The Bourne Investigation

Part 2 of 2. In April 1993 at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, a violent spark ignited. And what followed was one of the bloodiest prison sieges in American History. 

Part 1 of 2. In April 1993 at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville, a violent spark ignited. And what followed was one of the bloodiest prison sieges in American History. 

She was a young woman with her whole life ahead of her. Bright, friendly, ambitious. But something changed. After a short stint working on a cruise ship, Hollie Gazzard seemed a totally different girl. She was withdrawn, unhappy, and gradually drifting further from her loved ones. They wouldn’t find out the truth until it was far, far too late. 

Carol and Stephen Baxter were the perfect neighbours, living in the perfect neighbourhood. So when they were found dead in their home, no-one could figure out why. Theories started spreading like wildfire. But when investigators started to peel back the layers, the truth was like a Russian doll. The more they found out, the more startling the situation became.  This is the chilling case of The Mil...

It was meant to be a wholesome trip for thanksgiving —time with family, and a fun adventure thrown in.  A quick descent into an exciting labyrinth of caves. But deep inside Nutty Putty Cave, one wrong turn changed everything.  This is the case of John Jones. 

In 2017, a journalist stepped onto a homemade submarine, expecting an interview… and never came back. “We’re either going to go into history as the greatest heroes or the greatest criminals. And I’m gonna bet it’s the criminals.” A direct quote from Kim’s killer. A haunting foreshadowing of a story so disturbing, it was almost unbelievable.

It was August, 2018 in the quiet suburb of Frederick, Colorado. The kind of place where nothing bad ever seemed to happen. To the outside world, The Watts family seemed to have it all - a stunning house, a great marriage, and two adorable little girls. But something unthinkable was about to happen. A real life nightmare.  This is the case of The Watts Family Tragedy

It was August, 2018 in the quiet suburb of Frederick, Colorado. The kind of place where nothing bad ever seemed to happen. To the outside world, The Watts family seemed to have it all - a stunning house, a great marriage, and two adorable little girls. But something unthinkable was about to happen. A real life nightmare.  This is the case of The Watts Family Tragedy. 

It looked like a typical suburban neighbourhood in Florida.  But beneath the surface, tension had been simmering for years.  Complaints and confrontations had plagued the locals - turning a row of homes into a battleground. And horrifically, on a warm summer evening in 2023 it cost one woman her life.  What followed was outrage, devastation and a nationwide debate about self-defence and race, in o...

On a quiet night in Durham, North Carolina, a mother was found brutally stabbed in her home while her infant son slept nearby. The police were stumped.. was this a random home invasion? Was the husband to blame? Or was something equally as sinister at play here.. This was one of those cases that the community feared would remain cold forever. But what if the missing piece of evidence was there the...

Part 2 of 2.  It's a survival story that truly defies belief. A young boy snatched, bundled into a car and held captive for SEVEN agonising years.  His escape was one of the biggest stories that California had ever seen. Until it wasn't.  What unfolded within the Stayner family is almost so far fetched you’d think it was fiction. But it wasn’t. This case is a story of survival, trauma, and...

Part 1 of 2. It's a survival story that truly defies belief. A young boy snatched, bundled into a car and held captive for SEVEN agonising years.  His escape was one of the biggest stories that California had ever seen. Until it wasn't.  What unfolded within the Stayner family is almost so far fetched you’d think it was fiction. But it wasn’t. This case is a story of survival, trauma, and...

In the summer of 2019, a beautiful vibrant 17-year-old girl named Nikki vanished.  The disappearance baffled the local community - it made no sense - she was in constant contact with her mum, her friends and her followers on social media. All of a sudden, her accounts went dead.  It remained an unsettling mystery until a horrifying discovery was made months later.. and finally piece by piece the p...

On a spring evening in May 2019, a 27-year-old woman seemingly vanished into thin air. When her family reported her missing, disturbing details began to emerge about Paige’s troubled life and toxic relationship.  Many people think they know EXACTLY what happened to her so why hasn’t she been found? Who holds the secret to her disappearance? Lets explore the unsettling disappearance of Paige Coffey...

On a quiet summer evening in 2003, a 14 year old left her home and never came back.  What unfolded next gripped the nation — a media storm, a murder investigation and, even once we had a conviction, we had lies, rumours and a LOT of differing opinions.  More than twenty years on, one question still remains - was an evil murderer now behind bars or does the real killer still walk among us?

Halloween is supposed to be a fun night for the whole family - dressing up, playing pranks and eating sweets. But what happens when it turns into cold blooded murder? For one family it did just that. This is the story of Timothy O'Bryan & The Halloween Candy Killer

When police in Massachusetts entered the Entwistle family home, they found a seemingly empty house. The TV was still on, plates were still out from dinner and no-one seemed to be anywhere to be found..  What they didnt realise was on top of the master bed, under a duvet, lay two bodies. A young mum and her baby daughter. What the hell happened to these two innocent victims? And where was the missi...

In 2008, Helen Munnings, a young pregnant woman, vanished from the small coastal town of Burnie. And suddenly the beautiful backdrop of beaches had a dark sinister shadow cast over it.  What happened to this soon to be mother of two? This is a story of love, lies, and a seaside town hiding something dark beneath its calm surface.

In 1991, a 5 year old boy vanished from a carnival in New Jersey. For months, the case gripped the community, with searches and media appeals turning up nothing but questions. When Timmy’s remains were later discovered, suspicions centred around his mother. No-one had any idea that the story had barely begun and would involve lies, changing stories, and ANOTHER shocking disappearance.

Morgan Fox was a young, successful, devoted mother with a bright future. But one autumn morning, everything changed. Found dead in her car under circumstances that didn’t make ANY sense - police knew they had to piece together a very complex puzzle— and as they did, a shocking truth began to emerge. What started as a quiet morning in Plain Township would unravel into a story of obsession, secrets,...

PART 2 of 2 On November 12th, the verdict was read in court. The jury found Scott guilty of first-degree murder in the death of his wife Laci, and second-degree murder in the death of his baby son. In March, by the jury's unanimous recommendation, he was sentenced to the death penalty. But the story was far from over..

PART 1 of 2 It was a cosy Christmas Eve in 2002, when a young, radiant mother-to-be vanished from her Modesto home without a trace.  She was 8 months pregnant and from the outside looking in you’d think she had the perfect life - a loving husband, a supportive family, and a bright future.  But in the hunt for Laci, so much more would be uncovered - lies, betrayal and evil like you could never imag...

It’s known as one of the most devastating tragedies in recent UK history. Sickening failures in safety and housing management leading to 72 lives lost. The image of that burning building is etched in the memories of the whole of the UK - and the deaths have had a lasting impact on the country.  The warning signs were there and the fight for justice continues. This is the devastating case of Grenfe...

A couple who adored diving, a beautiful sunny day and a once in a lifetime dive in the great barrier reef. It was a picture perfect Sunday for Tom and Eileen Lonergan. They had no idea that when they left the dock in a boat on the 25th January 1998, they would never return.  Their diving gear began washing ashore weeks later, and a terrifying message was found. We’re left with no witnesses. No bod...

What happens when the person reporting the news BECOMES the news?  When charismatic morning news anchor Jodi Huisentruit vanished from her small-town Iowa apartment before work, the community was stunned.  Her car was found in the car park, with some horrifying evidence of a struggle.  Nearly three decades later, her disappearance remains one of America’s most haunting cold cases. What happened th...