Major Crimes and True Crime

California doctor drove his Tesla with his family inside off a 250 foot cliff because he thought his kids would be s*x trafficked. Dharmesh Patel had a psychotic episode causing him to launch his car off a cliff according to new expert witnesses. Patel was driving on the Pacific Coast Highway when he suddenly whipped the car off the road. Miraculously, he, his wife and his two children, 4 and 7 survived. Psychologist Dr. Mark Patterson said Patel suffered from psychosis which peaked before the incident. He said Patel heard footsteps following him. Patel’s wife initially told investigators that he was depressed and that he wanted to drive his car off the cliff. WATCH VIDEO FOOTAGE  Patel is seeking mental health diversion which would release him from jail and put him on a treatment plan for two years. Assuming he doesn’t commit any other crimes, the charges would be dropped.  Continue reading

The cold case team running the Zodiac Killer case has revealed the identity of what was perhaps the most notorious uncaught serial killer in United States history… America’s Jack the Ripper, if you will. His name? Gary Francis Poste. I had no idea he was caught until I got this question from my buddy Vitmor Gomes. So I headed to Google and… damn! They actually did. Turns out Mr. Poste was actually linked to another murder, a murder unlinked until recently to the Zodiac case. This led to investigators diving a little deeper into the guy. And discovering more and more links, ties and similarities. Furthermore, the ‘unbreakable codes’ he used to send out? They make a lot more sense when using his full name in cracking them… The sad thing? Justice came a little bit too late. Because Mr. Poste died in 2018. He will never be brought to justice for what he did. But if it’s any consolation to anyone, at least his name is now out there. His face is out there. The mystery has been solved. I’...

You’ve probably never heard of him, so let me tell you about him. His name is Robert “Bob” Chemney, and he was born in Canada before moving to America in the 60s. He lived in Oakland, when i was still living in San Francisco i’ve knew him from work and we were friends, he would always go to this park in Vallejo to eat donuts, he told me the city represented his “True Self”. He was a charismatic man, but he never had that many friends. He was great at conversations and could make just about anything interesting, so it was a bit surprising to see him not interact with that many people/ I’ve visited his house multiple times, but he told me that i cannot enter his basement nor his bedroom and always kept them locked, however when i took him home after he drank he told me to take him to his bedroom. I didnt look around, but i saw a book, the book had the exact same symbol the zodiac killer had used. He also never wanted to talk about his life in Canada, and said he was “glad to leave it...

On a warm summer day in 1971, in Fort Worth, Texas, a young mother named Alta Apantenco was doing her best to care for her 22-month-old daughter, Melissa Highsmith, while also working full-time. In need of child care, Alta placed an ad in a local newspaper asking for a babysitter. A woman replied and offered to pick up Melissa from the home. Alta trusted the plan, and her roommate handed Melissa over—without Alta ever meeting the woman herself. But the woman wasn’t a babysitter. She was a kidnapper. And from that moment on, Melissa was gone. Years went by with no answers. Every year on Melissa’s birthday, her family lit candles, said prayers, and held on to hope. Even after many police reports, searches, and public efforts, no one could find her. Melissa’s disappearance stayed a mystery for over 51 years. Then, in 2022, the truth finally came out—not from a police lead or witness, but from a small plastic tube and a DNA test. A relative had sent a sample of saliva to 23andMe, a genetic...

Anthonette Cayedito Anthonette was abducted from her Gallup, New Mexico home (located along Route 66) in the early morning of April 6th, 1986. In the evening, her mother, Penny, went out with friends and left 9 year old Anthonette along with her younger sister Wendy, and their youngest sister, home with a babysitter. Penny came back around midnight and sent the babysitter home. Shortly after that, Penny fell asleep. At 3 in the morning, according to Wendy, the girls both heard a knock at the door. Anthonette approached the door and asked who was on the other side. The person, a man, replied that it was her “Uncle Joe.” That prompted Anthonette to open the door. She was then grabbed by 2 men and thrown into a brown van before they sped off. Wendy, though she didn’t get a good look at their faces, didn’t believe she recognized either of the men. Her mother realized that Anthonette was missing when she awoke in the morning, and called the police. There were no leads for a year. Then, one ...

