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It’s normal to cringe when you think back to your middle school crush. Jane hated thinking about Robert. She had an obsession with him when she was 12 years old. She remembered everyone in the class would fight over him, try to get alone time with him, and he seemed to love all the attention he was getting.

When Jane found out he was dating another girl - she was so devastated she didn’t know what to do with herself. He got her alone in an office, lifted her onto the table, kissed her on the forehead, and told her -

“You’re a total knockout and I’ll take you on a date when you turn 18.”

Jane was 12. Robert was a full grown police officer leading the Police Explorer’s Program she was in. Later, Jane would discover he was being interviewed about his connection to Sandra Birchmore. A pregnant 23-year-old woman that had been mysteriously found dead.

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The 7 “friends” were going to spend the entire day with each other cliff jumping at a local waterfall but the entire day there would be filled with tension.

Eunhae was the glue of the group, she was the one that organized the whole trip, and she was there with her boyfriend Joe. But her ex-boyfriend and his new girlfriend were also in attendance.

Oh - and Eunhae’s husband was also there and he had no idea Eunhae was dating other people.

When the husband mysteriously dies at the waterfall that day - there are 3 main suspects -

Eunhae’s boyfriend - who secretly ran a sex trafficking ring.

Eunhae’s ex-boyfriend - who she was allegedly still sleeping with.

And Eunhae - the widow who had a whole double life nobody knew about.

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They each had a fantasy of watching their wives be intimate with other men. The only problem was that their wives were not open to the idea.

The 7 husbands gathered on an online forum to talk about how they weren’t going to let their own wives get in the way of fulfilling their dreams. They felt they were entitled to this. 

For the next 8 years, the men would plot, drug, and facilitate the assaults of their own wives all the while filming it for their online chatrooms. They had dreams of impregnating each other’s spouses and they laughed at how their wives had no clue that they were being betrayed and assaulted in the worst ways possible. 

This is the shocking case of how a group of husbands created a trafficking network - where the victims were their own wives. 

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Congresswoman Flor was a lot of things - politician, pastor, gospel singer, wife, and mother of 55 adopted children. From a campaign standpoint she was unstoppable. She appealed to every possible demographic. The only thing standing in her way was the pesky rumor that she attended “swap” parties.

The rumor was Congresswoman Flor and her husband would show up to these explicit parties wearing masks and watch each other with other partners… and sometimes… they would even bring their adopted children with them to watch.

So when Congresswoman Flor’s husband was gunned down after allegedly attending one of these wild parties - the door to Flor’s house swung wide open for investigators.

With Pandora’s box now open, allegations started spilling out - allegations of sexual abuse in the family.

Mother to sons. Father to daughters. Brothers and sisters.

Allegations of dark magic being used and rituals being performed. Allegations that Congresswoman Flor was a witch.

And allegations of an elaborate plan within the family to murder Congresswoman Flor’s husband.

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Madame Ddu makes money off of love. For every match (marriage) she creates between ultra wealthy families - she gets paid $100k as a matchmaking fee.

Madame Ddu united two powerful families through the marriage of their children, and she expected to be compensated for it. When the groom’s side refused to pay their share of her matchmaking fees - Madam Ddu was willing to play dirty to get them to break up.

She would anonymously plant seeds within the wealthy families accusing the spouses of cheating. Mother-in-laws started believing incest was taking place. Private investigators were hired. In the end - one would die, and the others would be in jail for murder.

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She was one of the top realtors in all of Toronto, and that day she was going to be showing a $6.9M house to potential buyers. She gracefully toured the 12k square foot mansion with them before getting to the deepest corner of the basement level. The indoor lap pool.

She pressed the button to let them in, and the room had this eerie glow to it. The only light on was the pool light - reflecting a blue back hue to the ceiling.

And on the very far end of the room were two bodies hanging and posed like statues. They were unmoving. The buyers joked that the homeowners have strange taste in art. The realtor laughed and quickly led them out. She knew those weren’t statues. It wasn’t art. They were her billionaire clients - dead and staged in one of the most bizarre, eerie scenes.

