On the morning of June 20, 1994, five members of the Bain family were found shot to death inside their home in Dunedin, New Zealand. Four days later, the only surviving family member, 22-year-old David Bain, was charged with the murders.

What followed became one of New Zealand’s most controversial criminal cases.

Was David Bain a calculated killer who staged the scene and tried to frame his father? Or was Robin Bain responsible for the murders before taking his own life?

In this episode, we break down the crime scene, the conflicting evidence, the appeals, the retrial, and the theories that still divide people decades later.

In 1996, Sharon Lopatka left her home in Maryland after weeks of online conversations with a man she had never met in person. Days later, she was dead.

What makes this case different isn’t just how it ended—it’s what led up to it. Hundreds of emails. Detailed planning. And a request that raises questions people still debate today.

Did Sharon truly consent to what happened? Or was this a case of someone taking advantage of a woman in a vulnerable state?

In this episode, we break down the timeline, the messages, and the details that make this case one of the most unsettling intersections of the early internet and real-life consequences.

In 2016, 51-year-old John Lang was found dead inside his Fresno, California home after a fire broke out. His death was ruled a suicide.

But in the weeks leading up to it, John documented what he believed was ongoing surveillance by the Fresno Police Department. He uploaded videos, filed complaints, and made repeated claims that he was being targeted.

Days before his death, he posted that if anything happened to him, it would be made to look like a suicide.

In this episode, we go through John’s videos, his claims, the official findings, and the details that continue to raise questions. Was this a case of paranoia… or was something else happening that never fully came to light?