In 2017, three women were found dead within a four block radius in Lumberton, North Carolina. Rhonda Jones was found in a trash can. Christina Bennett was found inside a TV cabinet. Megan Oxendine was found outside a home nearby. Nearly eight years later, the case remains unsolved. Color sketch portraits of Christina Bennett, Rhonda Jones, and Megan Oxendine in the unsolved Lumberton women case. Three Women, One Small Area Between April and June 2017, Christina Bennett, Rhond

Four students were killed inside an off-campus house in Moscow, Idaho. The case shocked the country, and even after the conviction, one question never fully went away: Why were they targeted? Sketch-style portrait of the four University of Idaho victims with their ages: Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Kaylee Goncalves. A House Near Campus In the early hours of November 13, 2022 , four University of Idaho students were killed inside the off-campus house at 1122

A walk in a quiet Colorado town, an abandoned cabin nearby, and a discovery made seven years later. Colored sketch of Joshua Vernon Maddux smiling in a portrait photo taken before his disappearance in Woodland Park, Colorado. A Walk in Woodland Park On the morning of May 8, 2008 , 18-year-old Joshua Vernon Maddux  left his home in Woodland Park, Colorado, and went for a walk. He did not return. He was later reported missing, and searches in the area found nothing. Joshua’s fa

A young woman, a luxury apartment tower, and a mystery that still raises questions Sketch illustration of Phoebe Handsjuk, the 24 year old Melbourne woman whose death after falling through a garbage chute in 2010 remains widely debated. On December 2, 2010, a building concierge walked into the garbage compactor room of a luxury apartment complex in Melbourne, Australia. Inside the room, she found something no one expected. A young woman was lying among the trash at the bottom

A two month old baby, a handwritten “rights over” note, and a 911 call in Rogers, Arkansas. Illustrated sketch based on a published booking photo of Darien Urban (left) and Shalene Ehlers (right) in the Benton County case. The setting On September 21, 2024 , deputies with the Benton County Sheriff’s Office  were called to a campground in Rogers, Arkansas  after staff reported an alarming situation involving a two month old  baby. In official records, the location is described

In Rock Island, Illinois, a 10 year old boy died in December 2022. His death was not reported. And for roughly seven months, no one outside that home truly knew what had happened. Illustrated sketch based on a real photo.  A realistic drawing of an officer opening a metal trash can in a garage during the investigation. The Child People Stopped Seeing Zion Staples was no longer showing up where children are usually noticed. There were no school attendance records raising alarm

The KJ Starkes Jr. Case: Five Hours in a Hot Car and a System Under Scrutiny Illustrated color sketch of KJ Starkes Jr. standing beside a vehicle, created based on a real photograph. The Child at the Center of the Case Ke’Torrius “KJ” Starkes Jr. was 3 years old. On July 22, 2025, he was in the custody of Alabama’s child welfare system and was being transported by a contracted worker connected to the Alabama Department of Human Resources (DHR) through a third party provider.

The Dylan Redwine Case Opening On November 18, 2012, 13 year old Dylan Redwine flew into Durango, Colorado for a Thanksgiving visit with his father. On paper, it was routine. A holiday week. A custody schedule. A quick trip, then home. By the next evening, Dylan was missing. AI-generated illustration based on a publicly available school portrait of Dylan Redwine. This is not the original image. The Court Order Behind The Trip This was a court ordered visitation. Dylan arrived

On March 19, 2012, a young mother left for work in western New York, trusting her teenage boyfriend to watch her two small children. Hours later, one of them was unresponsive. What investigators later uncovered was not a sudden accident, but a timeline that unfolded over several hours, reconstructed through phone records, medical evidence, and courtroom testimony. Austin Smith, shown here in a sketch based on reference images . This is not the original photograph . Austin was

A childhood memory that never left In 1996, in a rural village in Nanzheng District near Hanzhong, Shaanxi Province, a violent argument between neighbors ended in a death that would echo for decades. Zhang Koukou was thirteen years old when his mother became involved in a dispute with members of the neighboring Wang family. The confrontation escalated into a physical fight. Court records later confirmed that during the altercation, a seventeen year old member of the Wang fami

