Imagine if, one day, you are accused of something. Something horrible, violent, heinous. Something you swear you did not do, and nothing you say can convince anyone otherwise even the people closest to you.Thats Sophia Johnsons story.Sophia was star

What happens when a teenager goes missing in the worlds smallest, and supposedly safest, country? Emanuela Orlandis sudden disappearance remains the only missing persons case in Vatican City, yet more than 40 years later we still have no idea what real

Elizabeth Shorts gruesome murder is the LAPDs most infamous unsolved case. But theres one person who thinks hes cracked it the alleged killers own son. Today, we reopen the case against George Hodel, a certified genius and once-celebrated doctor wh

In 1940s Hollywood, a 22-year-old aspiring actress is found mutilated and drained of blood. Her body is posed, and her mouth has been carved into a permanent smile. The investigation takes police into the hidden sides of the city — illicit romances and ga

In early 1905, Hawaiian police openedand quickly closedan investigation into Jane Stanfords mysterious death. A century later, an amateur sleuth tried to crack the case, uncovering university scandals, possible motives for murder, and a misinformation

She became one of the most influential people in California when she co-founded Stanford University in 1891. Jane Stanford was widely beloved for her forward-thinking, liberal idealsbut she also earned a few enemies. And when she was murdered in 1905, on

During World War II, two bizarre murders in the West Midlands region of England became linked by speculations of witchcraft and black magic.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two years after the unidentified skeleton known as Bella was found in a hollow tree in Hagley Wood, a second bizarre murder struck the West Midlands. On February 14th, 1945, a 74-year-old Farmhand named Charles Walton was brutally slain in the nearby vill

On April 14th, 1943, four boys discovered the skeleton of a woman in a hollow tree while exploring the woods near Hagley, England. Investigators threw themselves into the task of identifying the body, but after months of searching, were no closer to givin

After a beachcomber discovered Starrs body, it took two autopsies to determine foul play. Was Starrs childhood abuser and former mayor of Boston behind her death? Did Starr decide to take her own life that night on the water, as some of her private