Tag: True Crime

Bernalillo County Jane Doe (1996)

Artists' renderings of what the Bernalillo County Jane Doe (1996) may have looked like

DISCOVERY: On May 2, 1996, a jogger travelling along a vacant field near 98th Street and Tower Road in Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico discovered the decomposed remains of an unidentified female. Located on the city’s southwest side, the area was largely undeveloped at the time and was just one mile south of Interstate 40.

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Interview: Director James Buddy Day on His MGM+ Miniseries, ‘Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein’

Promotional art for 'Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein'

Ed Gein was one of the worst serial killers the United States and the world had ever seen. While he had just two confirmed victims, Mary Hogan and Bernice Worden, he desecrated a number of graves and used the bones, flesh and organs of the deceased to fashion everyday items, meaning the police came across

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The Death of Tina Fontaine

Portrait of Tina Fontaine + Selfie of Tina Fontaine

*This article was used as the basis for an episode of John Lordan’s Seriously Mysterious podcast.* EARLY LIFE: Tina Fontaine was born on January 1, 1999 to Valentina Duck and Eugene Fontaine. Both struggled growing up, with Eugene suffering the ill-effects of Canada’s residential school system. At 12 years old, he left his home in

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The Disappearance of Leah Roberts

Portrait of Leah Roberts + Leah Roberts smiling

EARLY LIFE: Leah Roberts was born on July 23, 1976 to Nancy and Stancil Roberts. The youngest of three children, she was raised in Durham, North Carolina. While Leah had a relatively normal childhood, things took a turn at 17 when her father was diagnosed with a life-threatening respiratory disease. Three years later, her mother

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Gwinnett County Jane Doe (2023)

Artist's rendering of what the Gwinnett County Jane Doe (2023) might have looked like when alive

DISCOVERY: On June 2, 2023, the decomposed body of an unidentified female was discovered on private property in the 4300 block of Abbotts Bridge Road in Duluth, Gwinnett County, Georgia. The mostly skeletal remains were found by the son of the property owner, who was cleaning the commercial site. It’s not clear exactly where on

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