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Midnight Trace, Quezon City (2026)

20/06/2026

April 17, 2006 — Wayne and Sharmon Stock, a well-respected farming couple from rural Murdock, Nebraska, were found m**dered inside their farmhouse.

The small community was stunned. Murdock had gone generations without a hom*cide, and viol*nt crime was almost unheard of.

Investigators soon discovered that Wayne and Sharmon had been att*cked during the night while they slept.

According to court records, two teenagers from Wisconsin — Gregory Fester, 19, and Jessica Reid, 17 — had been traveling across several states committing b*rglaries and stealing vehicles. Late that night, they targeted the Stocks’ farmhouse.

After entering the home, they made their way upstairs to the couple’s bedroom.

When Wayne woke up, a struggle began.

Court records later showed that Wayne was sh*t multiple times, including in the head. Sharmon was also sh*t and k**led in the bedroom. The pair fled immediately afterward, leaving the community searching for answers.

At first, the investigation went in the wrong direction.

Wayne’s nephew, Matthew Livers, and his cousin Nicholas Sampson were arrested after Livers gave a confession during a lengthy interrogation. But there was no physical evidence tying them to the crime, and the case soon began to unravel.

Then investigators discovered a ring left behind at the crime scene.

The ring was traced to an unrelated b*rglary in Wisconsin and ultimately led authorities to Gregory Fester and Jessica Reid. As detectives followed the trail, they uncovered a multi-state crime spree and evidence linking the pair to the Stocks’ m**ders.

Both eventually confessed.

Gregory Fester was convicted of two counts of first-degree m**der and sentenced to life in prison. Jessica Reid pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree m**der and agreed to testify against him.

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20/06/2026

August 12, 1997 — Ricky Cowles Jr., a 21-year-old electrician from Lancaster, California, returned home to the apartment he shared with his 16-year-old pregnant girlfriend, Amy Preasmyer.

What Ricky didn’t know was that prosecutors would later allege a plan had already been put into motion.

As he entered the apartment that night, William Hoffman—who had allegedly been hiding inside—amb*shed him. Ricky was str*ck repeatedly with a claw ha*mmer and sh*t in the he*ad. He was later found alive but critically injured and never recovered.

Investigators initially struggled to understand why anyone would target Ricky. There were no obvious signs of robbery, and friends described him as a hardworking young man with no known enemies.

The case appeared solved when William “Billy” Hoffman was arrested and later convicted of carrying out the att*ck.

But that wasn’t the end of the story.

Years after the conviction, Hoffman admitted that he had not acted alone. He confessed that the m**der had been planned by Ricky’s pregnant girlfriend, Amy Preasmyer, and that several others had helped arrange the crime. According to prosecutors, Amy blamed Ricky for the pregnancy and basically told other people he had ruined her birthday and ruined her life. Investigators uncovered evidence that she had been actively looking for someone to k*ll him before the att*ck.

The confession reopened the investigation.

Authorities discovered that Amy and her friend Jennifer Kellogg had recruited Hoffman to carry out the m**der. Another associate, David Ashbury, was linked to providing the wea*pon used in the crime. The conspiracy had remained hidden for years until participants began talking and investigators pieced together what had happened.

In 2007, Amy Preasmyer was convicted of m**der, conspiracy, and solicitation and sentenced to life without parole. Jennifer Kellogg received 17 years in prison, and David Ashbury received two years for supplying the weapon. William “Billy” Hoffman, the att*cker, was convicted in 1999 and released in 2020 after cooperating with investigators.

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19/06/2026

January 30, 1979 — Janet Chandler, a 22-year-old Hope College music student, was working the overnight shift as a desk clerk at the Blue Mill Inn in Holland, Michigan.

At the time, dozens of security guards hired during a nearby labor strike were staying at the motel. Janet knew many of them and had become friendly with several of the guards.

Shortly after midnight, two men approached Janet at the front desk and told her they were taking her to a surprise party being held in her honor.

She went with them willingly.

According to testimony later uncovered during the investigation, the “party” was a lie.

Instead, Janet was taken to a nearby house where she was held against her will. Prosecutors said she was repeatedly s**ually a***ulted, b**ten, humil**ted, and t*rtured by multiple people over several hours. Eventually, she was st**ngled to death.

After the k**ling, her att*ckers transported her body away from the house and left it in a snowy area along Interstate 196.

On February 1, 1979, a snowplow driver noticed tire tracks leading off the roadway. Following them, he discovered Janet’s partially b*ried bo*dy in the snow.

