Case 114: Elisa Claps & Heather Barnett

Case 114: Elisa Claps & Heather Barnett

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Case 344: Amerithrax

In the tense weeks following the September 11 terror attacks in 2001, a new and invisible threat emerged across the United States. Letters laced with weaponised anthrax began arriving through the mail, infecting ordinary people and spreading fear nationwide.As the possibility of ...  Show more

Case 343: John Zera

*** Content warnings: Child victims, sexual assault ***On February 28 1976, the suburban community of Hales Corners, Wisconsin, was rocked when the body of missing schoolboy, 14-year-old John Zera, was discovered in a local park. The teenager hadn’t been seen for over a week, hav ...  Show more

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