Author: leo6

The night before the half marathon, my wife sat on the edge of our bed with … HER FATHER WOULD NEVER HAVE WANTED HIS MEMORY USED TO BREAK HERRead more

For fifteen years, I believed the best thing I had ever done in my life was … EVERY HAPPY MEMORY HE HAD BEEN HOLDING ONTO WAS BUILT ON A LIERead more

The first thing you need to understand about Aunt Diane is that she did not believe … THE TRUTH WAS, HER MOTHER HAD CONFUSED CONTROL WITH AUTHORITY FOR THE LAST TIMERead more

The first time she showed me who she really was, I was too busy grieving to … AND THE TRUTH WAS, SHE HAD NEVER BEEN HEARTBROKEN — SHE HAD BEEN WATCHING HIMRead more

The first body was found in a basement. That was where the story seemed to begin, … SHAREE MILLER: THE CASE THAT TURNED AN AOL CHAT ROOM INTO A MURDER WEAPONRead more

A young woman accepted a ride from what looked like a harmless little family — and … COLLEEN STAN: THE CASE THAT TAUGHT AMERICA HOW FEAR CAN BECOME A PRISON WITHOUT LOCKSRead more

On Christmas Eve morning, before the world learned her name, before helicopters circled Modesto, before reporters … LACI PETERSON: THE CHRISTMAS EVE CASE THAT STILL MAKES PEOPLE ARGUE ABOUT TRUTH, LIES, AND THE DETAILS THAT WOULD NOT SIT STILLRead more

Cordelia Botkin didn’t scream, chase, or confront the wife of the man who left her — … CORDELIA BOTKIN: THE WOMAN WHO TURNED HEARTBREAK INTO A POISONED GIFTRead more

On the morning the plane left Aruba, one seat stayed empty. At first, it did not … NATALEE HOLLOWAY: THE CASE THAT TAUGHT AMERICA HOW CRUEL A LIE CAN BECOMERead more

By the middle of the summer of 1985, Los Angeles had learned to fear the sound … RICHARD RAMIREZ: WHEN A MONSTER BECAME A CELEBRITYRead more