On December 5, 2015, Katelin Michelle Akens went missing from Springfield, Virginia. The last person believed to see her is her former stepfather, James Branton. Almost five years later, Katelin remains missing with few leads. (image: Patch.com) Katelin lived with her fiancee in Arizona and went home to Spotsylvania, Virginia, in December 2015 to visit her family. Little did they know this was the last time they would see her. Katelin’s mother, Lisa, entrusted Branton, her ex-husband and Katelin’s former stepfather to take her daughter to the airport. At approximately 1:52 p.m., Branton text messaged Lisa that Katelin had been dropped off at Regan National Airport and a few minutes later, Katelin text messaged her mother that her phone was low on battery and couldn’t talk. Nothing about this seemed suspicious, but, Katelin’s fiancee, Amber received a text message from her phone saying that she’s not coming home and something had come up. Amber contacted Lisa, who told Amber Brant...

Hikers going missing in national parks and forests isn't unheard of, in fact, thousands are reported to go missing in these areas each year, never to be seen or heard from again. Amongst the overwhelming number of such cases, this one is quite baffling. Sandra Hughes, then 54, was a free-spirited, outdoor savvy woman, who was passionate about nature her whole life. This tremendous passion drew her to become trained in park ranging as a young adult. It also helped her become skilled in surviving the brutal conditions of the forests. Her interests culminated in her becoming an avid hiker and a survivalist. When the pandemic hit the globe in 2020, Sandra, perturbed by the ensuing chaos, decided to step away from the real world and into the forest for a long hike. She left to the Sierra National forest in June of that year, well prepared for the hike ahead of her. Sierra national forest, Source— Yosemite.com A few days into her hike, Sandra's family stopped hear...

On July 16, 1952, at Camp Sloane near Lakeville, Connecticut, 10-year-old Constance Christine “Connie” Smith ran away after getting into an altercation with fellow campers. She was last seen trying to hitchhike at the intersection of Route 44 and Belgo Road. Connie grew up on her family ranch and loved animals, particularly horses. She enjoyed reading comic books and making up stories, and reportedly related well to other people. In July 1952, she was enrolled for a month at Camo Sloane by her mother, who was visiting her parents in Greenwich, CT. Around 2 weeks into her stay at the camp, she was visited by her mother (Connie had celebrated her 10th birthday on July 11th) who said Connie seemed happy at the camp. So happy, she even asked if she could stay longer than she was supposed to, but her mother said no. Connie reportedly told her mother that she was excited for a dressage event and square dancing. Connie accepted the fact that her mother was not letting her stay longer....

October 1943. Auschwitz. A Jewish dancer, Franceska Mann, disembarks from the train and enters a dreadful universe. The Nazis tell her to strip, don a uniform, and join the queue. She does as she is told, but her decision is already taken. She begins to undress, slowly and deliberately. She is being watched by the guards. Their eyes wander, their attention lapses. That's all she wants. In an instant, she seizes a pistol from Josef Schillinger and kills him. No hesitation. Another bullet strikes Wilhelm Emmerich. He screams. He bleeds. The fiction of control collapses. Franceska is shot dead. But in that split second, something occurs. Another woman notices. She doesn't remain passive. She resists. A few others follow. It's brutal. One Nazi loses his scalp. Another loses his nose. They all perish, but for one instant, they weren't captives. They were warriors. This was not a rescue. No rescue was coming. But it was fighting back. Powerful and desperate. Franc...

