True Crime

On May 24, 2020, Emily Noble celebrated her 52nd birthday in Westerville, Ohio, with a night out alongside her husband, Matheau “Matt” Moore. Smiling and carefree, the couple returned home that evening—but by the next day, Emily had vanished without a trace. Her purse, phone, ID, and car remained behind, as if she’d simply evaporated from their quiet suburban home.

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On a quiet September afternoon in 2014, 20-year-old Aaron Su made a horrifying discovery—his mother, 59-year-old Jill Halliburton Su, lay dead in the family’s bathroom, brutally stabbed. Was this a botched burglary, a targeted attack, or something far more sinister? With no clear motive, no recovered footage, and a grieving family caught between suspicion and despair, investigators faced a maddening puzzle.

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On October 16, 1986, inside Room 1215 of Miami’s Dupont Plaza Hotel, the bodies of Derrick and Duane Moo Young—a father and son described as unassuming businessmen—were discovered in a scene of brutal violence. At first glance, the murders seemed personal: an eyewitness placed their former business partner, British millionaire Kris Maharaj, at the crime scene, alleging a bitter financial dispute had turned fatal.

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In February 2013, American hero Chris Kyle—the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history—set out on what should have been a routine act of compassion. Alongside his best friend Chad Littlefield, he took troubled Marine veteran Eddie Ray Routh to a Texas shooting range, hoping to bond and offer solace to a brother-in-arms battling PTSD. Hours later, both Kyle and Littlefield lay dead in the dirt, executed by the very man they'd sworn to help.

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In the quiet Welsh village of Clydach, the dawn of June 27, 1999, brought unspeakable horror. As flames engulfed 9 Kelvin Road, neighbors watched in dread—knowing Mandy Power, her two young daughters (Emily, 8, and Katie, 10), and her elderly mother, Doris Dawson, should have been inside. But when firefighters battled through the blaze, they uncovered a scene far more sinister than an accident: a brutal massacre, the fire a desperate cover-up for unspeakable violence.What followed became the most exhaustive investigation in Welsh policing history—a case riddled with botched evidence, disputed suspects, and whispers of police corruption. At the center stood David Morris, a local laborer with a volatile past, whose convictions were twice overturned amid claims of mishandled forensics and unreliable witnesses.

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Seth and Lisa Techel were the picture of a happy, ambitious couple—newly married, expecting their first child, and both training for careers in law enforcement. But on a quiet Iowa morning in May 2011, their dream turned into a nightmare when Seth dialed 911 in a panic, reporting he’d found Lisa dead in their bed, shot in the chest.

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Novelist Nancy Brophy's romance novels are known as the "Wrong Series". They carry the tagline, "wrong never felt so right." As compelling as these sound, Nancy will almost certainly be remembered most for an article she published years before her husband's death, entitled, "How to Murder Your Husband"... By June 2018, Daniel and Nancy Brophy had been happily married for 25 years. At age 63, Daniel was a chef and culinary instructor at the Oregon Culinary Institute (OCI). He loved good food, gardens, chickens, his students and his wife. Nancy Brophy, 68 years old in 2018, had held a range of occupations over the years, from insurance agent, caterer and, most notably, romance writer. Nancy’s series of romance novels were not a great source of income. By 2016, the couple were reported to be having financial issues; pouring a significant amount of their income every month into a collection of about half a dozen insurance policies that Nancy had arranged. This particular “savings plan” as Nancy characterised it, was to become a great source of suspicion, when, on June 2, 2018, Daniel was found by his students, collapsed in the back kitchen of the culinary institute. When EMTs arrived on the scene they determined Dan had died of two gunshots; one to the back and one into his chest.

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On Monday 24 October, 2005 in Ocilla Georgia, Tara Grinstead, a local beauty queen and high school history teacher did not show up to work in the morning. Concerned colleagues, unable to reach her, promptly called the local authorities. When local law enforcement arrived at her home, they initially found few indications that anything was amiss. However, a closer look suggested foul play. Tara’s car was in the drive and her cell phone was left on her bedside table, but her purse and keys were missing. There were possible signs of a struggle in her bedroom but certainly nothing to suggest a fatal attack. However, a single latex glove was spotted on her front yard, only about 15 feet from Tara’s front door. And the 30-year-old teacher was no where to be found.

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Michelle Young had it all—a loving family, a thriving career, and a baby on the way. But on a cold November morning in 2006, her sister made a grisly discovery: Michelle’s lifeless body in her North Carolina home, brutally beaten to death. The only witness? Her eerily untouched two-year-old daughter, Cassidy, found hiding in the master bedroom—suspiciously clean, as if someone had carefully shielded her from the horror.

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In May 1991, Michelle Lodzinski was a 23 year old single mother to 5 year old Timothy Wiltsey. In only a few quick minutes whilst purchasing a soda at a Memorial Day carnival, Timothy disappeared from Michelle's sight. A highly publicised, massive search effort ensued. Law enforcement interviewed the young mother multiple times over the following months only to find that her story kept changing.

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