True crime fans have a lot to answer for. Somewhere along the way, an entire generation decided the best way to unwind after work was to listen to a stranger describe a gruesome crime while folding laundry. We can't judge, because we're here too, and we have already checked that the front door is locked twice.
The deadhost.exe Instagram page is the reason so many of us are awake past midnight. Their bio promises "a look into forgotten crimes, strange history & eerie moments caught on tape," and they deliver on every word. This collection pulls together the stories that made people stop in our scroll tracks, from narrow escapes to discoveries nobody was meant to make. Read them with the lights on.
#21
In September 1966, 39-year-old DiAnne Keidel disappeared from her home in Phoenix, Arizona. Her husband, Gene Keidel, reported her missing and told the children that their mother was gone, but their youngest daughter Lori carried a disturbing childhood memory that she did not fully understand at the time.
Decades later, Lori told investigators that when she was about five years old, she remembered seeing her father attack DiAnne and later seeing him digging in the backyard while her mother lay nearby. In 1993, police searched the former family property and recovered human remains from the area Lori had described. They were identified as DiAnne.
Gene Keidel was eventually convicted of first-degree m****r in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison. The case became especially haunting because a fragment of memory held by a small child for nearly three decades ultimately led investigators back to the exact place where her mother had been hidden.
Decades later, Lori told investigators that when she was about five years old, she remembered seeing her father attack DiAnne and later seeing him digging in the backyard while her mother lay nearby. In 1993, police searched the former family property and recovered human remains from the area Lori had described. They were identified as DiAnne.
Gene Keidel was eventually convicted of first-degree m****r in 1995 and sentenced to life in prison. The case became especially haunting because a fragment of memory held by a small child for nearly three decades ultimately led investigators back to the exact place where her mother had been hidden.
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Coltan Scrivner, a researcher at the University of Chicago who studies morbid curiosity, argues that dark content lets us rehearse threats from the safety of the couch. In a 2021 study published during the pandemic, he and colleagues found that horror fans and people high in morbid curiosity showed more resilience and preparedness during COVID-19. Practicing fear at a safe distance appears to pay off, and that is what the next stories on this list are offering you.
#22
On August 15, 2011, a 6-year-old girl was walking home through a southwest Albuquerque mobile-home park when Phillip Garcia grabbed her, covered her mouth and forced her into his van. Nearby resident Antonio Díaz Chacón saw what was happening, jumped into his pickup truck and immediately went after them while his wife helped contact police.
Garcia tried to lose Chacón as the chase continued through Albuquerque, but Chacón refused to stop following. Several miles later, Garcia crashed the van into a light pole and fled on foot. Chacón ran to the damaged van, found the little girl inside and brought her back to her family. Police later recovered packing tape and a tie-down strap near the crash site, while additional tools and strapping were found inside the van.
Garcia was later captured and prosecuted. In June 2013, he was convicted, and that September a judge sentenced him to 19 years in prison. Chacón’s split-second decision to follow the van was credited by Albuquerque police with preventing the abduction from becoming something far worse.
Garcia tried to lose Chacón as the chase continued through Albuquerque, but Chacón refused to stop following. Several miles later, Garcia crashed the van into a light pole and fled on foot. Chacón ran to the damaged van, found the little girl inside and brought her back to her family. Police later recovered packing tape and a tie-down strap near the crash site, while additional tools and strapping were found inside the van.
Garcia was later captured and prosecuted. In June 2013, he was convicted, and that September a judge sentenced him to 19 years in prison. Chacón’s split-second decision to follow the van was credited by Albuquerque police with preventing the abduction from becoming something far worse.
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#23
On September 24, 2021, 19-year-old Miya Marcano disappeared from the Orlando apartment complex where she both lived and worked. She was supposed to fly to South Florida to visit family that evening but never made the flight. Investigators soon focused on Armando Caballero, a 27-year-old maintenance worker at the complex who had repeatedly expressed romantic interest in Miya and had been rejected.
Detectives discovered that Caballero had a maintenance-issued master key fob capable of opening residents’ apartments. Records showed that the key was used to enter Miya’s apartment at about 4:30 p.m., roughly half an hour before her work shift ended, without her permission or a legitimate maintenance reason.
Caballero was found d**d from an apparent s*****e three days after Miya disappeared. On October 2, search teams found Miya’s body in a wooded area near an apartment complex where Caballero had previously lived. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified him as the prime suspect, but he d**d before he could be charged or tried in her k*****g.
