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They blended in. They raised families, held steady jobs, and hid in plain sight. But behind the mask of normalcy, they were monsters—responsible for decades of terror, pain, and death. Every Killer Leaves A Trace is a chilling narrative nonfiction thriller that exposes moments that led to the shocking unmasking and ultimate capture of twenty-six of America’s most elusive killers. From accidental slips to cutting-edge forensic breakthroughs, each chapter reveals how justice caught up with murderers who thought they’d never be found.

'Tony is the real deal.' Andy McNab Sierra Leone, 2000. While on patrol as part of a peacekeeping mission, eleven British soldiers are kidnapped. The captors are a dangerous rebel group known as the West Side Boys. Fuelled by alcohol and drugs, the behaviour of the rebels is notoriously...

Lauren Samples never planned to become a true crime investigator. But when a podcast she co-hosted led her deep into the world of unsolved cases, she found herself drawn to the voices often overlooked—the families still searching for answers, the victims whose stories had faded from the headlines. In this compelling blend of memoir and investigative journalism, Samples shares the cases that changed her, from missing persons and cold cases to the complex realities of grief, justice, and advocacy.

Read by the author, Sandra Brown. ‘Completely gripping . . . Sandra Brown found evil in the person of her own father; and she confronted it as few could have done . . . Everyone will want to read this amazing story’ – Andrew O’Hagan, author of Caledonian Road Sandra Brown was eight when...

Die letzten Antworten liegen im Verborgenen - bis jetzt. Dies ist die vierte und letzte Episode von Verschollen in Panama . In dieser Hörbuch-Serie rollen die Autoren Christian Hardinghaus und Annette Nenner einen der mysteriösesten Cold Cases neu auf und beleuchten die unzähligen Ungereimtheiten im Fall Kris Kremers und Lisanne Froon. In dieser abschließenden Folge stehen Antworten und Fragen im Raum, die nach all den Jahren immer noch zweifelhaft sind.

Journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche with thirty-six meticulously researched accounts of unspeakable crimes that shocked communities and challenged our understanding of evil. From sprawling estates to quiet small towns, these cases reveal how murderous intent can hide behind the most ordinary facades—sometimes in places we least expect. You'll hear about The Butcher of Aberdeen, where a troubled woman's violence escalates to an act so grotesque that even veteran police officers are left traumatized.

Journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche with twelve meticulously researched accounts of unspeakable crimes that shocked communities and challenged our understanding of evil. From sprawling estates to quiet small towns, these cases reveal how murderous intent can hide behind the most ordinary facades—sometimes in places we least expect.

In 2005, Kenia Maxi Jose—known in the streets as La Reina—vanished after a mysterious trip to St. Martin. There was no body, no passport, and no answers. They said she drowned, but her son never believed the story. Who Killed Kenia Maxi Jose is a gripping true story of loss, silence, and the relentless search for truth.

Women Who Talk to the Dead chronicles the remarkable journey of Detroit Police Detective Shannon Jones and FBI Special Agent Leslie Larsen. Surrounded by skepticism and bureaucratic roadblocks, these women spearhead Operation UNITED—the largest coordinated exhumation of unidentified murder victims in FBI history.

Jede Episode beleuchtet neue Facetten des Falls und trennt Fakten von wilden Gerüchten. Der Fall Kris und Lisanne beflügelt die Fantasie von Internet-Detektiven weltweit, die ihre eigenen, oft bizarren Theorien entwickeln. Die Untersuchung folgt den Spuren der Unfalltheorien und zeigt auf, warum selbst erfahrene Wanderer an den offiziellen Erklärungen zweifeln.

What possesses a mum to kidnap her own child? That's what Maggie asks herself when she's asked to foster 13-year-old Saskia, the subject of a bitter custody battle between her parents. When Saskia's mum Rosa fears the courts are going to favour her ex-husband, James, she takes matters into her own hands. With Rosa facing criminal charges, and Saskia refusing to live with her dad, her future looks uncertain. Will Maggie be able to step in and discover the bombshell that will tear this family apart?

