Why We Lock Our Doors

Around 3AM on the morning of February 8th, 2002, firefighters were called to the scene of a burning Jeep in the parking lot of Warhola Scrap and Recycling. Within the flames was the body of thirty-three year old bartender and shift manager, Jamie Stickle.

Early morning June 13th, 1977, the bodies of three girl scouts were discovered in Mayes County, OK. Michelle Guse, Doris Denise Milner, and Lori Farmer were murdered on the first night of their stay-away camping trip, hosted by the Girl Scouts on the grounds of Camp Scott.

On December 22nd, 2010, the concierge of the upscale Valencia Apartment building went to the first floor garbage room to search for a broom. When they tried to enter, the body of 24 year old Phoebe Handsjuk obstructed the door. She had fallen from the 12th floor garbage chute, through a heavy-duty compactor blade, to a slow death on the garbage room floor.

Between the gritty and gruesome details that garnish the buffet of true crime, we take a moment to refresh ourselves. We cross-over to the broad world of the paranormal. Our third Paranormal Palate Cleanser explores the origins of Slender Man, and our ever-growing list of family ghost stories .

In May of 2003, Derrick Todd Lee was caught and arrested in Atlanta, GA. Shortly after, he was returned to his home state of Louisiana to stand trial for the murders of five women, and the suspected murders of even more.

On March 24th, 1987, Josephina Rivera banged wildly on the door of her boyfriend's home. When he answered, she told him that she'd been locked in a filthy basement, raped, and tortured with four other women for five months. He thought she was crazy, but after calling the police and leading them to her captor's address, Josephina would reveal a house of horrors that the community had never suspected.

On March 24th, 1987, Josephina Rivera banged wildly on the door of her boyfriend's home. When he answered, she told him that she'd been locked in a filthy basement, raped, and tortured with four other women for five months. He thought she was crazy, but after calling the police and leading them to her captor's address, Josephina would reveal a house of horrors that the community had never suspected.

On December 20th, 1987, the body of high school junior, Barbara Ann Blatnik, was found naked and bruised off the road of a wooded area nearly 30 miles away from her home in Garfield Heights, Ohio.

In the early morning of December 26th, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey discover a ransom note on the bottom steps of their second floor staircase. It demands $118,000 for the safe return of their kidnapped daughter, JonBenét . After seven hours of questionable investigation, JonBenét is found murdered in the family's basement cellar.

In the early morning of December 26th, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey discover a ransom note on the bottom steps of their second floor staircase. It demands $118,000 for the safe return of their kidnapped daughter, JonBenét . After seven hours of questionable investigation, JonBenét is found murdered in the family's basement cellar.

Between the gritty and gruesome details that garnish the buffet of true crime, we take a moment to refresh ourselves. We cross-over to the broad world of the paranormal. Our second Paranormal Palate Cleanser visits two historic locations in one of the most haunted towns in America - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

On the cold morning of February 26th, 1957, the body of an unidentified little boy was reported to Philadelphia police. He'd been wrapped and abandoned inside of a cardboard box on Sesquehanna Rd, a country lane in Fox Chase that was commonly used for dumping trash and debris. A hunt for the killer begins.. but will anyone reveal the identity of the Boy in the Box?

On the morning of July 27th, 1988, Eunice Daly heard an "explosion" and saw smoke rising from the Barsi household. Inside, police found the bodies of Jozsef, Maria, and Judith Barsi. After investigating, it was discovered that Jozsef Barsi had shot his wife and daughter in the head two days before the fire. Then, he doused their bodies and the home in gasoline before killing himself.

On August 19th, 1987, in the town of Hungerford in Berkshire, England... Twenty-seven year old Michael Robert Ryan would go on a killing spree that left fifteen injured and sixteen dead. That massacre would remain one of the worst atrocities in British history.

Between the gritty and gruesome details that garnish the buffet of true crime, we take a moment to refresh ourselves. We cross-over to the broad world of the paranormal. Our first Paranormal Palate Cleanser visits the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum; a pit-stop on the corner of Good Intentions and Hell.

February 1st, 2013, Elisa Lam was reported missing to the Los Angeles Police Department after dropping communication with her parents during a "west coast tour" vacation. Nineteen days later she was found dead inside the rooftop water tank of The Cecil Hotel. The nature of her death remains unknown.

In June of 1975, Jim and Naomi Olive were murdered in their home and burned in a BBQ pit at the China Camp State Park in California. Chuck Riley, a high school dropout, had been convinced to kill the both... by Marlene Olive, the couple's adopted daughter.

On January 27th, 1959, ten experienced hikers began a trek through Russia's Ural Mountains. Nine of them are found dead one month later due to mysterious, gruesome circumstances. There are countless theories about what really happened at Dyatlov Pass, but are there any answers?

On January 27th, 1959, ten experienced hikers began a trek through Russia's Ural Mountains. Nine of them are found dead one month later due to mysterious, gruesome circumstances. There are countless theories about what really happened at Dyatlov Pass, but are there any answers?

On Valentine's Day, 2013, Nathan Leuthold arrived home with a suspicion that his home had been burglarized. Inside, his wife Denise was found dead. Further investigation would find the blame pointing closer to home than officers anticipated.

Black-eyed children have been popularized in books, movies, blog posts, and YouTube channels alike. Despite the wealth of speculation surrounding these creepy apparitions, nobody seems to know exactly what they are or what they want. If you let them in they'll tell you... but you'll never get the chance to share what you know.

In May of 1977, 20 year-old Colleen Stan was assaulted and abducted while hitch-hiking from Eugene, Oregon to North California for a friend's birthday party. She never could have anticipated the horrors she would be subjected to over the next seven years.