Early Evening. Christmas Eve, 2002. Modesto, California.

Whilst most families across America were settling in for one of the most exciting and harmonious nights of the year, an unsettling sequence of events that would go on to captivate a nation for decades was just getting underway… A 7 and a half-month pregnant, 27-year old woman by the name of Laci Peterson mysteriously (and suddenly) vanished from her home amidst the backdrop of Christmas lights and festive decorations. Her abrupt disappearance provoked an intense search and rescue operation - making headlines and filling news stations across the country - all whilst her family, friends and the general public hoped desperately for her safe return. As a New Year arrived with Laci still “missing”, the spotlight quickly turned to her husband, Scott, whose actions and behaviours were raising increasingly troubling questions… And, as the investigation unfolded, the suspicions of an entire nation that once bubbled under the surface would reach a boiling point…

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After sharing a few drinks together at several different bars around the centre of the city of Auckland, 21 year old British Backpacker Grace Millane and 26 year old New Zealand Native Jesse Kempson - who appeared to be enjoying one another’s company - make their way back to Kempson’s apartment at the CityLife Hotel.

Entering an elevator together, the pair make their way up to the third floor of the building, where they then head into Kempson’s £190-a-week room. As many drinks had been consumed, this is odd… But not too concerning for Grace, who had been told by the man she had matched with on Tinder, that he was “The Manager Of An Oil Company”. Unbeknownst to Grace, she has just entered the temporary home of a man with an extensive history of manipulative, abusive, highly troubling, and dangerous behaviours… And she would sadly not leave the room alive.

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On the night of April 14th, 1912, whilst most of her passengers had retired for the night, the RMS Titanic - the largest and most lavish ocean liner of its time - glided smoothly through the dark, icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean. Suddenly, shortly before midnight, the ship’s lookouts spotted a massive iceberg emerge from the blackness of its path. News of the ship’s imminent danger quickly spreads amongst its crew, who try desperately to evade the disaster that was looming before them… But it was already far too late.

We all know how the rest of the story goes... Cue the collision, cue the terror, and cue the subsequent sinking of the infamously “Unsinkable” ship.

On the ocean floor, she now slept.

That night, the Titanic claimed the lives of approximately 1500 people.

One hundred and eleven years later…- She would claim five more.

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At the time of recording, of the 105 Whole Life Orders issued in the United Kingdom over the last forty years, only four of them have been females. The most recent addition, was dubbed “a killer nurse” for the alarming and heart-breaking number of newborns that died in her care. Another, together with her partner, terrorised an entire region as they sexually assaulted and murdered 5 children, before burying their bodies amongst the moors. Whilst another, acting alongside her husband, used their “house of horrors” to hold captive, torture, rape and murder at least a dozen females, predominantly teenagers, between the ages of 8 and 27.

But today’s focus… Was a killer of men. It is believed that, over a period of ten days in March of 2013, 30-year-old Joanna Dennehy went on a killing spree across the city of Peterborough, butchering three men in the process, before discarding their remains in nearby ditches. Here, she claimed to have “Got a taste for it” and that the feeling was “Moreish”. Not satisfied by the Peterborough Spree, Joanna travelled 155 miles to the city of Hereford, where the brutal - and completely random attacks - started once again. In the space of less than two weeks, three men were dead, two men were severely injured, and Joanna Dennehy was on the run… 

This ultimately resulted in Joanna becoming recognised, and widely regarded, as one of Britain’s most terrifying serial killers. 

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For 44 days, Junko Furuta was held captive by a group of four high-school dropouts. The boys were bored, the boys were angry… And the boys were pure evil. Over the course of more than 6 Weeks, they were violent to Junko on more than a thousand separate occasions - causing so much harm to the girl that she regularly begged for them to end her life - but the boys refused… And the boys continued. 

For more than 1000 Hours, they subjected Junko to a world of unimaginable torture, humiliation, sexual abuse and manipulation. They bragged about their crimes and also invited others to partake in the mayhem - with between 30 and 100 extra attackers becoming involved over the Month. All of this was done before the boys ended her young life in the most brutal of fashions and further degraded her dead body. Though they had dismantled Junko physically, her spirit remained unbroken and was now free.

What’s almost equally as disturbing is that all four boys - now men - walk the streets freely, today. And three of them have since been re-arrested at least once. With many believing that the group have been responsible for other tortures, other rapes and other unsolved murders…

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On the night of November 1st, 2007 - during the Italian public holiday of Ognissanti - 21 year old British Student Meredith Kercher shared dinner with friends before saying goodbye and making the short 500-yard walk back to her accommodation, located at Via Della Pergola 7, in Perugia, Italy. Over the following hours, one of the following four possibilities took place:

1. A suspect followed her home.

2. A suspect was waiting in her home.

3. A suspect broke into her home.

4. A suspect was invited into her home.

As night fell on All Saints Day, All Souls Day emerged from the same darkness that the suspect had escaped into. And with this, Italy awoke to the news of a horrific murder mystery occurring on their very doorstep. On a day that the country spent honouring and celebrating the dead, another life would tragically be added to that list. Was it the work of Meredith’s housemates? Was it the work of a house guest? Or was it the work of a stranger?

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ICMAP RETURNS WITH A HUGE CASE.

For more than 12 years, California was rocked by a series of horrifying home invasions, ferocious assaults, kidnappings, burglaries, stalkings, at least 50 rapes and 13 murders… All of which were at the hands of one lone, disturbed figure who was hidden in plain sight, by day, and lurking in the shadows, by night…

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