Amanda Tusing was a 20-year-old woman living with her parents in Dell, Arkansas. She was small, had dark hair, and her family and friends lovingly called her “Mandy.” People described her as full of energy, with a strong spirit and a bright future. She was engaged to Matthew Ervin, and they were planning to get married in June 2001. Amanda dreamed of becoming a veterinarian one day, while Matthew had a job selling insurance after finishing college at Arkansas State University. The two were very close and spent most of their time together. On the night of June 14, 2000, around 11:30 PM, Amanda left Matthew’s apartment in Jonesboro, Arkansas, to drive back home to Dell. It was storming heavily that night, and Amanda told Matthew she would call him as soon as she got home so he’d know she was safe. The drive should have taken her about an hour, but by 1:30 AM, Matthew still hadn’t heard from her. He called Amanda’s parents, Ed and Susan Tusing, and learned that she never made it...

In the name of “honor”, Yaser Abdel Said k!lled his two daughters, 18-year-old Amina and 17-year-old Sarah, after he found out they had boyfriends, and boyfriends who were non-Muslim. On January 1, 2008, he lured them into a taxi by telling them he was taking them somewhere to eat. He then shot them both in the taxi. Amina, who was shot twice, died instantly. Sarah, who sustained nine shots, managed to call and screamed, "Help, my dad shot me! I'm dying, I'm dying!” He had taken one of the girls to Egypt to find a husband when she was 16. He went into hiding from the law for 12 years until he was eventually caught and sentenced to life in prison.  Continue reading

This picture seemingly depicts a happy little girl with her Aunt. Except it doesn't. It actually shows the perpetrator and victim of one of the worse cases of child abuse the UK has ever seen. The girl in the photo is Victoria Climbié, and at the age of 8 years old, she was murdered by her great Aunt and boyfriend. For the last months of her life, she was repeatedly beaten, forced to sleep in a bin bag in a bath tub, burned and starved. When she was given food, she was forced to eat like a dog. Before her death, she had multiple hospital admissions and social services referrals with numerous professionals concerned for her wellbeing. Sadly, failures by numerous public agencies meant Victoria didn't receive the protection she desperately needed. An inquiry ultimately found that her death was preventable and identified numerous issues with how her case was handled. Her Great Aunt (shown in the photo) and her boyfriend were sentenced to life and remain incarcerated today. If yo...

Kelly Anne Bates Junko Furuta also had a most horrific death but Kelly Anne Bates falls into the same category. She was tortured over a 4 week period by her ‘boyfriend’ until she died but not just torture but torture of the most evil nature. What sticks in my mind is that her eyes were gouged out at least 5 days before her death and possible up to the 3 weeks. Subsequently she was stabbed in her empty eye sockets. An extract from Wikipedia says: William Lawler, the Home Officepathologist who examined her body, said: "In my career, I have examined almost 600 victims of homicide but I have never come across injuries so extensive." The following injuries were found on Bates' body: Scalding to her buttocks and left leg Burns on her thigh caused by the application of a hot iron A fractured arm Multiple stab wounds caused by knives, forks and scissors Stab wounds inside her mouth Crush injuries to both hands Mutilation of her ears, nose, eyebrows, mouth, lips and genitalia ...

A couple who terrorized a black child's birthday party outside of Atlanta in the name of the Confederate flag have received a combined 19 year long prison sentence. CNN reported that on Feb. 27, 2017, 26-year-old Jose “Joe” Torres received a sentence of 20 years (13 in prison) for three counts of aggravated assault, one count of terroristic threats, and one count of breaking Georgia’s Street Gang Terrorism and Prevention Act. His girlfriend, Kayla Norton, then 25, received a sentence of 15 years (six in prison) for one count of terroristic threats and one count of breaking the Street Gang Act. Judge William McClain called their actions a hate crime.  Continue reading Here is another story  On the afternoon of October 22, 2005, Tara Grinstead spent time at home helping some pageant girls get ready for the Miss Sweet Potato pageant. She did their hair and makeup. Later that evening, the girls left for the event in Fitzgerald, Georgia. Around 8:00 p.m., Tara s...

