Original True Crime Case Files

Original Bloody Likely Case File

Going Postal

A series of lethal workplace shootings were carried out by current or former United States Postal Service employees beginning in 1986 and continuing through the 2000s, killing dozens and wounding many more. Notable incidents include the 1986 Edmond shooting, the 1991 Royal Oak shooting, and the 2006 Goleta killings; several attackers died by suicide at the scene. Federal and postal authorities investigated the pattern, produced reports and hearings, and created then-eliminated workplace-violence positions to address the problem. The phenomenon remains a documented pattern of workplace mass violence tied to USPS facilities and employees, with official reviews and statistical analyses serving as key evidence.

United States

7 sources cited

Updated August 25, 2026

United States

40 victims · Open Case

Original Bloody Likely Case File

Lawnchair Larry Flight

A man launched himself in a lawn chair attached to dozens of helium weather balloons on July 2, 1982, rising to about 16,000 feet above San Pedro, Los Angeles and drifting into controlled airspace near Long Beach Airport. The pilot, Larry Walters, shot some balloons to descend and landed after his tethering cables became caught in Long Beach power lines; he was arrested on landing and later fined for Federal Aviation Regulation violations. The incident drew worldwide media attention, the lawn chair was preserved and later exhibited at air museums, and the regulatory matter was resolved. Walters died by suicide in 1993; the flight itself is a closed, resolved incident with documented communications, eyewitnesses, and official fines as key evidence.

Los Angeles

6 sources cited

Updated August 25, 2026

San Pedro, Los Angeles, California

0 victims · Solved

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Eugene Horsch

Police investigators recovered extensive digital files and physical evidence from a three-story home on West Chew Avenue in the Olney section of Philadelphia that appear to show two long-missing women deceased. The case centers on 44-year-old homeowner Eugene Horsch, who was arrested in June 2026 on weapons and fraudulent federal credential charges and remains in custody on unrelated federal counts. Detectives have not recovered bodies but say images and videos recovered from hard drives depict Maribel Fresses (missing 2018) and Gabrielle Amarando (missing 2012) alive and later appearing deceased; forensic review and additional searches, including yard excavations and chemical testing, are ongoing. The investigation is active and the medical examiner has not issued death certificates because human remains have not been located.

Philadelphia, PA

9 sources cited

Updated August 15, 2026

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2 victims · Open Case

Original Bloody Likely Narrative Synthesis

Lindsay Clancy

Three young children were strangled in their Duxbury, Massachusetts home on January 24, 2023, and their mother was found outside the house after a suicide attempt. The defendant, Lindsay Clancy, is charged with the first-degree murders of her children and has pleaded not guilty, claiming severe postpartum mental illness and psychosis. Prosecution alleges the killings were deliberate and planned, while the defense points to months of escalating psychiatric symptoms, multiple medication changes, hospital treatment, and command hallucinations. The case proceeded to a criminal trial in 2026, with treating psychiatrists and nurse practitioners testifying about her symptoms, medications and care.

Duxbury MA

4 sources cited

Updated August 12, 2026

Duxbury, Massachusetts

3 victims · Open Case

Original Bloody Likely Case File

Disappearance Of Nancy Guthrie

An 84-year-old woman was taken from her home in the Catalina Foothills in the early hours of February 1, 2026; evidence at the residence indicates she did not leave voluntarily. Law enforcement, led by the Pima County Sheriff's Department with FBI assistance, has recovered the victim's blood and video showing a masked, armed individual tampering with a doorbell camera. Multiple ransom notes claiming custody and one claiming the victim died have been received and partially assessed; several leads and forensic samples remain under analysis. The victim's whereabouts and condition remain unknown and the investigation is ongoing.

Tucson

26 sources cited

Updated August 9, 2026

Catalina Foothills, Arizona, US

1 victims · Open Case

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Columbus Nightclub Shooting

Four people were killed and three others wounded in a mass shooting at the Alrosa Villa nightclub in Columbus, Ohio on December 8, 2004, during a Damageplan concert. The primary target was guitarist Dimebag Darrell, who was shot and killed onstage, along with three other victims; the gunman, Nathan Gale, fired about 15 rounds and took a hostage. Officer James Niggemeyer responded within minutes and shot Gale dead, establishing the shooters identity and ending the attack; motive remains unknown. Investigators recovered the shooters Beretta pistol, extra ammunition, and handwritten notes in his apartment as key evidence.

