Cold Case Detective

The pain of an individual who has lost a parent or a child can only be described as immeasurable. But what happens when an entire family simply ups and disappears one day? With only a few loved ones left behind to pick up the pieces, it becomes a race against the clock to find answers before nobody is left to look for them. In today's video, we aim to illuminate such mysteries by examining three e...

From the outside, California’s City of Angels is every big dreamer’s paradise. Home to Hollywood, glamour and celebrities, ambitious individuals looking to break into the entertainment industry often believe they can make their it if only they reach Los Angeles. But LA has a dark underbelly and has seen some of history’s darkest crimes, from Elizabeth Short’s unsolved case to the horrific slayings...

A newlywed couple’s honeymoon should, in theory, be one of the most memorable, exciting and joyful occasions of one’s lifetime. Not only are you soaking up the sights of somewhere beautiful, but you’re doing it with the person you love most in the world. But, unfortunately, not everyone’s honeymoon goes to plan, and for some people, it results in the tragic and abrupt end of what was meant to be a...

A romantic union between two people should be an exciting and joyful occasion. But marriage doesn’t always lead to a happy ending, and the worst outcome isn’t always divorce: sometimes tying the knot ends in murder. In today’s video, we’ll be taking a look at two cases where a blissful beginning ended in tragedy, as we examine two chilling cases of killer husbands.

There is something comforting in watching a fictional mystery unravel; seeing a person discover a clue and link it to a suspect, or to a fresh piece of evidence that can indicate what exact fate befell a victim. But in real life, things are not so neat and tidy. Many unsolved cases have very little information to go on, causing the investigation to halt and detectives to move on to other inquiries...

Being part of the true crime community can, at times, be disheartening. With forums and social media as a whole, it can be difficult not to get bogged down in the constant cycle of bad news. But there is hope: in the last few years, we have seen the resolution to dozens of cold cases that we never expected to see solved. In today’s video, we aim to shed light on just a few of these instances as we...

Ronald W Hughes, an American attorney hailing from The Golden State, was a free spirit and open-minded lawyer from Los Angeles, California. His dedication to public defense and interest in the counterculture movement were cut short by an unsolved death in the autumn of 1970, leaving all who knew him across the city of stars, and the entirety of his hometown in Southern California at large, graspin...

It can be easy today to take police investigative techniques and forensic technology for granted. But back in the 1800s, not even fingerprinting was utilised, never mind DNA analysis and the M-Vac system; which today is an invaluable tool to forensic investigators. As a result of this lack of technology, cases were often solved by witnesses and confessions, though many investigations never saw any...

 Illinois is no stranger to violent criminals. From John Wayne Gacy to HH Holmes, the midwestern state has seen the rise of some of the worst, most heinous offenders. But perhaps one of the most terrifying stories to hang over Illinois is that of the Ripper Crew, a group of men who terrorized the state’s streets during the 1980s, and preyed on vulnerable, unaccompanied women. The Ripper Crew was m...

In November of 2022, four Idaho University students were slain by a 28-year-old former teaching assistant. This devastating tragedy made headlines across the world, and left anger and sadness in its wake, drawing attention to a state that has been ranked the third safest in the US and seemingly shattering that belief. Like any other US state, though, Idaho has always had cases that are still looki...

The English county of Greater Manchester is home to over two million people. Located in the North West, it is the third most populous county in the UK after Greater London and the West Midlands. According to the GMP - Greater Manchester Police -, around 200,000 reports of crimes are filed every year, and although homicides make up a relatively small proportion of the total number, many of those mo...

During the 19th century, it was all too commonplace to see alternative medicines being offered as cure-alls for ailments suffered by the general public. The dangerous poison strychnine was handed out as a performance enhancer for athletes; heroin was presented as a fix for unwell children and cocaine was used to treat alcoholism, with Sigmund Freud himself calling the substance a “magical drug.” I...

