Stories of the Paranormal, Supernatural, Legends, Lore, Mysterious Macabre, Unsolved and Unexplained
Santa Claus is supposed to bring joy and gifts — but these killers used the beloved red suit to bring terror and death. From Christmas party massacres to serial killers hiding behind the jolly disguise, these are the true crimes that prove not every Santa belongs on the nice list.
The Lawson Family Christmas Massacre: On Christmas morning 1929, a North Carolina farmer sent his teenage son on an errand to town — then systematically murdered his wife and six children before turning the gun on himself.
A decorated Green Beret physician claimed hippies invaded his home and slaughtered his family, but investigators saw something else entirely in the blood-soaked apartment.
When Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald called police to report that drug-crazed hippies had murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters, he had no idea that he would become the prime suspect—or that a mysterious woman in a floppy hat would haunt the case for decades.
When Army doctor Jeffrey MacDonald called police to report that drug-crazed hippies had murdered his pregnant wife and two daughters, he had no idea that he would become the prime suspect—or that a mysterious woman in a floppy hat would haunt the case for decades.
They were devoted fathers and husbands by day, but something dark was brewing beneath the surface that would destroy everything they claimed to love.
In 1931, a lonely Illinois widow and her three children vanished after she fell for a charming stranger’s love letters—only for police to discover their bodies in the concrete dungeon he’d built behind his West Virginia home.