History, Mystery & Crime

Maria James, a solitary mother residing in the Melbourne suburb of Thornbury in Australia, met a gruesome fate on June 17, 1980. Her lifeless body was discovered in the dimly lit confines of her secondhand bookshop, known as the Open Book. This unresolved case has cast a haunting shadow over the Australian community for more than four decades. The Tragic …

The vanishing of Joanne Ratcliffe and Kirste Gordon stands as one of the most enigmatic enigmas in the annals of Australian history. The two young maidens disappeared without a trace from Adelaide Oval during a football match on August 25, 1973. Despite an extensive search operation and numerous leads, the case remains shrouded in mystery to this day. In this …

A 52-year-old gentleman stands accused of the heinous murder of a woman from Perth who went missing last year. Additionally, he is now under investigation in connection with the brutal death of a young woman named Annette Steward from Geelong nearly three decades ago. The arrest of this individual occurred on a Sunday as part of a joint operation carried …

On this fateful day, 11th March 1993, Nancy Grunwaldt mysteriously vanished, marking a solemn anniversary of a perplexing enigma. Three decades ago, the 26-year-old backpacker bid her last farewell to her parents via telephone before vanishing into obscurity somewhere between St. Helens and Bicheno on Tasmania’s East Coast the following day. Nancy Grunwaldt, a German travel agent, arrived in Devonport …

Upon the vanishing of 10-year-old Bradford Pholi from his Sydney residence in 1982, the former inhabitant of the house developed a sense of foreboding, indicating that something dreadful had transpired. Sixteen years later, Grant Austin commenced experiencing vivid dreams, wherein he envisioned the boy buried beneath the front steps of the property. His conviction led him to bring shovels to …