In 1995, Nicole van den Hurk was riding her bike to work and suddenly vanished. Over the course of 6 weeks, they found her bike & backpack, but couldn't find her...until a hiker happened upon a gruesome scene. What happened to her? And how did a Facebook post years later finally lead to a conviction? Someone in this story is the worst, but someone else is the best.

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Hannah Cornelius was the type of girl who passed out gift bags  to underprivileged children on her birthday. She was caring, giving and worked really hard so after a long week of studying, she deserved a fun night out. But when she offered to drive her friend home at 3am they had no idea the hours of horror they would endure.

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WE'RE BACKKKK! Today Rebecca tells us the horrifying story of what bad parenting can do to a person. Ward Weaver had a terrible upbringing and sketchy past so in 2002 when his daughters bestfriends go missing, he's treated as #1 suspect and he's confident it's because of who his father is...but the apple usually doesn’t fall too far from the tree, right?

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The affidavit for Bryan Kohberger's arrest for the University of Idaho student murders was just released so we're having an last minute, unedited episode to so Rachel can give Rebecca an overview since she hasn't read it yet. IT IS CHILLING.

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In 1996, Amy Preasmyer was a typical 16 year old when she met 21 year old Ricky Cowles Jr. and the two fell in love. The following summer was spent partying with their friends but turns tragic when one of them is murdered. It doesn't take long for justice to be served, but years later a jailhouse letter reopens the case & the truth behind it all is shocking.

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Meghan Landowski was a good student, a dancer and didn't have an enemy in the world so in April 2008 when she was found brutally murdered after school, everyone was shocked. The police thought it was an open and closed case based on a secret that only they and Meghan’s family knew about but it was far more complicated. You'll think you have it figured out but you have no idea.

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In 1985, Katie Eastburn was at home in Fayetteville, NC with her 3 young daughters while her husband, Gary, was at a 10 week training in Alabama. When a neighbor realized that he hadn't seen Katie & the kids in almost 3 days, he went to check on them to find a horrifying scene - Katie & two of her daughters had been murdered and the sole witness wasn't even 2 years old. The shocking events that followed resulted in not one, not two but three trials of the same person for the same crime. How is that possible? You'll see...

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Lauren Meanza, Adriane Inogna and Leslie Mazarra were young, single and living their best life in Napa Valley, CA. Similar to the horrific Idaho murders, these roommates were bestfriends in the prime of their life until one terrifying night on Halloween in 2004. For those who like a whodunit, this insane story is for yall

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When Jessie Blodgett came home from college in the summer of 2013, she got a part-time job, joined the community theater, and was generally living her best life with all of her hometown friends. One night she came home from a party upset about some creeps being inappropriate with her, the next day she was murdered. But are the creeps involved? Or did she have many creeps in her life? The answer lies with a badass chick in a neighboring town who was also attacked but got away.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Here’s a story to divert the dinner table conversation away from politics…Summer of 1986 was sketchy as hell in Owensboro, KY. The murder of 23-year-old Angie Dickens was enough to make the small town live in fear but only a month later, two more teens go missing. There’s a very likely suspect, but he has a shocking story to tell

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