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In 1984, John Thompson was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a prominent white man in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was sent to Angola Prison and confined to his cell for 23 hours a day. However, Thompson adamantly proclaimed his innocence and just needed lawyers who believed that his trial had been mishandled and would step up to the plate against the powerful DA’s office. But who would fight for Thompson’s innocence when he didn’t have an alibi for the night of the murder and there were two key witnesses to confirm his guilt?

An estimated 800,000 children are reported missing each year in the United States. Only one in 10,000 are found dead. Yet unsolved child murders are almost a daily occurrence - of nearly 52,000 juvenile homicides between 1980 and 2008, more than 20 percent remain open. Drawing on FBI reports, police and court records, and interviews with victims’ families, this book provides details and evidence for 18 unsolved cases from 1956 to 1998.

Eighteen baffling true-crime cold cases—solved.

Eighteen baffling true crime cold cases—solved! A young girl walking home from a Halloween party is snatched from the street by two lowlife brothers. What happens next is pure evil. A woman is gunned down on her doorstep by an assassin in a clown suit. The clues point to an unlikely suspect. Thirty years after a teenager's death, her killer finally breaks down and confesses, claiming he's being tormented by his victim's ghost. Killing was his business, rape and robbery his stock in trade. Eventually, though, your sins catch up with you.

Milano, 8 ottobre 2001, aeroporto di Linate. Alle 8.10 un aereo di linea della SAS in fase di decollo si scontra con un piccolo Cessna da turismo, entrato in pista per errore. L’impatto è tremendo, e in 18 secondi (questo è il tempo, calcolato dai periti, tra lo schianto e l’incendio che si sviluppa nel deposito bagagli attiguo alla pista) si compie il più grave incidente della storia dell’aviazione civile italiana, con 118 morti. In quattro episodi (uno ogni venerdì), Elisabetta Francia ricostruisce le storie di chi perse la vita quella mattina. Le intreccia con i racconti dei ...

**About the podcast:** There are nearly 400 unsolved homicides in Toledo dating back to 1950. What’s it going to take to finally solve them? Maybe a podcast. The Blade is launching a new audio series, Code: 18: Unsolved, to take a deep dive into these mysteries in an attempt to help solve them.

Det är juli år 1993. Uppe på åsen ropar göken ut sommarens sista rop och en järnspade klingar till i åsens finska moränjord. Plåtväggarna i lagerhallen och sommarnattens blå skymning skänker mannen som arbetar skydd. Det är bråttom. Räcker djupet till? Spaden slår mot marken igen och igen. En svettpärla rinner från tinningen ner på halsen och blöter skjortkragen. I marken öppnar sig en mörk långsträckt halv meter djup grop. Ser någon honom? Grävaren tittar omkring sig och lyssnar en stund. Endast ett par ögon följer med arbetet, men blicken är livlös. En grav. Snabbt täcka över den med sand.

Following the recent death of Charles Manson – the leader of the sinister 60s cult – Dianne Lake reveals the true story of life with Manson and his ‘family’, who became notorious for a series of shocking murders during the summer of 1969. In this poignant and disturbing memoir of lost...

Eighteen baffling true crime cold cases—solved! The truck sat in the drive on flats, an electrical cable powering a freezer in its cargo hold. What's inside is the stuff of nightmares. A man is seen running from a burning house. Inside is the badly burned corpse of a young woman. Are the two events connected? The savage murder of a disabled woman sends police on a decades-long hunt for a cowardly killer. One small detail might unlock the mystery. Fire had always been John Veysey's friend. Sometimes it put money in his pocket. Other times, it covered the evidence of his evil deeds.

قبل أن يبلغ فرانك أبيغنايل العشرين من العمر كان قد قام بالاحتيال لعدة سنواتٍ وتمكن من الحصول على أموالٍ غير مشروعةٍ تقدر بالملايين، وانتحل شخصية مساعد طيارٍ...