Discovery of the BodyOn the evening of October 23, 2018, at approximately 6:25 p.m., a group of children playing in a vacant lot in Gainesville, Florida, made a grim discovery. They stumbled upon the ...

A Tragic Evening on T StreetOn the evening of July 21, 1968, tragedy struck in the heart of Washington, D.C. Theil Council was fatally attacked in front of 902 T Street, NW, a location nestled within ...

A Routine Errand Turns TragicOn April 25, 1971, 13-year-old Carol Spinks was sent by her older sister to purchase groceries at a nearby 7-Eleven, just a half-mile from their Southeast Washington, ...

IntroductionOn June 9, 1971, Leslie Smith was found murdered in his apartment at 1733 N Street, NW, in Washington, D.C. Despite the passage of over five decades, this case remains unsolved, leaving ...

A Promising Young Life Cut ShortIn the summer of 1971, Washington, D.C., was gripped by fear as a serial killer, later dubbed the "Freeway Phantom," began targeting young African American girls. ...

A Community Shattered by FearIn the early 1970s, Washington, D.C., was gripped by a series of tragic events that left the community in fear and mourning. Between 1971 and 1972, six young ...

Discovery of the CrimeOn the morning of Saturday, August 14, 1971, the tranquility of Columbia Island Marina was shattered by a grim discovery. At approximately 9:40 am, authorities found 43-year-old ...

IntroductionIn the early 1970s, Washington, D.C., was gripped by fear as a serial killer, later dubbed the "Freeway Phantom," preyed upon young African American girls. Among the six known victims was ...