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The Unfortunate Life of Jamie Robert Mitchum
My mother always told me to stay away from Jamie Robert Mitchum. Maybe I should have listened to her. I guess I didn’t really understand why at the time. I…
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These posts were taken directly from a blog that got removed shortly after the last upload. Archived text below. HeyWarren - Posted 2/27/19 9:23pmMy Roommate Is Missing - Entry #1…
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The Rose and the Open Window
Phil had excellent hearing. He could, for example, hear Mrs. Polsgrove’s cat clawing at discarded tuna cans in her recycling bin two streets away. He heard Lisa’s feet tromping off…
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Why I Quit the Gang
When I was eight years old, I saw someone in my bedroom closet. More like, I saw something in my bedroom closet. My mother knew about it – she used…
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Evil Within the Institution
The following is a brief report outlining the tragic events that transpired in western Toronto on the evening of Tuesday, June 13th, 2017. Court proceedings are quietly underway and much…
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Click the Link
I had always loved horror movies. In my younger days, I may not have realized it, but I was a glutton for the terror that the films would instill in…
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Day Of Absolution
Read part one here This is Inspector Arthur Knight and the truth is I do not know why I am writing this. Perhaps it is the long trained need to…
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My Roommate Got Sick After Returning from Africa
“Are you absolutely positive you locked the door when you left?” Denise’s voice was too desperate for her words to be an accusation. More like a plea. I adjusted the…
Read NowThe Case of the Kid With COVID
Who the hell needs a Private Investigator during quarantine? I was obviously grateful to have contact from any client while social distancing, even one that would probably turn out to…
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The Canada Geese of Lake Pleasant
I'm a researcher studying Canada Geese for the last ten years. I've never published my research. Specifically, my small team and I study a small population of Canada Geese that…
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I work as a paralegal for a well known religious advocacy group. Something is wrong with the new girl.
Have you ever felt someone is trying to blend in a little too much? She first spoke to me when I was riding a bus to work. She was beautiful…
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The Custom of the Alabama Watermelon Man
He was a striking gentleman. I mean the stereotypical southern “yes sir, no sir,” “mother may I,” gentlemen. The first time I met him I saw this stranger from a…
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The Copper, the Collar, and the Glimmering Blade
I remember well when I came across the strange sequence of events in the odd case of the cellar underneath the Winemaker’s shop. The things I saw that night, I…
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The Investigation Of St. Michael’s
They say that every town has a ghost story, every town has a "haunted house". It could a shack belonging to an old hermit, an abandoned mental hospital or the…
Read NowThe Killing Type
Barker watched from his car with a morbid sense of curiosity as the mark crossed the dual carriageway and went into the greasy spoon Cafe opposite. Barker had been on…
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The Mystery in Darby
The cool autumn air filled the lungs of Detective Josh Gaines as he exited his patrol car and walked to the front entrance of the Buckingham Funeral Home. Gaines was…
Read NowThe Bones Under Greyveil
Shaleville Police Department Date: July 15th, 2025 Lead Case Investigator: Detective Lance Giles Evidence: A brown leather bound journal with a number of diary entries by one Jamie Trench. Case…
Read NowThe Terror of Flintwood
A yawn escaped my mouth as my truck came to a stop. “Finally…”I mumbled to myself. I had been traveling on the road for the past two hours. I realize…
Read NowHerbert West—Reanimator
I. From the Dark Of Herbert West, who was my friend in college and in after life, I can speak only with extreme terror. This terror is not due altogether…
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11 Bodies Hanging From 21 Trees
The top half of Councilman Jones’ body hung by a steel cable looped around his neck and tied off to an old oak tree on one end. It was still…
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The mystery of Blackfeather Woods
The following is a collection of official police reports and files from the Stirling County Sheriffs office. They are part of an unsolved criminal investigation and deemed sensitive material. 911…
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Too good to be true
I was perusing the job ads hoping for something that paid more than minimum wage when something interesting popped up, "$1,000 per week! Working only 30 hours!" I was definitely…
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I Was Featured On An Unaired Episode Of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’
Like the title says, I’m pretty sure I saw myself on an old episode of the original version of ‘Unsolved Mysteries’. So, I know I’m not the only who spends…
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The Candy Man
“The Candy Man can 'cause he mixes it with love, and makes the world taste good.” ~Willy Wonka Every town has its ghost stories. Maybe it’s the haunted house on…
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