Despite the br*tality of the crime, the investigation stalled.

For more than 27 years, no one was held accountable. The case became one of Michigan’s most notorious cold cases.

In 2004, a Hope College documentary called Who K*lled Janet Chandler? renewed public interest in the m**der. Detectives reopened the investigation, traveled across the country, and conducted hundreds of interviews. As witnesses finally began talking, investigators uncovered evidence that multiple people had participated in or helped cover up the crime.

The investigation ultimately revealed that Janet had been lured from her job by people she knew and trusted. Prosecutors said jealousy, resentment, and a desire to “teach her a lesson” helped fuel the att*ck.

Between 2006 and 2007, six people were convicted in connection with Janet’s death. Several received life sentences, while others pleaded guilty and cooperated with prosecutors. More than a quarter-century after the crime, Janet’s family finally received answers.

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19/06/2026

March 31, 2010 — Randy Stone, a 42-year-old insurance agent, former Marine, husband, and father, arrived at work at his insurance office in Independence, Missouri.

To those around him, Randy appeared to have a stable life. He and his wife, Teresa, had been married for nearly two decades and were active members of their church. But behind the scenes, a secret had been hidden for years.

Investigators would later discover that Teresa had been involved in a long-term affair with the couple’s pastor, David Love. According to court records, the relationship had lasted for approximately ten years and had been concealed from their spouses through secret communications and disposable cell phones.

That morning, Randy was alone in his office when someone entered and sh*t him to death.

When authorities arrived, they found Randy dead inside the business from g*nsh*t wounds. What initially appeared to be a targeted k**ling soon turned into a case of betrayal and conspiracy.

In the days that followed, investigators began examining Randy’s personal and professional relationships. Their attention eventually turned to David Love, Randy’s former pastor. The investigation uncovered evidence of Love’s secret affair with Teresa, as well as communications linking the pair before the sh**ting.

The case took an even more shocking turn when Love, the man who had counseled members of the congregation and later spoke at Randy’s funeral, became the prime suspect in the m**der. After the k**ling, Love left Missouri and moved to South Carolina, where he worked as a truck driver. Authorities arrested him there months later.

Faced with the evidence, David Love eventually admitted his role in the crime. In 2011, he pleaded guilty to second-degree m**der and acknowledged that he had sh*t Randy. He was sentenced to life in prison.

Investigators also concluded that Teresa had helped plan the m**der. In 2012, she pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit m**der and was sentenced to eight years in prison. Prosecutors said the affair and the desire to continue the relationship were key factors behind the plot.

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18/06/2026

November 16, 1995 — Linda Sobek, a 27-year-old aspiring model and former Los Angeles Raiders cheerleader, left home for what appeared to be a routine photo shoot with freelance photographer Charles Rathbun.

Linda was building her modeling career and had professional opportunities lined up. That day seemed no different.

But after meeting Rathbun, she vanished.

When Linda missed appointments and stopped contacting family and friends, concern quickly turned into a missing-person investigation. Detectives learned that Rathbun was the last known person to see her alive.

According to prosecutors, Rathbun drove Linda to a remote dry lake bed area for the shoot. There, he s**ually a***ulted her and k**led her. Evidence presented at trial showed that Linda died from asph**iation consistent with str**gulation and compression. The autopsy also found evidence of s**ual a***ult.

As investigators closed in, Rathbun offered an explanation. He claimed Linda’s death had been an accident during the photo shoot and told police she had been accidentally struck by a vehicle while performing driving maneuvers for photographs.

But the evidence didn’t support his story.

Medical examiners found no injuries consistent with being run over by a vehicle. Investigators concluded that Linda’s death was not an accident.

The case broke open when Rathbun agreed to show detectives where he had b*ried her. After initially leading authorities through a series of false locations, he eventually directed them to a shallow grave in the Angeles National Forest. There, investigators recovered Linda’s rem**ns approximately a week after she disappeared.

The discovery destroyed Rathbun’s accident claim.

Prosecutors argued that he had used the promise of a photo shoot to isolate Linda before att*cking her. Physical evidence, witness testimony, and Rathbun’s own actions after the crime helped build the case against him.

In 1996, a jury convicted Charles Rathbun of first-degree m**der and s**ual a***ult. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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18/06/2026

July 2003 — Timothy Schuster, a healthcare administrator from Clovis, California, was in the middle of a contentious divorce from his estranged wife, Larissa Schuster, a successful biochemist.

