When her new boyfriend suggested a romantic weekend getaway, Charlene Leaser thought it sounded like the perfect way to end the summer. But to her horror, instead of fun and relaxation she found herself fighting for her life.

In 1963, three young women – all in their early 20s and from affluent families – were sharing an apartment in Manhattan’s Upper East Side as they started their careers. But one humid August morning, two of the roommates met a horrific end. The gruesomeness of the crime scene and the notoriety of the families involved meant detectives throughout NYC’s five boroughs were called in for help. And it was the persistence of one detective that not only solved the case but also inspired the hit 1970s TV show Kojak.

In 1988, Bob and Donna Decker were living the American dream. They’d moved into their spacious house two years earlier and lived in an idyllic neighborhood that was comprised of one-acre estates and horse farms. But in an instant, their suburban dream was shattered when an unlocked door provided entry for a monster. And nothing would ever be the same again.

This is the true story behind the inspiration for the movie “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” In the small town of Vidor, TX, Kathy Page’s body was found inside her car – 100 yards from home – nose down in a ditch. It was apparent from the beginning that it was staged… and a killer was on the loose. When the police were slow to act, Kathy’s father started putting up billboards, alleging a cover up and demanding answers.

After a flight attendant's murder, her widower received a letter from a man that said he thought his mother had been killed by the same person who'd murdered his wife. The problem? Police at the time didn't see the connection. It would take a newly formed task force looking into unsolved homicides to crack the case wide open. And prove that the son's intuition had been right all along.

It was the first snow during the winter of 1957, and as a special treat 7-year-old Maria Ridulph and her best friend Kathy were given permission to play in the snow after dinner. But Maria never came home that night. And despite one of the most intensive missing persons searches in Illinois history, decades went by before a suspect was finally brought to trial.

No one believes horror movies can happen in real life. No Freddys or Jasons will ever invade your dreams or terrorize you at camp. But what if they did?

At first, Jessyca Mullenberg’s father wasn’t concerned when she was late arriving home. She was with someone he’d known for years who was also a teacher’s aide at his daughter’s school. But her mother – who was divorced from Jessyca’s dad – was frantic. Why?? Because the teacher’s aide had been stalking her daughter for years.