Closed Case Files
Closed Case Files document investigations that have reached a conclusion, whether through arrests, convictions, or official closure. Each file outlines the crime, key evidence, investigative process, and final outcome, preserving the full story from incident to resolution.
Gilgo Beach Murders occurred between 1993 and 2011, remains of 11 people were found on Gilgo Beach, Long Island, NY. Many victims had advertised on Craigslist. The LI Serial Killer is believed responsible, and a suspect was
arrested nearly 13 years after.
Fitzsimmons is a North Andover Massachusetts police officer who gave birth in early 2025 and was later diagnosed with postpartum depression. 2025 She returned to work afterward but her relationship deteriorated, leading to family court filings and the incident that brought national attention to her case.
Brandon Banfield is charged in connection with the February 26, 2023 killing of his wife, Christine Banfield, and the residence in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. A second adult male was found
deceased in the home from a gunshot wound.
Adrian Gonzales is a former Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District (UCISD) police officer currently on trial for his response to the May 24, 2022, shooting at Robb Elementary School where a gunman killed 19
students and two teachers. He enters the school and positions himself near classrooms 111 and 112.
Four year old Johnathan Everett Boley was reported missing on December 31, 2025, after he was last seen near the 7000 block of Highway 195 outside Jasper, Alabama. According to law enforcement, Johnathan disappeared during a court allotted visitation period with his father. He was last seen around 11:30 a.m. in a rural area of woods and back roads, accompanied by his older brother and a black Labrador retriever, which is also missing.
Zachary Rye Adams, convicted of the 2011 murder of Holly Bobo, has had his initial appeals denied and is currently pursuing post-conviction relief, including a request for a new trial, which is ongoing.
Following the denial of his direct appeals, Adams filed a petition for post-conviction relief, alleging ineffective assistance of counsel and seeking a new trial
Sydney Marquez is a 24 year old Texas A&M University graduate from El Paso who earned her degree in neuroscience. She disappeared in Houston while visiting the city in December 2025, and her family, friends, and search teams remain desperate for answers. Her disappearance has raised serious concern, and investigators along with volunteers continue working to find out what happened and bring her home.
A gunman opened fire at Brown University on the afternoon of Saturday, December 13, 2025, killing two students and injuring nine others. The attack occurred around 4:00 p.m. inside a classroom in Barus & Holley, the university’s engineering and physics building. Students were attending a final exam review for a principles of economics class when the gunman entered.
In August 2025, his parents, Jake Mitchell Haro and Rebecca Haro,
initially reported that Emanuel had been kidnapped from a parking lot in Yucaipa after Rebecca was allegedly struck on the head. However, investigators soon determined the abduction story was fabricated.
Ana Walshe, was last seen in the early morning hours of January 1, 2023, following a New Year’s Eve dinner at her home. Her husband claimed she had left for a work emergency in D.C. She was reported missing on January 4,
2023, by both her employer and her husband
Kada Scott was a 23-year-old college-educated, ambitious young woman working in elder care and pursuing pageant goals. In the days before her disappearance, she told her family about receiving harassing calls. On October
4, 2025, she left for her overnight shift and vanished..
Reopened Case of Slander Man Stabbing: The Slender Man stabbing case shocked the nation in 2014 when two twelve year old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend Payton Leutner into the woods and attacked her in an attempt to please a fictional online character. Payton survived 19-stab wounds .
On May 30, 2025, three sisters—Paityn (9), Evelyn (8), and Olivia Decker (5)—were reported missing in Wenatchee, Washington after failing to return home from a court-approved visitation with their father, Travis Caleb Decker,
their mother, Whitney Decker, contacted authorities.
August 2017, Joshua Hubert, 35-year-old Worcester, Massachusetts Man, was accused of carrying out one of the most shocking crimes. Prosecutors allege that after attending a family cookout, Hubert kidnapped a 7-year-old girl
from her grandparents’ home in Worcester during the night.