Der Fund des Rucksacks und der menschlichen Überreste von Kris und Lisanne schockiert die Welt und wirft mehr Fragen auf, als er beantwortet. In dieser Episode tauchen die Autoren tief in die offiziellen Ermittlungen ein, die von Anfang an von unerklärlichen Fehlern geprägt sind. Der forensische Bericht aus den Niederlanden enthüllt erschreckende Details: Die Mädchen könnten elf Tage nach ihrem Verschwinden noch gelebt haben, ihre Handys wurden auf mysteriöse Weise bedient, die auf eine Benutzung durch Dritte hinweist.

Es beginnt als harmlose Wanderung im idyllischen Boquete: Lisanne Froon und Kris Kremers, zwei junge Niederländerinnen, brechen zu einer Tour auf dem malerischen Pianista Trail auf. Als die beiden nicht zurückkehren, setzt eine beispiellose Suchaktion ein: Einheimische, Polizei, Rettungskräfte - ganz Panama scheint in Bewegung. Nach qualvollen zehn Wochen wird ein Rucksack im Flussbett des Río Culebra gefunden - kilometerweit vom ursprünglichen Wanderweg entfernt. Die Erleichterung über den Fund währt kurz.

In May 2005, authorities discovered the Groene family murdered in their Idaho home. The family’s youngest members—eight-year-old Shasta and her brother, nine-year-old Dylan—were nowhere to be found. As a community prayed for their return, Shasta and Dylan were already miles away in the woods of Montana at the hands of serial killer Joseph Edward Duncan. After a harrowing forty-eight day ordeal, Shasta was rescued. In many ways, her survival story was only beginning.

Adéntrate en situaciones que van más allá de la razón y ponen a prueba nuestros miedos y anhelos más profundos, como el inquietante enfrentamiento de un pastor contra fuerzas oscuras, manifestaciones inexplicables tras el terremoto del 85 o la aparición del mítico charro negro. Además de casos de brujería, demonios, reencuentros con fantasmas, advertencias, venganzas y apariciones de seres extraños, cada historia nos sumerge en escenarios que desafían toda lógica.

Journey into the darkest corners of the human psyche with twelve meticulously researched accounts of unspeakable crimes that shocked communities and challenged our understanding of evil. From sprawling estates to quiet small towns, these cases reveal how murderous intent can hide behind the most ordinary facades—sometimes in places we least expect.

Christmas Eve, 2002: eight-months-pregnant Laci Peterson vanishes from her Modesto home, and America can’t look away. The Murder of Laci Peterson hurls you into the frantic 911 call, the exhaustive searches along San Francisco Bay, and the courtroom battle that turned Scott Peterson into a household name.

In the shadows of St. Louis, women were disappearing. Black women, sex workers, addicts. Easy to ignore. Easier to forget. But someone was watching. Stalking. Torturing. Killing. Maury Troy Travis was the soft-spoken waiter with a secret locked in his basement: a torture chamber built from fantasies turned real. This is the chilling, cinematic true story of a serial killer who hid in plain sight, and the victims who were too often silenced by the world before he ever laid hands on them.

American bush pilot Russell Stendal, on a routine trip, landed his plane in a remote Colombian village and found himself in the middle of an armed ambush. Within minutes, he was taken hostage by Communist guerrilla fighters and told he would be held for ransom. Held at gunpoint deep in the jungle for 142 days, Russell began to write. He told the story of his life and recorded his experience inside the guerrilla camp. That writing became a bridge between him and his captors, many of whom were young, armed, and spiritually lost.

He was a trusted neighbor, a respected businessman, and a smiling clown who entertained children. But beneath the floorboards of his quiet suburban home, a nightmare festered. When police entered 8213 Summerdale Avenue in 1978, they expected answers about a missing teenage boy. What they found was a house of horrors. One body. Then another. Then another. By the end of the excavation, the remains of twenty-six young men and boys had been pulled from the crawl space.