Andrea Yates was a woman who suffered from mental illness throughout her adult life. Her religious mentor exacerbating her condition through his preaching. She married and the couple had five children together, but as the numbers increased, her mental health diminished. Committing several self-harm events, speaking of hearing voices and wanting to hurt her children but trying to end her own life instead. In the end, all the interventions aren't enough to save her five children. She is unattended for 60 minutes and in that time, ends the life of all of her children before calling for help. 

Sources:

Crimes of the Century: Season 1, Episode 3. Andrea Yates

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/biography/andrea-yates

https://people.com/andrea-yates-lawyer-flowers-children-grave-exclusive-11691942

https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/faculty_scholarship/104/

https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/andrea-yates-a-cry-in-the-dark/all

https://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/11/court.archive.yates8/index.html

https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1174&context=clevstlrev

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-voices-prosecutor-now-says-killings-by-andrea-yates-were-preventable

https://culteducation.com/group/1234-michael-woroniecki/22286-a-mysterious-preacher-and-the-childrens-killer.html

https://apologeticsindex.org/news2/an020124-08.html

https://facts.net/fitness-and-wellbeing/health-science/40-facts-about-tardive-psychosis/

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/antipsychotics/side-effects/#TardivePsychosis

On April 19th, 1995, two years after Waco. A truck bomb was set off next to the Alfred P. Murrah building. The act of domestic terrorism claimed 168 lives, while injuring 800. The response was swift, and with a little bit of luck, the main individual, who drove the truck to its location, was placed in jail on unrelated charges within hours of the bomb detonating. The two men were charged quickly, along with a man who had knowledge of the impending attack and failed to notify anybody. 

Sources:

Oklahoma City Bombing:American Terror

An American Bombing: The Road to April 19th

Oklahoma City Bombing: One Day in America

https://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/2003/05/08/witness-recalls-renting-truck-to-murrah-building-bomber/62044944007/

https://www.deseret.com/1997/5/10/19311225/shop-owner-recalls-renting-ryder-truck-to-mcveigh/

https://memorialmuseum.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/okcnm-evidence-what-story-does-it-tell.pdf

https://www.britannica.com/event/Ruby-Ridge

https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/covenant-the-sword-and-the-arm-of-the-lord-4031/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Covenant-the-Sword-and-the-Arm-of-the-Lord

https://sk.sagepub.com/ency/edvol/terrorism2ed/chpt/covenant-sword-the-arm-the-lord

https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/waco-siege

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/waco/topten.html

https://peterlance.com/wordpress/?p=218

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Terry-Nichols

https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing

https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-city-bombing-anniversary-explainer-2c2193704384ac2c154b0b90610ade69

https://law.utexas.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/34/2016/09/15NIcholsFinal.pdf https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/library/national/122497okla-bomb-rdp.html 

https://www.counterextremism.com/extremists/terry-nichols 

https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/FSupp2/132/931/2457126/ https://www.famous-trials.com/oklacity

The Oregon State Penitentiary, OSP, started construction in the late 1800's. It has grown into the concrete monster that it is today. Starting on the outskirts of the town, Salem grew around it. The penitentiary was known for it's violence, overcrowding, and corruption for decades. It is the center of a high profile, yet little known hit on an employee within the Oregon Department of Corrections, who meant to shed light on the corruption. Welcome to the only maximum security prison in the state of Oregon. 

Sources:

Goeres-Gardner, D and Ritter, J. 2014. Oregon State Penitentiary

Prisoner no 6435. Reprint 2025. Sensational Prison Escaped from the Oregon State Penitentiary

Woodcock, M; Zuckerman, E. 2015. No Truth Barred. A collection of work by nine writers at the Oregon State Penitentiary

Murder in Order. Who killed Michael Francke?

https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-settles-wrongful-murder-conviction-frank-gables-for-nearly-2-million

http://koin.com/news/oregon/oregon-doj-acknowledges-frank-gable-is-innocent/

Emily Pike was just 14 years old when she was murdered. 