Missing AGAIN. Sep 8, 2025. After she was found in the woods, Jacksonville mother of 5 Kayla Bailey is missing again. Kayla Bailey was born in 1991 and lived most of her life in Jacksonville, Florida. At the time of her disappearance in August 2025, she was 34 years old and resided in the
Maxville area of Duval County.
The Donna Adelson case spans over a decade of investigations, courtroom battles, and tragic developments within one family. With jury selection set for August 19, 2025, a pivotal legal chapter is about to
begin in Tallahassee.
Police arrived at the rental house in Moscow, Idaho, where four University of Idaho students University of Idaho students were killed: Ethan Chapin, 20, Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Madison Mogen, 21. They had been stabbed in their bedrooms.
Giovanni Pelletier traveled from North Carolina to Florida with his mother to visit family. During the trip, he planned to meet members of his father’s side for the first time in person. Before leaving, Giovanni joined a
group chat with three paternal cousins… He Found deceased …
Rosanna Kinsinger, 28, was found deceased in her home on Dye Road in Rutland, Ohio. A member of the Amish community, Mose Troyer, discovered her body after she hadn’t been seen all day. A uthorities have arrested a fellow Amish man Samuel Hochstetler
for her murder.
Topeka PD, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for a 2-year-old child taken from his mother by an unknown suspect. Zabe Mendez is 2’5″ tall and weighs 40 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what clothing Zabe wore
On July 10, 2025, police in Auburn, Alabama, discovered a woman and young girl dead in a home on Samantha Court. A 3-year-old boy, Jibreel Harun, was missing from the scene and is believed to be with his
father, Aaron Dontay Williams, a suspect in the double homicide.
Warren County 911 received a call from a man reporting his 9-year-old daughter missing, with a possible abduction, in the area of Exit 22 of I-87 in Lake George, New York. The child was identified as Melina Frattolin, age
9, and the caller as her father, Luciano Frattolin, age 45, both residents of Canada.
April 21, 2025: Alisa was dropped off at her school in American Fork, Utah. Instead of attending classes, she left the school premises. She was later seen exiting a train in Provo, late that evening. She asked individuals near the train platform for help in getting to Las Vegas
On June 10, 2025, a Delaware AMBER Alert was issued for 3-year-old Nola Dinkins after her mother claimed she was abducted at gunpoint. The alert was later canceled, and Nola was found dead in Maryland. Her mother, Darrian
Randle, and boyfriend, Cedrick Britten, are charged in her murder.
Missing Child Alert: A 2-year-old Oregon Dane Paulsen boy vanished from his family’s front yard while playing in broad daylight on Saturday, prompting a massive search, authorities said. Dane Paulsen disappeared just before 4:30 p.m on March 1, 2025
When Rebecca Marodi, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told her wife that she did not want to die, Yolanda Marodi responded, “You should have thought about that before,” according to
a Court Affidavit
Lori Vallow Convicted in the death of Charles Vallow and now faces additional charges in Arizona. Prosecutors allege that in October 2019, Vallow conspired with her brother, Alex Cox, to murder Brandon Boudreaux the ex-husband
of her niece, Melani Pawlowski.
Lori Vallow Daybell is currently facing trial in Arizona for conspiracy to commit murder in the 2019 death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow. The case follows her 2023 conviction in Idaho for the murders of her two children,
J.J. Vallow and Tylee Ryan.
Crystal Maria Rogers was reported missing from her home in Bardstown, Kentucky, United States, on July 5, 2015. Her car was found on a nearby highway two days later. Authorities believe the case is connected to the unsolved 2016 shooting death of Rogers’ father while hunting. Boyfriend arrested.
Madeline Sophia Soto was a 13-year-old girl from Kissimmee, Florida, whose disappearance and murder in early 2024 drew
national attention. Mother’s boyfriend was arrested and convicted with the sentencing of her killer.
