The disappearance of the young, beautiful American girl created a media sensation across the globe, but the case is still shrouded in mystery. Born on the 21st of October 1986 to Dave and Beth, Natalee spent her teenage years living in Mountain Brook, an affluent community in Birmingham, Alabama. She lived with her brother, mother and her stepfather Jug Twitty, an Alabama businessman. Natalee at high school via Oxygen Natalee was an honours student and was also a member of th

Children have been going missing since records began, but not until recently has there been proof that some were taken to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Photo by freestocks on Unsplash Since the late 1960s, it’s estimated that around 2,000 parents have lost newborn children under suspicious circumstances. Many of these couples haven’t seen their child again, don’t know why they died, and don’t have a grave to visit. “When the doctors said: Choose!, I realised somethi

Patrick Warren and David Spencer simply disappeared. David Spencer and Patrick Warren via guardian.com Over the years, the missing children case has caused much speculation and criticism due to the lack of urgency around the disappearances. Was it down to a lack of importance because of their working-class backgrounds, or was it because they didn’t fit the “missing white girl” aesthetic the media wanted to report on? In the winter of 1996, Patrick, who was 11 and David, 13, w

For the McCann family, the newest search isn’t about publicity, it’s about keeping someone locked up.

The islanders locked their doors, but nothing could stop the bogeyman from entering their homes, and no one would forget his mask. Jersey lighthouse via Britannica.com Famous for its woollen trade and cows, Jersey is smaller than the Greater London region. At only nine miles wide by five miles long, the tiny island is part of the sovereign state of the United Kingdom that sits in the Channel between England and France. Its population in the 1950s was just over 30,000 inhabit

The 8-year-old’s murder changed England’s laws. Sarah Payne via bbc.co.uk Playing hide and seek with her brothers and sister in a cornfield, Sarah crawled through a gap in the tall harvest and onto the road adjacent to the field. She was heading back to her grandparents’ home because she’d received a knock on the head, but while walking down the road, she was abducted by a man in a white van. What came next was England’s worst child murder at the time. Eight-year-old Sarah g

The mystery of JonBenet Ramsey's death may never be solved, and there's good reason.

Three murder trials and advances in DNA finally brought the killer to justice over 20 years later. When the police officer arrived at the Eastburn’s home on Summer Hill Road, he could hear the youngest daughter, Jana, screaming inside the house. She was just hours away from death by dehydration and starvation, and she was covered in dirt and faeces. The toddler would be the only one in the house found alive. Katie, Kara, Erin and Jana Eastburn via http://militaryjusticeforall

Alice Crimmins was made public enemy number one and she paid dearly, but was she innocent? Alice and Eddie via murderpedia.org She was the subject of a hate campaign across America due to a police force’s relentless harassment and theories. During a time of solid morals, Alice Crimmin’s lifestyle and appearance meant she was targeted by the public and the police. She was stuck in a living nightmare, and no one would help her. On the 14th of July 1965, Alice awoke to find her

April Tinsley was abducted and murdered but her case went cold. Three decades later, justice was served. April Tinsley via Wikipedia Easter 1988 in Fort Wayne, Indiana was stormy and wet weather was forecast over the weekend. 8-year-old April Tinsley was playing outside with her friends when spots of rain began to fall. She’d left her umbrella at her friend’s house, just around the corner from her own home, and hurried to collect it before the rain got worse. Her friends cont

The nine-year-old was taken on her way home, but the investigation was more sinister than anyone dreamed. Shannon Matthews via express.co.uk In 2008, Madeleine McCann’s abduction still filled the air on every news channel. The image of the three-year-old was plastered everywhere and no one could escape the mention of her name. Her kidnapping was the nightmare of every parent in the country, and for Karen Matthews, she was about to share the pain the McCanns were going through

Before Sandy Hook, there was Dunblane. Outside Dunblane Primary School via aoav.org.uk Wednesday the 13th of March 1996 started like many others. Men and women went to work, store shutters opened welcoming customers, and children entered their classrooms, ready to learn. It took just three minutes to change that day for an entire community, forever. 43-year-old Thomas Watt Hamilton spent a lot of his life helping out with the Scouts. In July 1973, he was made assistant leader

Engla Höglund’s murderer had killed before, but a bungled police investigation let him kill again. Crime in Scandinavian countries has always been much lower than many due to laidback culture and population sizes. Dubbed the world’s 13th most peaceful nation, Sweden’s murder and manslaughter averages were just 96 cases per year and haven’t changed in over a decade. Unfortunately, at least one of these cases could have been prevented, and a little girl would have grown up inst

The cold case was solved in 52 days after an intern got hold of the file. When witnesses saw a mother and young child walking in the...

America's Unknown Child’s case is still active over six decades later. A sketch of the boy via NCMEC 400,000 flyers were distributed around Philadelphia, hoping someone would claim the boy found in the box. Envelopes containing utility bills had the face of the child imprinted on the front, and police stations and post offices bore the details of his discovery, yet no one ever came forward. The case is still active 64 years later yet little more than theories have ever been i

The body that had been known as ‘Beth Doe’ was finally identified by familial DNA, over four decades after her murder. Evelyn Colon was...

Best known for her role as Ducky in The Land Before Time, the little girl was killed by her father. Judith Barsi via Wikimedia Commons The daughter of Hungarian immigrants, Judith grew up in Los Angeles, California. Born in 1978, the little girl began her on-screen career at the tender age of five years old. Managed by Ruth Hansen, Judith picked up minor roles on television, and she appeared in numerous commercials. Her prominent roles, as Thea Brody in Jaws: The Revenge and

31 years after the murders, the killers are still free. Las Cruces Bowl via New Mexico Police Department Shortly after 8 am, on the 10th...

Sylvia Likens endured months of sickening abuse before she was killed by the people who were supposed to look after her.