Apr 25, 2018 | Scary True Stories, Unsolved Mysteries
The Redpaths had it all. They were one of the richest families in Canada, heirs to an impressive sugar fortune. John James Redpath and his wife Ada had five children. By all reports, the Redpaths were a close family, although they seemed to keep to themselves. On the...
Dec 12, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
She was only nineteen years old. Cindy Joy Elias was heading home from an evening with friends around 12:30 a.m. on March 24, 1977. A witness overheard the teenager say she was looking for a ride, adding she might hitchhike. Sadly, only a few hours later,...
Jul 11, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
Those of you who follow this blog may remember the case of Zebb Quinn, the teenager who went missing from Asheville, North Carolina on January 2, 2000. Finally, seventeen years later, there is a break in the case. Robert Jason Owens, a friend who acted strangely after...
Jun 13, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
I read a lot of true crime. No matter how upsetting the story, I can usually put it aside after I’ve finished reading. Not so with the sad, strange case of Elisa Lam. Lam, a 21-year-old Vancouver woman, went missing during a solo trip to Los Angeles in 2013....
May 30, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
I know, I know. I can hear what you’re thinking. “We’ve had too many theories about Jack the Ripper already. Do we really need another?” Good question, and it has some merit. But hear me out–this is quite interesting. People are obsessed...
May 9, 2017 | Unsolved Mysteries
It’s a familiar horror trope that never seems to get old. A young woman is in a strange house alone, babysitting. The phone rings. The caller says malicious, terrifying things. The teenager hangs up, but the caller always phones back. Eventually, he says...