Columbus, Ohio

9 sources cited

Updated August 5, 2026

Columbus, Ohio, United States

7 victims · Solved

Source-Backed Case Summary

Scott Williams (Serial Killer)

Three women were abducted, shot in the head, and mutilated in cases spanning 1997 to 2006 in the Monroe, North Carolina area. Scott Wilson Williams, a Department of Transportation employee and acquaintance of at least one victim, was arrested in March 2006 after investigators linked him through witness identifications, DNA, ballistics and incriminating statements. He entered Alford pleas in July 2008 to three counts of first-degree murder and multiple related sexual and kidnapping charges and was sentenced to consecutive life terms without parole. Williams died in prison on August 6, 2022, leaving the convictions and sentencing intact.

Monroe NC

3 sources cited

Updated August 5, 2026

Monroe, North Carolina

3 victims · Solved

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Jerry Sandusky

Multiple young boys were sexually abused by a longtime Penn State assistant coach through his charity and access to university facilities between the mid-1990s and 2009. A grand jury and state prosecutors investigated beginning in 2008, leading to indictments and the 2012 trial that produced testimony from several victims and a key eyewitness who reported seeing an assault in a campus locker-room shower. The defendant was convicted on dozens of counts in June 2012 and sentenced to 30 to 60 years in prison in October 2012; he remains incarcerated and was designated a sexually violent predator. Investigative evidence included victim testimony, contemporaneous emails and institutional records, and the testimony of a campus coach who reported observing an assault.

State College, Pennsylvania

16 sources cited

Updated July 26, 2026

State College, Pennsylvania

10 victims · Solved

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1996 Penn State Shooting

A shooter opened fire on the HUB lawn at Penn State University Park on September 17, 1996, killing one student and wounding another. The offender, then 19, was arrested at the scene after being tackled by a student and later pleaded guilty to third-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder counts. She is serving a multi-decade sentence at SCI Muncy and remains incarcerated after a Pennsylvania Parole Board decision denied release on June 3, 2026. Key evidence includes eyewitness accounts, the rifle used from a bush, and the student intervention that stopped further gunfire.

State College PA

9 sources cited

Updated July 26, 2026

State College, Pennsylvania

2 victims · Solved

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Giant of Kandahar

A Special Forces patrol allegedly encountered and killed a 12–15 foot red‑haired humanoid in Kandahar in 2002 after it purportedly impaled one soldier. The claim names a fallen operator (commonly called "Dan") and describes the creature being loaded onto a helicopter and spirited away. The U.S. Department of Defense has no record of such an incident and no verifiable evidence, and no named perpetrators or physical remains have been produced. Key evidence consists solely of anonymous eyewitness claims and subsequent exaggerations circulated via radio shows, documentary pieces, and fringe websites.

Afghanistan

15 sources cited

Updated July 25, 2026

Kandahar, Afghanistan

1 victims · Cold Case

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Killing Of Gabby Petito

A traveling vlogger, Gabrielle 'Gabby' Petito, was killed by her fiancé during a cross-country van trip in late August 2021 in the Bridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming. Her disappearance was reported in September and her remains were found on September 19; an autopsy determined homicide by blunt-force trauma and manual strangulation. Brian Laundrie returned to Florida alone, became a person of interest, then went missing and was later found dead in October; forensic analysis and a notebook found near his remains established he admitted to killing Petito. The FBI officially blamed Laundrie and the investigation was closed after his written admission and the determination that he died by suicide.

Wyoming

14 sources cited

Updated July 24, 2026

Bridger–Teton National Forest, Wyoming, U.S.

1 victims · Solved

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Dylann Roof

Nine African-American parishioners were shot and killed during a Bible study at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston on June 17, 2015. The assailant, Dylann Storm Roof, was identified, arrested the next day in Shelby, North Carolina, and confessed that he intended to ignite a race war. He was federally tried, convicted on hate-crime and related counts, sentenced to death, and later pleaded guilty in state court receiving nine consecutive life terms; he is currently incarcerated on federal death row. Key evidence included eyewitness identification, Roof's confession, a manifesto and website tying him to white‑supremacist ideology, and the firearm he purchased shortly before the attack.

Charleston, SC

22 sources cited

Updated July 19, 2026

Charleston, South Carolina

9 victims · Solved

ANALYZING EVIDENCE

Original Case Files

Original Bloody Likely Case Files

Going Postal

Lawnchair Larry Flight

Eugene Horsch

Lindsay Clancy

Disappearance Of Nancy Guthrie

Columbus Nightclub Shooting

Scott Williams (Serial Killer)

Jerry Sandusky

1996 Penn State Shooting

Giant of Kandahar

Killing Of Gabby Petito

Dylann Roof