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In the 1990s, a killer targets his victims based on their birth signs. He calls himself The Zodiac. Could this be California's infamous Zodiac Killer--a monster who had never been caught--now killing in NYC? And how many people will have to die before authorities can stop him? This episode comes from season 3 / episode 2 of Netflix's "Catching Killers" LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , y...

Can you imagine winning $30 Million? For Abraham Shakespeare, that dream became a reality on November 15, 2006. His life instantly changed as he went from a casual barbershop employee to the richest guy in town. And his generosity knew no bounds. So when he suddenly vanished, lots of people noticed--including a group of citizen detectives who would stop at nothing to find out what happened to him....

When Scott Johnson is found dead at the bottom of a cliff in December, 1988, his death is quickly ruled a suicide. But his brother Steve knows different. And so begins a 30 year crusade to understand the circumstances surrounding Scott's death and who--if anyone--is responsible for it. FAM! All four episodes of this series are available RIGHT NOW AND AD FREE on our Patreon. That's also where you'l...

ANDREA CANNING GETES REAL MAD IN THIS ONE, FAM!  Investigators search for an American fugitive accused of faking his own death to evade law enforcement agencies. Andrea Canning FINDS THE GUY at the center of the international mystery, CONFRONTS HIM ON CAMERA, and shenanigans ensue. This one is WILD! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BIN...

22 year old Grace Millane was on vacation in Auckland, New Zealand when she hopped onto Tinder and arranged a date for the next day with a "cute, local guy". CCTV footage shows us that the date began as planned, but after that, Grace was gone. So what happened to Grace? Who was the man that she met? And what does he know? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FRE...

FAM! THIS IS OUR MOST REQUESTED "DATELINE" YET!  Newlywed Dalia Dippolito returned home from the gym to the awful news that her husband had been killed. In a case where almost nothing was as it seemed, investigators wanted to know: Was Dalia diabolical or an unwitting pawn in a hoax gone wrong? LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RI...

In January 2004, Cheryl and Gary young, a popular couple in their small Kentucky town, vanished. In their home, police discover a bloody crime scene, but no clues as to who did this or what became of Cheryl and Gary. When checks and credit card purchases are detected in Gary's name in another state a few days later, police must determine if Gary was murderer now living on the lam or if someone els...

It's one of our most requested Datelines yet! After a sudden marriage creates tension between two families, a murder exposes secrets, lies and a long-buried mystery. Come to Patrick's Traveling book party! He'll bein in Pittsburgh This Friday and Saturday evening and then in Toronto on Sunday! Get info and ticket here! LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE B...

17 year old Nikki Kuhnhausen was a social media star. She lived her life online. So when she suddenly stopped posting in June of 2019, instantly her friends, family, and followers knew something was wrong. Investigators quickly jump in and use Nikki's own social media accounts to try to figure out what happened to her. Come to Patrick's Traveling book party! He'll bein in Pittsburgh This Friday an...

Firefighter Keith Bryan and his wife Becky have recently reconciled after a brief split in their marriage. Everything seemed to be going great. But then, there's a frantic 911 call. It's Becky. Her husband has just been shot at point blank range by an intruder in their home. He didn't harm Becky, but he did deliver a mysterious message.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over...

This. One. Is. Wild. In August 2016, a beauty stylist in Queens, NY became deathly ill after a client--Who insisted on an "Emergency Eyelash Extension"--gave her a slice of cheesecake. The client, a mysterious woman named Viktoria Nasyrova, quickly vanished. And when the manhunt for her begins, authorities quickly discover that this woman will stop at nothing to get what she wants.  LOOKING FOR MO...

A matriarch's death leads to a prominent family from Texas being torn apart by decades of betrayal, greed and mistrust. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of " House of Haammer " "Trainwreck: Woodstock '99, " "Bad Vegan" "LuLaRich" "John Wayne Gacy: Devil in Disguise" "Night Stal...

In April 2009, the city of Boston was on high alert--there was a madman on the loose. They called him the Craigslist killer since his MO was to meet young women on craigslist.com , meet them, and then rob them. And he would kill if they fought back. All police had to go on were grainy photos from hotel security cameras. But as the attacks continued, the search for the killer escalated and they kne...