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Lily’s instructions were clear. She was to wait at the bottom of the mountain in the dark till she saw the light. The flashlight would beam down the mountain, leading her to where she needed to go.

She was nervous, but she knew she needed to follow the directions. When she got to the top of the mountain - Lily saw the light led directly into a pre-dug 5-foot grave. Two men jumped out and snapped her neck while recording it.

They were going to send the murder video to the special forces team of the military - because Lily was a fake flight attendant. Fake college student. They believed she was really- a secret spy for an enemy nation.

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He had sold his soul and now to keep the devil happy he needed to make sacrifices with dead bodies & his Ouija board. 200+ bodies were found in Colombia brutally assaulted, tortured, and dismembered. 

Some were certain the serial killer was a priest that participated in satanic activities at night. 

Others stated it was a local crazy man that had gone criminal. 

Some even believed that it was a local witch that was going around killing to make sacrifices…. 

Whoever it was - they would be known as the Beast Of Colombia. The world’s deadliest serial killer… that was set to be released this year in 2023. 

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The yoga retreat was supposed to be a week of relaxation, connecting with nature, and peace. It was going to be held at the beautiful volcanic Lake Atitlán in Guatemala.

12 people were going to be at the week-long retreat together. Eating together, doing yoga together, hiking together - till one of them goes missing.

The mysterious circumstances surrounding Nancy’s disappearance still have no answers. Where and how did she go missing? Why did the 11 others fly home within hours of her disappearance? And why are they not being more cooperative with the authorities? Are they hiding something? And most importantly - where is Nancy?

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An IT specialist working at a data forensics company came across something odd. He was employed by the police to recover any missing files from a phone. He was good at his job - so he recovered it all.

But when he took a look at the recovered data - he saw 200k text messages, photos, and videos of women being drugged and sold to the highest bidder in sinister group chats.

He had just uncovered a complicated human trafficking ring.

The buyers? Overseas wealthy businessmen, politicians, and corrupt police officials.

The product? Female victims who had no idea they were going to be drugged, sold, and SA’d.

The sellers? Famous K-Pop idols who had images of being the wholesome guy every girl in the nation wanted to date.

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There were 5 people “trapped” on the boat, and 1 of them was a serial killer in the making. By the time the boat came back to shore, two people would be dead. They would have been mentally and physically tortured for two days straight.

The serial killer would play games with the two victims. He wanted to torture them not only physically and sexually but also mentally. He wanted to pit them up against each other and make them fight so only one could live.

The thrill of seeing them naked and terrified begging for their lives was euphoria for him. The worst part is - he would get away with all of it.

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What would Ivy League students do to be on top? Or the better question - what wouldn’t they do?

Ling was a chemistry major at the top university in China. The Harvard of China, if you will.

One day, Ling went into the shower and saw fist-sized clumps of hair fall to her feet. By the end of the semester - Ling would be wheelchair-bound, unable to speak, unable to use the restroom on her own, completely bald, and nearly blind.

She went from being one of the most promising students to having the mental age of a 6-year-old.

She was slowly poisoned by someone in that school - but who?

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A candid photo of 21-year-old Yuka had gone viral. She was sitting on the floor in her short t-shirt dress, phone up to her ear, and a cigarette relaxed between the fingers of her hand. She looked relaxed and causal. Pretty but in an effortless, almost innocent way.

This photo would inspire people to make Fanclubs, donation links, and even fan art for Yuka. They were taken aback by her beauty and youth. They completely ignored the fact that she was drenched in blood and the dying body of her love interest lying motionless behind her.

Some even went as far as to beg her to stab them next.

They wrote - “she’s my dream girl.”

“She’s too pretty to kill.”

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There were things that fascinated him: surgery, polygamy, and torture. He decided the only way to have all 3 was if he started his own cult in the isolated woods of Canada.

