Amber Dawn noticed food and other items had gone missing in her apartment. One day, she noticed the attic door was open and someone had been living in there.

The Bowens were tortured for months by Danny Laplante who was living in their walls. After his mom bailed him out of jail, he murdered Priscilla Gustafson and her two children, William and Abigail.

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• Watch Phrogging: Hider in My House Streaming Online | Hulu (Free Trial)
• Man Convicted Of Killing Mother And Her 2 Children Petitions Mass. High Court For Early Parole | WBUR News
• Daniel LaPlante - Wikipedia

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Madisyn, Destiny, and Ahmiyah were living in an apartment together. Many of their items went missing, and they later found a man named Andrew Swofford living in their closet.

James and Brittany Campbell went on vacation, and when they came back early, they found Ezequiel Zayas in their home. He journaled about them, moved all of their belongings, and wrote about procedures he wanted to perform on the family.

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• College Student Discovers 30-Year-Old Criminal Living In Her Closet (allthatsinteresting.com)
• phrogging Meaning & Origin | Slang by Dictionary.com
• Governor Josh Green, M.D. | 2023-41 EZEQUIEL ZAYAS, CONVICTED OF KILLING OCCC CELLMATE, SENTENCED TO 40 YEARS IN PRISON (hawaii.gov)
• Ezequiel Zayas Now: Where is Phrogging and Murder Suspect Today? Update (thecinemaholic.com)
• Watch Phrogging: Hider in My House Streaming Online | Hulu (Free Trial)

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On May 2nd, 2021, around 5 AM, 26-year-old Kaitlyn Ledbetter, allegedly leapt out of her bedroom window after an argument with her father's girlfriend. Her father, Scott, said he saw Kaitlyn running towards the woods, and that was the last time he saw her. She was barefoot, wearing pajamas, and didn't take her phone.

If you have any information regarding Kaitlyn's disappearance, please contact the Overton County Sheriff's Department at 931-823-5635.

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• The Disappearance of Kaitlyn Ledbetter in Tennessee's 13th District - The CrimeWire
• Kaitlyn Ledbetter was last seen at her home on Turkeytown Road in Hilh... | TikTok
• Kaitlyn Abree Ledbetter – The Charley Project
• Tennessee woman, 26, jumped out window and disappeared off the face of the earth (fox17.com)
• The Sudden Vanishing of Kaitlyn Ledbetter – Cold Case Explorations
• Woman dies in Turkey Town Road fire | News | overtoncountynews.com
• Where are they?: The Disappearance of Kaitlyn Ledbetter on Apple Podcasts
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077283964920

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On April 20th, 2019, 18-year-old Sunny Sramek left her home in Trenton, Nebraska, with a male Indvidual. They were allegedly taking a trip to Omaha to pick up the man's niece, but Sunny hasn't been seen or heard from since. She was last seen wearing denim shorts and a black tank top. She was in a 2004 white Ford Explorer with an Iowa license plate HGJ341. If you have any information about Sunny, please contact the FBI Omaha Division at 402-493-8688.

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• Sunny J. Sramek – The Charley Project
• SUNNY SRAMEK — FBI
• In 2019, a teen went on a road trip with an older man. She was never seen again. Where is Sunny? | Fatim Hemraj | NewsBreak Original
• Sunny Sramek Missing: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know (heavy.com)
• Missing Trenton teen's parents speak out (knopnews2.com)

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William Rankin was flying an F-8 Crusader jet fighter on July 26th, 1959. During the flight, the engine stopped, and a fire warning light flashed. He was forced to eject and parachute into a cloud, where he got stuck in a thunderstorm. He suffered severe decompression which casued his eyes, ears, nose, and mouth to bleed. William was stuck in the storm for 40 minutes, but he survived the experience.

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• The Man Who Rode the Thunder: Rankin, William H.: 9780135482711: Amazon.com: Books
• Pressure suit - Wikipedia
• HEROES: The Nightmare Fall - TIME

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On March 5th, 1989, 5-year-old Justin Turner's body was discovered inside his family's small camper. He was found by his father, Victor Lee Turner, two days after he was reported missing. His stepmother, Megan R. Turner, who was previously known as Pamela K. Turner, was the last person to see Justin alive. The case was reopened in 2021 and Justin's parents were arrested.

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• Father, stepmother arrested in Justin Turner's 1989 death | News | postandcourier.com
• What happened to Justin Turner? Father, stepmother arrested 35 years after 5-year-old boy found dead in cabinet (msn.com)
• Man Killed Son in 1989, Then Staged Tearful TV Discovery, Officials Say - The New York Times (nytimes.com)
• South Carolina father and stepmother arrested in death of 5-year-old son in 1989 cold case, authorities say | CNN
• Father, stepmother charged with murder in 1989 death of 5-year-old son | WCIV (abcnews4.com)
• Who Killed 5-Year-Old Justin Turner? | What Lies Beyond (boards.net)
• Boy says he saw child kidnapped before (goupstate.com)

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The Easter Sunday Massacre occurred on March 30th, 1975, when 41-year-old James Ruppert fatally shot 11 of his family members in his mother's house at 635 Minor Avenue in Hamilton, Ohio. James was found guilty on two counts of aggravated murder, but not guilty for the other nine counts by reason of insanity.
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• THE EASTER SUNDAY MASSACRE — American Hauntings (americanhauntingsink.com)
• James Ruppert, who killed 11 family members in 1975, dead in prison at age 88 (fox19.com)
• James Ruppert | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers
• True Crime All The Time: E125: James Ruppert (wondery.com)
• Hamilton mom, son live in 'murder house' (wcpo.com)
• Easter Sunday Massacre - Wikipedia
• Death of Inmate A169321 is the physical end of notorious, painful Hamilton mass murder (journal-news.com)

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At 622 Minor Avenue, in the upstairs apartment, Tim Bradford slashed the throat of his girlfriend, Tina Mott. He claimed that he accidentally killed her, but then he dismembered her to cover his tracks. Tim entered the prison system in 1997 and was released on December 6th, 2023, after serving a 25-year sentence.

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• Tim Bradford Spent All Night Dismembering A Corpse — and He Was Still Caught | by Ana Writes | The Criminalist | Medium
• Forensic Files - Season 6, Episode 16 - Skin of Her Teeth - Full Episode (youtube.com)
• After 25-year prison sentence, Tina Mott's killer has been released into the public (wlwt.com)
• Tina Mott's Killer Released from Prison, Without Supervision - Lee Lofland
• After 25-year prison sentence, Tina Mott's killer has been released into the public (msn.com)

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