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The Cabiness Family Massacre: A 1918 Racial Injustice in Texas
More Details: The Cabiness Family Massacre: A 1918 Racial Injustice in TexasIn the early hours of June 1, 1918, the Cabiness family of Walker County, Texas, faced a horrific end when a mob of white men, led by Sheriff Thomas E. King, descended upon their home, resulting in a massacre that erased an entire lineage built from the ashes of slavery. Featured in our Racial Crime…
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The Alaska Triangle Mystery: Disappearances and Dark Secrets
More Details: The Alaska Triangle Mystery: Disappearances and Dark SecretsThe Alaska Triangle, a vast and mysterious region spanning over 300,000 square miles from Barrow to Juneau, has swallowed more than 20,000 people since 1972, leaving behind no trace of planes, hikers, or locals. Featured in our Cold Cases series, this article goes into the chilling history of disappearances, from the 1950 Douglas C-54 Skymaster…
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Kelly Cochran Case: The Deadly Pact Behind Michigan’s Double Murder Mystery
More Details: Kelly Cochran Case: The Deadly Pact Behind Michigan’s Double Murder MysteryKelly Cochran, a seemingly ordinary woman from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, became one of the state’s most notorious killers when her tangled love life lead to murder. Featured in our Serial Killers series, this article examines the 2014 disappearance of Chris Regan, the 2016 death of her husband Jason, and the chilling “pact” that allegedly bound…
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Jeffrey Dahmer Case: The Milwaukee Cannibal
More Details: Jeffrey Dahmer Case: The Milwaukee CannibalJeffrey Lionel Dahmer, infamously dubbed the Milwaukee Cannibal, carved a legacy of horror through a decade-long spree of heinous murders that horrified the world. Featured in our Serial Killers series, this exhaustive account traces the life, psychological descent, and gruesome acts of a man whose crimes encompassed rape, dismemberment, necrophilia, and cannibalism. Early Life: A…
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Neoslavery in America: The Hidden Continuation of Slavery Post-Civil War
More Details: Neoslavery in America: The Hidden Continuation of Slavery Post-Civil WarOn September 11, 1942, Alfred Irving, a Black man held in bondage on a Texas farm, became the last documented chattel slave freed in the United States—a stark revelation that challenges the widely accepted narrative that slavery ended with the Civil War in 1865. This case, explored in our Racial Crimes series on DarkCases.com, unveils…
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Atlanta Child Murders 1979-1981: The Unsolved Tragedy of a City
More Details: Atlanta Child Murders 1979-1981: The Unsolved Tragedy of a CityIn the sweltering summer of 1979, Atlanta, Georgia, became the stage for a nightmare that would haunt its streets for years. The discovery of two murdered Black boys—Edward Hope Smith and Alfred James Evans—on July 28 marked the beginning of the Atlanta Child Murders, a series of killings that claimed at least 28 young lives,…