Did you know that only 0.5% of recorded history is about women? Think about all the stories of women who have been erased from history, the stories about men which may actually be about women? Well today we're going to be talking about a potential female spy who changed the course of the American Revolution, mentioned in just one letter in the culper spy ring. Did she exist? Who could she have been?

In 1976 the dismembered body of a young woman was found in Carbon County, Pennsylvania and despite extensive investigation, she went unidentified for 44 years. Finally in 2021 after her biological nephew uploaded his genetic information, investigators were able to confirm her identity as 15 year old Evelyn Colon. And through that, find the identity of her potential killer.

In the 1970s, four children went missing the Detroit, Michigan area, their bodies all being found shortly after. Despite this being the biggest investigation is USA history at this time, multiple suspects and even DNA evidence being linked to a person of interest, this case has never been solved. 

In 1989, 130 people boarded small pleasure boat, Marchioness, for a party cruise down the Thames. Less than an hour later, 51 of these people would die after the boat was struck by a large dredger. 34 years on, and still there's not been justice for the victims, survivors or families of this disaster. Who was responsible?

This week we're going to be looking at some updates in cases that I've covered in the past, including a massive update in the LISK/Gilgo Beach Killer: a suspect has been arrested. 

Starting in the 1940s, American researchers travelled down to Guatemala to conduct a number of experiments around STD research. They said they intended to find a post-exposure prophylaxis, but ended up deliberately infecting over 1000 Guatemalan people with STDs... and didn't cure over half of them. How was this allowed to happen?

In 1970, 17 year old Helen Claire Frost had had a few rough months after being forced to give up her newborn baby girl. One day in October, she headed out for a 'quick walk' after inviting her sister along, who declined, and she never returned. In all these years there's never been a single clue, but someone must know what happened to Helen.

We're travelling back to 1650 today to learn about a 22 year old woman called Anne Greene who gave birth to a stillborn baby and was unjustly sent to the gallows... only to survive her own execution. How was this possible? Find out with me!

On 2nd November 2007, 12 year old Jaliek Rainwalker was reported as missing by his adoptive father, who said he must have runaway during the night. However in 2012 Jaliek's case was reclassified as a presumed homicide, and much suspicion has been cast on those closest to him. 

In 1979, a horse rider in Bedgebury Forest, Kent, England, spotted the body of a woman in the bracken. What followed was an extensive murder investigation and one of the UK's most puzzling criminal cases, with a man going to trial 20 years later only to be found not guilty. Now in 2023, Jane Doe still has no identity and no justice.