The Circleville Letter Writer: The Letters That Terrorized a Town

The Valerie Percy Murder: The Crime That Shook Kenilworth

In today's episode, we're traveling to Kenilworth, Illinois, where a brutal murder shattered the illusion that privilege and prominence could guarantee safety. In 1966, inside an elegant mansion, the daughter of a U.S. Senate candidate was murdered in her bedroom. Her stepmother glimpsed a shadowy figure standing over her bed, but the intruder vanished into the darkness. It's one of Chicago's greatest unsolved murder mysteries.

The Thai Silk King's Last Walk: The Disappearance of Jim Thompson

In today's episode, we're traveling deep into the mist-covered mountains of Malaysia to examine one of the twentieth century's most baffling disappearances. In 1967, a man known around the world as the "Thai Silk King" stepped out for a simple afternoon walk and was never seen again. Despite one of the largest search operations ever conducted in Southeast Asia, investigators never found a body, a clear trail, or a definitive answer.

The Las Cruces Bowling Alley Massacre: Four Hours of Fear

In today's episode, we’re traveling to Las Cruces, New Mexico, where an ordinary day in 1990 at a bowling alley turned into one of the most horrifying unsolved crimes in U.S. history. For four terrifying hours, employees and children were held captive inside, while armed attackers carried out a brutal robbery that spiraled into torture, execution and fire. Despite surviving witnesses and countless leads, the killers remain unknown.

Michael Rockefeller: Vanished in New Guinea

In today's episode, we’re traveling to Dutch New Guinea in 1961, where Michael Rockefeller — heir to one of America’s most powerful families — disappeared under haunting circumstances. His small catamaran overturned off the coast of one of the most remote places on earth. Some believe he drowned in the treacherous waters. Others think he reached shore … only to encounter something far more terrifying waiting in the jungle beyond.

The Circleville Letter Writer: The Letters That Terrorized a Town

In today's episode, we're traveling to the quiet farming town of Circleville, Ohio, where anonymous letters began arriving in mailboxes during the late 1970s. They started with cruel gossip and harassment, but the accusations quickly grew darker, more personal, and far more threatening. Before long, marriages were collapsing, neighbors were turning against each other, and one local man would die under deeply suspicious circumstances.