Criminal Archives

Family conflicts occur with a certain frequency, especially between generations raised in different times and in different contexts. People of different ages can have very different views of the world. A Californian family experienced this conflict and it ended in tragedy: on the day Cynthia Cdebaca turned 63, her gift to herself was her son-in-law's murder and a packet of cigarettes. 📱 Notificat...

In 1974 in Canada, Barbra felt a severe pain in the back of her head, like she had never felt before. She was playing cards with some acquaintances, and the pain soon passed. Upon returning home her mother told her that Beverly, her twin sister, had been shot in the back of the head. For decades the police searched for the person responsible, the case was closed and reopened several times and with...

In 2004, a student at the University of Missouri, United States was found dead on campus, just a block from his accommodation. The details of the case quickly came to light and it was not long before the police discovered that the main suspect was a witness at the crime scene itself. This is the story of Jesse Valencia 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalar...

In 1983, a 15-year-old girl named Emanuela Orlandi disappeared on her return from a music lesson. Her family, who lived in Vatican City, received several anonymous communications over the following years claiming to know the girl's whereabouts. Several theories emerged that linked the disappearance with a terrorist cell, the mafia and even the Vatican City State. Emanuela's fate remains unknown to...

Some experiences can show us how precious life is. A traumatic incident, which leaves us one step away from death, can teach us how valuable our place in this world is. This was the case with Alison Botha, a woman who faced death, but fought strongly to survive and lived to tell her story today. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystudio.c...

The case today takes us back to a crime that happened in Australia in the year 2007. This is the first official record of a crime involving the fatal victim of an online predator. After this case, Australia implemented measures and enacted laws to curb this behaviour. This is the story of Carly Ryan. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystu...

In 2008, Casey Anthony entrusted her nearly 3-year-old daughter to a babysitter, but the child mysteriously disappeared. The strangest thing was that authorities were informed about the disappearance a staggering 31 days later. The baffling details raise questions about why Casey’s own mother never informed the police about the disappearance. Brace yourselves, because today's case will surprise yo...

Heidi, a 33-year-old woman, and her 2-week-old newborn baby Margot went missing on December 12, 2019. Heidi was last captured on security camera footage dropping off her 6-year-old son Silas at school. What happened after was a mystery with an unexpected outcome. This is the story of Heidi Broussard. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystu...

Stanislav Reshetnyak lived in Ramensky, a suburb of Moscow, Russia. He was a 30-year-old YouTuber who became famous for the content he presented. He became known as a trash streamer and his content caters to a specific audience who likes to watch violence. Stas's channel had a growing following.    He performed ‘challenges’ at the request of his followers in exchange for payment. These challenges...

On the morning of May 6, 2000, Tracey Scarff appeared in a desperate state at her mother-in-law's house asking for help. Her stepdaughter Lauren would not wake up. The child was just 6 years old. She lay lifeless, in bed, with several bruises. According to the coroner, the fractures and bruises resembled those received in a serious traffic accident. It didn't take long for the person responsible f...

Many people think that people who kill have been traumatised by past events. They believe that their demons and ghosts drive them to commit unspeakable acts. However, some cases deviate from this pattern. Today's case will talk about the Dnipropetrovsk maniacs. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

When Nickalas James Kedrowitz was 13 years old he lived in Osgood in Ripley County, Indiana, United States, with his mother Christina McCartney, his sisters Desirée who was 1 year 11 months old, Abigail who was 1 year old and his stepfather, Stephen Ritz who had an 11-month-old son named Nathaniel, from a previous relationship. Stephen had custody of Nathaniel because Nathaniel’s mother was an add...

In 1990, a young woman was returning home after watching a baseball game. However, her path back would be different from any other that the girl had taken previously as on that day she would meet 28-year-old Nobuyuki Sato. This man would kidnap her and hold her captive for almost 10 years in what became the longest kidnapping in Japanese history. This is the story of Fusako Sano. 📱 Notification o...

Today’s case will talk about Andrei Chikatilo, a serial killer from Russia who confessed to committing 56 murders in the late 70s, throughout the 80s and in the first year of the 90s. This brutal killer attacked children and young people, adults, men and women... he had no type. He wanted to dominate, sexually abuse and eat parts of his victims. This is the story of Andrei Chikatilo. 📱 Notificati...

In 1988, 4-year-old Mari Konno lived with her family in Saitama, Japan. On August 22nd, Mari went to play with another girl in the neighborhood, as usual. Saitama was a quiet place and her friend lived just a few meters away from her house.   On returning home from work at around 6:20 pm, her father, Shigeo Konno, realized that his daughter was not at home. When he asked some neighbors if they had...

Today's horrific crime took place in 1987, when a mother and her two daughters were brutally murdered in their own home in Alaska. The suspect was identified thanks to evidence found at the crime scene and the hard work of the investigators. The crime spread fear in the city and is still considered one of the most brutal crimes in the state's history. This is the story of the Newman Family Massacr...

📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ Nathan Robinson was 27 years old when this occurred. He has a degree in mathematics and lived with his father William Spiller, 48, in a flat in Bournemouth, a coastal area in the south of England. William was a taxi driver. He was better known as Big Bill, because he was a big man, approximately 1.9 meters tall,...

Today's case is another tough one. I normally start with a summary of what the narrative will include, but as the case starts with an explanation of the facts I prefer to go straight to the content. This is the story of Mitchelle Blair. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/list...

Today's case will talk about a little girl named Lauren, who was tormented by her biological parents in a cruel and disturbing way. These events occurred over several years in the 1990s. It came to light in 2001 but the story was revisited by the media between 2018 and 2020 due to the consequences of the girl's suffering. She had been a survivor, but now she was a criminal. This is the story of La...

Christina was arrested but was soon released when she posted bail. However, the beach arrest video was uploaded to the internet that week and garnered more than 2 million views in the first 3 days. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joseph Oberhansley was a man who had been committing crimes since his late teens. When he was just 17 years old, he attempted to murder someone, he also attempted suicide. He survived but his mental condition deteriorated, and things got worse. He always got into street fights, he also got into drug trafficking and even cannibalism. This is the story of Joseph Oberhansley, The Cannibal of Indiana....

On March 13, 2019, another Brazilian school attack took place in the neighborhood of Suzano, in Sao Paulo. The perpetrators were two youths aged 17 and 25 years. They attacked the students using various weapons and in the end they took their own lives. Guilherme Taucci Monteiro, 17, and Luiz Henrique de Castro, 25, were responsible, and the motives discovered by the police were unbelievable. These...

Today's case happened in Brazil in 2007, and the reason that it is short is because everything in this case happened so quickly. The arrest took place less than 24 hours following the crime. However, the news shocked everyone in the country, when the killer was identified. The victim was just 12 years old, and his killer, 16. This is the story of Gabriel Kuhn.  📱 Notification of new cases on Inst...

Two Russian sisters, despite going through a difficult childhood and adolescence, remained close, that is until the beginning of their adulthood. One of them began to stand out more than the other in society. What was originally a relationship of love and union turned into one of hate and envy. Unfortunately, this relationship ended in the most tragic way possible. This is the story of the Dubrovi...

Today's case is a barbaric crime committed against a 4-year-old child. I warn you that if you are not having a good day, come back to watch it later because the details of this case will shock you to your core. This is the Story of Derrick Robie. 📱 Notification of new cases on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/criminalarchives/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. See omnystudi...