A Different Identity

The death of a Texas woman in 2010 launched a near worldwide, crowdsourced investigation that asked a very important question: Who was Lori Erica Ruff?

The Crewe Murders

In 1970, David and Jeanette Crewe disappeared, leaving their 18-month-old daughter, Rochelle, behind in her cot at the family farmhouse in Pukekawa, Lower Waikato, New Zealand. Nearly 51 years later, there are still few answers as to what happened to the Crewe family the night of June 17th, 1970.

One Week Pause

Hey readers, The blog's going on pause for this week, as I'm moving house and the ensuing chaos does not a good research/writing environment make. I'll be back next week with a new case, from my new home! Thanks for sticking with me. As the MFM crew would say, Stay Sexy and Don't Get Murdered!… Continue reading One Week Pause

Hidden in Plain Sight

In the context of injustice, most people think of wrongful convictions and coerced confessions. Rarely is injustice framed as a wrongful acquittal. And yet, that is exactly what happened with Brenda Sue Schaefer’s murderer in a case that rocked Louisville, Kentucky to its core.