True Crime Story Magazine

19/11/2025

“I’M ICE, BOYS!” — Federal Agent arrested in sex-sting targeting a minor

19/11/2025

This Day in True Crime — November 19, 2017
The Death of Charles Manson
On November 19, 2017, Charles Manson — one of the most infamous cult leaders in American history — died at a hospital in Bakersfield, California, at age 83.
Manson was the orchestrator behind the brutal Tate–LaBianca murders of 1969, carried out by members of the “Manson Family,” a cult he controlled through manipulation, isolation, and psychological abuse.
The killings — which claimed the life of actress Sharon Tate (pregnant at the time), along with Jay Sebring, Abigail Folger, Wojciech Frykowski, Steven Parent, Leno and Rosemary LaBianca — shocked the nation and reshaped public understanding of cult violence in America.
Manson never physically committed the murders himself.
But under California law, he was convicted of first-degree murder for directing and ordering the attacks.
For decades, he remained a symbol of coercive control, radicalization, and the terrifying influence a charismatic manipulator can hold over vulnerable followers.
His death marked the end of one of the darkest criminal legacies of the 20th century — but not the end of the cultural impact he left behind.

19/11/2025

19/11/2025

A 67-year-old Michigan man who threatened to assassinate President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance if they ever returned to his city will be going to prison over the graphic threats he posted to social media.

19/11/2025

A man in Oklahoma is accused of stabbing his former co-worker more than a dozen times outside her home because he was "obsessed" with her.

Ronaldo Zavala, 24, has been charged with aggravated assault and battery, assault and battery while masked or disguised, and domestic assault and battery with a deadly weapon, Pottawatomie County jail records show. The incident unfolded on Saturday.

18/11/2025

An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader who died aboard a Carnival Cruise ship was reportedly found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed under a bed.

An 18-year-old Florida cheerleader who died aboard a Carnival Cruise ship was reportedly found wrapped in a blanket and stuffed under a bed. Anna Kepner wa

18/11/2025

This Day in True Crime — November 18, 1978

The Jonestown Massacre

On November 18, 1978, more than 900 members of the Peoples Temple died in the remote jungle settlement of Jonestown, Guyana — in what became one of the deadliest mass murder–suicides in modern history.

Led by cult leader Jim Jones, families were ordered to drink a cyanide-laced fruit punch. Over 300 of the victims were children.

Hours earlier, U.S. Congressman Leo Ryan — who traveled to Guyana to investigate abuse within the group — was assassinated at a nearby airstrip as he attempted to leave with several defectors.

For decades, Jonestown stood as a grim symbol of manipulation, coercion, and the extreme dangers of authoritarian control.

The tragedy remains one of the most devastating single-day losses of American civilian life prior to 9/11 — and one of the most disturbing chapters in true crime history.

17/11/2025

This Day in True Crime — November 17, 1978
On November 17, 1978, four young employees vanished from the Burger Chef in Speedway, Indiana: Jayne Friedt, Ruth Shelton, Mark Flemmonds, and Daniel Davis. The restaurant was left unlocked with their belongings still inside, and police first assumed it was a minor incident — losing critical time.

Two days later, the bodies of all four were found in a wooded area miles away, each killed in a different way, suggesting multiple attackers. Despite suspects, leads, and decades of investigation, no one has ever been charged.

The Burger Chef murders remain one of Indiana’s most haunting unsolved cases.

16/11/2025

Listen to The Original Sin Podcast on Spotify for Creators

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🔍 The Disappearance of Bianca Carrasco | The Original Sin Podcast - In this episode of The Original Sin Podcast, we examine the haunting disappearance of 29-year-old nurse and mother of three, Bianca Carrasco, who vanished from her San Antonio home on May 1, 2016. After an argument with her husband, Bianca was seen walking away—upset, alone, and without her belongings only by her husband.

She has never been seen or heard from again. Despite extensive searches, public appeals, and nearly a decade of unanswered questions, no trace of Bianca has ever been found. Her case remains one of Texas’ most heartbreaking unsolved disappearances, leaving her loved ones in a painful search for truth, justice, and closure.

Join us as we revisit the timeline, the clues, and the unanswered questions surrounding Bianca’s case by talking to Bianca's sister, Jovanna Burney. If you have information, please get in touch with the San Antonio authorities.

🕯️ Let’s keep Bianca’s story alive. Someone, somewhere, knows something.

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