The Colonial Parkway Murders is a series of unsolved homicides that occurred between 1986 and 1989 along the Colonial Parkway, a scenic roadway that runs from Yorktown to Jamestown, Virginia. The murders involve the deaths of eight people, including four couples, who were all found in or near their vehicles along the parkway or in nearby wooded areas. Despite a massive investigation and numerous suspects, the case remains unsolved, and the killer or killers have never been identified. The case has received national attention and has been the subject of several books, documentaries, and television shows.

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 departed from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and was scheduled to arrive in Beijing, China, about six hours later. On board the Boeing 777 aircraft were 227 passengers and 12 crew members. However, about an hour into the flight, something went terribly wrong.At 1:21 am local time, the last communication from the cockpit to air traffic control was made. Everything seemed to be normal at that point, but just two minutes later, the plane disappeared from radar screens. Attempts to contact the flight crew were unsuccessful, and the plane seemed to have vanished into thin air. This led to many theories and speculations about what happened to the flight.Sources: MH370: The Plane That Disappeared (Netflix Documentary) https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/17/world/asia/malaysia-airlines-flight-370-timeline/index.html#:~:text=Flight%20370%20vanished%20on%20March,were%20239%20people%20on%20board.&text=On%20July%2029%2C%20police%20carry,was%20from%20the%20missing%20flight.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_Airlines_Flight_370

On August 13, 2018, Chris Watts murdered his wife Shanann and their two children Bella and Celeste. Watts initially claimed his innocence, but was arrested on August 15. He confessed to murdering Shanann in an interview with detectives. He later admitted to murdering his children.

American Murder: The Family Next Door

Charles Manson, a twisted individual with racist ideologies believed his bloody killings would be the spark to ignite the revolution against Black people. He gathered followers for his cult and somehow convinced his followers to go on a killing spree resulting in first-degree murder convictions and one of the strangest cases the state of California has witnessed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson

https://www.famous-trials.com/manson/243-home

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/manson-family-murders-what-need-to-know-180972655/

In March 1998, Amy Lynn Bradley went on a family cruise to the Caribbean. She was last seen on the morning of March 24th, 1998, on the balcony of her cabin on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Rhapsody of the Seas. Since then, Amy's mysterious disappearance has remained unsolved, and her family and friends are still searching for answers.

Patty Hearst, the granddaughter of American publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, was kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army. SLA was a radical leftist organization who aimed to destroy the capitalist state and they used Patty to send a message. A couple months after Patty was kidnapped she was seen holding a gun while robbing a bank with the SLA. The public wondered if this was a case of Stockholm Syndrome or was Patty willing working with the SLA?

Sources:

https://www.historicmysteries.com/patty-hearst/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patty_Hearst

https://wondery.com/shows/american-scandal/season/44/

Trigger warning: Rape, graphic descriptions of physical attacks.

On the 18th 0f December in 1994 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 27-year-old Alison Botha was abducted, raped, disembowelled, almost decapitated and left for dead by Frans du Toit and Theuns Kruger.

Alison the Documentary https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3949952/

https://vocal.media/criminal/the-amazing-survival-of-alison-botha-case-of-frans-du-toit-and-theuns-kruger

Today we will be discussing part 2 of one of the most captivating and heartbreaking murder cases in recent history. In this episode we will discuss the conviction, trial, and theories of the case.

https://serialpodcast.org/maps/timelines-january-13-1999

On January 13th, 1999, Hae Min Lee was in charge of picking up her cousin after school. When she did not show, her family became worried because this was unlike Hae, so they contacted the police. After several weeks Hae’s body was discovered in Leakin park, West Baltimore Maryland, showing signs of manual strangulation. Adnan Syed, Hae’s ex boyfriend was charged with Hae Min Lee’s murder.

The podcast Serial by Sarah Koenig covered this case in depth from interviews with friends to interviews with Adnan in 2014. The podcast brought new light to the case, having people ask themselves, was there enough evidence to convict Adnan? On September 19, 2022, after serving 23 years in prison, Syed was free. Prosecutors dropped all charges against Adnan. Did prosecutors have the wrong guy all along? If they did, then who is responsible for Hae Min Lee’s murder?

Sources:

https://viewfromll2.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/hae-diary.pdf

https://heavy.com/entertainment/2019/03/read-hae-min-lee-diary/

https://www.biography.com/news/adnan-syed-hae-min-lee-timeline-facts