"Adam" - The Torso in the Thames

There was nothing out of the ordinary about September 21st, 2001. The world was, of course, still in shock after the 9/11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center. Aidan Minter, a business man in the video games industry, was no exception. London, the city he called home, was on high alert. Everybody felt an underlying sense of unease. But life had to go on, and for Aidan, that meant going into the office.

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House of Horrors: The Turpin Family

Few stories are as chilling as that of the Turpin family. Regardless of where you live, you likely remember this story dominating both national and international news in January 2018. The photos that appeared on our screens were staged to project an image of a big, happy family.

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The Murder of Victoria Martens

Just a heads up before you read any further: this is one of the hardest cases I've ever written about. I spend a lot of time reading and writing about the horrors humans inflict on one another, but this one really shook me.

I personally do not have children, but I’m pretty sure that most parents would agree with me when I say that having kids turns your life upside down. When you bring another person into the world, everything changes. You have to make sacrifices, because you don’t come first anymore.

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