Detectives discovered that Caballero had a maintenance-issued master key fob capable of opening residents’ apartments. Records showed that the key was used to enter Miya’s apartment at about 4:30 p.m., roughly half an hour before her work shift ended, without her permission or a legitimate maintenance reason.
Caballero was found d**d from an apparent s*****e three days after Miya disappeared. On October 2, search teams found Miya’s body in a wooded area near an apartment complex where Caballero had previously lived. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office identified him as the prime suspect, but he d**d before he could be charged or tried in her k*****g.
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#24
In October 2009, 39-year-old Dawn Viens disappeared from Lomita, California. Her husband, chef David Viens, told people she had simply left, but investigators quickly became suspicious when Dawn never contacted her family again and no clear trace of her turned up.
Years later, David gave a horrifying account of what happened inside their home. Prosecutors said he bound Dawn during an argument, and after she d**d, he tried to get rid of her body in one of the most disturbing ways imaginable. He later admitted he had cooked her body for days in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
Dawn’s body was never recovered, but David Viens was ultimately convicted in connection with her d***h. The case became infamous because of the sheer horror of the disposal method and the cold way he described it, turning a missing wife case into one of California’s most grotesque m****r stories.
Years later, David gave a horrifying account of what happened inside their home. Prosecutors said he bound Dawn during an argument, and after she d**d, he tried to get rid of her body in one of the most disturbing ways imaginable. He later admitted he had cooked her body for days in an attempt to destroy the evidence.
Dawn’s body was never recovered, but David Viens was ultimately convicted in connection with her d***h. The case became infamous because of the sheer horror of the disposal method and the cold way he described it, turning a missing wife case into one of California’s most grotesque m****r stories.
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Most of the stories on the deadhost.exe page end the way you'd expect, with a cold case or a name nobody ever learns. But every now and then, one slips in where the person walks away. Someone who was buried alive and clawed their way back to the surface. Someone who took a wound that should have been the end and kept breathing until help arrived. We can't change how the rest of the list ends, but we can choose which stories to carry to bed with us, and tonight we're choosing the survivors. Think of them as a bedtime story with better odds. Leave the hallway light on anyway.
#25
In May 2011, 27-year-old Michelina Lewandowska was attacked at her home in Huddersfield, England, by her fiancé, Marcin Kasprzak, with the help of his friend Patryk Borys. Michelina was restrained, gagged and forced into a cardboard computer box before being placed in a car and driven into the countryside.
The men buried the sealed box beneath dirt in a wooded area and left Michelina underground. Trapped inside, she remembered the diamond engagement ring Kasprzak had given her. She used the ring to cut through the tape and restraints, then tore through the cardboard box and pushed her way through the dirt covering it.
Michelina emerged alive and reached a nearby road, where she was able to get help. Kasprzak and Borys were later convicted of attempted m****r. The engagement ring given to Michelina by the man who tried to k**l her had ultimately become the tool she used to escape.
The men buried the sealed box beneath dirt in a wooded area and left Michelina underground. Trapped inside, she remembered the diamond engagement ring Kasprzak had given her. She used the ring to cut through the tape and restraints, then tore through the cardboard box and pushed her way through the dirt covering it.
Michelina emerged alive and reached a nearby road, where she was able to get help. Kasprzak and Borys were later convicted of attempted m****r. The engagement ring given to Michelina by the man who tried to k**l her had ultimately become the tool she used to escape.
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#26
Anthony Sowell lived on Imperial Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, beside a sausage business. Neighbors repeatedly noticed an overwhelming odor in the area, with some believing it came from the nearby meat company or sewer system. The sausage company even replaced equipment and sewer components while trying to eliminate the smell.
In 2009, police went to Sowell’s home while investigating allegations against him and discovered human remains. Investigators eventually recovered 11 victims from inside the house and the surrounding property, including remains buried in the backyard.
The discovery horrified the neighborhood because the warning had seemingly been present for years. Residents had complained about the smell, but its location beside the sausage company provided an ordinary explanation for something far more disturbing happening next door. Sowell was later convicted of multiple m**ders and sentenced to d***h.
In 2009, police went to Sowell’s home while investigating allegations against him and discovered human remains. Investigators eventually recovered 11 victims from inside the house and the surrounding property, including remains buried in the backyard.