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Kahleb Collins, a 1-year-old born with severe medical issues, lived with his father, Steven Bradley “Brad” Collins, his mother, Wendi Bailey, and his grandfather, John Elton Bailey. Both were arrested.
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Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell were convicted of murdering J.J. Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and Tammy Daybell, driven by religious extremism, deception, & financial motives. They believed in apocalyptic prophecies and called their
victims zombies.
Jennifer Dulos disappeared on May 24, 2019, after dropping off the five children she shared with Fotis Dulos at school.The couple was embroiled in a contentious divorce and custody battle when she disappeared. Jennifer’s body has not been found.
April 1, 2024, Sade went on a first date with Maxwell Anderson.They were seen together at two Milwaukee bars: Twisted Fisherman and Duke’s on Water.When Sade failed to show up for her job at Pizza Shuttle the next day, coworkers
reported her missing.
Miller, 30, was found dead at Lumber River State Park near the South Carolina border west of Wilmington on April 27, and earlier this month, the Robeson County medical examiner determined she died from a self-inflicted gunshot
wound.
On February 14, 2017, the bodies of Abigail Williams and Liberty German were discovered near the Monon High Bridge Trail, part of the Delphi Historic Trails in Delphi, Indiana. The girls had disappeared from the trail the previous day. Richard Allen, was arrested
3-year-old Elijah Vue vanished from his mother’s boyfriend’s home in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, sparking a large community search. Tragically, police later confirmed finding his remains and revealed details about his final days before the disappearance
The case of Mackenzie Shirilla involved the July 31, 2022 crash that killed her boyfriend, and his friend. Shirilla intentionally drove her Toyota Camry at more than 100 mph into a brick building in what later described as a murder-suicide attempt.
Harmony Montgomery went missing from Manchester, NH in 2019. She was not reported missing until 2021, two years after she was last seen alive. Investigation uncovered was murdered by her father Adam Montgomery after a judge awarded him custody…
Gabrielle “Gabby” Venora Petito was born in Blue Point, New York, on March 19, 1999, to Nicole Schmidt and Joseph Petito. Gabby attended Bayport-Blue Point High School in Bayport, New York, graduating in 2017. where she met Brian Laundrie.
Veronica Butler and Jilian Kelley went missing on March 31, 2024, while traveling to Eva, Oklahoma, for a supervised visitation with Veronica Butler’s two children age 6 and 8.The remains were discovered on April 14,2024
Sean Combs was born on November 4, 1969, in Harlem, raised in Mount Vernon. His mother was a model, his father, linked to drug dealer Frank Lucas, was killed in his car when Sean was two. September 16, 2024, Sean “Diddy”
was arrested..
Hannah Kobayashi, a 31-year-old woman from Maui, disappeared while en route to a “bucket list” trip to NY City, sparking serious concerns among her family. Kobayashi had planned to visit her aunt in NY, but text messages
sent have raised red flags.
On December 25, 2023 police issued a missing-person alert for 18-year-old Savanah Soto, who was pregnant. Concern quickly grew as family and friends searched for answers. Two days later, she and her boyfriend Matthew were found dead.
Lori Paige, 12, was last seen on June 3, 2023, in Tallahassee, Florida, near Continental Court and Ocala Road. She never returned home and has not been seen or heard from since. At the time she was reported missing,
investigators did not initially suspect foul play.
Leon Benson spent 25 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Convicted in 1999 for the murder of Kasey Schoen, his case was based on unreliable eyewitness testimony and hidden police evidence. In 2023, Benson was exonerated.
Quinton Simon was reported missing from his home in October 2022. Quinton remains were discovered at a nearby landfill more than a month later. His mother, Leilani Simon, was found guilty of murdering Quinton and leaving his body in a dumpster.
On the night of May 11, 2022, professional cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson was fatally shot by Kaitlin Marie Armstrong at a friend’s home in Austin, Texas. Armstrong, a yoga instructor and licensed realtor, committed the crime out of jealousy triggered
The Murdaughs were a prominent South Carolina family until a boating accident unraveled their legacy. The later murders of Maggie and Paul exposed a century of corruption, power, and cover-ups. This timeline outlines the
events leading up to the murders.
