<p>I HATE MONDAYS.</p>
<p>That one sentence chilled a nation.</p>
<p>It was January 29th, 1979. Monday morning children gathered in the playground waiting for school to start. 20 gunshots blasted through the laughter and games. The shots killing 2 and injuring many others. From a crossed the street a 16-year-old girl watched through the scope of a rifle. This is not a story of mental health reform, not the story of justice. This is the story of silent abuse, neglect, failed system, rage. This is the sound of a trigger pulled without any warning. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>He name is Brenda Spencer. </p>

I HATE MONDAYS. That one sentence chilled a nation. It was January 29th, 1979. Monday morning children gathered in the playground waiting for school to start. 20 gunshots blasted through the laughter and games. The shots killing 2 and injuring many others. From a crossed the street a 16-year-old girl watched through the scope of a rifle. This is not a story of mental health reform, not the story of justice. This is the story of silent abuse, neglect, failed system, rage. This is the sound of a trigger pulled without any warning. He name is Brenda Spencer.

<p>I HATE MONDAYS.</p>
<p>That one sentence chilled a nation.</p>
<p>It was January 29th, 1979. Monday morning children gathered in the playground waiting for school to start. 20 gunshots blasted through the laughter and games. The shots killing 2 and injuring many others. From a crossed the street a 16-year-old girl watched through the scope of a rifle. This is not a story of mental health reform, not the story of justice. This is the story of silent abuse, neglect, failed system, rage. This is the sound of a trigger pulled without any warning.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>He name is Brenda Spencer.&nbsp;</p>

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Early on Wednesday. That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams. Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open. But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark. On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl. Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

Early on Wednesday.

That’s when the stories nobody wants to tell start to unravel. When the headlines have gone quiet, but the evidence still screams.

Every week, two investigative journalists dig past the official reports and tear into the cases that never found closure. Unsolved murders, vanishing cults, the fractured psychology behind true crime—if there’s a file stamped “inconclusive,” we’re the ones prying it open.

But we don’t stop at crime scenes and courtrooms. We follow the trail into conspiracies, cryptids, and the paranormal—anywhere the facts twist into something darker. We gather what’s buried, piece together what’s missing, and hold up the uncomfortable truths that most would rather leave in the dark.

On Early on Wednesday, you’ll find the psychological patterns behind the horror, the hidden details history tried to erase, and the connections that make your skin crawl.

Because every mystery leaves a paper trail. And we intend to follow it—wherever it leads.

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