On the morning of April 9th, 2005, the body of forty-four-year-old Sherri Lee Hiltz was found in a vacant lot in the 800 block of Surrey Avenue on the North Shore of Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. She had been last seen the previous evening on Tranquille Road, a bustling area in the city. Hiltz suffered … More Sherri Lee Hiltz
Twenty-year-old Donna Marie Kasyon, an Indigenous woman, was last seen alive between ten and ten thirty p.m. on June 14th, 2002, in the 1900 block of 22nd Street West in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, an area known for its proximity to the Riversdale and Pleasant Hill neighborhoods, which have historically struggled with crime. Just hours later, … More Donna Kasyon
Kathleen Mary Severino was born in 1917 and had lived a life marked by hard work and family dedication. A widow, she raised three children on her own while working full-time to support them. By 1987, she was enjoying a well-earned retirement in a rented weatherboard home at 113 Drummond Street South in Ballarat, Victoria, … More Kathleen Severino
Trevor John Tascas was born in 1978 and grew up in Geelong, Victoria, Australia, where he developed a reputation as a lively and likeable individual. Trevor had a cheeky, playful side that endeared him to family and friends, despite occasional brushes with authority during his youth. He enjoyed the outdoors, particularly surfing, and was well-known … More Trevor Tascas
Thirty-seven-year-old Errol McKenzie was a well-liked figure in Leyton, London, England, where he lived and worked as a repairman specializing in fixing cable boxes and electrical equipment—earning him his local nicknames “Cable Guy” or “Cable Man.” Described by his family as friendly, kind, caring, and very loving, Errol was always ready to help those in … More Errol McKenzie
Annie Yates, sometimes referred to as Mary Anne Yates or Mary Anne Marshall, was around twenty-three years old and lived a precarious life on the margins of society. She worked as a prostitute, renting a furnished back room on the first floor of 12 Burton Crescent, a building that housed similar women in what was … More Annie Yates
The Unsolved Murder of Lucy Sands: A Victorian Tragedy in Workington Lucinda “Lucy” Sands was born in February 1865 in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to William John Sands, a pork cutter, and Mary Ann Stewart. The family lived modestly in Belfast, with Lucy’s younger brother, James Henry Sands, born in 1867. Tragedy struck early when both … More Lucy Sands
Chloé Ansel was born on April 4th, 2006, and was the eldest of three siblings in a family living in the Petit-Courgain neighborhood of Calais, France. Described by her father, David Ansel, as a “cheerful little girl” who was “very courageous” and excelled in school, Chloé was known for her politeness and love of life. … More Chloé Ansel
The Murder of Helen Jewett: A Sensational Crime That Shaped American Journalism Born Dorcas Doyen on October 18th, 1813, in Temple, Maine, Helen Jewett’s early life was marked by hardship and reinvention. Orphaned young after her mother’s death between 1820 and 1823, she was placed as a servant in the household of Chief Justice Nathan … More Helen Jewett
Agapit Dominique Leblanc was born in 1887 in Bouctouche, a predominantly Acadian community in Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada. Little is documented about his early years, but by 1920, he had joined the Canadian Fisheries and Marine Service as a fishery guardian. At the age of thirty-three, Leblanc took on the role of enforcing fishing … More Agapit Leblanc
