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Caroline Fraser grew up in the shadow of Ted Bundy, the most notorious serial murderer of women in American history, surrounded by his hunting grounds and mountain body dumps, in the brooding landscape of the Pacific Northwest. But in the 1970s and ’80s, Bundy was just one perpetrator amid an uncanny explosion of serial rape and murder across the region. Why so many? Why so weirdly and nightmarishly gruesome? Why the senseless rise and then sudden fall of an epidemic of serial killing?

The patriarch, C. F. Seabrook, was hailed as the "Henry Ford of Agriculture." His son Jack, a keen businessman, was poised to take over what Life called "the biggest vegetable factory on earth." But the carefully cultivated facade—glamorous outings by horse-drawn carriage, hidden wine cellars, and movie star girlfriends—hid dark secrets that led to the implosion of the family business. A compelling tale of class and privilege, betrayal and revenge three decades in the making, The Spinach King explores the author's complicated family legacy and the dark corners of the American Dream.

We know what it was like to live in Moscow, Idaho, on November 13, 2022, the day of the cold-blooded killings. We know what the local police and FBI did right. And what they did wrong. We’ve learned so much about the four heartbroken families—the Mogens, Goncalves, Kernodles, and Chapins. And we have the backstory for Bryan Kohberger, brilliant grad student, loner, apparent incel. Now you are the jury. The evidence is in.

That Day in Dallas: Lee Harvey Oswald Did Not Kill JFK is best described as a prosecution by Robert K. Tanenbaum of those corrupt, unscrupulous government and unelected agency officials, who from inception with predetermined outcomes, deceitfully engaged in insecure, phony pretense probes regarding the assassination in Dealey Plaza. Those responsible are prosecuted while those who speak truth to power are exonerated.

Andrew and Jihi Bustamante were a “tandem couple”: married spies who’d dedicated their lives to the CIA. They met as trainees at Langley, and got married while hunting terrorists across the globe. Then, suddenly, they were assigned to a mission so sensitive and explosive that the CIA still has never acknowledged it.

On 29 August 2016, devastating news hit the headlines that an entire family was found dead in a rural community. For Jacqueline Connolly, this was a deeply personal and life-shattering tragedy, as she discovered her sister Clodagh, along with her nephews Liam, Niall and Ryan, were killed by their husband and father Alan Hawe. Here, Jacqueline discloses the circumstances leading up to these tragic events, including Hawe's manipulation and coercive control of her unsuspecting sister.

In MrBallen Presents: Where Nightmares Live, John Allen, known popularly as “MrBallen,” is back with another heart-stopping collection of strange and mysterious stories exploring terrors that lie just beyond our comprehension. From skin-melting encounters in Brazil to a bus full of malevolent ghosts in Taipei, to a bell ringing deep in the Arizona wilderness, MrBallen’s spine-chilling tales—four of which are exclusive to this graphic novel—span multiple centuries and expose bizarre, terrifying, and utterly unforgettable experiences of the unnatural world.

This explosive exposé reveals the shocking truth about Mohamed Al-Fayed's controversial 25-year reign at Harrods. To the public, he was the jovial, eccentric owner of one of the world's most iconic department stores—handing out lollipops and gifts to customers. But behind the scenes, Fayed wielded his power with cruelty, humiliation, and abuse that went unchecked for decades. Drawing on extensive firsthand interviews with former employees, executives, police officers, and erstwhile friends, The Monster of Harrods exposes chilling accounts of misconduct, many detailed here for the first time.

Journalist Dom Phillips traveled deep into the Amazon rainforest searching for solutions to the problem of deforestation, a threat to the local ecosystem, native tribes, and the global climate. When he was murdered in the Javari Valley by a group of environmental criminals, a cohort of journalists and activists took up his work to finish his book and share his important message.

As soon as Seth Harp, an Iraq war veteran and investigative reporter, begins looking into a double murder, he learns that there have been many more unexplained deaths at Fort Bragg recently, all with some apparent connection to drug-trafficking, as well as dozens of fatal overdoses. Drawing on trial transcripts, police records, and hundreds of interviews, Harp tells a scathing story of narco-trafficking in the Special Forces, drug conspiracies abetted by corrupt police, blatant military cover-ups, and American complicity in the Afghan heroin trade.

In 1993, Joseph Wellnitz, his wife Beth, and their 20-year-old son Dennis were murdered inside their Columbia, Kentucky home. Although the police had ...

In March 1998, Father Alfred Kunz was murdered inside St. Michael Catholic Church in Dane, Wisconsin. Many believe he was murdered because he had knowledge of sexual misconduct within the church, while others say he was murdered because of allegedly inappropriate relationships with female parishioners. Join Mike and Gibby as they discuss the murder of Father Alfred Kunz. There have been no shortages of suspects in this case over the years. But, one by one, the police have ruled people out using DNA found at the crime scene. The theories in the case range from greed, inappropriate ...

#horrorstories #reddithorrorstories #ScaryStories #creepypasta #horrortales #enriquetamarti #vampirelegend #truecrime #spanishhistory #darkcrimes The Mysterious Case of Enriqueta Martí: Unraveling the Dark Legend of Barcelona's Infamous Vampire and Her Brutal Crimes PART 1 delves into the chilling and gruesome story of Enriqueta Martí, a woman who became one of the most notorious figures in Spanish crime history. Known as the "Vampire of Barcelona," Enriqueta was suspected of abducting and murdering children for sinister purposes. This first part unravels her early life, her descent into ...

Leather Apron and the City on Edge - Whitechapel Chronicles4News of the Times Episode 503 | 1888As fear gripped Whitechapel after the brutal murder of Annie Chapman, the press gave that fear a name: Leather Apron.This episode of The Whitechapel Chronicles follows the frantic days after Chapman's body was found—when suspicion fell on local bootmaker John Pizer, infamously dubbed “Leather Apron.” His arrest, driven by media frenzy, raised more questions than it answered.Using only 1888 newspaper reports, we trace the missteps of the investigation: false leads, public panic, and a press ...

Anne, Dorine, Claire. Trois femmes, trois parcours marqués par le harcèlement. Toutes ont été agressées par un homme, et toutes ont porté plainte. Elles ont dû se battre, parfois longtemps, pour faire entendre leur voix et obtenir justice. Cette lutte acharnée, elles l’ont menée au prix de leur santé. Découvrez le témoignage bouleversant de ces femmes qui tentent de reconstruire une vie libre. "Devoir d’enquête" est un podcast d’Initial Studio adapté de la série éponyme produite par la RTBF. Cet épisode a été réalisé par Bernadette Saint-Remi et Catherine Lorsignol. ...

A guy fell into the water on the Jaws ride at Universal in 1990… and somehow Tony turns this into a passionate defense of Jaws: The Revenge. 😬🎢 Theme park terror + terrible movie takes = peak Scaredycast. Recorded LIVE from Evil Izzy's Haunted Emporium 🔔 Subscribe, scream, and share with your fellow ghouls. 🧠 Got a spooky story or weird news tip? Email us at Boo@Scaredycast.com Check out our YouTube, where you can now WATCH episodes of Scaredycast! And follow us on social! Become a PATRON to support the show and get spooky exclusive content! Original music by Mangy Bones True ...