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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

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OceanGate

A crewed submersible, Titan, catastrophically imploded during a descent to the Titanic wreck on June 18, 2023, killing all five people aboard, including OceanGate CEO Stockton Rush. The incident occurred in the North Atlantic near the Titanic and prompted an international search and rescue operation; debris consistent with an implosion was located on the seabed several days later. OceanGate subsequently suspended operations and closed its Everett office, and formal investigations into the cause and design of the vessel remain ongoing. Key evidence includes the debris field found about 500 meters from the Titanic bow and the submersible's design and maintenance history.

North Atlantic

9 sources cited

Updated July 19, 2026

North Atlantic Ocean

5 victims · Open Case

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2000 Walisongo School Massacre

Armed Christian militia attacked predominantly Muslim villages around Poso on 28 May 2000, concentrating massacres at the Walisongo pesantren in Sintuwu Lemba where dozens of men sheltering in the school were killed with small arms and machetes. The assaults included mass abductions, executions at the Poso River, widespread arson of Muslim homes and reports of sexual violence, displacing thousands. Three alleged militia leaders were arrested, tried in 2001, sentenced to death and executed in 2006; mass graves discovered afterward helped corroborate the scale of killings. Investigations established organized Christian militia involvement and the case is considered resolved with the conviction and execution of key perpetrators, though some allegedly higher-level coordinators were never charged.

Central Sulawesi

7 sources cited

Updated July 16, 2026

Sintuwu Lemba, Poso, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia

191 victims · Solved

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Royal Air Maroc Flight 630

A scheduled Royal Air Maroc ATR 42 crashed into the Atlas Mountains on 21 August 1994, killing all 44 people on board. The flight departed Agadir and about ten minutes into the climb the aircraft entered a steep dive and impacted near Douar Izounine, roughly 32 kilometres north of Agadir. Investigation of the flight recorder showed the captain intentionally disconnected the autopilot and commanded the descent while the first officer issued distress calls; the official commission concluded the act was pilot suicide. The pilot, Captain Younes Khayati, was identified as the deliberate actor and the case is considered resolved.

Morocco

4 sources cited

Updated July 16, 2026

Agadir, Morocco

44 victims · Solved

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Christine Chubbuck

A television news presenter shot herself on live broadcast during WXLT-TV's Suncoast Digest on July 15, 1974, in Sarasota, Florida. The victim, Christine Chubbuck, had struggled with long-term depression and had previously attempted an overdose; she scripted the broadcast to include a line announcing an "attempted suicide" before drawing a .38-caliber revolver and shooting herself. The station faded to black and Chubbuck was taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital where she was later pronounced dead; the on-air recording was retained privately and its existence was later confirmed. The case is not a criminal investigation: responsibility is established as an on-air suicide and the matter is considered closed with the victim identified as the actor in the event.

Sarasota, Florida

6 sources cited

Updated July 15, 2026

Sarasota, Florida

1 victims · Solved

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William Bullock (Inventor)

An inventor was fatally injured while making adjustments to a web rotary printing press in early April 1867 in Philadelphia; his leg was caught and crushed by the machine, gangrene developed, and he died during an amputation on April 12, 1867. The inventor was William Bullock, noted for 1863 improvements to the rotary printing press, and the press involved was being installed for the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The case is a documented accidental death and is closed; the key evidence includes the eyewitness account of the accident, the chronology of injury to death, and contemporary patents and installation records for the machine.

Pittsburgh

6 sources cited

Updated July 15, 2026

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

1 victims · closed

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Charles Stevens (Serial Killer)

Charles Arnett Stevens, known as "The I-580 Killer," committed a series of shootings along Interstate 580 in California between April 3 and July 27, 1989, resulting in the deaths of four individuals and injuries to several others. He was apprehended on July 27, 1989, and subsequently sentenced to death for his crimes. Stevens is currently incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison, where he remains on death row.

California

2 sources cited

Updated July 13, 2026

Oakland, California

4 victims · Solved

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Travis (Chimpanzee)

A 200-pound pet chimpanzee named Travis violently attacked and severely mauled 55-year-old Charla Nash on February 16, 2009, in Stamford, Connecticut, causing catastrophic facial and hand injuries and leaving her blind and disfigured. The animal’s owner, Sandra Herold, attempted to stop the attack and emergency police shot and killed the chimpanzee at the scene; Travis’ head tested negative for rabies and toxicology later showed Xanax in his system. The victim underwent extensive surgeries, later receiving a partial face transplant, and sued the owner’s estate, which settled; state and federal legislative efforts to restrict primate ownership intensified after the incident. The chimpanzee was cremated and necropsy confirmed he had been stabbed and was significantly overweight; the case is closed with the attacking animal deceased.

Stamford CT

6 sources cited

Updated July 12, 2026

Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.

1 victims · Solved

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Death By Vending Machine

A series of accidental deaths and injuries occurred when heavy vending machines were rocked or tilted and toppled onto victims. Documented incidents span at least from 1978 to 1995 with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recording at least 37 deaths and 113 injuries; the U.S. military and manufacturers subsequently began applying warning labels in the late 1980s and 1990s. The victims were overwhelmingly male and incidents typically involved attempts to obtain product, change, or free items. There is no single perpetrator; this is an ongoing public safety/accident hazard addressed through labeling and industry warnings.

United States

5 sources cited

Updated July 11, 2026

Unknown

37 victims · Cold Case