The separation had become increasingly hostile, with disputes over money, property, and custody of their children. According to prosecutors, Larissa stood to lose a significant portion of her assets in the divorce and had become obsessed with preventing that from happening.

On July 10, Timothy failed to show up for a breakfast meeting and never arrived to pick up his son later that day. Friends and family immediately knew something was wrong. As concern grew, investigators began looking into his disappearance.

What detectives eventually uncovered was shocking.

According to court testimony, Larissa and her coworker, James Fagone, carried out a plan to abd*ct Timothy. Prosecutors said Timothy was lured from his condominium, incapac*tated with chl*roform and a stun g*n, and placed into a 55-gallon barrel. The pair then attempted to destroy evidence by using hydrochl*ric acid to diss*lve his bo*dy. The gruesome effort to conceal the crime would later earn Larissa the nickname “The Acid Lady.”

The case broke open when investigators questioned Fagone. During interrogation, he confessed and described what had happened. He directed authorities to a storage unit where they found the barrel containing Timothy’s rem**ns. The discovery transformed a missing-person case into one of California’s most notorious m**der investigations.

Prosecutors argued that financial gain was the motive. Evidence presented at trial included threatening messages Larissa had left for Timothy and testimony that she had previously discussed having him k**led. Investigators also noted her unusually calm behavior after Timothy disappeared, including taking planned vacations while the search for him was underway.

In 2006, James Fagone was convicted of first-degree m**der and sentenced to life in prison without parole. In 2007, Larissa Schuster was found guilty of first-degree m**der with the special circumstance of financial gain. She was sentenced to life in prison without parole in 2008.

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17/06/2026

July 14, 1993 — In South Florida, 20-year-old Bobby Kent got a call from his lifelong friend, Martin “Marty” Puccio.

The two had known each other since childhood and had spent years in the same social circle. But behind the friendship, prosecutors said tensions had been building for a long time. Several members of the group later claimed Bobby had bullied, manipulated, and ab*sed people around him, creating resentment that continued to grow.

What Bobby didn’t know was that a group of friends had already begun discussing a plan to k*ll him. Among them were Marty, Marty’s girlfriend Lisa Connelly, Alice Willis, Donald Semenec, Derek Kaufman, Derek Dzvirko, and Heather Swallers. Prosecutors said the group spent days planning the att*ck and even made an unsuccessful attempt before the night Bobby was killed.

Late that night, Marty convinced Bobby to meet up with the group. They drove to a remote construction area in Weston, Florida.

There, according to court testimony, Bobby was lured away from the others before the att*ck began. He was st**bed repeatedly, sl*shed across the thr**t, b**ten, and left with catastrophic injuries. Witnesses later testified that Bobby pleaded for Marty to help him and apologized for whatever he had done wrong, but the att*ck continued. Afterward, his bo*dy was dragged to the edge of a marsh and abandoned. The group believed wildlife would destroy the evidence.

The plan unraveled almost immediately.

In the days following the k**ling, several participants began talking about what had happened. Family members alerted authorities, and Derek Dzvirko eventually cooperated with investigators, leading detectives to Bobby’s body and providing crucial evidence about the conspiracy.

The investigation exposed one of the most notorious group k**lings in Florida history.

Marty Puccio was convicted of first-degree m**der and received a life sentence after his original death sentence was overturned. Donald Semenec and Derek Kaufman were also convicted of first-degree m**der. The remaining participants received varying sentences after convictions or plea agreements for their roles in the conspiracy and k**ling.

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17/06/2026

July 5, 2003 — Sandra “Sandee” Rozzo, a 37-year-old bartender from Pinellas Park, Florida, had been trying to move on with her life after a volatile relationship with Timothy “Tracey” Humphrey.

Months earlier, Sandra had accused Humphrey of br*tally a***ulting and s**ually a***ulting her. Criminal charges were pending, and Humphrey was scheduled to stand trial just weeks later. If convicted, Sandra would have been a key witness against him.

The day before Sandra’s death, Humphrey married 20-year-old Ashley Laney.

After finishing her shift at work on July 5, Sandra drove home and pulled into the garage of her townhouse. She never made it inside.

Investigators determined that she was amb*shed and sh*t multiple times in her garage shortly after arriving home. She died at the scene.

Detectives immediately looked at Humphrey. He had a clear motive and a history of viol*nce toward Sandra. But there was a problem: he appeared to have an alibi.

