Introduction: A City Gripped by FearIn the vibrant streets of early 20th-century New Orleans, a sinister presence cast a long shadow over the city's rich cultural tapestry. From May 1918 to October ...

Prelude to Tragedy: The Illicit AffairEdward Wheeler Hall, an Episcopal minister, and Eleanor Reinhardt Mills, a choir singer at his church, were both respected figures in their New Brunswick, New ...

Early Life and Family BackgroundElizabeth Short was born on July 29, 1924, in Hyde Park, Massachusetts, as the third of five daughters to Cleo and Phoebe May Short. Her early years were marked by ...

Early Life and EducationHerman Webster Mudgett, later known as Dr. Henry Howard Holmes, was born on May 16, 1861, in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. Growing up in a devout Methodist family, Holmes faced a ...

Early Life and Family DynamicsLizzie Andrew Borden was born on July 19, 1860, in Fall River, Massachusetts, to Andrew Jackson Borden and Sarah Morse Borden. After her mother's death in 1863, Andrew ...

IntroductionOn June 7, 1992, the city of Springfield, Missouri, was shaken by the mysterious disappearance of three women: Sherrill Levitt, her daughter Suzanne "Suzie" Streeter, and Suzie's friend ...

Background of Brandon SwansonBrandon Swanson was born on January 30, 1989, in Marshall, Minnesota. He graduated from Marshall Senior High School in 2007 and subsequently enrolled in a one-year ...

IntroductionMadeleine McCann's disappearance in 2007 remains one of the most perplexing and widely publicized missing person cases in modern history. Despite extensive investigations spanning ...