A woman arrives at an Oregon hospital with her three children. Two of them are grievously and injured and one is dead. The mother claims that a man attacked them but soon after, her story unravels.
Sources
Wikipedia – Diane Downs
Small Sacrifices by Ann Rule
KEZI Eyewitness News 1984 Special with Anne Jaeger – “Diane Downs' most disturbing interview”
ABC News “In 1983, Diane Downs said a stranger shot her 3 kids, but police decided she was lying” by Sean Dooley, March 19, 2019
The Trouble with Justice - “The Diane Downs Case was No Small Sacrifice” by TheTroubleWit

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In 1981, heinous murders and an abduction rocked a small community in Northern California. The case went unsolved for decades before investigators took a fresh look only to find that the answers to solving the crimes had been there all along.

Sources
Keddie28.com
Wikipedia – Keddie murders
People Magazine Investigates S1 E5 “Cabin 28: Horror in the Woods”
People – “Inside the Keddie Cabin Murders: Daughter Remembers Finding Mom and Brother Dead at Age 14” by Jeff Truesdell, November 21, 2016
Plumas News – “Keddie Murders Revisited” Parts 1 – 3 by Victoria Metcalf, April – May 2018
kolotv.com – “The Keddie Murders: A cold case suddenly getting warm” by Ed Pearce, April 11, 2016
The Lineup – “The Unsolved Keddie Murders of California” by Orrin Grey, January 31, 2019
The Sacramento Bee – “New evidence revives Plumas County quadruple murder case” by Jane Braxton Little, May 9, 2016
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A man stalks girls and women throughout Anchorage and Seward with impunity for over a decade. Why does it take authorities so long to close in on him?
Sources
Wikipedia – Robert Hansen
Wikipedia – “The Most Dangerous Game”
The FBI Files “Hunter’s Game”
Heavy
Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) – nativehope.org
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A family heads out from their home in Portland, Oregon to gather Christmas greenery in December 1958. They never make it back. Plus, a medley of Christmas crimes spanning almost a century to temper your holiday spirit.
“Lully, Lulla, Lullay” Arranged by Philip Stopford, Caroline Halls, and Owen Ree
Wikipedia - Martin family disappearance
All That’s Interesting – “In 1958, The Martin Family Suddenly Vanished — And Oregon Police Still Don’t Know What Happened To Them” By Genevieve Carlton | Edited By Maggie Donahue
Investigation Discovery – “11 Chilling Christmas Murders You Probably Haven't Heard About” by Beth Braden
Wikipedia - Murder of the Lawson family
Wikipedia - Sodder children disappearance
Atlas Obscura – “Los Feliz Murder Mansion”
Wikipedia – Ronald Gene Simmons
Wikipedia - Murder of Tammy Homolka
Wikipedia - Killing of JonBenét Ramsey
Wikipedia - Covina massacre
Oxygen True Crime – “Husband Who Propped Up Murdered Wife's Body While Kids Unwrapped Christmas Gifts Is Sentenced” By Gina Tron, June 7, 2021
CBS News – “Texas gunman Aziz Yazdanpanah was angry with wife's success, friends say” By Crimesider Staff, December 30, 2011
ABC News – “Estranged Husband Dressed As Santa Blamed For Christmas Day Massacre” By ABC News, December 27, 2011
Vice – “The Secret Relationship That Ended in a Christmas Murder”
BBC News – “Sameena Imam murder: Brothers found guilty” no byline, October 20, 2015
Wikipedia – Coventry Carol
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A family with two young children loses their way in the mountains on a holiday road trip and there's nowhere to turn for help.
Sources
Wikipedia – James Kim
The News Review – “Ten years ago, Kim family endured wilderness tragedy” by Jeff Duewel, December 10, 2016
SFGate – “Stranded Father’s Heroic Last Hours / He crawled, climbed through 5-mile canyon seeking help for family” by Peter Fimrite, December 7, 2006
ABC News 20/20“Exclusive: Kati Kim on Her Family's Harrowing Ordeal” – no byline, February 10, 2011
Wrong Turn: The Kim Family Tragedy (Ft. Worlds End) – Disasterthon True Horror on YouTube
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Four college students are inexplicably murdered in their off-campus home in 2022, devastating their families and the community. The world speculates about what happened while law enforcement runs down leads. Can a killer outwit investigators? Or has "the perfect murder" become impossible in the digital age?Sources
When the Night Comes Falling by Howard Blum
The Idaho Massacre podcast
Wikipedia – 2022 University of Idaho killings
Music: “Flowing Rivers” by Immersive Music
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Four college students are inexplicably murdered in their off-campus home in 2022, devastating their families and community. The world speculates about what happened while law enforcement runs down leads. Can a killer outwit investigators? Or has "the perfect murder" become impossible in the digital age?
Sources
When the Night Comes Falling: A Requiem for the Idaho Student Murders by Howard Blum
The Idaho Massacre podcast
Wikipedia – 2022 University of Idaho killings
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A young woman is found dead in her apartment days after a Halloween party at her housing complex. Sometimes having too many suspects is just as bad as having none.

Sources
Danelle Hallan on YouTube – “Woman attacked after Halloween Party, doused in bleach | Arrest, dismissal. now STILL unsolved?!”
The Seattle Times – “After nearly 11 years and two trials, killing of Redmond woman who had been ‘living her dream’ remains unsolved” No byline, June 14, 2019
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