The Christy Sheats Case The Night Everything Broke On June 24, 2016, neighbors in a quiet Katy, Texas subdivision heard something that didn’t belong in their neighborhood. Gunshots. Then more gunshots. Some people stepped outside. Others called 911. What they were hearing was not coming from the street at first. It was coming from inside a house where a family had just sat down together to talk. Inside that home were Christy Sheats, her husband Jason, and their daughters, Tay

Illustrated recreation of Derrick Robie based on archival photographs. A Summer Morning in Savona Savona, New York, is a small village in Steuben County where routines are familiar and distances are short. On the morning of August 2, 1993 , four-year-old Derrick Robie  left his home to walk to a nearby summer day camp. It was a short walk. One he had made before. But that morning, Derrick never arrived. At first, it seemed possible he had simply wandered off or stopped somewh

The Za’Zell Preston Case: Domestic Violence, a Staged Scene, and a Mother’s Death A Quiet Life in Anaheim Za’Zell Preston was 26 years old and living in Anaheim, California. She was a mother of three young children and was taking college classes at the time of her death. According to prosecutors, she had talked about wanting to eventually work as a domestic violence counselor. Friends and family later described her as someone who was trying to build a better life for herself

Collin Griffith: Two Parents, Two States, and a Self-Defense Claim Two parents died in separate incidents, in two different states, just a year apart. In both cases, the same teenager said it was self-defense. One case never went to trial. In the other, the jury was never told about the first death. Illustrated sketch based on publicly available images from the case. Collin Griffith Family Background Public records show that Collin Griffith’s parents were separated and lived

The Manoa Family Tragedy: Inside Hawaii’s Most Shocking Murder-Suicide A Sunday Morning in Manoa On the morning of March 10, 2024, police were called to a home in the Manoa neighborhood of Honolulu, Hawaii. The first call came in shortly after 8:30 a.m., reporting a possible argument and screaming inside the house. Officers responded and attempted to make contact, but when no one answered the door and there were no visible signs of forced entry, they left the scene. Less than

A mother enters a courtroom. One man will not leave it alive. Marianne Bachmeir Before the Crime Marianne Bachmeir’s life before 1980 was shaped by instability and long working hours. As a teenager, she gave birth to two children who were later placed for adoption. Years later, Anna was born. She was Marianne’s third child and the only one she raised herself. By the time Anna was growing up, Marianne was determined to build a stable life. She worked long, late hours at a pub

A 16-month-old child, a ten-day absence, and a death caused by neglect Introduction On June 16, 2023, emergency responders entered a home in Cleveland, Ohio, and found a 16-month-old girl unresponsive inside a playpen. Her name was Jailyn Candelario. She had been left alone in the apartment for more than a week. By the time help arrived, it was far too late. What followed was an investigation that revealed a prolonged period of abandonment, documented through surveillance foo

The Mary Vincent Case The Beginning She survived an attack that should have ended her life. She identified the man responsible. She warned the system he was still dangerous. Years later, another woman paid the price. Black and white illustrated portrait of Mary Vincent wearing prosthetic arms. Mary Vincent Runs Away In September 1978, Mary Vincent was fifteen years old and traveling through California after running away from home. Like many teenagers in similar situations, sh

A cold case solved after 33 years that exposed one of the most disturbing criminal histories in modern Britain A Cold Case That Never Let Go For more than thirty years, the killer behind two unsolved murders in Tunbridge Wells lived in plain sight. The crimes, later known as the Bedsit Murders , haunted Kent police and the victims’ families for decades. There were no arrests, no trial, and no sense of resolution. When the truth finally emerged in 2020, it did not simply close

A relationship, a crime, and a story that never fully settled A Day That Began Normally On June 4, 2008, Travis Alexander  was at his home in Mesa, Arizona. He had plans to leave town within days for a work related trip. Friends expected to hear from him. When he stopped responding to calls and messages, concern grew quickly. On June 9, several friends went to his house to check on him. Inside, they discovered that Travis Alexander was dead. Illustrated sketch created for thi