As an investigative journalist and author for true crime, I’m committed to immersing myself in the cases you care about. To locate the site where nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard was allegedly killed by her own mother, I drove into the canyonlands of Utah and searched through the brush. (Doug Kari) Many
Aurora allegedly went on a crime spree in her early 40’s, targeting older men (FBI Las Vegas) Aurora Phelps, indicted by a federal grand jury in Las Vegas on charges she engaged in a deadly cross-border crime spree targeting older men, has been convicted in Mexico on charges arising from
Updated May 24, 2026 The DA’s case against pop singer D4vd paints a picture of an adult man whose sexual relationship with an underage girl devolved into a heinous plot to get rid of her for good. As alleged in filings by the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office against David
Since 2014, when I started writing about true crime and missing person cases, many of my photos have been published in newspapers and online. Although I’m not a professional photographer, I hope you’ll enjoy this collection of my twelve best true crime photos. On November 3, 2018, John Pelichowski (left)
Posted March 23, 2026 When Rebecca Haro called the police on August 14, 2025, she told a harrowing tale. The Big 5 store where Rebecca Haro claims Baby Emmanuel was kidnapped (Doug Kari) Rebecca claimed that while she was in the parking lot of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store
Nancy’s house in the Catalina Foothills (Doug Kari) Updated March 8, 2026 Less than a week after Nancy Guthrie went missing from her home in the Catalina Foothills, I traveled to the crime scene and spent days examining the area and talking with neighbors and media personnel. As my posts
Updated February 10, 2026 The FBI and Pima County Sheriff’s Office have released terrifying images showing that an armed intruder came to Nancy Guthrie’s house and disabled the camera outside her front door. The intruder appeared to be a man with facial hair. He carried a gun in a holster
Updated March 8, 2025 With Ashlee Buzzard twice claiming illness as an excuse for missing her scheduled preliminary hearing on charges of murdering her nine-year-old daughter Melodee, a baffling question remains unanswered: What would possess a mother to commit such a heinous crime against her own offspring? Even when Ashlee
Posted January 21, 2026 Last September, after nearly four months of intensive searching in the backwoods of Washington, authorities found the remains of Travis Decker less than a mile from where he murdered his three daughters. As the new year opens and the community begins to heal, fascinating details have