In September of 1981 in Bavaria, Germany, 10 year old Ursula Hermann was abducted while riding her bike near a forest in her hometown. A large ransom was requested by the kidnappers but after they stopped communicating with the family, a search of the forest located a buried wooden box with a seat, toilet, bench, books, food, water, radio, light and the lifeless body of Ursula. She had died very early into the crime as there was inadequate oxygen exchange due to air pipes being clogged with wet leaves. Police spent 2 decades building a case and finally charged a local man with the crime. The charges and conviction were highly controversial and to this day many think a killer is out there. His DNA showed up at a separate crime scene in 2006 and it wasn't the DNA of the man convicted of Ursula's crime. Listen along as we cover this case in a 3 part series and try to bring answers to the Girl in the box or in German, Das Madchen in der Kiste. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay

On August 1, 1966 Charles Whitman, a USMC veteran, ascended the 28 story tower on the UT-Austin Campus and opened fire on the unsuspecting student body that was walking between classes below. At the end of the 90 minute rampage, 18 people were dead, including the shooter. An autopsy would show that Charles had a malignant tumor on his brain and many believe the combination of the the tumor and an oppressive and abusive childhood were responsible for his evil actions that day. Listen along as we go back almost 60 years to the terror of that fateful day. Music by Gioele Fazzeri from Pixabay