Her childhood looked bright, she was a happy child, then one event and her life was never the same. After being moved into a group home, she was isolated from family. Her mental health declined and she attempted suicide on multiple occasions. After absconding from her group home, multiple times, the lack of urgency seemed apparent. Unfortunately, the last time she ran off, the most unfortunate happened.  Leaving a community to grieve. 

Sources:

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/04/17/arizona-tribes-struggle-with-foster-care-try-to-prevent-another-tragedy/82417203007/

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/death-emily-pike-teen-found-dismembered-arizona-spurs-calls-regulation-rcna197982

https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-emily-pike

https://www.yahoo.com/news/led-emily-pikes-placement-foster-051619930.html

https://hoodline.com/2025/04/tragic-chain-of-unresolved-assaults-linked-to-14-year-old-emily-pike-s-murder-in-phoenix-family-decries-systemic-failures/

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/what-happened-to-emily-pike-case-of-murdered-teen-remains-unsolved/ar-AA1D8KEO?ocid=BingNewsSerp

https://tvshowstars.com/san-carlos-apache-tribe-member-emily-pike-passes-away-leaving-behind-her-parents-steff-and-jensen-pike/

https://www.crimeonline.com/2025/04/28/emily-pike-family-of-indigenous-arizona-girl-found-murdered-dismembered-files-lawsuit-against-group-home/

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2025/04/17/emily-pike-case-slain-native-girl-arizona/83108473007/

https://tvshowstars.com/san-carlos-apache-tribe-member-emily-pike-passes-away-leaving-behind-her-parents-steff-and-jensen-pike/

In 1992, John Martin Crawford targeted indigenous women who were in sex work. He brutalized them and then killed them, dumping them around the same location. But years prior, 19-year-old John had done the same to another woman. Pleading to manslaughter instead of murder. He was able to rejoin society and continue his merciless actions against women. 

He killed Shelley Napope, Eva Taysup, and Calinda Waterhen before being brought to justice. Their names rarely brought up in the news. During trial they were almost forgotten, a fact not lost on the judge. 

Sources: 

Goulding, W. 2001. Just Another Indian. A serial killer and Canada’s indifference

https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/saskatchewan-serial-killer-john-martin-crawford-dies-at-regional-psychiatric-centre

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/saskatoon-serial-killer-john-martin-133847128.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHgikpC-nHx3-4TnlNGq5AatiZVlLBEb29ppUNBINRklFQ1EWXI5OXUvLO_oxEzWdJx8uUEFoeXYLSIzjzFgdqYGtW8JuF74MpxL0WDqsj9Cp3cNKi2lI2ON097X-3Ta4tr05vmRF_NgB2Y9s8aflJYjt4blWzzVcXcl4igjMmuq

https://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/Crawford,%20John%20Martin%20_fall,%202007_.pdf

https://iportal.usask.ca/record/1784

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/serial-killer-exploited-racism-1.5845777

https://www.amnesty.org/es/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/amr200032004en.pdf

In a small town in the Czech Republic, a new father tests out his baby monitor only to find the shock of his life. A nude child in utter darkness, hands bound is displayed. Police are notified and a case of child abuse unravels into much more. A cult, a fake identity, and master manipulated child torture is uncovered.

Sources: 

Green, R. 2016. The Kurim Case. A terrifying true story of child abuse, cults, & cannibalism.

https://english.radio.cz/mother-aunt-mysterious-woman-girl-boy-sentenced-brno-child-abuse-case-8590790

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/czechs-jailed-over-child-abuse-linked-to-cult-1.900853

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dny51yhBQNo

https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-grail-movement-cult/amandasedlakhevener

https://www.cdamm.org/articles/bernhardt-grail-movement

Eric Edgar Cooke was born and raised in Perth, Australia. His family despised him from birth due to his cleft lip. He became a quiet boy and awkward teen. He did things to fit in, but that often including illegal activities. He was known as a petty thief early on. 

He got married and had numerous children, while he worked, he also continued his life of crime. Something that his wife accepted. But then his small crimes escalated to rape and assault. Even continuing to escalate until he murdered multiple people.  He was caught after attempting to retrieve a rifle he'd hidden in bushes. After his arrested he was easily persuaded to confess to his crime. For which he ended up as the last man in Western Australia to be hanged. 

