Examining the world of solved and unsolved cases.
DISCOVERY: At 2:00pm on July 5, 1966, a couple calling themselves Mr. & Mrs. Russell Battuon checked into the Ropers Motel in Pecos, Reeves County, Texas. A couple of hours later, between 4:00pm and 5:30pm, it’s reported that a maid heard a scream and found the female companion drowned in the motel pool. With the
EARLY LIFE: Tiffany Sessions was born on October 29, 1968 to her parents, Patrick and Hillary Sessions. An only child, her parents would divorce a few months shy of her first birthday, and she would eventually have a half-brother via her father’s second marriage. The Sessions family were well-known in their south Florida community. Patrick
DISCOVERY: On January 4, 2015, three birdwatchers were at Calvert Vaux Park, in the Gravesend area of Brooklyn, Kings County, New York when they came across a decomposed right hand lying face up in the sand along the shoreline of Coney Island Creek. At first glance, it appeared to have been in the water for
EARLY LIFE: 26-year-old Alyssa Turnbull is from South Gillies, a township within the census area of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Described as vibrant, passionate and outspoken, she’s said to be very close to her family, especially her little sister. Before her disappearance, the pair were in constant communication, often speaking to each other via text
EARLY LIFE: Sydney West was born on July 11, 2001 to her parents, Jay and Kimberly West. The family, which also includes her younger sister, lived in Pleasanton, California for the majority of Sydney’s life, before relocating to Chapel Hill, North Carolina in the late 2010s. Growing up, Sydney is described as being a sweet
