On November 16, 1957, 58-year-old Bernice Worden vanished from her small-town hardware store in Plainfield, Wisconsin. By nightfall, investigators would discover her body—and uncover one of the most horrifying crime scenes in American history.

This episode examines the disappearance that led authorities to local handyman Ed Gein and the grim findings inside his farmhouse. We trace the investigation, Gein’s arrest, the revelations about grave robbing, and the trial that followed. Alongside the true crime legacy, we remember the woman at the center of it all: Bernice Worden.

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Eighteen-year-old Miranda Fenner was working the evening shift at a small video store in Laurel, Montana, when someone walked in, brutally attacked her, and disappeared into the night.

The case went cold—until nearly 20 years later, a confession and DNA from a separate crime finally revealed what happened that night inside The Movie Store.

In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we explore the unsolved years, the pattern of violence in the area at the time, and the confession that helped bring closure to one of Montana’s most haunting cold cases.

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On a Friday night in 1997, 14-year-old Reena Virk went to meet friends near the Craigflower Bridge in Saanich, British Columbia. She never came home.

What began as a group gathering quickly turned violent—first with a brutal assault by several teenage girls, then, later that night, a fatal second attack that ended in murder.

In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we examine the events that led to Reena’s death, the investigation that followed, and the trials that would stretch on for over a decade.

Reena’s case became one of Canada’s most talked-about tragedies, raising urgent questions about bullying, peer pressure, and accountability in youth justice.

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Before it was a bestselling book or a horror movie, it was a crime scene.

On November 13, 1974, six members of the DeFeo family were found shot to death inside their Amityville, Long Island home. The killer? Their eldest son, Ronald DeFeo Jr.

In this episode of Day by Day: True Crime Stories, we revisit the brutal murders, the eerie unanswered questions that followed, and the trial that led to six convictions. We also explore how a deeply tragic case became overshadowed by ghost stories, legal drama, and one of the most controversial paranormal narratives in pop culture history.

Over fifty years later, what remains are two very different stories: the true crime—and the legend it left behind.

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On November 12, 1976, 36‑year‑old Renée MacRae and her three‑year‑old son, Andrew, vanished after leaving Inverness, Scotland. That night, Renée’s BMW was found burned in a lay‑by off the A9 — but the mother and child were gone.

Their disappearance sparked one of the most haunting and enduring mysteries in UK criminal history. Decades of searches, shifting alibis, new forensic breakthroughs, and persistent family hope ultimately led to a conviction in 2022 — though the bodies have never been found.

In this episode, we explore the last known hours of Renée and Andrew’s lives, the investigation that uncovered a hidden relationship and a web of suspicious actions, and the cold‑case work that spanned nearly fifty years.

The question that still lingers: Where are Renée and Andrew MacRae?

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On November 11, 1969, 20-year-old Joyce Helen Malecki left her Baltimore home to go Christmas shopping at Harundale Mall in Glen Burnie, Maryland. She never came home.

Two days later, her body was found on the grounds of Fort George G. Meade, a U.S. Army installation between Baltimore and Washington, D.C. An autopsy determined that she had been strangled.

More than fifty years later, Joyce’s case remains unsolved. But in December 2023, the FBI exhumed her remains as part of a renewed effort to extract DNA evidence — a sign that investigators are still searching for answers after more than half a century.

This episode traces Joyce’s final known movements, the jurisdictional handoff that shaped her investigation, and the modern forensic efforts that could finally unlock a breakthrough.

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On November 10, 2014, 47-year-old Las Vegas hiker and YouTuber Kenny Veach set out alone into Nevada’s Sheep Mountains — and never came back.

Searchers would later find only one clue: his cell phone, discovered near the edge of a mine shaft in the high desert north of Las Vegas.

In the years since, Kenny’s disappearance has become the subject of intense online speculation — tied to an “M-shaped” cave he once mentioned in a YouTube video. But behind the mystery is a human story: a man who loved solitude, pushed himself into extreme terrain, and vanished without a trace.

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On November 9, 1971, Westfield, New Jersey accountant John Emil List methodically murdered his wife, mother, and three children inside their 18-room home, Breeze Knoll.

He then turned off the heat, left the lights on, mailed letters explaining absences, and vanished.

For nearly 18 years, the devout father and respected businessman lived under a new name — Robert P. Clark — hundreds of miles away.

When a new TV show, America’s Most Wanted, aired an age-progressed bust of what he might look like, one phone call ended his double life.

Convicted in 1990 and sentenced to five consecutive life terms, List would die in prison still describing his crimes as a “mercy” for his family — a justification that only deepened the horror of what he’d done.

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