Jan 20, 2016 | Scary True Stories
The stench was overwhelming. The room reeked so much that the Parisian police officers had to retreat and gather their courage to try again. This time, they found what they were looking for. On a rotting straw mattress, cowering under a dirty, tattered blanket in the...
Dec 8, 2015 | Unsolved Mysteries
By all accounts, Christopher Mittendorf and Kristina Branum were a happy young couple living in Hardin County, Tennessee. On July 27, 2006, twenty-one-year-old Mittendorf went shopping with Branum, his 17-year-old fiancee. Although the couple was living together, they...
Jun 1, 2015 | Scary True Stories
It always surprises me when Aileen Wuornos is referred to as the “first female serial killer.” There were plenty of female serial killers long before Wuornos came along. One of the main differences between serial female murderers and their male...
Jun 21, 2010 | The Writing Life
A Forensic Anthropologist Answers Your Questions You asked, and Finch answered! Here, at long last, are the answers to your gory questions. I don’t recommend reading them while eating lunch. 1. Elspeth Cross: Is there a point where DNA can no longer be taken...
