Dennis DePue evaded police for nearly a year before he was finally stopped, but his actions were forever engrained in the cinematic universe for entertainment. On the 15th of April 1990, Ray and Marie Thornton were driving along quiet Snow Perry Road in Coldwater, Michigan. As they drove, they played a game to pass the time. The game was to make words and phrases out of the number plates that passed them. As a green 1984 Chevrolet truck passed them at high speed, Marie won th

Known as the ‘holy grail’ of cold cases, our victim finally has a name Facial reconstruction of the Lady of the Dunes via Wikimedia Commons The Lady of the Dunes case has puzzled local law enforcement and web sleuths across the globe for the past four decades. However, in 2015, the case was brought to the forefront of popular culture when author Joe Hill believed he saw the woman on screen. The woman was found beneath long grass by a young girl walking her dog on the 26th of

The celebrity publicist was shot in her car on the way home from a party. On the 10th November 2010, Ronni Chasen was driving home from...

Dubbed “the year of fear”, '74 saw the birth of numerous serial killers, but why did this happen, and why this specific year? Photo by...

In 1973, The Exorcist opened in cinemas. The highest-grossing film of its time, the horror movie was believed to be cursed and had...

For four months, he shackled, tortured and raped six women in the basement of his Philadelphia home. To outsiders, Gary Heidnik was the...

The real story behind Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood”. In April last year, the home with a dark history went back on the market. What was...

The murder that inspired The Conjuring III. Sketch of Arne Johnson via UVA School of Law Archives The town of Brookfield, Connecticut,...

Robert Hansen hunted his victims and crossed them off on a map. When the police walked into Cindy Paulson’s motel room at Big Timber, she...

Three movie stars, a boat and an alleged cover-up. Natalie Wood via HBO.com The news of Natalie Wood’s death shocked Hollywood. But, with...

He'd already picked out another two victims. Days after Johnny Altinger had disappeared, his friends decided to break into his home....

Hazel Drew’s death remains unsolved, unlike her on-screen counterpart. In the summer of 1908, the resort town of Sand Lake in Rensselaer...

Kathy Page’s 30-year-old case is still unsolved. The original signs via southernfriedtruecrime.com Director and writer Martin McDonagh...

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...