On September 14, 2007, 14-year-old Andrew Gosden left his home in Doncaster dressed for school. After his family left for the day, he returned home, changed out of his uniform, withdrew £200 from his bank account, and bought a one-way ticket to London.

Andrew arrived at King’s Cross Station at 11:20 that morning. CCTV captured him walking out of the station alone five minutes later. That is the last confirmed image of him. Nearly 19 years later, his family still does not know why he went to London or what happened after he arrived.

We cover Andrew’s life, the carefully planned trip, the missed opportunities in the early investigation, the possible sightings, and the questions that remain in one of the United Kingdom’s most enduring missing person cases.

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For months, Harold Allen suffered from worsening illnesses that doctors could not fully explain. When he died in Freetown, Indiana, just days before Christmas 2022, his death was attributed to serious cardiac problems. His family believed they had lost him to a sudden decline in his health.

Nine months later, a burglary at the home of Harold’s widow, Marsha Allen, gave investigators a reason to look again. What began as a break in led detectives to thousands of text messages between Marsha and her daughter, Ashley Jones, and evidence of a poisoning plot that included a root beer float. In 2025, Ashley pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder and attempted murder and was sentenced to 50 years in prison. Marsha died before she was charged.

We cover Harold’s life, the illnesses that were not what they seemed, the burglary that changed the investigation, and the evidence that finally explained what happened.

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In March 2010, Holly Bartlett, a 31 year old blind public servant and graduate student, left a party in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and took a cab toward her condo. Seven hours later, ironworkers found her critically injured inside a fenced area beneath the MacKay Bridge, less than 1,000 feet from her home.

Police concluded Holly became disoriented after leaving the cab, entered the restricted area, climbed a steep concrete abutment, and fell. But the people who knew Holly best struggled to accept that explanation. Holly had spent years mastering the orientation and mobility skills that allowed her to live independently. Her cane was later found leaning against a fence after police and a search dog had already searched the area. Her phone and wallet were discovered scattered in her condo parking lot. The cab driver, Paul Fraser, gave changing accounts of what happened after he dropped her off.

A 2014 independent review upheld the accidental death finding, but criticized important parts of the original investigation, including delayed neighborhood canvassing and the brief initial interview with the last person known to see Holly alive. We cover Holly's life, the final night that cannot be fully reconstructed, and the questions her family still carries.

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In September 1987, Vincent Sherry and his wife Margaret were found shot to death inside their Biloxi, Mississippi home. Vincent was a former Air Force colonel, a law professor, and a sitting circuit court judge. Margaret was a prominent local attorney and politician. Neither had any known enemies. The investigation would take years and lead directly into the heart of the Dixie Mafia, a loose network of contract killers, drug smugglers, and corrupt officials who had turned Biloxi's Gulf Coast into one of the most lawless stretches in the American South.

What investigators eventually uncovered was that Vincent's own law partner, Peter Hallett, had pointed Dixie Mafia hitman Kirksey Nix toward the Sherrys to protect himself from a money dispute he had no clean way out of. Peter stood at the Sherry family's side at the funeral. He handed out copies of the eulogy to the press. He described Vincent and Margaret as family.Convictions were eventually secured for racketeering, fraud, conspiracy, and murder-for-hire. But no one was ever charged with pulling the trigger inside the Sherry home. The murders technically remain unsolved.

We cover the full story, including the Dixie Mafia, the corruption that made Biloxi a criminal safe haven, the Sherry family, and the betrayal that set everything in motion.

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On November 24, 1971, a man calling himself Dan Cooper boarded a flight in Portland, handed a flight attendant a note saying he had a bomb, and walked away with $200,000 in ransom after jumping out of the plane somewhere over the Pacific Northwest. He was never identified. His body was never found. And to this day, most of the money has never turned up.To the public, it looked like he got away with it. That was enough.

In the months and years that followed, a string of men tried to copy what Dan (or who the public would know him by) D.B. Cooper had done boarding planes with fake bombs, demanding money and parachutes, and attempting to disappear into the sky. Some lost their nerve. Some were surrounded before they ever got off the ground. One actually knew how to use a parachute, landed successfully in a Colorado wheat field, and then discovered that the U.S. Air Force had been watching him the entire way down.

We cover the original D.B. Cooper hijacking and the copycats who followed, and why nearly all of them demonstrated just how unlikely his disappearance really was.

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On the night of his 21st birthday, U.S. Army soldier Zarius Hildabrand came home drunk from the bars in Anchorage, Alaska. His wife Saria, also a soldier and also 21, spent the next hour going through his phone and finding proof he had been cheating. A neighbor heard a single gunshot at 2:46 AM.By the next morning, Zarius was texting her coworkers from her phone, telling her friends she had walked out, and joining the search party that formed to find her. He knew exactly where she was the entire time.

