Sixteen‑year‑old Lashaya Stine was born on February 8, 2000, to her mother, Sabrina Jones, who remembers her daughter as responsible, mature...

Some crimes do not erupt into the world — they seep into it. They arrive quietly, like a change in the weather, and by the time anyone notic...

One of the hardest things to accept in a case like Nancy Guthrie’s is that sometimes the loudest clue isn’t a message, a sighting, or a brea...

When a case captures global attention, it is often because the violence feels sudden and incomprehensible. Yet in many instances, the warnin...

Editor’s Note: This article is an expanded and updated analysis of the death of Reeva Steenkamp. An earlier post explored initial questions ...

When an adult woman disappears without an obvious struggle, ransom demand, or immediate digital footprint, investigators often face one of t...

South Australia Police have confirmed a significant development in the disappearance of August “Gus” Lamont, the four-year-old boy who vanis...

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On the morning after Christmas, 1996, a six-year-old girl was found dead in the basement of her own home. No footprints in the snow. No brok...

Some disappearances leave behind questions. Others leave behind silence. Jonathan Fraser vanished from Honolulu, Hawaii, in 2016. For years,...