In one of the largest COVID-19 relief fraud schemes in U.S. history, a California couple stole more than $20 million meant for struggling businesses — then vanished, leaving their three teenage children behind with a goodbye note. Richard Ayvazyan and Marietta Terabelian ran a sophisticated operation out of the Los Angeles area. Using fake and…
Bishop Emanuel Shaleta once stood as a trusted leader of the Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area. As head of the Eparchy of St. Peter the Apostle, he guided the faithful at St. Peter Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon and received their donations with the expectation that the money would support the…
Ricky Wassenaar, an Arizona inmate already serving 16 life sentences, is accused of killing three fellow prisoners in a single morning at the Arizona State Prison Complex-Tucson. The victims were all convicted of serious sex crimes involving children or a minor. What Happened on April 4, 2025 On the morning of April 4, 2025, at…
A disturbing case out of Contra Costa County, California, has drawn national attention after a 26-year-old former therapist was charged with multiple felonies for allegedly grooming and sexually abusing a teenage boy who had been under her care. What Happened Sofia Ann-Buitron Drotts worked as a temporary behavioral health clinician at the John A. Davis…
A 17-year-old Brazilian girl, Ana Luiza de Oliveira Neves, died after eating a cake that had been delivered to her home with a note claiming it was from a “secret admirer.” The tragic case shocked Brazil and led to the arrest of another teenager. A Mysterious Delivery On May 31, 2025, Ana Luiza returned to…
A Family Tragedy Turned Into a Nightmare On September 7, 1988, 17-year-old Martin Tankleff made a horrifying discovery at his family’s home in Belle Terre, New York. His father, Seymour Tankleff, had been fatally stabbed, while his mother, Arlene, was found severely beaten. She later died from her injuries. Police quickly focused on Martin as…
A Birthday Celebration That Ended in Tragedy In December 2019, a heartbreaking case from Brighton, England, shocked people around the world. Twenty-month-old Asiah Kudi was left alone in her family’s flat for almost six days while her mother, Verphy Kudi, travelled to celebrate her 18th birthday. During that time, she visited London, attended a concert,…
A shocking case in Chambers County, Alabama, ended in an unexpected way after investigators concluded that Daniel Robbins, 44, died of a heart attack while attempting to dispose of the body of his girlfriend, Jessica Folds, whom authorities believe he had strangled during a domestic dispute. A Disturbing Discovery On June 10, 2026, a passerby…
In February 2021, 19-year-old Brandon Soules from Coolidge, Arizona, made headlines after staging his own kidnapping because he did not want to go to work. What began as a dramatic missing-person investigation quickly unraveled when detectives discovered that his story simply did not add up. Brandon Soules Claimed He Had Been Kidnapped On the morning…
On the morning of June 17, 2025, eight-year-old Lara Alves Barreira left her home in the quiet village of Celeirós, near Valpaços in northern Portugal, expecting nothing more than another day at school. She boarded her school bus with a smile, but she never made it to her classroom. Instead, her disappearance would soon become…