As investigators dug deeper, they uncovered cell phone records showing that Ashley Humphrey had traveled from the Tampa area to Pinellas Park around the time of the sh**ting. The evidence placed her near Sandra’s home when the crime occurred.

The investigation revealed a far more disturbing plot. According to prosecutors, Ashley had been manipulated by her new husband into carrying out the sh**ting. Authorities also learned there had been an earlier failed attempt to k*ll Sandra weeks before the successful att*ck.

After her arrest, Ashley eventually confessed. She admitted she had followed Sandra home and sh*t her, later agreeing to cooperate with investigators and testify against Humphrey. She told authorities she committed the crime at his urging and because she feared losing him.

In 2006, Ashley Humphrey pleaded guilty to second-degree m**der and was sentenced to 25 years in prison. Timothy “Tracey” Humphrey was convicted of first-degree m**der for orchestrating the plot and was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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16/06/2026

October 3, 1984 — Nine-year-old Christine Jessop returned home from school in the small community of Queensville, Ontario. Her mother and older brother were away visiting her father, who was being held at a detention center, and Christine had stayed behind because she was considered too young for the visit. After getting off the school bus, she left her backpack at home and walked to a nearby convenience store, where she bought a pack of gum. She was expected to meet a friend afterward, but she never arrived.

When Christine’s family returned home later that afternoon, they found her school bag on the counter but no sign of the nine-year-old. As evening approached, relatives, neighbors, and police searched desperately for answers. What began as a missing child case quickly became one of Canada’s most heartbreaking investigations.

For nearly three months, Christine’s family waited for news. Then, on December 31, 1984, a horrific discovery was made in a field near Sunderland, Ontario, roughly 50 kilometers from where she had vanished. Investigators determined that Christine had been s**ually a***ulted, st**bed, and k**led.

The investigation soon focused on a neighbor named Guy Paul Morin. Despite a lack of conclusive physical evidence, Morin was charged, endured two trials, and was ultimately convicted. He spent time in prison while continuing to maintain his innocence. Years later, advances in DNA testing proved he could not have been the person responsible. In 1995, his conviction was overturned and an acquittal was entered, making the case one of Canada’s most well-known wrongful convictions.

For decades, Christine’s case remained unsolved. Then, in 2020, investigators used genetic genealogy and DNA evidence recovered from Christine’s clothing to identify a new suspect: Calvin Hoover, a family acquaintance who had known the Jessops. Police announced that the DNA evidence conclusively linked Hoover to the crime and stated that, had he been alive, he would have been arrested for Christine’s m**der. However, Hoover had died by s**cide in 2015.

The breakthrough finally gave Christine’s family long-awaited answers after 36 years. It also cleared the shadow that had hung over Guy Paul Morin for decades and became a landmark example of how DNA technology can solve cold cases and expose wrongful convictions.

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16/06/2026

January 21, 2005 — East Moline, Illinois. Adriane Reynolds was a 16-year-old who had recently moved from Texas. She was trying to fit into a new school and build new friendships, including with classmates Sarah Kolb and Cory Gregory. But according to prosecutors, those friendships had already taken a dark turn.

That afternoon, Adriane met up with Sarah and Cory, believing she was simply spending time with friends. Prosecutors later said she was att*cked and st**ngled inside a vehicle parked in a Taco Bell parking lot.

What happened next became one of the most disturbing parts of the case.

According to court testimony, Adriane’s bo*dy was taken to a rural property connected to Sarah Kolb’s family. Investigators said attempts were made to b*rn the bo*dy in an effort to destroy evidence. When that failed, another teenager, Nathan Gaudet, was brought in to assist. Evidence presented in court indicated that Adriane’s rem**ns were di***mbered and disposed of in multiple locations.

When Adriane never returned home, her family reported her missing immediately. Detectives began retracing her last known movements and quickly focused on the people she was last seen with. As investigators compared statements, inconsistencies began to surface, and the cover-up slowly unraveled.

Witness testimony, physical evidence, and cooperation from those involved eventually exposed what prosecutors described as a planned att*ck carried out by people Adriane believed were her friends. According to prosecutors, tensions within the group escalated over time, fueled by jealousy and personal conflict after Adriane became part of their circle — eventually developing into a deadly plan.

In 2005, Cory Gregory pleaded guilty to first-degree m**der and later cooperated with investigators, helping locate Adriane’s rem**ns. He was sentenced to 45 years in prison. Sarah Kolb received 53 years, while Nathan Gaudet pleaded guilty to concealment of a hom*cidal death.

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