The discovery horrified the neighborhood because the warning had seemingly been present for years. Residents had complained about the smell, but its location beside the sausage company provided an ordinary explanation for something far more disturbing happening next door. Sowell was later convicted of multiple m**ders and sentenced to d***h.
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#27
In September 1999, a 55-gallon drum was discovered in the crawl space of a house in Jericho, New York. When it was opened, investigators found the mummified remains of a woman who had apparently been hidden there for decades. She had d**d from blunt-force trauma and had been pregnant when she was k****d.
Detectives eventually identified the woman as Reyna Angélica Marroquín, who had disappeared around 1969. The house where the barrel was found had once belonged to Howard Elkins, an executive at the company where Reyna worked, and investigators identified him as the prime suspect in her m****r.
The barrel had remained hidden through years of ownership changes before anyone discovered what was inside. By the time investigators finally connected Reyna to the remains, roughly three decades had passed since she vanished, turning an ordinary old drum beneath a suburban home into the key piece of evidence in a long-hidden m****r.
Detectives eventually identified the woman as Reyna Angélica Marroquín, who had disappeared around 1969. The house where the barrel was found had once belonged to Howard Elkins, an executive at the company where Reyna worked, and investigators identified him as the prime suspect in her m****r.
The barrel had remained hidden through years of ownership changes before anyone discovered what was inside. By the time investigators finally connected Reyna to the remains, roughly three decades had passed since she vanished, turning an ordinary old drum beneath a suburban home into the key piece of evidence in a long-hidden m****r.
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#28
On February 23, 2020, Sarah Boone and her boyfriend, 42-year-old Jorge Torres Jr., were drinking at their Winter Park, Florida home when Boone later said they began playing hide-and-seek. At some point, Jorge climbed into a suitcase and Boone zipped it shut.
Boone claimed she eventually went upstairs and fell asleep, believing Jorge could get himself out. But videos recovered from her phone showed Jorge pleading to be released and saying he could not breathe while Boone refused to open the suitcase. He was found d**d inside the following morning.
A jury convicted Boone of second-degree m****r in October 2024 after deliberating for about 90 minutes. In December, she was sentenced to life in prison. What began as an alleged game of hide-and-seek ended with Jorge suffocating inside the suitcase.
Boone claimed she eventually went upstairs and fell asleep, believing Jorge could get himself out. But videos recovered from her phone showed Jorge pleading to be released and saying he could not breathe while Boone refused to open the suitcase. He was found d**d inside the following morning.
A jury convicted Boone of second-degree m****r in October 2024 after deliberating for about 90 minutes. In December, she was sentenced to life in prison. What began as an alleged game of hide-and-seek ended with Jorge suffocating inside the suitcase.
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#29
In April 2011, 31-year-old Tina Nash was brutally attacked by her boyfriend, Shane Jenkins, at their home in Cornwall, England. During the a*****t, Jenkins gouged out both of Tina’s eyes, leaving her permanently blind.
Despite suffering life-changing injuries, Tina survived the attack and later became an advocate for victims of domestic a***e. She has spoken publicly about her recovery, raising awareness of coercive control, domestic violence, and the long-term impact of a*****e relationships.
In 2012, Shane Jenkins pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of six years. Tina has since shared her story through interviews and documentaries, becoming a powerful voice for survivors of domestic violence.
Despite suffering life-changing injuries, Tina survived the attack and later became an advocate for victims of domestic a***e. She has spoken publicly about her recovery, raising awareness of coercive control, domestic violence, and the long-term impact of a*****e relationships.
In 2012, Shane Jenkins pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of six years. Tina has since shared her story through interviews and documentaries, becoming a powerful voice for survivors of domestic violence.
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#30
In February 1996, 14-year-old Tanya Kach disappeared from McKeesport, Pennsylvania. Before she vanished, she had been groomed by Thomas Hose, a school security guard who was decades older than her. To the outside world, Tanya was just another missing teenager.
Instead, she had been taken to Hose’s home, where she was kept hidden from the world for nearly 10 years. She spent much of that time isolated inside the house, cut off from friends, family, and any normal life, while Hose controlled nearly everything around her.
In 2006, Tanya finally escaped and asked a neighbor for help, ending one of the most disturbing captivity cases in Pennsylvania. Hose was later convicted and sent to prison. Tanya has since spoken publicly about surviving the a***e and rebuilding her life.
