Fact and Suspicion

In the early morning hours of December 9th, 2001 Michael Peterson called 911 to report that he had found his wife Cathleen severely injured at the bottom of a staircase in their home. When Paramedics arrived, the scene was covered in blood. Authorities immediately suspected foul play and their suspicion fell on Michael. As more details emerged, this turned into a rabbit hole of confusing facts tha...

On October 27th, 1989, 11-year-old Amy Mihaljevic left school and walked to the Bay Square Shopping Center. Two of her friends witnessed her leave with an adult male. About an hour later, Amy called her mother, telling her that she had been at choir auditions. Amy, However, never returned home.

On July 2, 2021, 22-year-old Gabby Petito and her fiance Brian Laundrie embarked on a cross-country trip. They appeared to be the perfect couple when they set out to see the country and become social media influencers. But that facade crumbled, however, when Laundrie returned home in the couple's van and Gabby was no where to be found.

A special update episode of Fact and Suspicion on the newly released information about the Delphi Murders.

In 1999, in the Oklahoma suburb of Edmond, local businessman Paul Howell took his two daughters shopping for school supplies and then to the Braum’s dairy for ice cream. The family didn’t realize it at the time, but as they left the Braum’s parking lot they were followed by two men in an Oldsmobile Cutlass. When Paul arrived at his parent’s home, one of the men got out of the car, walked to the dr...

It was just shy of closing time at the Common Grounds Coffee Shack on February 1, 2012. 18-year-old barista Samantha Koenig was busy cleaning up towards the end of her shift when her final customer of the night approached the kiosk window. Nothing about the man seemed initially threatening; he ordered an Americano and waited patiently while it was prepared. Not even the ski mask he wore (which mig...

Hiking Trails are often portrayed in horror films as frightening and dangerous. Though, in reality, this is rarely the case. Tragically, a real life monster found 13-year-old Liberty German and 14-year-old Abigail Williams on February 13th, 2017 as they hiked the Monon High Bridge Trail in Delphi Indiana. We've never found this monster. Though, we have seen him, and we've heard his voice as he ord...

Most parents never consider tragedy striking their family during a vacation. Or, at least they didn't until 2007 when the news of Madeleine McCann's disappearance made international headlines. 3-year-old Maddy vanished from the apartment her parents were renting in Praia Da Luz Portugal. This was arguably the most publicized missing persons case in European history. The media storm surrounding the...

In 1993, the world was shocked when allegations of child molestation came to light against Michael Jackson. Overnight, the King of Pop went from being the world’s most popular entertainer to one of the most notorious pedophiles in history. Tabloids competed to run the most horrific, sensational headlines imaginable while talking heads opined endlessly about his guilt. For the general public, the m...

In our first episode discussing the murder of Caylee Anthony, we explored the lies told by her mother Casey and the strange story she created about Caylee's abduction by an imaginary nanny. Tonight we will examine the evidence found, the bizarre behavior of Casey after her daughter's death, and the ensuing trial that made headlines around the world.

Two -year-old Caylee Anthony was last seen alive on June 16, 2008. The search for the toddler drew national media attention. The entire country was swept up in the circus that followed and the myriad of lies told by Caylee’s mother, Casey Anthony, who soon became the most hated woman in the country. Join us as we explore the circumstances of Caylee’s disappearance and the infamous trial that follo...

We receive packages almost every day. Fedex and UPS bring us a never ending stream of parcels from Amazon, Walmart, Wayfair, and Wish. There were times, however, when the entire US was wary of unexpected packages. For 17 years, Ted Kaczynski spread fear by sending bombs across the country. Who was he and what drove him to such lengths?  Tonight, we will explore the story of the American Nightmare...

In 2008, British Columbia realtor Lindsay Buziak received a cold call from a new client. They informed her that they needed to buy a million dollar home immediately. This is the kind of call that most realtors pray for, but some things are too good to be true.

