Case 323: The GPO Girl

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

*** 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

Belfast woman Suzanne Connolly was 11 when her adoptive father John Rossi began sexually abusing her. He did so almost daily until she was 14 when after disclosing the abuse to a school friend she was taken out of her home and placed into care. Despite telling the police about th ...  Show more

Some people will do anything for attention or personal gain. That's what happened when Rebecca Gray, then going by "Arrow" conned two men into relationships at the same time. First, she was allegedly dealing with end-stage cancer. Then she was suddenly pregnant. And on top of tha ...  Show more

The 'teen hooker’ headlines are symbolic of the very real stigma and victim blaming involved in the cases of Cheri, Melissa and Kimberly. What role did the shaming of sexually exploited youth play in the murders, the investigations and how the media told their stories?Signs someo ...  Show more

It’s a true crime headline that seems nearly impossible to believe, and yet, 31-year-old Brittany Fortinberry has been charged with 47 charges including 14 counts of sexual misconduct with a minor. A 15-year-old boy came forward this past spring, and now 6 months later at least 1 ...  Show more