Instead, she had been taken to Hose’s home, where she was kept hidden from the world for nearly 10 years. She spent much of that time isolated inside the house, cut off from friends, family, and any normal life, while Hose controlled nearly everything around her.
In 2006, Tanya finally escaped and asked a neighbor for help, ending one of the most disturbing captivity cases in Pennsylvania. Hose was later convicted and sent to prison. Tanya has since spoken publicly about surviving the a***e and rebuilding her life.
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#31
In October 1994, 32-year-old Shirley Duguay disappeared on Prince Edward Island, Canada. Her abandoned car was found with blood inside, and months later her body was discovered in a shallow grave. Near the remains, investigators recovered a leather jacket stained with Shirley’s blood and containing several white cat hairs.
Detectives remembered that Shirley’s estranged partner, Douglas Beamish, lived in a home with a white cat named Snowball. Scientists developed a way to compare DNA from the hairs on the jacket with Snowball’s DNA, something that had never before been used as evidence in a criminal trial. The testing strongly linked the hairs to Snowball.
Beamish was convicted of second-degree m****r in 1996. The case became a landmark in forensic science because a household pet provided one of the most important links between the suspect and the evidence, opening the door for animal DNA to be used in later criminal investigations.
Detectives remembered that Shirley’s estranged partner, Douglas Beamish, lived in a home with a white cat named Snowball. Scientists developed a way to compare DNA from the hairs on the jacket with Snowball’s DNA, something that had never before been used as evidence in a criminal trial. The testing strongly linked the hairs to Snowball.
Beamish was convicted of second-degree m****r in 1996. The case became a landmark in forensic science because a household pet provided one of the most important links between the suspect and the evidence, opening the door for animal DNA to be used in later criminal investigations.
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#32
On March 29, 2019, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson left a bar in Columbia, South Carolina, and got into a black Chevrolet Impala she believed was the Uber she had ordered. The car was actually driven by Nathaniel Rowland, and prosecutors said Samantha became trapped in the back seat because the child safety locks were engaged.
Hours later, Samantha’s body was found about 65 miles away. Investigators recovered her blood inside Rowland’s car, along with her cellphone and other evidence. Prosecutors also said Rowland later tried to use Samantha’s debit card after the k*****g.
In July 2021, a jury found Rowland guilty of Samantha’s m****r after roughly an hour of deliberation. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case later became closely associated with rideshare safety campaigns urging passengers to verify a driver and vehicle before getting inside.
Hours later, Samantha’s body was found about 65 miles away. Investigators recovered her blood inside Rowland’s car, along with her cellphone and other evidence. Prosecutors also said Rowland later tried to use Samantha’s debit card after the k*****g.
In July 2021, a jury found Rowland guilty of Samantha’s m****r after roughly an hour of deliberation. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. The case later became closely associated with rideshare safety campaigns urging passengers to verify a driver and vehicle before getting inside.
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#33
On January 9, 1993, 22-year-old Katrina Brownlee returned to the Medford, Long Island home she had shared with her fiancé, correction officer Alex Irvin, to collect belongings. Brownlee was five months pregnant when Irvin opened fire with his service revolver.
The attack continued for roughly 90 minutes. Investigators documented spent shell casings, projectiles, bullet holes and speedloaders at the scene. Brownlee was hit 10 times and found bleeding on the bathroom floor after a family friend unexpectedly arrived at the house.
Brownlee survived multiple surgeries, although several bullets remained in her body. Years later, she joined the NYPD, worked undercover and ultimately became a detective, spending two decades in law enforcement before retiring in 2021.
The attack continued for roughly 90 minutes. Investigators documented spent shell casings, projectiles, bullet holes and speedloaders at the scene. Brownlee was hit 10 times and found bleeding on the bathroom floor after a family friend unexpectedly arrived at the house.
Brownlee survived multiple surgeries, although several bullets remained in her body. Years later, she joined the NYPD, worked undercover and ultimately became a detective, spending two decades in law enforcement before retiring in 2021.
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#34
On December 4, 1972, 7-year-old Steven Stayner was abducted while walking home from school in Merced, California. His kidnapper, Kenneth Parnell, raised Steven under a false name and kept him away from his family for more than seven years.
In February 1980, Parnell abducted another young boy, 5-year-old Timothy White. Realizing another child faced the same fate, Steven secretly led Timothy away from their captor and walked with him to a police station, revealing both of their true identities.
