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Watts Family Murders

On August 13, 2018, in Frederick, Colorado, Christopher Lee Watts murdered his pregnant wife Shanann by strangulation and their two daughters, Bella and Celeste, by suffocation. He concealed Shanann in a shallow grave near an Anadarko Petroleum oil site and placed the girls' bodies inside separate crude-oil storage tanks. Watts initially denied involvement but confessed on August 15 and led investigators to the bodies; forensic and surveillance evidence contradicted his early statements. He pleaded guilty on November 6, 2018, and is serving multiple life sentences without parole.

Frederick, Colorado

5 sources cited

Updated June 27, 2026

Frederick, Colorado, U.S.

4 victims · Solved

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Sinking Of The Titanic

The RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on 1912-04-14 while four days into her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York and sank in the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of 1912-04-15. Over 2,200 people were aboard; approximately 1,491 died and 710 survived after nearby RMS Carpathia rescued survivors. Key issues documented in inquiries included ignored ice warnings, excessive speed in ice, inadequate lifeboat capacity and poorly executed evacuation procedures. Physical evidence from the wreck and subsequent surveys confirmed six narrow hull openings and the ship’s break-up during final moments.

1912

2 sources cited

Updated June 27, 2026

North Atlantic Ocean

1491 victims · closed

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Max Headroom Signal Hijacking

On November 22, 1987, two Chicago television stations (WGN-TV and WTTW) were briefly hijacked by unidentified perpetrators who overrode the stations' analog signals to air a person wearing a Max Headroom mask. The first intrusion interrupted WGN's 9:00 p.m. news for roughly 15–30 seconds and was cut off when engineers changed link frequencies; the second interrupted WTTW's Doctor Who broadcast for about 90 seconds and included audible commentary and visual profanity. The Federal Communications Commission and other authorities investigated immediately, but the perpetrators were never identified; the statute of limitations expired in 1992. Technical analysis indicates the hijackers used a powerful microwave uplink from a line-of-sight location to the downtown broadcast towers as their method of intrusion.

Chicago

6 sources cited

Updated June 27, 2026

Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

0 victims · unsolved

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Mothman

On November 15, 1966, in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, two young couples, Roger and Linda Scarberry, along with Steve and Mary Mallette, reported encountering a large, humanoid creature with glowing red eyes near a former munitions plant known as the TNT area. The creature, described as seven feet tall with white wings, allegedly pursued their vehicle, prompting them to alert local authorities. Following this initial sighting, numerous reports emerged from residents, leading to widespread media coverage and speculation regarding the creature's identity, with some attributing it to a large heron or sandhill crane. The phenomenon gained further traction through the writings of Gray Barker and John Keel, culminating in the 1975 book "The Mothman Prophecies," which linked the sightings to paranormal events and the later collapse of the Silver Bridge. As of now, the Mothman remains a subject of local folklore, with an annual festival celebrating the legend, although no definitive evidence has been found to confirm the creature's existence.

West Virginia

6 sources cited

Updated June 27, 2026

Point Pleasant, West Virginia

46 victims · unsolved

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Luigi Mangione

On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed outside the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. Luigi Nicholas Mangione was arrested after a five-day nationwide manhunt in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and charged in both New York state and federal court with murder, weapons offenses, and stalking; prosecutors at one point sought the death penalty. Key evidence reported by police includes shell casings at the scene matching a gun recovered in Mangione's backpack, a handwritten 262-word document about the U.S. healthcare system found on him, and surveillance footage; pretrial rulings have since limited some evidence and dismissed certain terror-related and death-eligible charges. Mangione has pleaded not guilty and remains incarcerated awaiting trial(s).

New York City

5 sources cited

Updated June 20, 2026

New York City, New York

1 victims · unsolved

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Murder Of Reagan Simmons-Hancock

On October 9, 2020, 36-week pregnant Reagan Simmons-Hancock was bludgeoned and repeatedly stabbed in her New Boston, Texas home; her attacker then performed a crude C-section and removed the unborn child. The perpetrator, Taylor Rene Parker, had been falsely claiming a pregnancy for months and fled to Oklahoma with the infant, who was later pronounced dead. Parker was arrested in Oklahoma, extradited to Texas, indicted on capital murder and kidnapping charges, found guilty in October 2022, and sentenced to death in November 2022. Key evidence included DNA identifying the baby as Simmons-Hancock's, hospital findings that Parker had a prior hysterectomy and was not postpartum, and extensive forensic and medical examiner testimony documenting the injuries and manner of death.

New Boston TX

6 sources cited

Updated June 16, 2026

New Boston, Texas

2 victims · Solved