Saria Hildabrand was a National Guard combat medic who had moved to Alaska to build a life and a career. She called her mom every single day. On June 25, 2026, a jury found Zarius guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with physical evidence. He faces up to 99 years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for October 2026.

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Saria May Barney Obituary - Rasmussen Mortuary

Man found guilty of killing Utah wife in Alaska jury trial | KSL.com

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Details emerge in arrest of husband related to Anchorage woman’s death

Military Marriage Murder Trial — AK v. Zarrius Hildabrand — Full Opening Statements

Bombshell 911 Calls Played for Jury in Soldier Wife Murder Trial

Court documents indicate Utah woman's husband attempted to cover up her murder in Alaska

Family, APD searching for Anchorage woman missing since Sunday

Mom weeps in court as she describes final messages with daughter, 21, whose body was found in drainpipe - as victim's US soldier husband stands trial for murder 

Detective Says Evidence Points to Murder of Military Wife

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FULL TESTIMONY: Zarrius Hildabrand takes the stand in his murder trial

Emotional Mom Defends Son Accused of Killing Wife

Accused Wife Killer Never Said He Missed Her, Mom Testifies

US Army soldier accused of killing his wife, a National Guard combat medic, faces court hearing | Stars and Stripes

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Mother of Slain Soldier Recalls Heartbreaking Final Memories Before Daughter’s Murder

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Army soldier accused of killing newlywed wife, whose body was found in storm drain, called police to report her missing

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In the summer of 2023, police in the Bahamas were investigating a routine bar burglary when they stumbled onto something shocking . And that was WhatsApp messages on a suspect's phone containing a photo of Robert Shiver, a former Auburn football player and Georgia businessman, alongside a text that read: "Kill him." The messages were allegedly sent by his wife, Lindsay Shiver, a former beauty queen from south Alabama.

Three years later, Lindsay has still not gone to trial. The case has been delayed over and over again — and now her U.S. attorney is arguing it should be thrown out entirely, claiming there is a "legally fatal" defect in the prosecution's case. He says the Bahamas may not even have jurisdiction to charge her because she was in the United States, not the Bahamas, on the day the alleged conspiracy took place.We originally covered this case in March 2026. We are re-releasing it today with a new update because this story is still very much unfolding, and the question we keep asking is: will Lindsay Shiver ever actually face a jury?

We cover the full story: the marriage, the affair, the hitman, the accidental discovery, and where everything stands right now.

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When successful Houston veterinarian Valerie McDaniel began dating Leon Jacob, they bonded over the problems they believed their former partners were causing them. Leon presented himself as a brilliant surgeon, but the reality was a trail of failed residencies, massive debt, and a history of stalking and abuse. Within weeks of their relationship starting, those private grievances escalated into a shocking murder-for-hire plot.

In this episode, we dive into how Leon and Valerie arranged to have both of their exes killed, the undercover sting operation at an Olive Garden that brought them down, and the tragic aftermath of their arrests.

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1. Leon Jacob’s Wealth Shielded His Abuse. Then He Hired a Hit Man. | The Marshall Project

2. Leon Jacob Harris County Stalking 8

3. Leon Phillip Jacob v. The State of Texas Appeal from 263rd District Court of Harris County (opinion)

4. Leon Jacob Trial Penalty Phase Part 2 Annie Morrison Testifies

5. Former girlfriend testifies against Leon Jacob in Houston murder-for-hire trial

6. Leon Jacob Trial Day 2 Par 1 Ex Girlfriend Meghan Verikas Testifies

7. 'I didn't want to hurt him,' Valerie McDaniel says in message she shared

8. Valerie McDaniel Dies By Suicide After Arrest In Murder-For-Hire Plot With Leon Jacob

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32. Leon Jacob Trial Day 4 Part 1 Leon Jacob Testifies

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After the release of Netflix's A Toxic Love Story, we knew it was time to bring this one back. We originally covered the case of Michelle Hadley in 2019, but the story has changed dramatically since then, and this week we are telling the whole thing from start to finish.

In 2016, Michelle Hadley was accused of terrorizing her ex-fiance's pregnant wife and sending strangers to her home to carry out a violent sexual attack. The evidence appeared so overwhelming that Michelle spent 88 days in jail and faced the possibility of life in prison. But the case was never simply about a jealous ex and the woman who replaced her, and it would take years to uncover the role of the man connecting them.

Following a federal investigation and a major 2023 conviction, we now know that US Marshal Ian Diaz was not just an innocent bystander to his new wife's diabolical framing plot. He was an active participant who used his federal position to help send an innocent woman to jail.