He gathered 40 followers in a small cabin, convinced them that the apocalypse was coming and the only way they could be saved was if they followed his every word. His male followers’ private parts were cut off, teeth were pulled out with pliers, and they were creatively beaten on a daily basis.

He performed open stomach surgery on one of his wives without painkillers or anesthetic. He amputated another one of his wife’s arms without any painkillers just because he felt like it. And he kept all the spare body parts as evidence of torture in his little trophy shed.

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Every college student has their secrets - but Sydney’s was that she was no longer in college. She had been suspended but hadn’t told a single person. She stayed in her dorm, pretended to go to class, studied with friends in the library, even attended sorority meetings. 

She was living a lie - and it was all about to come crashing down because her mom was on the phone with her school. She was about to discover the truth and all the lies Sydney had told. 

Sydney grabbed a heavy cast iron skillet & steak knife… her murder weapons. She would murder her mom, and her family would stand behind her. Was Sydney legally insane at the time of the killing? Or was she willing to do anything to keep her secret - secret?

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Lucy had just moved in with her new husband. Though she didn’t marry for love she felt like it would be easy to fall in love with this man. He cooked her 3 meals a day and got upset whenever she stepped foot in the kitchen.

He said he just wanted her to rest and be happy. It was sweet.

But soon Lucy noticed that even stepping foot near the kitchen would send her newlywed husband on edge… it felt like there was something in that kitchen she wasn’t allowed to see.

One day, while he was at work, she ventured into the kitchen to make a small snack. She opened the freezer —— and made eye contact.

A woman’s head. Frozen. Eyes wide. Staring back at her.

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The real-life Cinderella Castle is situated on a steep cliff in Germany. It’s one of the most breathtaking tourist spots that has over 6k visitors per day.

It was a symbol of romance, fairytales, and happy endings. Until a 21-year-old college graduate was murdered there.

Two Asian-American college grads, Eva & Kelsey, were thrown off the 165-foot cliff by a man who was obsessed with Asians.

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They were all taken from their beds in the middle of the night. Four men standing over them, ready to hogtie them, and throw them into vans. The teenagers were being kidnapped, and their parents had paid the kidnappers. They were going to be taken to an elite academy where all the bad traits of being a kid were going to be tortured out of them. 

They would be thrown into isolation cells for 2 weeks, beaten, assaulted, and mentally manipulated till they became blank slates. The perfect obedient children for the parents to show off to their friends and family. Who wouldn’t want that?

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Ansreen’s daughter was a rising TikToker that was gaining followers by the day. May loved showcasing her dancing, fashion, and even religion on her platform to inspire others.

Even Ansreen was getting attention from joining May in some dancing TikToks. And with fame - comes people who want to cross boundaries to be with you.

Ansreen had what she deemed a stalker. He was far from harmless. He had videos of her that would end her life, marriage, family, and even her daughter’s career if they were ever leaked.

She and her daughter would team up to make sure that never happened. Even if meant killing two people to keep their secret.

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A lot of love motels are themed - and they are exactly what you imagine they would be used for. Couples coming and staying for a few hours to have their alone time.

Runa, a 29-year-old living in Japan, was in an all-pink room of the local love motel. He was waiting for her in the bathroom, but she had a few things she had to prepare first. She reached into her suitcase and pulled out her raincoat. She could smell the scent of the fresh plastic.

She then reached in and grabbed gloves. Now, she was ready for him.

3 hours later, she would be seen rushing out of the motel. Her dad was picking her up, and she didn’t want to be late. She got into his car in fresh clothes, and a blonde wig, and threw her suitcase in his trunk. The suitcase with the decapitated man’s head inside.

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There had been rumors floating around that children were pulling their parents out of the high-end mall. Some of them reported seeing bloody ghosts trying to climb onto the backs of the employees.

Parents brushed off their children because this was one of the most luxurious malls in the entire nation. A coat can easily sell for $1k here. This was not a place where there would be ghosts… especially not bloody ones.