Sources:

Rosewood, Jack. 2015. Eric Edgar Cooke: The true story of the Night Caller

https://allthatsinteresting.com/eric-edgar-cooke

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-02/letting-go-of-the-sins-of-a-father/5785692

https://www.crimetraveller.org/2016/08/eric-edgar-cooke-night-caller/

https://www.unilad.com/news/eric-edgar-cooke-night-caller-serial-killer-australia-20220620

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-14/eric-edgar-cooke-serial-killer-voice-heard-53-years-later/9122724

https://serialkillercalendar.com/THE-NIGHT-CALLER-ERIC-EDGAR-COOKE.php

The wonderful Rick and Melissa, founders of adoptaninmate, allowed me to have a conversation with them. The pair discuss how the vision came forward after their family came to an abrupt realization of what the judicial system can be for both those incarcerated and those who love the incarcerated. Now they work to change the minds of the masses, one letter at a time. https://adoptaninmate.org/v

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XShqCISYk4&authuser=0

John Christie, a hysterical hypochondriac. Hated women and used his knowledge of gas to lure multiple women in and end their lives. He couldn't perform in the bedroom without violence, resulting in his need to pick up prostitutes to feed his appetite. After bodies were found in his apartment, he didn't deny killing them. He did attempt to make himself the victim for each woman involved. After his confessions, he found the noose. 

Sources:

Rosewood, J. Lo, R. 2016. John Christie. The true story of the Rillington Place strangler

https://artsandculture.google.com/entity/john-christie/m066_tr?hl=en

https://allthatsinteresting.com/john-christie

https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2012/jun/26/archive-john-christie-death-sentence

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/62499428

https://londondarktourist.com/john-reginald-christie/

Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind had her whole life ahead of her. She was pregnant with her first child, getting ready to move in with her long-time partner. Always willing to lend a helping hand. Instead her life was snuffed out by others. She was killed so that her neighbor, Brooke could live in a fantasy world, acting as though this new child was her own. After having seven children taken away by the state and her tubes tied, Brooke viciously attacked Savanna stealing her baby and her life in the process. Brookes boyfriend became an accomplice, going along with the plan until his coworker tells police the pair have a new baby at home. Something missed in the three searches of their apartment in the time of Savannas disappearance. The only possible positive to come of this tragedy was the addition of Savanna's Act.

Sources:

Gable, Mona. 2023. Searching for Savanna. The murder of one Native American woman and the violence against the many

https://people.com/crime/william-hoehn-not-guilty-savanna-greywind-murder-baby/

https://www.niwrc.org/policy-center/mmiw?hsa_acc=8095999829&hsa_cam=17872253711&hsa_grp=143072057247&hsa_ad=612866041329&hsa_src=g&hsa_tgt=kwd-302037116350&hsa_kw=missing%20indigenous%20women&hsa_mt=b&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8NKtBhBtEiwAq5aX2Lt04rTAc8hDSOwFcX0d1o5VEHF0zWrq1zT68fYlS_JIFKn4PYTfeRoCEVAQAvD_BwE&utm_term=missing%20indigenous%20women&utm_campaign=*Awareness+-+Policy+-+MC&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc

https://thecinemaholic.com/savanna-greywind/

https://people.com/crime/fargo-woman-brooke-crews-sentenced-killing-pregnant-savanna-greywind/

https://www.twincities.com/2018/02/03/savanna-greywind-wasnt-dead-when-baby-cut-from-womb-prosecutors-say-at-abductors-sentencing/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/gruesome-details-in-case-of-pregnant-woman-killed-for-baby-as-neighbor-is-sentenced/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/savanna-greywind-case-woman-admits-conspiring-to-kill-pregnant-neighbor-to-keep-baby/

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pregnant-womans-bloody-death-detailed-at-killers-sentencing

http://cbsnews.com/news/preliminary-autopsy-results-released-in-savanna-greywinds-death/

https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Hoehn-life-sentence-thrown-out-by-ND-Supreme-Court--557883121.html