Armin Meiwes, the "Rotenburg Cannibal"
Armin Meiwes killed and ate a man he met online in Germany in 2001, in a case that tested the limits of German law on consensual homicide.
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Digital Evidence
Explore 11 documented Crime by Region case files grouped under digital evidence.
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The Bowraville Murders
A respectful, sourced account of the disappearances and murders of Colleen Walker-Craig, Evelyn Greenup and Clinton Speedy-Duroux in Bowraville.
Read case file →Dennis Rader, the "BTK Killer"
Dennis Rader murdered ten people in and around Wichita, Kansas, between 1974 and 1991, evading capture for over three decades under the self-given name
Read case file →Dennis Nilsen
A London investigation led to six murder convictions, two attempted-murder convictions and renewed questions about how marginalized victims are counted and remembered.
Read case file →The Murder of Elaine O'Hara
A factual case file about The Murder of Elaine O'Hara, Ireland.
Read case file →The Disappearance and Murder of Eliza Samudio
Courts convicted former goalkeeper Bruno Fernandes and others for crimes connected to Eliza Samudio's death, although her remains have never been recovered.
Read case file →The Hatton Garden Heist
The Easter-weekend vault burglary led to surveillance, admissions, convictions and a long effort to recover millions in stolen property.
Read case file →The Highway of Tears
The disappearances and murders associated with northern British Columbia's Highway 16 reveal both unresolved cases and a wider crisis of violence against Indigenous women and girls.
Read case file →The Luka Magnotta Case
The murder of Jun Lin became an international investigation shaped by digital evidence, rapid identification and Luka Magnotta's arrest in Berlin.
Read case file →The Snowtown Murders
A factual, non-graphic account of the Snowtown murders: the 1999 discovery, convictions, systemic failures and later parole developments.
Read case file →The Wanda Beach Murders
A factual timeline of the 1965 Wanda Beach murders of Marianne Schmidt and Christine Sharrock, the investigation, forensic reviews and current status.
Read case file →The Zama Nine Murders
Takahiro Shiraishi used social media to contact vulnerable people and murdered nine victims in Zama, Japan, in 2017. He was convicted and executed in 2025.
Read case file →The Antwerp Diamond Heist
In 2003, thieves breached the Antwerp Diamond Center vault and stole valuables worth more than $100 million. Several participants were convicted, but most of the loot was never recovered.
Read case file →The Knutby Murder
The 2004 Knutby case involved the murder of Alexandra Fossmo and the attempted murder of a neighbor. Text messages and coercive control were central to the prosecution.
Read case file →The Murder of Elisa Claps
Italy · Solved · Homicide / Cold Case
Brian Steven Smith
Alaska · Solved · Serial Killer