On August 29, 2013, a woman named Kiki Muddar dialed 999 from a house on Broomfield Road in Chadwell Heath, East London.

She reported that her 33-year-old roommate, Polly Chowdhury, had attempted to take her own life in the bath - and that Polly's daughter, eight-year-old Ayesha Ali, was dead.

When paramedics arrived, they found Ayesha in her bedroom, unresponsive and already cold. She was naked except for a pair of pink underwear, and despite efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.Near her body, police discovered notes written by Polly.

One claimed Ayesha had tried to drown herself, and that Polly, unable to revive her, had suffocated the child with a pillow - supposedly to "end her suffering."Polly was rushed to hospital.

She survived and was taken into medical care - but within hours of leaving the hospital, she was under arrest for the murder of her own daughter.At first glance, it seemed like a tragic but straightforward case of a mother's mental breakdown turned deadly.

But investigators immediately noticed something off - Kiki Muddar, the woman who made the emergency call, showed little interest in Ayesha's fate. Her concern, strangely, was focused solely on Polly's wellbeing.

All the evidence initially pointed to Polly. But as detectives dug deeper, a far more disturbing story began to emerge - a twisted web of psychological manipulation, obsession, and lies.And at the center of it all… was Kiki Muddar.

On July 15, 2023, Erin Patterson extended an invitation for lunch to several members of her estranged husband's family.

The guest list included her ex-partner Simon Patterson — the father of her two children — his elderly parents, Don and Gail Patterson (both aged 70), Gail's sister, 66 year old Heather Wilkinson, and Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, a respected local pastor.

The lunch was scheduled for Saturday, July 29, at Erin’s home in Leongatha, Victoria. According to Erin, the purpose of the gathering was to share some personal news — a recent cancer diagnosis she had received.

However, the day before the lunch, Simon backed out. He reportedly told Erin he felt "too uncomfortable" attending due to lingering tensions between them. The rest of the invited guests still arrived the next day.

At the table, Erin served a homemade beef Wellington. She sat and ate with her guests — but with one small, strange detail: her portion was the only one placed on an orange plate. The others were served on standard dinnerware. Heather Wilkinson even made a lighthearted comment to her husband Ian:

“Is Erin short of crockery?”

A few hours after the meal, the four guests began to feel violently ill. Symptoms quickly escalated — nausea, vomiting, and severe diarrhoea.

By the next day, all four were admitted to the hospital. Their conditions rapidly worsened. Within days, Don, Gail, Heather and Ian were placed on life support, suffering from multiple organ failure.

Curiously, Erin — the host — showed no signs of illness at all. Erin claimed to be feeling sick too, but CCTV caught her walking through a service station, entering the toilet for a few seconds, before browsing the food on offer.

Why was she the only one untouched by the meal that left others fighting for their lives?

On the 19th of February 2024, six-year-old Joshlin Smith disappeared from her home in Saldanha Bay — a small, windswept coastal town near Cape Town, South Africa.One moment she was there. The next, she was gone.In the hours and days that followed, confusion turned to panic. Her face appeared on posters, across social media, and in news bulletins. Search teams scoured the dunes, the sea, and the shacks of Middelpos. But Joshlin had vanished without a trace.As the investigation unfolded, rumours took hold. Some whispered she had been trafficked. Others claimed she had been sold. Then came a detail so disturbing it froze the country in disbelief: Could she have been sold... for her eyes and skin?More than a year later, three people — including her own mother — were sentenced to life in prison. Yet the one question no courtroom could answer still hung heavily in the air:Where was Joshlin Smith?

On the 5th of October, 2021, Matthew Boorman arrived home after a long day at work. He had no idea what was waiting for him.

As he stepped out of his car, his neighbour of 12 years, Can Arslan, suddenly lunged at him. Can stabbed Matthew repeatedly — brutally, and without mercy.

Then, with Matthew dying on the ground, Can sat down… lit a cigarette… and calmly walked away. But he wasn’t finished. Moments later, he headed straight for the next house.

How many more would fall victim to his rampage?
Could anyone stop him in time?
And what drove Can Arslan to turn a quiet suburban street into a scene of horror?

This is the story of a man fuelled by rage, delusion, and revenge — and the system that saw the warning signs but failed to stop him.

When a strange 999 call came in on 1st November 2010 from Robert Brown—claiming he wanted to come into the police station to speak with officers—red flags were immediately raised.

He refused to share much information, claiming his lawyer had advised against it. But he did admit it involved his ex-wife, Joanna Brown.

Joanna had been reported missing earlier that morning after she didn’t drop her children off at school.

Was Joanna okay?

Had Robert Brown harmed her?

In 1986, the brutal murder of 21-year-old Diane Sindall sent shockwaves through Birkenhead. She had been beaten, and left in a dark alleyway — a horrifying crime that triggered the largest manhunt Merseyside had ever seen.

29-year-old Peter Sullivan was arrested, and soon after, convicted. Despite an initial series of apparent confessions and retractions during intense police questioning, Peter insisted he was innocent. For more than 38 years, he and his defence team fought to prove that the police had the wrong man.

In May 2025, the Court of Appeal agreed and ruled him an innocent man. Peter Sullivan’s conviction was quashed, ending what is now believed to be the longest-running miscarriage of justice in British history.

But if Peter didn’t kill Diane Sindall… then who did?

This is the case of a young woman’s tragic death — and a man’s decades-long battle to clear his name.

On the weekend of March 1st, 2019, Dr. Preethi Reddy, a respected dentist attended a dental conference in St Leonards, Sydney.

After the conference, Preethi met up with her ex-partner, Dr. Harshwardhan Narde, a man from her past who had struggled to accept their breakup.

The two spent the evening together, and in the hours that followed, Preethi disappeared without a trace and her family immediately grew concerned.

As they desperately searched for answers, the mystery deepened.

Days later, a chilling discovery was made - two bodies were found, leading to questions about what had really happened during that fateful weekend.

When sisters Mildred Bowman, 62, and Alice Wardle, 68, flew to Benidorm on July 30, 2005, they were ready for a sun-soaked holiday in the Costa Blanca. Staying at the Levante Club Apartments, they made plans to meet Alice's daughter and her family the next day.

But when the sisters never showed up, concern quickly turned to panic. Their loved ones searched tirelessly, retracing their steps through their favourite spots - until the hotel manager delivered devastating news 4 days later.

Mildred and Alice had been found dead in their holiday apartment.

What had happened to the two sisters?

And how did their dream vacation turn into a nightmare?