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.
Ninety-year-old Ruth K. Davison was a grandmotherly figure in Bremerton, Washington, reportedly nice to everyone and often spotted in Lions Field Park, feeding the birds. She lived in the Illahee Shores Mobile Home Park in Central Kitsap. On June 16th, 2000, the beloved elderly woman was found murdered in the bathtub of her residence. She … More Ruth K. Davison
Forty-nine-year-old Sandra Daniels was a mother of two and a grandmother of seven who lived with her husband George in the suburb of Elm Grove, Wisconsin. She worked at Country Inn and Suites Hotel in Brookfield. On June 3rd, 2000, Sandra was reportedly at home. Her husband George claimed he went out for a walk, … More Sandra Daniels
May 14th, 2000 was Mother’s Day, and Delialah “Dee” Rollins planned to stop by her mom’s house in Barberton, Ohio to celebrate the holiday with her. But in a horrifying twist of fate, she would never get the chance. When Dee arrived that evening, she found her mother, thirty-seven-year-old Michelli “Mickey” Wilson, lying dead in … More Edward Rhodes and Michelli Wilson
It was approximately ten a.m. on Saturday, May 13th, 2000 when a woman named Barb Barron spotted the neighbors across the street from her home in Bremerton, Washington. Thirty-one-year-old Clint Conn was working on a car in the yard, and his girlfriend, thirty-two-year-old Karen Lane, was arranging flowers on the porch. After they went inside … More Clint Conn and Karen Lane
It was April 28th, 2000, and the fiancée of twenty-seven-year-old Kevin Grimmage had just given birth to a baby girl. Kevin had been visiting his partner and child at the hospital but had to leave to run errands. Sadly, he would never see his family again. Shortly after one a.m., a 911 call came into … More Kevin Grimmage
Danyese LaClair was a married mother of two who lived with her family in Grand Blanc Township, Michigan. She worked evenings as a clerk at the McLaren Regional Medical Center. Shortly after eleven p.m. on April 23rd, 2000, she left work and drove to a nearby post office in Burton to mail some Easter cards. … More Danyese LaClair
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
