Around 7:00 a.m. on August 22, 1913, 21-year-old businessman Abraham Wells Boyd Jr. was getting ready for work at his home in Chattanooga, Tennessee. His wife and their 2-year-old son were still in bed. Abraham looked at them and felt…
A Routine Mining Blast Turns Into a Disaster One afternoon in the summer of 1909, miner Andrew Dunn was preparing dynamite at a remote mining camp near Galganda, Canada. He and two fellow miners had traveled there from Cobalt in…
In June 1938, 21-year-old actor Jack Dunn stood nervously in a Los Angeles film studio, waiting for one of the most important auditions of his life. He had spent years trying to build an acting career in Hollywood, but nothing…
Around noon on May 29, 1975, 26-year-old Homer B. Lawyer Jr. left the shoe store where he worked in Miami, Florida. He told himself he was simply going on his lunch break. But Homer had something very different in mind.…
On January 12, 1988, a quiet morning in northern Ontario turned into a murder investigation when 62-year-old mechanic Wilfrid Gaudreault was found dead in the bathroom of his home in Capis Casing, Canada. Wilfrid had been stabbed multiple times while…
The Disappearance of Armando Nájera On April 21, 1996, Carolina Suarez arrived at her family’s wooded property about an hour outside Paris, France, for a large family picnic. Dozens of relatives were already eating, talking and dancing in the backyard.…
On July 18, 2016, 17-year-old Mike Mansholt walked into a bike rental shop in Malta with plans for his first real solo adventure. He wanted to explore the island by bicycle, visit its ancient catacombs and ride along its scenic…
On the morning of March 26, 1940, 35-year-old farm worker Millard Taylor ran through heavy rain toward a fruit warehouse in Santa Rosa, California. He was cold, exhausted and looking for somewhere to escape the storm. Taylor was one of…
Around 5:30 p.m. on May 16, 1977, a normal Monday evening in New York City turned into a deadly disaster. David Tumi, a 39-year-old lawyer, was waiting outside the Pan-Am Building in Midtown Manhattan. He was preparing to take a…
On the evening of July 27, 2000, 35-year-old Esther Penn was finishing one of the longest workdays of her life. She worked for a prestigious financial firm in New York City that managed investments for wealthy clients. Her job involved…