But maybe the children were being warned? Soon after, 502 people would die inside this very mall in Gangnam. And to this day, 40 people are still missing…

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Jamie (25) was getting emotional talking about her cat. If anything, she was getting riled up. Her parents decided to give her cat to her grandma, and that was just unacceptable. Her grandma could get her own cat. This one was hers!

She ranted on the phone about it - as well as other things that had been weighing on her mind. Jamie complained about the food. Colored pencils. Lack of yoga mats.

But most passionately - she complained about how she was going to be stuck in jail for a very long time. She screamed -

“Why me? Omg, I just can’t believe this happened… it could have happened to anyone. Why me?”

Jamie made a series of actions that killed a bride on her wedding day, but she asks - “why me?”

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The team of therapists was making their way over to the mansion. They never really did house calls, but when one of the most powerful business tycoons in the entire city calls you - you pick up.

They were going to talk to the businessman’s son to see how they could help him. Once they arrived at the house, they realized it was much more serious than they originally thought. They would have to break in to get to their patient.

After climbing through an upstairs window, the 6 therapists stepped foot into a crime scene. Blood everywhere. On the floor was the wealthy son’s ex-girlfriend. Her body lay in a pool of blood. Her head was detached and 3 feet away from the rest of her.

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The mob was forming outside the 13 year old’s house. They were there day and night screaming her name, cursing, and some just silently crying. She was the most hated person in the Philippines right now.

A video was circulating of the little girl pulling the hair of a woman moments before her murder. She asked the woman - “do you know who my dad is?”

Her dad was a killer and he was about to commit a double homicide right in front of his teenage daughter.

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12 K-Drama Directors that had worked on sets behind some of the most beloved, wholesome, shows were predators in disguise. They preyed on the extras. The ones that were desperate for work and just getting their foot in the door. 

They “passed them around” as if they were all some objects they had control over. 

For 3 months, Sora, was tortured at the hands of 12 casting directors. By the end of this case - 

Sora will die. 

Her little sister will die. 

Her father will die. 

And the perpetrators are still working in the Korean entertainment industry. 

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Coco Lee was more than just a singer - she was an absolute legend in most Chinese households. She was known for her talent, but her signature was her big smile and fiery personality. And after 28 years in the industry, she wasn’t slowing down now.

Her most recent project - she was a judge on The Voice Of China.

June 2, 2023 - Coco Lee left a voice message for her fan group telling them how much she loves them, thanks them for their support, and misses them. She was always such a positive ray of sunshine to her fans.

That very same day, Coco Lee would be dead.

Soon after, a 9-minute audio clip was released revealing to the world that Coco Lee had endured bullying, humiliation, and abuse while on set for The Voice Of China. This is the case of how one of the most famous shows in China played an “evil” role in the death of an icon.

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Dr. Crush and Lucy Letby would always lean on each other for support during the tough times. They always prided themselves on being a good team. Even when times were tough, which they often were in the NICU, their bond remained strong. 

Chester Hospital was facing a dangerously significant uptick in infant deaths in its NICU unit. It felt like every other week, the nurses and doctors had to go home and weep with their families. They had lost another one. 

Nobody knew what it was. Was the hospital haunted? Cursed? Maybe there was something contaminating the baby formula, water, or air?

Or maybe a sweet, kind, smiling nurse was secretly a serial killer hiding amongst the hospital staff…

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Shannon’s driver had a few roles. He would drive her to the client’s home, wait outside, and make sure she made it out of the house in one piece. He was security if you will and in this line of work (escorting) - security was everything.

He wasn’t expecting the client to come rushing out demanding that Michael get Shannon out of his house. Confused, he went inside to see that Shannon was already on the phone with 911.

She was accusing both men of being in on it together, of plotting to kill her tonight, and she knew that her life was in danger. The men tried to calm her down, but she ran out of the house, down the residential street, out of the gated neighborhood, and vanished.

She would be found dead & the investigation into her disappearance would uncover one of America’s notorious serial killers.

