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Unsolved: The Dupont de Ligonnès Family Murders Feb 18, 2026

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An aristocratic French family slaughtered and buried beneath their home. A father who vanished without a trace. Fifteen years later, Xavier Dupont de Ligonnès remains one of Europe’s most haunting unsolved mysteries.

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The Hollywood Ripper: Terror in Tinseltown Feb 13, 2026

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Hollywood Ripper: From Chicago to California, Michael Gargiulo stalked, stabbed, and slaughtered for thrill alone. Three murdered, one survivor, and a trail of chilling evidence that finally sealed his fate.

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5 of the Most Depraved Killers in US History Feb 06, 2026

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Dive into five of America’s most depraved killers—blood, madness, and chilling psychology—told with dark humor, sharp analysis, and unforgettable stories that push true crime beyond comfort zones and sanity limits.

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Unsolved: The Setagaya Family Murders Jan 28, 2026

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Inside Japan’s most haunting unsolved crime, a family murdered, a killer who stayed, and decades of evidence without answers. We explore the Setagaya murders—and why justice still waits today here.

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Jealousy, Drugs, and Murder: The Jean Harris Story Jan 21, 2026

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A respected headmistress, a powerful lover, and a shattered psyche collide—jealousy, manipulation, and drugs spiral into the shocking killing of America’s famous diet doctor that gripped a nation and courtroom.

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The Girl in the Concrete Drum: The Heartbreaking Tragedy of Junko Furuta Jan 14, 2026

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A disturbing true-crime documentary recounting Junko Furuta’s abduction and murder, exposing shocking failures of justice, human cruelty, and the enduring legacy of one of Japan’s most infamous criminal cases ever.

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5 of America's Worst Miscarriages of Justice Jan 10, 2026

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From Emmett Till to the Central Park Five, explore America’s shocking miscarriages of justice, wrongful convictions, and system failures that destroyed lives—and what they reveal about power, race, and truth.

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Flashback to The Real-Life Harley Quinn Jan 08, 2026

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In this flashback episode, we are in the late 1970s where the Hillside Strangler had been captured, and two men now awaited trail. But one of them, Kenneth Bianchi, had a plan for escaping a life sentence - fake a Hillside Strangler attack, complete with DNA. Enter Veronica Compton, Bianchi's own Harley Quinn. Firmly under Bianchi's spell, she would go on to attempt to kill another woman before being caught by the police and ruining Bianchi's plans. Sponsor:

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Luka Magnotta: The Butcher of Montreal Dec 24, 2025

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The disturbing true story of Luka Magnotta—how internet fame, obsession, and ignored warnings led to one of Canada’s shocking crimes, told through the online hunt that tried to stop him.

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Peter Falconio: Mysterious Murder in the Outback Dec 18, 2025

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On a desolate Australian highway, a backpacker vanishes. A survivor escapes, suspicion erupts, and chilling evidence unfolds in the haunting Peter Falconio outback murder mystery that still troubles investigators today.

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