Jenny Ashford is a horror, true crime, and paranormal writer, graphic designer, and podcaster. Her most recent books are a three-volume true crime compilation collectively known as The Faceless Villain: A Collection of the Eeriest Unsolved Murders of the Twentieth Century. Volume One was published in 2017, Volume Two in 2018, and Volume Three in 2019. Her other books include four paranormal nonfiction books: The Unseen Hand: A New Exploration of Poltergeist Phenomena, The Mammoth Mountain Poltergeist (with Tom Ross), House of Fire and Whispers: Investigating the Seattle Demon House, and The Rochdale Poltergeist (both with Steve Mera); as well as three horror novels, Red Menace, Bellwether, and The Five Poisons; two short story collections, Hopeful Monsters and The Associated Villainies; and a graphic novel, The Tenebrist. A second edition of The Associated Villainies was published in 2019, featuring four new stories, an enhanced print layout, and an audio book version. A second edition of The Five Poisons was published in 2020. Her short stories have appeared in several anthologies, including The Nightmare Collective, History Is Dead, 2012AD, ChimeraWorld #3, and ChimeraWorld #4. Her horror blog, Goddess of Hellfire, contains writing news, short stories and articles, and her reviews and opinions on horror films and books. She also co-hosts a podcast with Tom Ross called 13 O'Clock, on which they discuss true crime, unexplained mysteries, paranormal weirdness, horror movies and books, food, and other fun, creepy topics. They recently collaborated on a 13 O'Clock cookbook. Jenny's graphic design work can be seen on everything from books and business cards to posters and packaging. She runs an online store called Gravecake selling products with her designs, and also has a board-and-card game concern called Giallo Games, which produces games based around the beloved Italian horror/crime genre, among many other themes.
Tyra Henderson, also known as Tyrone, was twenty-two years old and lived on T Street SE in Washington DC. She made her living as a sex worker. Shortly before two-thirty a.m. on April 23rd, 2000, someone called 911 and reported hearing moaning coming from an alley behind 11th Street NW. According to later reports, police … More Tyra Henderson
Alfred Gebauer was born in Leipzig, Germany, but fled with his family to the United States in the 1940s to escape the Nazis. Eventually, he, his wife Gerda, and their children settled in Akron, Ohio. Alfred worked for four decades at a tool and die company and spent his free time building beautiful architectural details … More Alfred Gebauer
Sixty-nine-year-old Imogene Humphrey lived in a small, two-story house on Sullivant Avenue in Columbus, Ohio. On Sunday, April 9th, 2000, she was found dead in the basement of her residence, the victim of multiple stab wounds. It is unclear whether the victim was sexually assaulted, or whether any items were stolen from the home. The … More Imogene Humphrey
Charlotte Rae Ross was a twenty-seven-year-old mother of two who lived in Akron, Ohio. Shortly before three a.m. on the morning of March 30th, 2000, a newspaper delivery driver found her lying, critically injured, in the parking lot of a business located at 957 East Cherry Street in Canal Fulton, Ohio, a town approximately fourteen … More Charlotte Ross
On March 24th, 2000, twenty-year-old Abraham J. Wood was seen talking to an unidentified individual in front of a condominium located on King Edward Court East in Columbus, Ohio. Moments later, a single gunshot was heard, and Abraham crumpled to the ground. The man he’d been talking to then fled the scene. The motive for … More Abraham Wood
On October 8th, 2000, a pair of duck hunters were walking in a field near the Saltair resort in Salt Lake City, Utah when they happened upon a set of skeletal remains. The hair on the skull was waist-length and blonde, and items found near the bones included a blue shirt and a blue, choker-style … More Nicole Bakoles: Saltair Sally
James DeJarnette Jr., nicknamed DeJay, was a kind, well-loved twenty-nine-year-old who lived on New York Avenue in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He sang in a gospel choir at church, and was very active in his community, helping to run before- and after-school programs for neighborhood children. His friends and family were shocked, then, when James’s roommate … More James DeJarnette Jr.
On March 14th, 2000, the remains of Penny J. Tyler were found in a wooded area off Corliss Road in DeSoto, Kansas. After the discovery of the young woman’s body, a patrolman in Kansas City, Missouri reported seeing the victim at a bus stop at the corner of Independence Avenue and Woodland Street sometime before … More Penny Tyler
LaTanya Wyatt was a twenty-seven-year-old mother of three who worked as a charge nurse at Chesapeake Health Care and lived in the Arbor Glen Apartments on Silverleaf Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia. On March 5th, 2000, she was found murdered in her residence, stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. It is unclear whether LaTanya was … More LaTanya Wyatt
Forty-one-year-old Michael Anthony Smith lived in a house on Bonaparte Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was last seen at approximately ten a.m. on February 13th, 2000 at the nearby Busken Bakery in the company of a black woman in her mid-forties with curly hair. On Valentine’s Day, the 14th, Michael was found strangled in the … More Michael Anthony Smith
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