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She had the perfect “soft girl lifestyle” on TikTok. Kathy would share tidbits of her life on social media where she amassed thousands of fans who were all interested in her new luxury apartment, pastel-colored decor, and ultimately, her perfect relationship.

Many of her TikToks were about how to find a partner that actually values you, cherishes you, and even showers you with the gifts that you deserve. She inspired a lot of viewers to want to have a perfect boyfriend and not settle for anything less.

They were the perfect couple online.

Till she was accused of cleaning up a crime scene.

Till her boyfriend was wanted by Interpol for allegedly brutally killing two people.

REMINDER: Please keep in mind that this is an ongoing case! This is just the information that we have as of the publication date, and things could easily change as the trial pushes forward. We will do our best to keep you updated on the case.

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A young Chinese couple were vacationing at a National Park in Thailand. It was the husband’s gift to his pregnant wife with one last trip before their family grew!

But during their sunrise hike the husband claimed his wife wandered off and fell off a 110 foot cliff. He screamed in Thai at the first responders -

“You must help my wife! Please save my precious wife, she’s my everything!”

He leaned down and caressed his wife’s face. She was alive but unable to speak or move. He held her hand and whispered in Mandarin so the Thai authorities couldn’t understand him -

“Nobody speaks Mandarin here. There’s no evidence that I did anything. If you want to live - behave.”

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In a South Korean emergency room a young family anxiously waited for help.

Their 3 month old baby had been perfectly healthy but now his X-rays showed evidence that his lungs were literally solidifying and turning into rock. He was dying and there was nothing they could do to save him.

They walked in a family of 3 - walked out a family of 2.

Just a few days later the same family of 2 walked back in - and only 1 walked out alive.

In the matter of a week 2 family members had died. But that’s not all - doctors around the nation noticed an alarming new killer on the streets. A new poison targeting children and pregnant women. Could they find the culprit before it was too late?

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Nobody was seen entering or exiting the couple’s hotel room, but now they were both dead.

The girlfriend was found in the bathtub strangled to death by her own pajamas. It was clear she had been murdered. Her boyfriend was found naked, crawling down the hallway groaning for help. He had 20 wounds all over his body including on his back - they were inflicted using a sharp, jagged edge of a broken beer bottle.

Authorities stated the boyfriend murdered his girlfriend in a crime of passion before taking his own life. But nothing was adding up…

How did he inflict all those wounds on his back? Why would he suddenly turn on his girlfriend? Why did they have multiple different hotel reservations that same night in Bali? And how come his fingerprints were found nowhere on the beer bottle he supposedly hurt himself with?

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When two cases of very public, very mysterious deaths are linked together - the public is bound to have questions.

June of 2020, Disha Salian allegedly slipped off the 14th floor balcony and passed away. She was a manager in the mystifying world of Bollywood.

Just 6 days later, Sushant Singh Rajput, a beloved actor she had once managed, passed away mysteriously. People couldn’t help but draw a connection between the two suspicious deaths.

This case would draw a cloud of suspicion over Sushant’s famous girlfriend, the murderous dangers of nepotism, and what many refer to as the “Bollywood Mafia.”

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Kimchi is a Korean spicy fermented cabbage side dish. It is traditionally prepared in big red buckets…

The two detectives were standing staring at one of those kimchi buckets. But they knew there was more than just kimchi inside otherwise, they wouldn’t be in a morgue right now.

They slowly opened the lid to the massive kimchi bucket and inside they were confronted with 2 bodies. From this point on, the clock started ticking. The investigators would need to find the woman responsible for this and make sure she didn’t kill again.

This is the story of South Korea’s most unhinged serial killer in the making.

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Otto and his tour group were staying at a 5-star luxury hotel where all their needs were met. They had a barbershop, pool, casino, multiple restaurants, and even a bowling alley inside the hotel. They had no reason to ever want to leave.

The only strange thing was - ALL GUESTS WERE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING LEVEL 5 OF THE HOTEL.

It was strictly forbidden.