Future serial kil*ler Ed Gein spent his youth locked away on the family's rural Wisconsin farm with just his brother and his fervently religious mother. She forbade her boys to make any friends and taught them that the outside world was evil and that all women except her were instruments of the devil. Soon, Gein's brother was found de*ad on the family property under mysterious circumstances and he was left all alone with his mother. When she di*ed soon after, Gein lost his "one true love" and further secluded himself inside the house, much of which he turned into a shrine to her. Meanwhile, corpses started vanishing from local graves and people started disappearing around town. When the evidence finally led police to Gein's house in 1957, they found human skulls impaled on his bedposts, kitchen utensils made of bones, and a trove of household items like gloves and lampshades made out of human skin. They even found a "woman suit" made out of...

It was a dark, windy night back in 2002. Glendale Police were called to a silent alarm at a fancy house in a nice hillside neighborhood. When they got there, the strong wind had knocked out all the power in the area. The front door of the house was wide open. No one answered when the officers knocked or shouted, “Anybody here?” So they went in with flashlights. In the living room, they found something shocking. A fake body lay on the floor with what looked like a bullet hole in the forehead. To the officers, it looked real — someone was clearly dead, and it had to be murder. Before they could lock down the scene, they had to search the house to make sure the killer wasn’t still there. They broke down doors and looked in every place someone might be hiding. While they waited for the Los Angeles County Coroner to arrive, the officers tried not to mess up any possible evidence. They left the “body” right where it was. A little while later, the owner of the house, Jerry Quist, came ...

In March 1997, Noreen Gosch was woken up by a knock at her door at 2:30 in the morning. When she opened it, she says she saw her son Johnny — the same boy who had gone missing 15 years earlier while delivering newspapers at age 12. Standing next to him was a man she didn’t know. Johnny told her that he had been taken and forced into a sḛx trafficking ring. He said he managed to escape for a short time just to see her, but warned her not to call the police. Then, just as quickly as he arrived, he left — and Noreen says she hasn’t seen him since. Many people, including investigators and even Johnny’s father, don’t believe her story. But Noreen wasn’t the only one who claimed to see Johnny after he disappeared. In the years after Johnny went missing from his neighborhood in Iowa in 1982, there were strange reports from all over the country. One woman in Tulsa, Oklahoma said a boy came up to her in public and cried, “Please, lady, help me! My name is John David Gosch,” before two men pulle...

23-year-old Florida woman, Ashley Gabrielle Huff was arrested in July 2014 by police after they suspected her of having meth residue on a spoon. An officer from the Gainesville police department flagged her 1994 Ford Explorer down for a routine traffic stop. The officer found a spoon in Ashley’s bag with what appeared to be some sort of residue on it; the spoon contained a “clear, crystal-like substance.” Ashley explained that the substance on the spoon was nothing more than SpaghettiO sauce. Image: Ashley after her release “We had been riding around, and I threw the can in the trash because I was eating them straight out of the can,” “I just threw the spoon in my purse because I had borrowed it from a friend — the can of the SpaghettiOs and the spoon.” She tried to explain, but everything she said fell on deaf ears. Ashley was arrested and kept in prison for about a month until a crime lab test proved that she was telling the truth: the harmless substance on the spoon was nothing more...

The most bizarre death of an actress and you don't know her. Her cause of death is shockingly similar to that of Diddy's ex girlfriend. Brittany Murphy, a talented actress was suddenly pronounced dead in December 2009 at the age of 32. According to her mother,Sharon, Brittany cried out in the bathroom,Mom,I can't breathe!,Help me!, moments later,She collapsed in the arms of her husband,Simon Monjack. The autopsy report revealed that Brittany died from Pneumonia ,with contributing factors including iron deficiency,anaemia and multiple drug intoxication. Infact,just days before her death, Brittany was battling flu. Had She been taken to the hospital a few days earlier,She might have survived. For years,fans and Crime Investigators have been skeptical about this. Some even suspected that her mother or husband had poisoned her. Terrifying six months later,forty year old Monjack also died from Pneumonia. A huge mystery followed. Even more bizarre,Sharon tried to sell Brittany...