It was the spring of 2001, and Peggy Knobloch was nine years old. She lived with her mother, sister, and stepfather in the town of Lichtenberg, Bavaria. Because both of her parents worked, Peggy was in the habit of going to a neighbor’s house after getting off the school bus in the afternoon, to wait … More Peggy Knobloch

Twenty-five-year-old Mario O’Brien Clarke was a soldier, originally from Jamaica but living in Hackney, east London, England with his new bride, Deveen, who was in training to become a nurse. On Boxing Day, December 26th, 2002, Mario was on two weeks’ leave from the Army, and had spent a pleasant day with his wife, brother, … More Mario O’Brien Clarke

Mikiko Kasahara was a twenty-one-year-old Japanese exchange student attending classes at Texas Lutheran University in Seguin, Texas, a town about fifty miles south of Austin. She had enrolled in the English as a Second Language program in the summer of 2000, and had been a full-time student since January of 2002. Her academic excellence had … More Mikiko Kasahara

Twenty-six-year-old Debbie Remorozo was originally from the Philippines, but in 2002, she was working as a coronary care nurse at Royal Oldham Hospital in Greater Manchester, England. On December 7th, 2002, coworkers noted that Debbie took a call shortly before her shift ended, and appeared “distressed” afterward. CCTV cameras outside the hospital recorded Debbie leaving … More Debbie Remorozo

At ten-forty-five on the morning of November 7th, 2002, twenty-five-year-old John Shippam was found dead of several gunshot wounds in his flat in Bestwood, Nottinghamshire, England. His time of death was estimated to have been between three-thirty and ten-thirty a.m. According to his family, the young man had been involved with some individuals who were … More John Shippam

On the evening of November 2nd, 2002, fifteen-year-old Steven Miinster received a phone call from an unknown female at the home in Oxnard, California he shared with his mother Maria. The caller asked Steven to meet her outside his house at B Street and Bryce Canyon Avenue. Steven left his house at around eleven p.m. … More Steven Miinster

Forty-eight-year-old William “Billy” Sibbald was a beloved figure in the community of Portobello, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Described by friends as a “bighearted, loveable rogue,” Billy ran the Pop Inn pub and was very active in local charity work. At around eight p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, October 8th, 2002, Billy left his Portobello home … More Billy Sibbald

Jennifer Servo was originally from Columbia Falls, Montana, and knew that she wanted to be a TV news reporter from a fairly early age, with ambitions to be “the next Katie Couric.” Sadly, though she made some small headway toward her ultimate goal, her dreams would be horrifically snatched away by an unknown perpatrator. Not … More Jennifer Servo

It was the rainy evening of Mother’s Day, May 12th, 2002 in the small town of Bonham, Texas, and twenty-eight-year-old Jennifer Harris was hanging out at the home of her friend, Christie Farr. When Jennifer set out into the night in her green Jeep at around eight p.m., she didn’t tell her friend where exactly … More Jennifer Harris

In 2002, it seemed as though forty-one-year-old businessman Alex Blue had it all: he was the part owner of a company that sold cars to the private hire taxi trade, he drove a flashy silver Porsche, and he lived in a relatively swanky Georgian-style flat in the fashionable area of Robroyston, in Glasgow, Scotland. Clearly, … More Alex Blue