike would remain safe.  Listener discretion is greatly advised for this case.

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On November 15, 2017 Sydney Loofe left work to go on a second date with a woman that she had met on Tinder.  When she didn't show up for work the following day her family called police as it was out of the norm for her to not go home and to miss work unannounced.

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Just after midnight on January 29th John O'Keefe was dropped off after a night out at two bars at a fellow Boston Police Officer's home by his girlfriend Karen Read.  What happened on that rop off and the following hours is of much debate.  Investigators and the prosecution allege that Karen hit John with her SUV when she dropped him off and left him for dead while others believe that John's death was the result of something else and that the investigation was an elaborate cover-up to pin everything on Karen while taking the blame away from other officers.  At the first trial the jury was unable to come to a verdict and so a second court case is scheduled to start in Janaury of 2025.  

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On December 15, 1994 Bill McLaughlin was shot dead in his own home gangland style and his murder would remain unsolved for many years even though investigators were nearly certain that they knew who was behind the hit and the murder.  Years later their suspicions would be confirmed.  

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Every country has their serial killers or criminals that garner some level of infamy because of their crimes and because of the stories that come out when they are captured.  In Canada many people will obviously name Paul Bernardo and Karla Homolka as well as Robert Pickton but another name that is often mentioned, especially by people who were alive at the time, is Roch Theriault.  The story of Roch Theriault involves murder, physical, mental and emotional assault, a cult and so much more.

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On February 24th Sarah Boone and Jorge Torres would allegedly play a game of hide and go seek while they were drinking and Jorge and Sarah determined that it would be funny if Jorge climbed into a suitcase and zipped it up.  It is unclear whether that much of the story was true but what happened next is very clear based on videos that were taken by Sarah herself.  She left Jorge inside of the suitcase and went to bed only to find him dead, still inside of the suitcase, the following morning.

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On April 26, 2010 Doug Stewart followed through on a devious plan that he hatched to take the life of his wife and the mothers of his two daughters.  He thought that he had his alibi worked out and he believed that his plan was foolproof.  It took investigators a couple of months to find the connective tissue and then the holes in the story but they did and ultimately his plan, that he said was to protect his daughters, efeectively ended the lives of both of their parents. 

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