Jill Russell was born a nonconformist. Even as a young girl, she never followed the standards of normality as defined by society. She wasn’t a rebel, but she was a happy, friendly person who sought out challenges and adventures. When Jill met James “Jeff” Francis Cahill III, she believed she’d met her prince charming. He […]

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Marty Theer was stationed at Pope Air Force Base outside of Fayetteville, North Carolina when he was killed. Pope is part of Fort Bragg – an Army instillation that had earned a reputation among military members as an undesirable transfer. Soldiers and their families frequently referred to Fayetteville, the host city to Fort Bragg, as […]

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The jealousy of one teen girl over another ended in torture and murder back in January 1995, when 19-year old Colleen Slemmer suffered and died at the hands of Christa Pike and two accomplices in Tennessee. Adding to the senselessness of this murder was the fact that Colleen actually had no interest in the man […]

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It was Christmas Eve 1985 when the frozen body of a 9-year-old boy was found by the roadside in Thayer County, Nebraska. The child had been dressed in a blue pajama sleeper and had one hand placed tranquilly over his heart. After an autopsy and three months of investigation, the identity of “Little Boy Blue”—as […]

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What would lead a husband and father to kill his family one night, blow up the family home, and flee into the night? On the morning of April 10, 2001, Robert Fisher’s wife Mary was shot in the head and her children’s throats were slashed from ear to ear in the hours before their house […]

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When Megan McAllister met Philip Markoff she thought she had met her prince charming. Philip was attractive, in a non-threatening way, highly intelligent, and a perfect gentleman. He was a medical student at Boston University and headed for an ambitious future. Megan had her own ambitions. She was graduating college and hoped to start med […]

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On a cold, sunny morning in January 1957, Leonard Prescott, a 39-year old construction worker, was driving into the town of Willow Springs, Illinois, when he noticed two strange-looking objects underneath a bridge railing. He stopped to get a better look and told himself they must be department store mannequins. He drove off, but his […]

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Tina and Gabe Watson were married in Alabama in October 2003. After the wedding, they went honeymooning in Australia. Gabe, who was a certified diver and diving rescuer, wanted his new wife, Tina, to go diving with him.  Tina had prepared to dive with her new husband, taking lessons and investing in expensive diving equipment. […]

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On November 13, 2010, while on their honeymoon in South Africa, newlywed couple Shrien and Anni Dewani, from Bristol, England, were kidnapped at gunpoint. Shrien was released unharmed about 20 minutes later. He found someone on the street and called for help. The next morning, Anni was found dead inside the back of the carjacked […]

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26-year old George Smith disappeared from the cruise ship Brilliance of the Seas in July 2005 under suspicious circumstances. It should have been a fun, carefree evening. George and his wife Jennifer were on their honeymoon, having married just 11 days earlier. Sometime in the hours before dawn George Smith vanished, presumably fallen overboard into […]

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