Steven was reunited with his family after more than seven years in captivity. Kenneth Parnell was convicted of kidnapping, and Steven’s courageous decision to rescue Timothy White became one of the most remarkable child survival stories in American criminal history.
In February 1980, Parnell abducted another young boy, 5-year-old Timothy White. Realizing another child faced the same fate, Steven secretly led Timothy away from their captor and walked with him to a police station, revealing both of their true identities.
Steven was reunited with his family after more than seven years in captivity. Kenneth Parnell was convicted of kidnapping, and Steven’s courageous decision to rescue Timothy White became one of the most remarkable child survival stories in American criminal history.
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#35
On October 21, 2021, 28-year-old Ana Abulaban was inside her San Diego high-rise apartment with her friend Rayburn Cardenas Barron when her estranged husband, TikTok creator Ali Abulaban, arrived and sh*t them both. Ali had built an online following of nearly one million people under the name JinnKid, where he was known for comedy videos and impressions.
Prosecutors said Ana had recently asked Ali to leave the apartment. Before the k**lings, he secretly installed a listening app on their 5-year-old daughter’s iPad, allowing him to remotely hear conversations inside the home. After hearing Ana talking with another man through the device, prosecutors said Ali drove to the apartment and k****d Ana and Rayburn.
Ali admitted during his trial that he fired the s**ts but argued that he had acted in the heat of passion. In May 2024, a jury convicted him of two counts of first-degree m****r. He was sentenced in September 2024 to spend the rest of his life in prison, with consecutive m****r sentences and additional firearm enhancements.
Prosecutors said Ana had recently asked Ali to leave the apartment. Before the k**lings, he secretly installed a listening app on their 5-year-old daughter’s iPad, allowing him to remotely hear conversations inside the home. After hearing Ana talking with another man through the device, prosecutors said Ali drove to the apartment and k****d Ana and Rayburn.
Ali admitted during his trial that he fired the s**ts but argued that he had acted in the heat of passion. In May 2024, a jury convicted him of two counts of first-degree m****r. He was sentenced in September 2024 to spend the rest of his life in prison, with consecutive m****r sentences and additional firearm enhancements.
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#36
Raven Campbell disappeared from her apartment in Lomita, California in July 2009. Her family immediately found one detail troubling: Raven’s purse was still inside. Her sister later explained that Raven almost always kept the purse strapped against her chest. Despite the family’s concerns, years passed without Raven being found.
In 2015, Raven’s sister received an anonymous call claiming her body was hidden behind a closet wall in the downstairs apartment. Detectives eventually searched the residence with cadaver dogs, which alerted near the closet. Investigators removed a patched section of wall and discovered human remains inside. DNA confirmed they belonged to Raven, and an autopsy determined she had d**d from blunt force trauma to the head.
Raven’s former roommate, Randolph Garbutt, was arrested in 2016. He later pleaded no contest to voluntary mans***ghter and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2019. By the time Raven was discovered, another family had been living in the apartment, completely unaware that her remains were concealed behind the wall.
In 2015, Raven’s sister received an anonymous call claiming her body was hidden behind a closet wall in the downstairs apartment. Detectives eventually searched the residence with cadaver dogs, which alerted near the closet. Investigators removed a patched section of wall and discovered human remains inside. DNA confirmed they belonged to Raven, and an autopsy determined she had d**d from blunt force trauma to the head.
Raven’s former roommate, Randolph Garbutt, was arrested in 2016. He later pleaded no contest to voluntary mans***ghter and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in 2019. By the time Raven was discovered, another family had been living in the apartment, completely unaware that her remains were concealed behind the wall.
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#37
In January 1993, 23-year-old Bonnie Haim vanished from her Jacksonville, Florida home. Her husband, Michael Haim, told police she had left after an argument and never came back, but investigators quickly became suspicious because Bonnie left behind her purse, her car, and her young son.
The case went cold for years. Then in 2014, Bonnie’s son Aaron, now grown, was doing excavation work at the same house after buying the property. While digging in the backyard, he uncovered human remains buried on the land.
The remains were identified as Bonnie’s, and the discovery reopened the entire case. Prosecutors later said Michael had k****d Bonnie and hidden her body behind the house, and he was eventually convicted of her m****r. The case became infamous because the victim’s own son ended up finding her remains decades later.
The case went cold for years. Then in 2014, Bonnie’s son Aaron, now grown, was doing excavation work at the same house after buying the property. While digging in the backyard, he uncovered human remains buried on the land.
