Brian Shaffer went out the night of March 31, 2006, like many other college students that night. It was the beginning of spring break for Ohio State University and it had been a tough few weeks for Brian after suffering a family tragedy. Blowing off steam, Brian bar hopped with friends around popular spots in Columbus, Ohio. When no one could find Brian at last call at The Ugly Tuna Saloona, his friends figured he had gone home. When Brian wasn't heard from for days following March 31, family reported him missing. And when police checked the security camera at the Ugly Tuna, it only added to the mystery of Brian's whereabouts because to their surprise, Brian was never shown leaving the bar. This case will leave you scratching your head. Where is Brian Shaffer?

Stuck inside over coronavirus? Be glad you're not this man. We tell a tale of famed Kentucky caver Floyd Collins - one of the bravest, most determined and skilled cavers in the country during the 1920s. That was, until he found himself in a precarious position - literally.  And you thought your quarantine was bad. 

Between 1852 and 1946, the penal colony of French Guiana was sent thousands of men to serve out their sentences in brutal conditions. Sentences ranged from murder to minor offenses such as theft. But all men were forced into hard labor and had little hope to ever return to mainland France, even when their sentences were completed. The Prison of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and the Salvation Islands off the coast have sparked movies, legends and even books by those who somehow managed the impossible feat of escaping and went on to tell the heinous conditions of the colony. 

Moving to a new home can be stressful enough, but for the Ammons family, moving to a new home caused strife unknown to most of us. What began at first as a simple pest problem quickly escalated into something much more sinister. Soon, a mother and her three children found themselves tormented by spirits unknown. And while most hauntings or spiritual activity are usually witnessed by only the afflicted persons, this story adds a new layer - written documentation and testimony by police, physicians, church leaders, and state child care workers, who all witnessed the happenings in the 200 Demons House. 

Pearl Bryan's murder and the execution of her killers has left a mark on the Northern Kentucky and Cincinnati area for over a century. But her story hasn't ended and continues to live on in an unlikely place. Bobby Mackey's Music World in Wilder, Kentucky is where locals go for music, drinks and line dancing. But there could be more to this bar than meets the eye. A reportedly haunted place, the bar is known throughout the area and the paranormal community for it's strange happenings. And one of the biggest legends tied to Bobby Mackey's is Pearl Bryan and the mystery of what happened to the poor girl's head. Find out why many believe Pearl Bryan has stuck around Bobby Mackey's.

The nation was shocked when the body of a woman was found on a farm in the small town of Fort Thomas, Kentucky on February 1, 1896. The woman was a young socialite from Greencastle, Indiana named Pearl Bryan. She was well known in her hometown, the daughter of a big family that was liked and admired. But the events that would send her on a trip to Cincinnati would set something terrible into motion for Pearl. And when her murderers were captured and details of her killing emerged, it sent shock waves that still are felt today. Legends and folklore continue to live on 124 years after Pearl's murder. Many people still ask one question when it comes to Pearl Bryan. Listen to find out what that question is…

It's an act mostly unheard of today, but was once a more common practice. While the notion of eating another human disgusts many, one man said he has felt the desire his entire life. One day in 1981, Issei Sagawa murdered his friend Renee Hartevelt, keeping her body in his fridge for days as he gradually ate her. He was arrested shortly after her killing, but what happens next will infuriate you. 

It all started out seemingly well. A man named Jim Jones formed a church with progressive ideas of desegregation, helping the homeless and lifting up your fellow man. He called it The Peoples Temple.  Membership would reach into the thousands. But when Peoples Temple started receiving criticism from people who left the church, Jim Jones fled to Guyana with church members and formed a settlement. They named it after their leader: Jonestown. In Jonestown, what began as a religious movement and commune disintegrated into paranoia, abuse, murder and what would shockingly become the largest mass killing of American citizens until the September 11 attacks.

If you think what happened in Hungary was bad, wait until you hear this. In Renaissance Italy, Giulia Tofana was ultimately responsible for about 600 men who were abusive to their wives. However, she evaded capture for several years, and moved around hiding in plain sight with her poison that was so effective and sought after, it even had its own brand.

Early 1900s Nagyrev, Hungary, was a time of struggle for the women who lived there. Poverty was rampant, children were burdensome, and forced marriages meant abuse, neglect and strife. Divorce was forbidden, and to make it all worse, war came. Fed up with a life no better than that of a slave, one woman led others into "fixing" their problems .... with murder.