This is Episode 9 — Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s episode isn’t just about violence.

It’s about erasure.

It’s about a town that once existed — with children playing in yards, families sitting in church pews, Black-owned businesses open for trade — and then, almost overnight… it was wiped off the map.

And for decades?

People barely whispered its name

This is Episode 8 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s case is one that still sparks outrage, suspicion, and heartbreak. A 17-year-old high school student walked into school one morning — and never walked out.

This is the story of Kendrick Johnson.”

This is Episode 7 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s case is one that sparked national outrage, forced conversations about policing, and left behind more questions than answers.

This is the story of Sandra Bland.”

This is Episode 6 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s story is about talent, racism, and a man who lost nearly 20 years of his life to a system that refused to see the truth.

This is the story of Rubin ‘Hurricane’ Carter.”

This is Episode 5 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.Today’s story is one that changed the course of history not because justice was served, but because a mother refused to let the world look away. This is the story of Emmett Till.

This is Episode 4 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s case is about fear,racism, media frenzy, and a justice system that failed five children and then tried to pretend it didn’t.

This is the story of The Central Park Five.

This is Episode 3 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s episode is one of the most heartbreaking chapters in American history ,because it centers on children. On a Sunday morning in 1963, a place meant for worship, safety, and community was turned into a crime scene.This is the story of the Birmingham Church Bombing.”

This is Episode 2 of our Black History Month series, Stories They Tried to Bury.

Today’s story isn’t just one of violence . It’s about prosperity,jealousy, racial hatred, and a city that was deliberately destroyed and then erased from history books for decades.

This is the story of the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 one of the worst acts of racial violence in American history.

This is the story of Frank Morris, a man whose life was taken in one of the most brutal and hateful ways imaginable,killers were never held accountable.

Today’s episode is cold,

dark,

and straight-up chilling.

And yes

it happened on Christmas Eve.

So grab your hot cocoa,

your comfort snack,

and maybe a teddy bear because this one?

Whew. It’s wild.

We’re talking about the 1992 Dayton Christmas Murders

a crime spree so violent

so senseless

and so terrifying that it shook Dayton

Ohio to its core.