True Crime

In the summer of 1984, Alton Coleman and Debra Brown travelled across six Midwestern states, leaving a trail of murders, abductions, and violent attacks. For fifty-four days, police struggled to track the pair as the number of victims continued to grow. What unfolded became one of the most notorious crime sprees in American history.

In May 1979, motorists in Birmingham, Alabama, began reporting a bizarre sight: a hand sticking out of the trunk of a moving car. When two journalists set out to find the vehicle, they had no idea where the chase would lead.

In 1999, a series of murders shattered the apparent safety of Yosemite and left investigators searching for a killer. Living nearby was Cary Stayner, a quiet handyman who had spent years exploring the park and searching its forests for Bigfoot. Soon, Yosemite would become known for a monster of a very different kind.

On 4th December 1972, 7-year-old Steven Stayner left school in Merced, California, planning to visit his best friend after finishing his chores at home. He never made it there. What happened next would separate Steven from his family and the life he knew, beginning a story that would span years and eventually change the life of another child.

In 2007, police in Bihar sat across from an 8-year-old boy named Amarjeet Sada. He spoke very little, smiled often, and asked for a biscuit. There was something strangely ordinary about the child sitting before them. But Amarjeet was not there because of childhood mischief. Police were questioning him about the disappearance and death of 6-month-old Khushboo Devi.