Murder Map

The murder of 22-year-old British backpacker Grace Millane while traveling in New Zealand sparked international outrage and exposed the dangers of online dating and victim-blaming legal defenses.

The case of Derrick James, known as the “Spiderman” burglar, is one of the most unbelievable high-rise crime sprees in Florida history. A former military paratrooper, James used his incredible physical strength to scale 30-story luxury towers without ropes or climbing equipment, netting millions in stolen loot before his acrobatic reign finally collapsed.

The case of Stewart Parnell represents one of the deadliest corporate food safety scandals in American history. As owner of Peanut Corporation of America, Parnell repeatedly authorized the distribution of toxic, contaminated peanut products to schools and nursing homes while falsifying lab records. The outbreak killed nine victims and earned Parnell 28 years behind bars, the longest sentence ever handed to a food executive.

The case of Ellen "Ellie" Friar centers on the brutal 2017 murder of her father, Aaron Friar, in Medford, Oregon. What initially appeared to be a terrifying missing persons case quickly unraveled into a calculated murder plot orchestrated by a 15-year-old girl and her older boyfriend.

On May 23, 2014, Elliot Rodger, 22, carried out a deadly mass attack in Isla Vista, California, near the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). Driven by extreme misogyny, intense social isolation, and deep resentment over perceived sexual rejection, he killed six people and injured fourteen others before dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

The murder of 18-year-old Michelle Martinko remained one of Iowa’s most haunting cold cases for nearly four decades. On December 19, 1979, the high school senior was brutally killed in a newly opened mall parking lot, leaving a small Midwest community in fear and triggering an investigation that would ultimately rely on modern forensic science to find answers.

The story of Antoinette Frank is one of the most chilling cases of police corruption and murder in American legal history. A former New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officer, Frank participated in a brutal robbery and triple homicide inside a local restaurant while on duty, then returned to the crime scene acting as a responding officer.

The case of Shelly Chartier stands as one of the most elaborate catfishing and identity theft schemes in internet history. Operating from a small bedroom in rural Manitoba, Canada, Chartier used fake online personas to manipulate celebrities, professional athletes, and ordinary people, causing real-world turmoil without ever meeting her victims in person.

The case of Lizzie Borden remains one of the most famous unsolved double homicides in American legal history. On August 4, 1892, her father and stepmother were brutally slaughtered with a hatchet in broad daylight, leading to a sensational trial that ended in a stunning acquittal.

Peggy Ann Fulford, who also operated under several aliases including Peggy King, Peggy Williams, Peggy Barard, and Devon Cole, is a convicted fraudster who posed as a high-profile financial adviser and money manager. Over a period spanning more than a decade, she targeted and defrauded professional athletes while convincing them she was protecting their fortunes.