TRUE CRIME

On May 5, 1997, seven-year-old Jamie Lavis went missing from his home in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester, setting off a chain of events that would shock the community and reveal the disturbing duplicity of Darren Vickers. The Disappearance of Jamie Lavis Jamie Lavis, a lively and trusting boy, disappeared on a Bank Holiday, leaving his family and community in a state of anguish and confusion. His body was ... View more

The Chamberlains on the Stuart Highway Azaria Chantel Loren Chamberlain, born on 11 June 1980 in Mount Isa, Australia, tragically became the centre of one of Australia's most notorious legal cases. On the night of 17 August 1980, during a family camping trip to Uluru in the Northern Territory, nine-week-old Azaria was reportedly taken by a dingo. Her parents, Lindy and Michael Chamberlain, found themselves at the ... View more

Eunice Spry, born on April 28, 1944, is a British woman from Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, whose name became synonymous with extreme child abuse. A Jehovah's Witness, Spry was convicted in April 2007 on 26 charges of child abuse against children in her foster care. The judge who sentenced her to 14 years' imprisonment and ordered her to pay £80,000 in costs described the case as the "worst" he had encountered in his 40 years ... View more

Mark James Robert Essex, known as the New Orleans sniper, led a life marked by transformation, radicalisation, and ultimately, violence. Born on August 12, 1949, in Emporia, Kansas, Essex was the second of five children in a close-knit, religious household. His father, Mark Henry Essex, was a foreman in a meat-packing plant, and his mother, Nellie Essex, worked with disadvantaged preschool-age children. Growing up in a town of ... View more

Pedro Lopez, one of the most notorious serial killers in history, left a trail of devastation across South America in the 1970s and 1980s. Known as "The Monster of the Andes," Lopez confessed to the murder of over 300 young girls in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. His heinous crimes shocked the world and shed light on the vulnerability of street children in impoverished regions. The chilling tale of Pedro Lopez spans ... View more