AI agents conspiring with each other, deceiving their creators, hacking into computer systems… have humans given birth to virtual juvenile delinquents? The answer is a definite “no.” Instead, what we are seeing is bad math. Not to say that rogue AI is harmless – far from it. Real-life risks arise when AI systems are programmed … Read more
A middle-aged woman has been missing for more than two years. Does anyone care? That question nagged me as I investigated the case of 49-year-old Julie Vessigault. Julie was last seen on January 23, 2024, in Elk Grove, California, where she lived in an apartment with her mother. Julie had no apparent reason to run … Read more
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 purveyors of true-crime content report … Read more
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 one of the cases. On … Read more
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 Anthony Burke, stage name D4vd, … Read more
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) and his brother Jason Pelichowski, … Read more
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 in Yucaipa, California, changing the … Read more
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 about the case drew millions … Read more
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 at his waist. He was … Read more
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 does face a preliminary hearing, … Read more