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.
It was the afternoon of Tuesday, November 7th, 2000, and Tyrone Duane Abraham was at his residence on Southeast Kelly Street in Portland, Oregon. His cousin was also in the apartment, as was his two-year-old son. His girlfriend and the mother of his son, Corinne Hoffard, was not at home. Suddenly, intruders burst into the … More Tyrone Abraham
Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Saucedo had borrowed a 1988 Chevrolet Caprice from a friend. But at around seven p.m. on the evening of November 1st, 2000, Daniel spotted two men attempting to steal the vehicle, which was parked on North Eastern Avenue in Las Vegas, Nevada. Daniel confronted the thieves, but one of the individuals shot at … More Daniel Saucedo
Laraye Lewis was a native of Portland, Oregon, where he worked as a laborer in the construction industry and volunteered at the Matt Dishman Center and Greater Solid Rock Church. He was twenty-five years old and the father of two daughters. Shortly before seven-thirty p.m. on October 19th, 2000, Laraye was sitting with a friend … More Laraye Lewis
On the last day of September 2000, seventy-nine-year-old Dorothy Grant, who had served in the US Marines during World War II, was found unresponsive in the bedroom of her home on Mt. View Avenue in Akron, Ohio. She was pronounced dead shortly afterward. It was clear that an assailant or assailants had forced their way … More Dorothy Grant
On September 28th, 2000, in Portland, Oregon, twenty-six-year-old Sharveil Moorer walked to the Going Street Market shortly before eleven p.m. to buy a pack of cigarettes. About ten minutes later, Sharveil staggered up to his father’s house on North Vancouver Avenue, saying he’d been shot by someone he didn’t recognize who fired on him from … More Sharveil Moorer
Shortly after three o’clock on the afternoon of September 28th, 2000, Myron Govan and his adult son Darius Martin were standing near a vehicle parked in front of the house of a relative they’d been visiting on North Congress Avenue in Portland, Oregon. Suddenly, an unidentified individual approached the two men and opened fire on … More Myron Govan & Darius Martin
Steven Craig Mayo owned and operated a business called Metro Grease Company not far from his home in Fort Lupton, Colorado. On the early morning of December 19th, 2000, law enforcement officers were called to his residence after neighbors noticed the screen door on his house was broken and the front door was ajar. Upon … More Steven Craig Mayo
It was shortly after nine-thirty a.m. on the morning of September 23rd, 2000, and two individuals were taking a walk along the banks of Wirth Lake in Golden Valley, Minnesota. Unfortunately, their morning stroll would take a gruesome turn when they spotted a body at the water’s edge. Police officers responded to their call, initially … More Keke Jefferson-Moore
Eighty-two-year-old Raymond Aguirre had been married to his eighty-year-old wife Mabel for more than sixty years. The couple lived on SE Washington Street in Topeka, Kansas. On September 19th, 2000, the Aguirres returned home and encountered an intruder in their residence, who it’s believed gained entry through a bathroom window. The perpetrator brutally beat both … More Raymond Aguirre
At approximately eight a.m. on the morning of October 18th, 2000, a man was walking his daughter to school along NE Waldo Road in Gainesville, Florida. In a wooded area just off the road, they spotted something horrific. When law enforcement arrived, they discovered the remains of thirty-year-old Lisa Lavoice. She had been stabbed and … More Lisa Lavoice
