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On one tragic night in January of 1995, the Knoxville Tennessee Job Corps Campus became the stage for a dark and disturbing event that would expose the grim underbelly of an institution meant to provide a second chance. The crime unfolded, leaving the town gripped by fear and disbelief. At the center of this chilling tale was Christa Pike, a name that would echo across the entire state, forever altering the perception of this seemingly hopeful haven.

In March of 2019, 21-year-old Samantha Josephson ordered an Uber ride home after a night of partying with her friends in downtown Columbia, South Carolina. When her bloody body was discovered the following day, her story became a reminder that you never really know who your rideshare driver is.

Justis Garrett, a gifted 16-year-old, mysteriously vanishes, sending shockwaves through her tight-knit friend group. As the investigation unfolds, her closest friends are left grappling with enigmatic secrets detectives discover. These secrets belonged to a mysterious boy on Instagram while other secrets are uncovered much closer to home. But would police ultimately find justice for the grisly murder of Justis?

In a quiet Orlando suburb, Shanti Cooper and her husband David Tronnes embark on a quest to renovate their space and inadvertently discover more than just structural decay. Within the barren walls, a chilling dance occurs between personal spaces and shared dreams. Little do they know, these dreams would turn to nightmares.

Tucked away in one of Vegas’s suburbs is a residential neighborhood where a family was struck by devastation they couldn’t imagine. Firefighters were dispatched to a middle-class home where a fire was smoldering in the living room. But there was more than the living room set ablaze…a single dad of three, Daniel Halseth, was lying in the garage dead, barely recognizable after being set on fire. Neighbors all speculated about who would kill such a well-loved man, and the search led to a shocking end to this story when they discovered the killer lived closer to them than they realized.

The missing persons case of Janna Kelly sparked a community to search for her. After three months they would be devastated to learn she was murdered and her nude body dumped in a blueberry field in the next county. Nearly a decade would pass before a new cold case division would pick up her case again. They would discover a single piece of evidence that would bring Janna’s killer into the light.