“The Starvation Doctor” Linda Hazzard Pt. 1

“The Starvation Doctor” Linda Hazzard Pt. 1

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The Cheerleader Murder: A 1980s High School Clique Turns Deadly

Desperate to fit in, a teenage girl targets the most popular student at her school. The way she sees it, they can either be friends – or enemies. Sources for this episode include:“Death of a Cheerleader” by Randall Sullivan, reprinted in Best of Rolling Stone A Killer By Design b ...  Show more

Chloe Ayling: Kidnapping Victim or Fame Hungry Model?

When a young model vanishes in Italy, the story seems disturbingly familiar—until her sudden reappearance raises more questions than answers. As investigators dig deeper, a case that looked open-and-shut twists into something far stranger.Sources for this episode include:Chloe Ay ...  Show more

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