True Crime
Camera, Corpses & Formaldehyde! Orozco the Embalmer
Orozco the embalmer, The Documentary That Turns “Hostel” into a Fairy Tale Think you’re brave for enduring horror movies? Proud of munching popcorn while the screen drowns in blood?...
Five Standout Episodes of The Casefile True Crime Podcast
Though it never truly left, true crime storytelling is back in the forefront again. One of the ways that true crime addicts like myself like to feed our fascination is by listening to podcasts. There ...
Is ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Based on This True Story?
Is Jennifer’s Body based on a true story? Quite possibly. You may be surprised to learn that this true crime case is eerily reminiscent of the events depicted in the film. Horror Comedy Jennife...
‘The Town that Dreaded Sundown’: The True Story Behind the Film
Is The Town That Dreaded Sundown based on a true story? Well, yes. But with some creative listen taken. Keep reading for the full rundown on the Texarkana Phantom and the feature film adaptation based...
Book Review: Guilty Creatures: Sex, God, and Murder in Tallahassee, Florida
When avid outdoorsman Mike Williams goes missing during a duck hunting trip in December of 2000, an intensive search by local law enforcement yields little evidence to his whereabouts. Investigators u...
Without Answers for 50 Years: Who Is Responsible for the Brutal Murder of Henry Bedard Jr?
Henry Edward Bedard Jr was the quintessential all-American teenager. After spending his early years in Lynn, Massachusetts, Henry’s parents–Henry Sr and Gloria–moved their family to...
Victims Spotlight: Remembering the Victims of David Berkowitz a.k.a ‘Son of Sam’
New York City, 1976. An unknown offender, later identified as David Berkowitz, approaches a parked car in the Pelham Bay neighborhood of the Bronx. The perpetrator produces a .44 Caliber “Bulldo...
Robert Durst and His Suspected Victims [Victim’s Spotlight]
Late real estate baron Robert Durst was under a veil of suspicion beginning with the 1982 disappearance of his first wife, Kathleen “Kathie” McCormack. The couple’s 9-year marriage w...
Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins: The Meanest Man in America
Born on March 13th 1933 in Florence County, South Carolina, Donald Henry Gaskins Jr had a number of nicknames. His nicknames include: The “Meanest Man in America”, “The Redneck Ch...