The remains were identified as Bonnie’s, and the discovery reopened the entire case. Prosecutors later said Michael had k****d Bonnie and hidden her body behind the house, and he was eventually convicted of her m****r. The case became infamous because the victim’s own son ended up finding her remains decades later.
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#38
In 2009, Dalia Dippolito was recorded discussing a plan to have her husband Michael k****d. She later met with a man she believed was a hired k**ler, but he was actually an undercover Boynton Beach police officer.
Police then created an elaborate fake crime scene outside the couple’s Florida home. When Dalia arrived, officers told her that Michael had been k****d and cameras captured her emotional reaction. She was later taken to the police station, where investigators revealed that Michael was alive and that the supposed hitman was an officer.
Dippolito was eventually convicted of solicitation to commit first-degree m****r after multiple trials and appeals. The case became especially notorious because so much of the investigation was captured on video, including the undercover meetings, the staged crime scene and the moment police revealed the truth.
Police then created an elaborate fake crime scene outside the couple’s Florida home. When Dalia arrived, officers told her that Michael had been k****d and cameras captured her emotional reaction. She was later taken to the police station, where investigators revealed that Michael was alive and that the supposed hitman was an officer.
Dippolito was eventually convicted of solicitation to commit first-degree m****r after multiple trials and appeals. The case became especially notorious because so much of the investigation was captured on video, including the undercover meetings, the staged crime scene and the moment police revealed the truth.
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#39
On February 27, 2021, 69-year-old Warren Barnes was k****d near a highway overpass in Grand Junction, Colorado. Warren was unhoused but well known around downtown, where he regularly sat reading books. His k**ler was 19-year-old Brian Cohee Jr., a stranger who later told investigators he had wanted to experience k*****g someone and believed an unhoused victim would be less likely to be missed.
Two days later, Brian’s mother was cleaning his bedroom when she discovered a heavy plastic bag inside a container in his closet. She became alarmed by what she saw and called for help. Police arrived at the house, and bodycam footage captured Brian calmly acknowledging that the human remains belonged to the recently missing Warren Barnes before admitting that he had m******d him.
Brian was charged with first-degree m****r and tampering offenses. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but prosecutors argued that his planning and attempts to conceal the crime demonstrated that he understood what he was doing. A jury convicted him in February 2023, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Two days later, Brian’s mother was cleaning his bedroom when she discovered a heavy plastic bag inside a container in his closet. She became alarmed by what she saw and called for help. Police arrived at the house, and bodycam footage captured Brian calmly acknowledging that the human remains belonged to the recently missing Warren Barnes before admitting that he had m******d him.
Brian was charged with first-degree m****r and tampering offenses. He pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but prosecutors argued that his planning and attempts to conceal the crime demonstrated that he understood what he was doing. A jury convicted him in February 2023, and he was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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#40
On March 4, 2022, 40-year-old Aaron Henderson was working as a contracted traffic-control spotter at the North Central Landfill in Polk County, Florida. His job involved working on the ground and directing incoming and outgoing dump trucks. Near the end of the workday, Henderson went inside a portable toilet near the heavy-equipment staging area.
At around 5:10 p.m., another contract worker began driving a bulldozer up an embankment to park it for the night. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the bulldozer’s front blade was raised approximately three to four feet, obstructing the operator’s view directly ahead. After reaching level ground and beginning a turn, the operator heard a loud crumbling sound and realized he had driven over the portable toilet, unaware that it was there or that Henderson was inside.
The operator immediately got out and discovered Henderson unresponsive inside. Polk County Fire Rescue pronounced him d**d at the scene. Authorities described the d***h as a tragic industrial accident, and the medical examiner ruled it accidental. Henderson was a father of three who, according to his family, had started working at the landfill only a few weeks earlier.
At around 5:10 p.m., another contract worker began driving a bulldozer up an embankment to park it for the night. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, the bulldozer’s front blade was raised approximately three to four feet, obstructing the operator’s view directly ahead. After reaching level ground and beginning a turn, the operator heard a loud crumbling sound and realized he had driven over the portable toilet, unaware that it was there or that Henderson was inside.
The operator immediately got out and discovered Henderson unresponsive inside. Polk County Fire Rescue pronounced him d**d at the scene. Authorities described the d***h as a tragic industrial accident, and the medical examiner ruled it accidental. Henderson was a father of three who, according to his family, had started working at the landfill only a few weeks earlier.
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