Michelle Harris, a mother of four, disappears, vanishing in the night. The next morning, her car is found at the foot of the driveway, but nothing else: no body, no weapon. What could have happened? A trial reveals an ugly secret lurking at home. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverag...

In June 2015, LaJoya McCoy's life is on the upswing: a good job, exciting business ventures, and a new love prospect. But all of a sudden, LaJoya vanishes into the thin air, taking with her a secret that's about to unravel. LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 400 FULL AD-FREE BONUS episodes to BINGE RIGHT NOW! Including our episode-by-episode coverage of " House of Haammer...

In the early morning hours of September 22, 2013, residents of Paladin Club Apartments in Wilmington, Delaware were awoken by shouting and a shower of more than 20 gunshots that quickly followed. Outside the building, a young couple, Joseph and Olga Connell had just returned from celebrating Olga’s birthday. And now they were both dead. Nothing was taken, they still had their  wallet, purse, phone...

We have never covered a case as gruesome as this. Eight murders in 4 separate crime scenes. All at the same time. All members of the same small town family. There's no obvious motive, no clues, no suspects. So what the hell happened on April 21, 2016 in Pike county, Ohio when an entire family who had lived there for generations were all killed for no apparent reason?  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our...

Grainy surveillance video captured the last known images of 26 year old Paula Sladewski leaving a Miami night club on the morning of January 3, 2010. Hours later, her body would be found in a nearby dumpster. She had been strangled and set on fire. Who had done these horrible things to this former Playboy video model and why? Her boyfriend, family, and friends quickly embarked on a journey to find...

On the morning of February 15, 2020, 38-year-old Amie Harwick was found unresponsive outside the Los Angeles apartment building where she lived. She'd endured a brutal attack and was then thrown from the balcony of her apartment on the third floor. She died from her injuries shortly thereafter. Quickly, the hunt was on for to learn who had done this to her and why. Amie was a clinical psychologist...

On the evening of February 3, 2012, 28-year-old Vincent Goslyn Jr and his wife Jessie were on their way home from dinner when they pulled over to help  a stranded driver on the side of the road. Minutes later, Jessie would call 911 and report that the man they just tired to help had shot and killed her husband and she had sped off in their car, fearing for her life. But as the story unraveled in t...

December 8, 1980. 10:50 pm. John Lennon--the former Beatle and music industry icon--returned to his Manhattan apartment building with his wife, Yoko Ono after a long evening of recording down town. As Lennon walked toward his building, a young man approached him from behind. Lennon had met this man just a few hours before--he'd signed an autograph for him while another man took a picture. This tim...

On November 16, 1994, the body of 33-year-old Marie Singleton was found in the trunk of her car near a beach in Los Angeles, California. The young mother had been missing for five days. Singleton was loved by her family and friends, but she also had a secret: while almost everyone she knew thought she worked for the department of defense, she actually worked for the CIA. Did this have something to...

On the evening of October 6, 1998, 21-year-old Matthew Shepard was kidnapped by two young men. He was taken to a remote Wyoming prairie where he was tied to a fence, beaten unconscious, and left to die. 25 years later, this new documentary reexamines the crime, the nation's response to it, and what--if anything--we have learned.  LOOKING FOR MORE TCO? On our Patreon feed , you'll find over 300 FUL...

By the fall of 2008, Mark Twitchell could no longer control his dark urges. And so the 29-year-old filmmaker, husband, and father began luring unsuspecting victims to a rented garage in a quiet neighborhood. Believing they were going there to meet Tinder dates, these victims were quickly overtaken by a gun-wheedling monster in a hockey mask whose only plan was to torture and kill them in the style...

It's one of the most memorable moments in television history, but nobody really knows what actually happened or why. At the Superbowl halftime show in 2004, two of the world's biggest stars shared the stage: Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake. At the end of their number, Timberlake ripped away a piece of Jackson's top, exposing her breast to 9/16ths of a second. The incident caused an internation...