The Night Before Christmas – Tristan Allegra By Emily Thompson On Christmas Day of 2008, families across the world were celebrating festivities with their loved ones, police in Port St. Lucie were removing the lifeless body of a little child from a hotel room. Jul 11, 2020 • 4 min read
The Death of an Altar Boy – Danny Croteau By Emily Thompson Danny Croteau was just 13-years-old when he was bludgeoned to death. The main suspect in his murder was a local priest who befriended Danny and his brothers. Following his murder, it would be discovered that the priest had been molesting young boys, including Danny's brother... Jul 1, 2020 • 4 min read
Teenage Hatchet Murders – Jeffrey Franklin By Emily Thompson Jeffrey Franklin was just 17-years-old when he brutally attacked his parents and young siblings with a hatchet, sledgehammer, rat-tail rifle and butcher knife. Jun 25, 2020 • 5 min read
Trial by Fire – David Lee Gavitt By Emily Thompson In 1985, David Lee Gavitt was a 26-year-old married father of two. He lived with his wife, Angela, and their two daughters, 3-year-old Katrina and 11-month-old Tracy, in Ionia, Michigan. On 9 March, 1985, David and Angela watched some television before tucking their daughters into bed. Afterwards, they retried to their own bedroom. However, David… Jun 17, 2020 • 4 min read
The Girl in the Closet – Lauren Kavanaugh By Emily Thompson When Lauren Kavanaigh was 3-years-old, she was locked in the closet and only allowed out when her mother and stepfather wanted to physically and sexually abuse her. At 8-years-old, she was rescued. She went on to become an advocate for abused children. However, when she was 25-years-old, she was arrested for sexually abusing a child. Jun 14, 2020 • 5 min read
Injustice in The Pas – Helen Betty Osborne By Emily Thompson Helen Betty Osborne, a Cree Aboriginal, with hopes to become a teacher was brutally stabbed to death with a screwdriver in The Pas in 1971. The entire town knew exactly who had committed the senseless murder but due to racism, sexism and indifference in the community, they kept their mouths closed. Jun 10, 2020 • 5 min read
Who Was Baby Allison? By Emily Thompson On 31 December, 2003, the body of a new-born baby girl was discovered in a barrel behind Sycamore Amish School, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Her umbilical cord was still attached and her throat had been sliced from ear to ear. Who was Baby Allison? Jun 6, 2020 • 5 min read
The Kobe Child Killer By Emily Thompson The Kobe Child Murders refers to a string of murders that took place in Kobe, Japan, between March and May of 1997. The murders sent shockwaves across the nation and was traumatic for residents of Kobe, many of whom had just been rebuilding their homes and lives that had been shattered by the earthquake that… Jun 3, 2020 • 6 min read
Ruth Ellis – The Final Woman to Hang in Britain By Patricia Thompson Ruth Ellis was the 15th and last woman to be hanged in the UK on 13th July 1955; her death was instrumental in bringing about the abolition of capital punishment. May 30, 2020 • 12 min read
In Broad Daylight – The Unsolved Murder of Wendy Wolin By Emily Thompson In 1966, 7-year-old Wendy Wolin was stabbed to death by a middle-aged man on a busy street in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in broad daylight. Despite an exhaustive investigation, her murder remains unsolved. May 26, 2020 • 5 min read