On the day after Christmas of 1996, 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was reported missing from her home in Boulder Colorado. A bizarre ransom note found inside the home indicated that JonBenet had been abducted and ordered her parents to pay more than a hundred thousand dollars for her safe return. According to the note, the group responsible would contact the Ramsey’s between 8 and 10 a.m....

On March 2, 1998, 19 year old college student, Suzanne Lyall left work at the Crossgate Mall in Guilderland, NY around 9:20 PM.  She took a public bus back to campus and was seen exiting the bus near her dorm, however she never made it back to her room.  The next day Suzanne’s bank card was used at an ATM in a local convenience store, but Suzanne was never seen again.

Brandon Lawson disappeared in the early morning hours of August 10th 2013. After an argument with his wife Ladessa, he left his home in San Angelo Texas intending to make the three-and-a-half-hour drive to his father’s home in Crowley. He would never arrive. At 12:30 am, just shy of the town of Bronte, Brandon’s truck ran out of gas, leaving him stranded on Highway 277. Over the next 48 minutes, B...

In 1995, 23-year-old Heather Teague was sunbathing next to the Ohio River in Henderson County Kentucky. Across the river, a man watched her through a telescope. As she lay there unaware, the witness saw a man creep up and abduct Heather at gunpoint, dragging her into the woods. Heather has never been seen again.

In the early morning hours of April 1st, 2006, 27-year-old med student Brian Shaffer went in to the Ugly Tuna Saloona In Columbus Ohio. Less than an hour later, his friends waited outside the bar as it was closing, but Brian never came out. 15 years later, there is no evidence that he ever left the bar.

On February 14th, 2000, Asha Degree disappeared from her home in Shelby North Carolina. At first, it seemed as though she may have been abducted, until further evidence showed that Asha packed a bag and left on her own. Over 20 years later, Asha has not been found, and investigators are still clueless as to why she left home that night.

Early on the Morning of April 13th, 2011, Holly Bobo vanished into the woods near her house in Darden Tennessee. Her brother Clint saw her through a window moments before kneeling down next to a man in camouflage in their yard. In the moment, Clint assumed the man was Holly's boyfriend Drew. By the time he realized his error, it was too late. Holly wasn't seen again until her remains were found th...

In January, 2006 24-year-old Florida native Jennifer Kesse vanished on her way to work. Two days later, her Chevy Malibu was found in the parking lot of a neighboring apartment complex about a mile from her home. Security footage showed a man dropping off the car around noon on the day of Jennifer’s disappearance but, unfortunately, his face was obscured behind the complex’s gate. Sixteen years la...

If you've ever heard an urban myth about a man living inside the walls of another family's home, you are actually hearing a story that is rooted in a good deal of truth. In 1986, Daniel LaPlante terrorized the Andrews family of Townsend Massachusetts by making noises from inside their walls and moving things around the house. While this is the best known part of laPlante's story, it is in fact onl...

On the morning of May 11th, 2011, six-year-old Timmothy Pitzen was picked up early from kindergarten by his mother Amy. Over the following days the two visited a zoo, a water park, and two different resorts. On the third day, Amy was found dead in a hotel in Rockford Illinois. She had committed suicide and left a note saying Timmothy was safe but would never be found. The fate of Timmothy Pitzen r...

On July 10th 2015, a family camping trip ended in tragedy when two-year-old DeOrr Kunz disappeared from Timber Creek Campgrounds just outside of Leadore Idaho. The trip was a last minute decision by DeOrr’s parents, Jessica Mitchell and Vernal Kunz. Joining them was Jessica’s grandfather Bob Walton and his friend Isaac Reinwand. On the second day of the trip,  DeOrr stayed behind with his grandpa...

Lauren Spierer was a 20-year-old student at Indiana University. Like most undergrads, she enjoyed visiting local bars and having drinks with her friends; this was her plan for the night of June 2nd 2011. Instead, her night of fun ended in tragedy. A close friend of Lauren's claims that she left his apartment walking home at 4:30 a.m. She was never seen again. Did Lauren meet with harm on her walk...