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.

A family’s worst nightmare – losing the daughter and sister they loved so much – only got worse when another tragedy occurred. And both were the result of one horrendous crime committed by a monster.

A night out with playing pool with friends led to the worst night of Jessica Cox's life. After her friends left the bar, she got a ride home from a guy she'd seen around the bars she and her friends frequented. But she wasn't aware of his extensive RAP sheet, nor did she know what he had planned.

It began on a scenic overlook in Scotland. Multiple parcels were seen trapped in the water under tree branches and dotting the landscape. And it ended with a newspaper headline that left its readers gobsmacked.

After the deaths of their parents, seven siblings – ranging in age from their mid-teens to mid-20s – suddenly found themselves accountable to no one. The younger ones had free rein, choosing to crash on couches at either a family member’s house or with a friend. And then one went missing… without a trace.

It was the end of an era when society matron Bernice Novack, the former wife of Fontainebleau Hotel owner Ben Novack, passed away at the age of 86. Shockingly, her only child Ben Jr. – once known as the Prince of the Fontainebleau – was gone just three months later. Coincidence?

Every child should feel safe in their hometown, and 11-year-old Michelle Steele certainly did. She even walked two miles each way to her orthodontist appointments. But one day, she never made it home.