Criminals Who Target Subcultures: Atlanta’s Handcuff Man

From the 1960s through the early 1990s, a violent predator known as the “Handcuff Man” targeted gay men and male sex workers in Atlanta. He lured them into his car with promises of money and alcohol before drugging, beating, and burning them. People in the community knew he was dangerous, but fear …

Christa Pike’s Failed Execution: What Went Wrong with the Lethal Injection? | Dr. Priya Banerjee

On September 30, 2026, Tennessee attempted to execute death row inmate Christa Pike by lethal injection for the 1995 murder of 19-year-old Colleen Slemmer. Despite receiving two doses of pentobarbital, Pike survived. She lost consciousness but continued breathing, and her heart was still beating mo…

Presley Gerber’s Suspected Overdose: What Families Should Know About Addiction Treatment | Shelley Halligan

Presley Gerber, the 27-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, died at a sober living facility in September 2026. His death is being investigated as a suspected overdose. Despite his family’s resources and access to treatment, Presley had publicly expressed frustrati…

Lindsay Clancy Retrial: The Prosecution Decisions Claudia King Says Deserve Another Look

The Lindsay Clancy trial ended in a mistrial in September 2026 after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict in the case involving the deaths of her three young children. The case has sparked strong opinions and heated debate, and with another trial potentially ahead, attention is turning t…

When True Crime Gets Too Close to the Case | With Joshua Schiffer

High-profile cases don’t stay behind the scenes anymore. Lawyers are hired before investigations are complete, advocates and private experts release their own findings, witnesses speak on podcasts, and online accusations spread long before anyone is charged with a crime. In this episode of Zone 7,…

What Happens Next for Lindsay Clancy? | Dr. Priya Banerjee

Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother who had been struggling with serious mental health symptoms after the birth of her third child, admitted to strangling her three young children with exercise bands while her husband was out picking up dinner and medication. She then jumped from a second-story …

When the Planes Came to Gander: A Flight Attendant’s 9/11 Story | Sharlene Bowen

On September 11, 2001, with U.S. airspace closed after the terrorist attacks, dozens of transatlantic flights were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland. Thousands of passengers and crew from around the world landed in the small town, nearly doubling its population within minutes. Their story later insp…

Jabez Spann: Nine Years Later, His Parents are Still Fighting for the Families of Missing People

Jabez Spann was 14 years old when he disappeared from Sarasota, Florida, over Labor Day weekend in 2017. It would be two years before his remains were recovered and his death was ruled a homicide. In this episode of Zone 7, Sheryl McCollum welcomes back Jabez’s mother, Tawana Spann, and her husban…

The Woman Who Rode With the Wild Bunch | Chris Enss on Laura Bullion

By 1901, Laura Bullion had traded the ranches of her childhood for life with the Wild Bunch, the outlaw gang associated with Butch Cassisy and the Sundance Kid, and took part in the Great Northern train robbery that would eventually send her to prison. After years spent waiting for Ben Kilpatrick, …

“The Mob’s Accountant”: One of Americas most Notorious Mobsters Meyer Lansky Through His Grandson’s Eyes

During the Prohibition era and the rise of organized crime in the early 20th century, Meyer Lansky emerged as one of the figures who helped shape the modern American mob. Through his partnerships with Charles “Lucky” Luciano and Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel, he became closely tied to the development of …