For many of us, the 1950s conjures up images of perky housewives in full skirts; the iconic Chevrolet Bel Air, and rock and roll bands in matching suits, armed with "Elvis" microphones. But like with any decade, the 1950s wasn't immune to crime, and it has an abundance of cold cases just waiting to be solved. In today's video, we aim to shed light on just a few of them as we take a look at Three D...

In 1946, 18-year-old Paula Jean Welden was a student at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont where she studied art, though she was considering changing her major to botany. When not in school, she lived with her parents and her three younger sisters in Stamford, Connecticut. By all accounts she was a true creative soul - she loved painting in all sorts of mediums, playing guitar and spending...

So far in 2022, the Unidentified Wiki database shows that 28 John and Jane Does have gained back their identities. Genealogy has been a massive help to law enforcement over the last few years, allowing them to identify not only victims but suspects and perpetrators in dozens of unsolved cold cases. However, it is not always so simple - there are many cases in which the dead are identified, but the...

For many of us, it's our worst fear: to lose a loved one at the hands of another, and never receive answers or justice. But, unfortunately, there are hundreds of cases just like this across the globe. From unidentified Does with nobody to miss them, to the gruesome slaying of children, these are just three horrific historic mysteries that will leave you with more questions than answers.

Home to the Sundance Film Festival, Butch Cassidy and an expansive mountain range beloved by skiers across the country, Utah is one of America’s most beautiful states. But it is also known to the true-crime community as the birthplace of Gary Ridgway and was, at one point, one of Ted Bundy’s favourite haunts. It is a state full of grisly cold cases. In today’s episode of Cold-Case Detective, we’ll...

From the outside, 1117 Morningside Avenue looked like a standard American home. White panelled and consisting of two storeys, it was a cosy place for Billy Isom, Freta Bostic and Jesse Hanni to call their own. But when they were all found dead inside one winter morning, the feeling of homeliness changed. As the police tried to discover the secrets it held within its walls, the structure seemed int...

In Sweden, around 25,000 people are reported missing every year. Although the vast majority of those people are found, about 2,700 of them are discovered dead. Linda Chen, unfortunately, became one of those statistics after she suddenly and inexplicably vanished in the summer of 2009.

Langtang National Park is one of Nepal's most inviting tourist attractions. With breathtaking mountain views and clear, glassy lakes, the park spawns 660 square miles and is home to some of the country's most spectacular wildlife, including snow leopards and red pandas. While the park attracts up to 18,000 visitors a year, it is no stranger to losing some of those travellers. Aubrey Sacco is one o...

In 2022, a study using 2020 FBI crime data revealed that New Mexico has the second-highest rate of violent crime of any US state. Further information showed that it has had an abysmally poor clearance rate over the last few years of just over 30% between 2019 and 2021. Unfortunately, for those of us in the true crime community, this isn’t particularly new information; some of the most well-known u...

Cheryl Gene Grimmer was last seen at the shower block on Fairy Meadow Beach, New South Wales, on January 1st, 1970. She was just 3-years-old at the time of her disappearance and was 3ft tall with blonde hair and blue eyes. One distinguishing physical characteristic of Cheryl is that she has a navel which protrudes one centimetre due to a medical condition. She was last seen wearing a royal blue sw...

Oftentimes in the true crime community, we find ourselves sitting in the grey area - we generally don’t have enough information to reach a concrete verdict in the cases we read about. Then, when there are cases that go to court, we are confident it will be a slam-dunk. After all, if the police and prosecutors have enough information for it to go to trial, what more could they need? But today’s vid...

While every violent crime is horrendous in its own way, there is something particularly chilling about cases where an entire group of people have their lives stripped away for them, and for the perpetrator to remain at large afterwards. How is it possible that crimes committed in broad daylight, where the innocent lives of numerous people are taken, can go unsolved? Sometimes it seems almost unfat...

For many people across the world, stepping out into the great outdoors fills them with joy and a sense of freedom. It allows them to escape the monotony of everyday life and shows them the true beauty of the world we live in. But the outdoors can be a terrifying and deadly place. One wrong move can cause someone to perish in an instant, or result in them getting lost for days or weeks - or sometim...