Behind the happy façade was a trail of murders that lasted from the 1920s to the mid 1950s — Nannie Doss appeared to be a friendly woman, always grinning and chuckling. She tied the knot, raised four kids, and cherished her grandkids. However, beneath the cheerful appearance was a history of murders that spanned from the 1920s to the mid 1950s. It was in 1954 that Nannie Doss admitted…

And the horrific death of his class mate — Mackenzie Nicole Cowell was born on April 1, 1992. She was a senior at Wenatchee High School in 2010 and shared her time between her parents’ residences. Cowell was a committed dancer on the school dance squad and for a dance class in Wenatchee. …

At 16 he stabbed a six-year-old girl with a pencil — John Joseph Joubert IV was born on July 2, 1963 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Despite his high intelligence, he was scarred by childhood trauma, including his parents’ divorce when he was six and moving to Portland, Maine with his mother. …

A terrifying South Carolina summer month in 1985 — Larry Gene Bell was born on October 30th, 1949 in Ralph, Alabama. He frequently moved around the south and trained as an electrician. In 1972, he settled into married life in Rock Hill, South Carolina, but was divorced by 1976. During the 1970s, Bell attempted to kidnap at least three…

Wherever they went, they raped, murdered, and even cannibalised unsuspecting victims — This serial killer duo went on a horrible killing rampage across the United States in the 1970s. Wherever they went, they raped, murdered, and even cannibalised unsuspecting victims. In 1976, Henry Lee Lucas and Ottis Toole first met in a soup kitchen. …

“As soon as you get over the ‘ohmygawd I can’t do this’ feeling, it’s pretty enjoyable.” — When both her parents ended up in jail at the same time, Alyssa Bustamante’s grandparents took legal custody of her and her three younger siblings. Alyssa Bustamante appeared to be a typical child, and her grandparents provided a stable home in the absence of her parents. Friends reported that she…

The tragic story of Rachel Barber — Rachel Barber was a young dancer on the rise in 1999. The 15-year-old was a full-time student at Melbourne, Australia’s Dance Factory. She was attractive, athletic, and well-liked, and the babysitter for the Barber family was so envious of her success that she killed her. Barber was everything that 19-year-old…

He killed 21 young men in total throughout the 70's — Larry William Eyler was born on December 21, 1952 in Crawfordsville, Indiana to an abused mother and an alcoholic father. From birth, Eyler’s life was not easy. His father beat him and his two elder and one younger siblings on a frequent basis. …

The story of the tagged killer — Most people did not perceive Khalil Wheeler-Weaver as a cold-blooded killer. He was neatly groomed and well-dressed, yet he had a deeply concealed dark side. Few details are known about Wheeler-early Weaver’s life. Wheeler-Weaver was raised in an affluent family in a prosperous section of Orange, New Jersey. Several members…