Case types
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Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer: The Real Crimes Behind the Film and What It Changed
Henry Lee Lucas inspired Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer, but the real case became a chilling lesson in false confessions.
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The Columbine Killers: What Happened on April 20, 1999, and What the Evidence Shows
A true-crime account of the Columbine massacre, the failed bombing plan, the April 20, 1999 attack, and its lasting aftermath.
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What Makes a Cold Case Go Cold? Famous Cases, Missed Breaks, and How Investigations Reopen
How a cold case begins, why murders go unsolved, and what can bring an old investigation back to life years later.
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The Zodiac Killer Case: What Happened, What the Letters Revealed, and Why It Remains Unsolved
A gripping look at the Zodiac Killer case, from the first murders to the letters and ciphers that turned an unknown gunman into a lasting mystery.
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Robert Hansen Killer Case: How the ‘Butcher Baker’ Was Caught in Alaska
How Cindy Paulson’s 1983 escape exposed Robert Hansen, the Anchorage baker tied to abductions, assaults, and 17 confessed murders.
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Serial Killer List: 25 Notorious Cases That Changed Criminal Investigations
“Serial Killer List: 25 Notorious Cases That Changed Criminal Investigations” is a topic, not a single case. Here’s what it actually suggests.
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BTK Killer: A Timeline of the Dennis Rader Murders, Investigation and Arrest
The true story of the BTK murders, from the 1974 Otero family killings in Wichita to Dennis Rader’s arrest, confession and life sentence.
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Serial Killings Explained: Famous Cases, Patterns and How Investigations Unfold
How serial killings become one case: patterns, cooling-off periods, victim links, and the slow work behind a serial killer investigation.
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Who Was the Houston Serial Killer? Cases, Suspects and What Police Confirmed
From Dean Corll to the Texas Killing Fields, the true story of the Houston serial killer cases police confirmed and what remains unsolved.
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Gacy Clown Killer: The John Wayne Gacy Case and What Really Happened
A clear account of the John Wayne Gacy case, from Robert Piest’s disappearance in 1978 to Gacy’s 1980 conviction and 1994 execution.