In 2021, Christina Parcell was found murdered, her body surrounded by rose petals. Concert pianist Zach Hughes was charged with her murder. He and music producer John Mello were also charged with conspiracy. Zach Hughes was
found guilty of murder.
August 25, 2016, Doug Benefield
crossed paths with Ashley Byers
at Ben Carson’s Palm Beach residence, shortly after the conclusion of Carson’s presidential campaign. Despite their age difference they had an instant connection and married shortly…
Jorge Torres Jr, a 42-year-old suffocated to death on February 24, 2020, in Winter Park, FL, after being zipped into a suitcase. Sara Boone suggested that Torres should get inside a suitcase. Once he was inside, When she woke up the next morning he was dead.
Gregory’s disappearance in early October 2020 sparked a multi-week search. His body was discovered on November 8, 2020n the Little Pee Dee River, wrapped in a tarp and weighed down with a cinder block. Meagan Jackson, and deputy coroner Chris Dontell were arrested
August 5, 2023 6:00 PM – Rachel Morin, 37, went for a jog on the Ma & Pa Trail. Kyle Stacy “saw a man standing in the woods” holding a shovel “acting sneaky.” Kyle Stacy were walking their dog along the Trail
when he heard a branch snap.
AMBER Alert issued for Evelyn Mae Boswell on February 19, 2020, after she was officially reported missing the previous day. She had not been seen since December 26, 2019—nearly 2 months before the report was made. Her mother was convicted of murder.
Jennifer Dulos disappeared on May 24, 2019, after dropping off the five children she shared with Fotis Dulos at school.The couple was embroiled in a contentious divorce and custody battle when she disappeared. Jennifer’s
body has not been found.
March 24, 2013, 53-year-old Aliza Sherman was fatally stabbed outside her attorney’s office in downtown Cleveland. She died later at the hospital. In 2025, her attorney, Gregory Moore, was charged with murder, conspiracy,
and kidnapping.
Chief of Police James Burke, along with Suffolk DA Thomas J. Spota and Christopher McPartland, Chief of Investigations and head of the Government Corruption Bureau, were sentenced for orchestrating a major cover-up to obstruct an FBI investigation.
Caylee Marie Anthony was born on August 9, 2005, to Casey Anthony. Caylee was last seen alive On June 16, 2008. For
31 days, Casey did not report her missing. Caylee’s Law passed that make it a felony for a parent or guardian to fail to report a missing child.
Cristina “Kris” Delane Branum was 17 years old when she disappeared July 27, 2006, with her 21-year-old fiancee Christopher Dale Mittendorf. Kris and Christopher had been dating for about six months before she moved in with him and his mother
The Menendez family seemed to have it all—wealth, status, and a bright future—until Jose and Kitty were brutally murdered. Lyle and Erik were arrested for the murders and portrayed as spoiled heirs who killed their parents.
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Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer, had stopped killing, he couldn’t resist the lure of recognition. In 2004, he resumed contact with authorities, sending letters and related items. In 2005, he went further by dropping off a computer disk police traced its metadata back to him, leading to his arrest….
May 26, 1990, Marlene was at home of the Aero Club, in Wellington, FL When she answered the door to accept a bouquet from a clown wearing an orange wig, a red nose, gloves and a painted-on smile. She was shot at least once
in the face…
Jeffrey Epstein, a millionaire known for his ties to celebrities, politicians, billionaires, and academics, was first investigated in Palm Beach after being accused of paying a 14-year-old girl for sex. He was arrested in
2006 nearly 13 years before his re-arrest in 2019 reignited the case.
Ghislaine Maxwell first met Jeffrey Epstein in 1991 in New York after a mutual acquaintance introduced them socially. Maxwell described the introduction as arranged by a friend whose sister had been romantically involved with Epstein, who believed the two might be a compatible..