People naturally open their doors when someone on the other side knocks or rings the bell. We naturally trust people. It’s built into our DNA until someone compromises that trust, but until they do, we open the door.

Both business partners had former drug trafficking convictions. They had been associated for over twenty years. Both should have been skeptical that a new business idea in which they agreed to become partners might be unsuccessful. They formed the partnership.

A young couple—the father was 41 years old and the mother, 37 years old. In the backseat of their car as they parked near a pizza place were two of their three children—a son, age eleven, and a daughter, age seven.

His friend described the dog breeder as a phenomenal dog trainer. The dog breeder also trained service dogs and people would see him walking the dogs through town without a leash.

Parenting is hard. When parents have a child with any type of disability, it compounds the challenge, tests the character of a parent, and their ability to keep the needs of their child in the forefront of their decision. Parenting adult children with disabilities is also challenging.

It was two nights before Christmas when a 17-year-old invited three friends to his house to hang out. The friends arrived. The teen showed his friends his new pistol.

Revenge has been a powerful theme in storytelling for centuries. It taps into deep human emotions like betrayal, justice, and redemption.

Parents have a range of emotions when they send their daughters off to college. School shootings are a real fear. Campus security is a real concern. However, they might not be aware of the increasing number of men whose loneliness leads them to violence.

Were they friends? The 41-year-old man and the 88-year-old woman. He said they were.

Imagine you’re a police detective. You’re called to the home of a 41-year-old deceased woman. The first thing you see is the deceased woman surrounded by rose petals. Your first thought is of a jilted lover, right? Wrong.

People can get angry over simple mistakes, and this true crime is a prime example. A 57-year-old man eating a sandwich at a fast-food place realized there was no meat in his sandwich. Side note - this also happened to a friend of ours when we were out to dinner at a nice restaurant. Slip-ups happen.

Less than two years after they married, the marriage ended when the husband died.

I’m sure that, like me, you know someone who becomes an angry drunk when they’ve consumed too much alcohol. It may be a factor in this true crime.

Have you ever been told you talked in your sleep? Should what you said be reliable?

In February 1974, a 25-year-old artist set off on a trek hitchhiking to an art show. It was a little over a five-hour drive. She didn’t make it far.

Imagine you’ve scrimped and saved money to one day build your dream home. You selected the location and the construction company to work with—a brand new home to your specifications is within your grasp. Until it isn’t.

Would you kill someone who wronged a person you cared about simply based on what they told you—no evidence provided?

Small towns often evoke images of peaceful streets, friendly neighbors, and quiet nights. Yet beneath this calm surface, some communities harbor dark secrets and gripping stories of crime that captivate and intrigue.

Forcing this man out of business pushed him to seek a person to do the unthinkable.

He had been a firefighter for 19 years, working his way to captain before he retired. It’s unknown what sent him on the path that led to prison.