But in early 2016 - a guest supposedly entered the restricted floor and tried to steal a poster off the wall. He would be arrested and held captive, and when he was finally released a year later - he was brain dead.

All in North Korea, where no deed goes unpunished.

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Ah-young, a popular Korean live-streamer, took to Instagram to tell her devoted followers that she was suddenly taking a break. In a long post, she wrote about how she wanted just to be a “normal person” for a little while.

After seeing her post, one of Ah-Young’s friends texted her to see if she had any big plans during her break. Ah-Young responded -

“I am leaving the country because of my stalker. Hopefully, I can come back soon and spend some time to myself.”

She would never come back. She would be found dead 2 months later 2,195 miles away in a foreign country. How did she end up there? Was she hiding? Did her stalker find her there?

The viral case has only stirred up more questions than answers.

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Parul was just catching her breath as she stepped through her front door. She had left her 8-year-old son to watch her 6-month-old nephew all alone while she ran errands.

She saw her son playing with his toys but didn’t see the baby anywhere. So she asked her son-

“Where is the baby?”

He smiled.

She asked again till he finally responded

“I killed him. I smashed his head with a brick and buried him.”

This is the story of the world’s youngest serial killer.

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Rosa was in her 80s and struggling with dementia. But recently, it seemed like things had gotten worse. Rosa would point at the door at the end of the hallway and whisper to her family -

“Rudy is here. He’s there. He’s in that room.”

Her adult children would all glance at one another before comforting Rosa that there was no way Rudy was there. 

Rudy Farias was a boy that had gone missing 5 years ago. 3 years after Rosa passed - Rudy Farias was found alive. He had been living in that locked room for the past 8 years. He had been held captive. 

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May of 2022, 26-year-old “Minhee,” was walking home after meeting up with friends. She didn’t realize someone was following her home.

When she walked inside her apartment building and waited for her elevator- the stalker came up behind her and kicked her in the head 6 times.

She was knocked unconscious… he then dragged her limp body to a dark corner of the lobby that didn’t have CCTV cameras. He was with her body for 7 minutes. What on earth happened in those 7 minutes?

And why was Minhee randomly attacked by a complete stranger?

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December 2018, 20 year-old Sanda Dia was brought into the emergency room by his so-called “college friends.” He was unconscious and cold to the touch.

His friends did not give doctors any information on what was wrong with him. They didn’t tell doctors that for the past 48 hours, they had tortured Sanda to the point of his death.

After fighting for his life in the hospital - Sanda died of multiple organ failure. Doctors performed an autopsy to discover in his stomach - whole goldfish, decapitated heads of mice, decapitated heads of eel, and more than 2 months of the average salt intake.

Sanda Dia was tortured to death by the fraternity all because he was black.

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The boarding school of nightmares shouldn’t have been open for as long as it was. The Inhwa Boarding School was for students that had mental, physical, and intellectual disabilities.

It was nestled in the mountains of South Korea - and it was keeping a dark secret.

It was filled with what the students called “perverts.” The perverts would force students into empty classrooms to sexually assault them. The perverts would play movies in class and drag students to the back to assault them in front of their friends. The perverts would play adult films for the students. And if the victims ever got pregnant - they disappeared. The students were beaten into silence.

The perverts were the very teachers and administrators that vowed to protect, teach, and serve the students with disabilities.

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What would you do if you saw a child on the side of the highway at night? What if the child was in distress, alone, and in a diaper?

July 13, 2023, Carlee Russell saw a small toddler on the side of the highway. She stopped her car, called 911, and while on the phone with her friend, she got out to check on the child.

She would go missing, and the whole nation believed she was human trafficked by evil people who used a child to lure her out of her car.

49 hours later, she showed up at her parent’s doorstep - barefoot and dazed. Her reappearance only promoted more questions. Where is the child now? Why won’t Carlee answer the questions? Is she even telling the truth?

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This was the first hit that Zainab’s family got after she went missing. The shop owner said he didn’t see her personally but he had CCTV cameras outside his shop.

