Thanks to self-administered DNA tests, companies like 23andMe and ancestry.com have given people the opportunity to connect with their unknown ancestral backgrounds and long lost relatives. They’ve forever changed the way the common man understands genetics. But when an investigative journalist provided triplets with those at-home DNA tests, however, the results were anything but expected. … Read more
No one likes traffic and it seems like if you live in or around a big city these days you face this particular challenge daily. Between the rising number of drivers on the road and the crumbling infrastructure of roadways and bridges that need to be constantly repaired, it’s an unavoidable problem. It’s also getting … Read more
Prison is a dangerous place and it makes perfect sense. Think about it, American prisons are full of desperate, criminally-inclined individuals who will do just about anything to be free of their incarceration, including commit more crimes. This story happened in December of 2018. It involved a career criminal with little to lose, and a … Read more
It was a cold November night in 2004 when police responded to a disturbance at a suburban home in Delmar, New York. They came inside to find 52-year-old Appellate Division court clerk, Peter Porco, in a pile of his own blood, dead from massive head injuries. Peter’s wife, speech pathologist Joan Porco, was lying next … Read more
Some couples want an over-the-top wedding, while others want something more low-key like a backyard wedding. Then there are those couples who elope or obtain a marriage license and have a small celebration with family and friends afterward. Every couple has their own idea of what they want for their wedding day, just like the … Read more
New York City experienced an unprecedented amount of homicides in 1991 – 1,886 to be exact. Since that year, the number of homicides has gone down significantly, but no one will forget the horror that occurred in the early ’90s. This included the subway murder of a young tourist from Utah. The case known as … Read more
When the bodies of 93-year-old Wilbert Scheel and his wife, 80-year-old Gloria were found dead in their car on a northern Kandiyohi County road, their grandson Gregory became the main person of interest for the police who were investigating the incident. The cops already knew that their suspect in this gruesome double homicide had a … Read more
When Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared into thin air on March 8, 2014, en-route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, crash investigators were left at a complete loss. They had no idea what had happened to the aircraft which was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members. Without a crash site, there can be no investigation, … Read more
A murder victim’s final moments are full of fear, pain, and agony as the person’s hope for escape or rescue is replaced by the realization that their life is about to be cut short by a sadistic or unhinged killer. In 2000, a jury heard the painful and agonizing way an innocent 20-year-old’s life was … Read more
Logan Kyle, 22, had already served his country numerous times. Four years prior, he’d graduated high school and went into the army, eventually finding himself shipped off to Iraq. The army had a positive influence on him and before long, he found himself moving up in the ranks. By the time he returned home, Logan … Read more