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When twenty-four-year-old expecting mother Jade Benning suddenly collapsed during a quiet date night at her Nashville apartment, it was initially reported as a severe allergic reaction. But when paramedics arrived, the scene didn't match the story being told by her boyfriend, former NFL scout Blaise Taylor. Jade was rushed to the hospital where she was placed on life support, but both she and her unborn daughter, Ivy, tragically passed away days later.

As investigators began uncovering what really happened inside her apartment on February 25th, 2023, they discovered a chilling timeline of events. A frantic final phone call overheard by Jade's best friend, a deleted photograph, and a toxicology report showing an extraordinarily high concentration of cocaine in Jade's system painted a terrifying picture. In this episode, we cover the story of a successful young chef, a highly respected college athlete turned NFL scout, and a devastating betrayal driven by an unwillingness to accept a future he didn't want.

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The Murder of Jade Benning

1. Jade Benning Obituary - Nashville, TN

2. Day 4: Trial for ex-Titans scout accused of killing pregnant girlfriend resumes

3. ​​Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor is arrested on suspicion of murder - NBC Sports

4. Blaise Taylor Arrested in Utah on Nashville First Degree Murder Indictment

5. Ex-girlfriend: Blaise Taylor discussed putting abortion pill in another woman's drink

6. Former Tenn. Titans scout accused of poisoning pregnant girlfriend bonded out of jail

7. Day 2: Witness recounts pregnant victim's final accusation in Blaise Taylor trial

8. Former Titans scout on trial, accused of poisoning pregnant woman with cocaine

9. Blaise Taylor: What former Tennessee Titans scout is accused of as trial nears

10. https://www.youtube.com/live/MS1SAKaY8U8

11. Friend Recounts Murdered Victim's Chilling Call — Full Testimony

12. Who is Blaise Taylor? What to know about ex-NFL scout convicted in pregnant girlfriend’s murder

13. Blaise Taylor - 2017 - Football - Arkansas State University

14. Football Player’s Ex Drops Bombshell in Poison Murder Trial

15. ​​Former Titans scout Blaise Taylor guilty of murdering pregnant woman with cocaine

16. https://www.youtube.com/live/F6TVXIxRE88?si=8uHqFXsQvxuvbhwV

17. Former Titans scout found guilty of murdering woman, his unborn child

18. Photos show ‘black hole’ former NFL scout painted for nursery night of pregnant girlfriend’s suspected murder

19. Blaise Taylor Called 911 About His Pregnant Girlfriend’s Allergic Reaction. Now He’s on Trial in Connection with Her Murder

20. LIVE: TN v. Blaise Taylor - Day 1 | The Poison Playbook Murder Trial

21. Blaise Taylor Didn’t Poison Pregnant Girlfriend: Defense

22. Pregnant Girlfriend Poisoned Trial — Full Closing Arguments

23. Paramedic Testifies Blaise Taylor Never Asked If Jade Benning Was Going to Be Okay | Pt 3

24. Ex-Titans scout testifies at trial of coworker accused of poisoning pregnant woman

25. Blaise Taylor sentenced to life in prison, but will appeal

26. Jade Benning's Stepmother Describes Watching Jade Die on Her 25th Birthday | Pt 4

27. NO BREAKS EDITION: Pregnant Girlfriend Poisoned Trial — TN v. Blaise Taylor — Day 3

28. https://www.youtube.com/live/SRVCCL2cyjE?si=sw51U0OKpWMO54rQ
    

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In 1996, the quiet community of Horseshoe Lake, Arkansas was shattered by the brutal double murder of seventy-five-year-old Sally Snowden McKay and her fifty-two-year-old nephew, Joseph Lee Baker. The historic Snowden House, a landmark family estate that had belonged to Sally's family for generations, was set on fire to cover up the crime. Investigators eventually arrested fifteen-year-old Travis Lewis, a local teenager who lived across the field in a home his family rented from Sally. Travis eventually pleaded guilty to the murders and was sentenced to twenty-eight and a half years in prison, though he never publicly admitted to pulling the trigger.

Decades later, Sally's daughter, Martha McKay, made a decision that shocked her family and friends. A practicing Buddhist who believed deeply in redemption and forgiveness, Martha began writing to Travis in prison. She visited him, supported his parole, and eventually hired him to work as a handyman at the newly restored Snowden House after his release in 2018. For a while, the arrangement seemed to work, but when a large sum of cash went missing from the home, Martha suspected Travis of stealing it and fired him.

On the morning of March 25th, 2020, an alarm was triggered at the Snowden House. When deputies arrived, they discovered the back door open and a man fleeing the scene. The pursuit ended at the edge of Horseshoe Lake, where the suspect jumped into the water and drowned. Inside the home, deputies found sixty-three-year-old Martha bludgeoned and stabbed to death. The man who drowned was Travis. In a heartbreaking twist of fate, the very man Martha had forgiven and tried to help rebuild his life had returned to the Snowden House to take hers.

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