Premature burial, a fear depicted by Edgar Allen Poe and Quinten Tarantino, also appears in real crime. These cases highlight gruesome acts driven by violence, sadism, and relationship issues.

From smurfing to romance scams to cryptocurrency schemes and more. Cybercrime investigative journalist Geoff White highlights tech’s role in money laundering.

November 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of the capture of Paul John Knowles, otherwise known as 'The Casanova Killer.' He was suspected of 18 murders across seven states in 1974.

On November 13, 1974, DeFeo killed his family in Amityville. Although he confessed, his motives remain unclear.

Terry McMillan on creating stories from scratch, the importance of diversity in literature and learning to use a new creative muscle.

Millionaire Jim Sullivan's marriage to Black socialite Lita McClinton ended with Lita’s murder. Deb Miller Landau book delves into Lita's impact on her community, Jim’s fall, and racial dynamics.

Messiah Jacobs spoke to A+E about his two decades in the entertainment industry, managing Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s estate and more.

Mario Diaz is the showrunner of the two-night special event, The Chicano Squad. Born and raised in Puerto Rico, his passion for film brought him to New York University to study film, but an early job producing news segments put him on the path to documentary filmmaking and an Emmy Award win.

Retired detective Kim Mager reflects on her dangerous 33-hour interrogation of Ohio serial killer Shawn Grate, whose confessions shocked her town.

Edna Cowell Martin reflects on her bond with her serial killer cousin.

Despite evolving forensic technology, traditional investigative methods are still proving valuable to revisiting unsolved cases.

Frank Figliuzzi, former FBI assistant director for counterintelligence, on his book 'Long Haul: Hunting the Highway Serial Killers' on how murders by truckers have changed over the years.

Reginald Reed Jr. on the aftermath of the murder of his mother, Selonia Reed, and 35 years later, his father Reginald Reed Sr.'s conviction in the case.

Kaitlin Armstrong fatally shot the pro cyclist in May 2022.

Dr. Kirk Yeager, the FBI's chief explosives scientist, works to understand bombs, bombers and the conditions that allow them to thrive to prevent future disasters.

A Pennsylvania girl endured a decade of captivity and abuse after being groomed by a trusted security guard. With courage and support, in 2006 she escaped after 10 years and rebuilt her life. She shares her story to raise awareness about grooming tactics and offers hope to others.

In the 2000s, the New Mexico desert became a graveyard for 11 females and an unborn child—their lives taken by a serial killer who became known as The West Mesa Bone Collector.

In cases of abuse victims killing their abusers, the law grapples with justice. From Francine Hughes' fiery retribution to Gypsy Rose Blanchard's plea for mercy, each case tests the limits of understanding trauma and self-defense.

We speak to Katherine Ramsland, an author and professor of forensic psychology, who unravels Elmer Wayne Henley Jr.'s unsettling involvement with Houston serial killer Dean Corll in her book 'The Serial Killer's Apprentice.'

The "Killer Clown" killed at least 33 young men and boys.