The family sat around holding their breath - eyes scanning the grainy footage. Some of the others were comforting them that they would find her in the footage and realize she was just lost. She would come home safe.

But it fell silent. Nobody believed that anymore. On the screen, they saw 7-year-old Zainab in her pink coat walking hand in hand with a stranger. A strange man. He was not someone the family knew. He was Pakistan’s worst serial killer.

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In an upscale cafe in Jakarta - 3 women sat in a booth. Jessica, Hani, and Mirna had been friends since college and decided to reunite to catch up.

One had gotten married and was ready to start her own family.

Another had just landed a new job.

Another was going to live full-time in Australia with her boyfriend.

And by the end of the coffee date - one would be dead in the booth. The culprit? A strange yellow-colored coffee sitting at the table.

Was the coffee tainted? Was she deliberately poisoned? Who were the suspects, her best friends from college?

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The house was on fire, and it was going to collapse. The firefighters stood in front of it doing everything they could to put out the angry flames. There was a 66-year-old lady screaming at them.

“Please my son is in there! You have to go back in and get my son!”

They knew the house was going to collapse any minute now - but the firefighters always sacrificed their own lives in an attempt to save another. 10 firefighters went in. The house would collapse killing 6 of them.

But the son was never found in the house - did he even exist? Where was he? Did his mom know he wasn’t in there? And who set the fire?

This is the house of horrors that changed South Korea forever.

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Within the busy halls of a hospital, a terrifying story unfolded. Alexee Trevizo, 19 years old, raced towards the restroom, clutching her backside in a desperate struggle.

She locked the bathroom door behind her and time stretched on—5 minutes, then 10, and eventually 20—fueling the growing apprehension among the nursing staff.

When Alexee swung open the door - the nurses saw the entire bathroom was covered in red blood. Hospital staff rushed to clean up the biohazard only to stumble upon Alexee’s haunting secret concealed within the bathroom trash can. She had been 9 months pregnant. She had given birth in the bathroom. And now there was a dead baby at the bottom of the bin.

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La Mu’s livestream started with her singing, dancing and interacting with her viewers as usual. Her lives were always a safe space on the internet. Everyone loved La Mu for being a wholesome influencer.

But suddenly, on camera, La Mu’s expression changed. She went from smiling to looking fearful. She stood up abruptly, knocked over her phone, but the live never disconnected. 

The horrified audience could hear her screaming “murderer!” They could hear her yelling for help. She told everyone to run because she had just been doused with gasoline and he was about to set her on fire… 

Was she faking it? Was it a stalker? Was it someone she knew? Who would set her on fire in 

the middle of a livestream?

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The submarine went missing, and the whole world stopped to watch. Two people were trapped inside - underwater with only hours of oxygen left.

Would it be possible to find them in time? People wondered if it was engine failure - or maybe the sub had imploded.

But the mysteries kept piling up - why did the submarine sink? Why did only one person make it out alive? And why were body parts washing up ashore?

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May 27, 2023. 3AM. South Korea.

A taxi driver pulled over to put up a young girl and her suitcase. He watched her struggle to load it into his trunk, but when he offered to help she refused.

They got in the car and silently drove towards the park near the river.

How odd, he thought.

The park at this hour? With a heavy suitcase?

And she looks as young as a middle schooler - what could she be doing?

Because of what he does next - she is arrested for murder. This is the recent viral case of a South Korean woman who posed as a middle schooler to get away with murder. She said she did it - because she was curious. She wanted to know what it felt like…

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11 hours - 25 hostages.

An unhinged man had boarded a Hong Kong tour bus and started waving his rifle around. He told them if everyone stayed still and did what he said he would not kill them.

He lied.

For 11 hours, the bus was parked in the middle of the busy street. Police, media, journalists, and civilians were all surrounding the bus.

The hostage negotiators were in charge of preventing loss of life, but they would make mistake after mistake that would cost lives.

All everyone could wonder from the outside was - will those poor hostages live? Or will they die?

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