True Crime - Truth Uncovered

 Dumb Ways Killers Were Caught - Written by Mandeep Rai 5. Scott Purk and Oversharing In March 2009, police were called to the home of Scott Purk to investigate reports of a fire. Purk had burned down his own house for the insurance money, but that's not all he told cops that night. When being questioned by police, Purk made a passing comment about his first wife, and how she had committed suicide by hanging while she was 9 months pregnant. Something felt off about the way Purk had mentioned the apparent suicide, which had occurred 24 years prior. Police would go on to exhume his first wife's body and find that marks on her neck were inconsistent with suicide by hanging. 4. Stacey Castor and the Word Document In late 1999, Castor poisoned her husband, who would sadly pass away in 2000 as a result. His daughter, Ashley, aged 11 at the time, was the only person with him when he died. At the time, it was believed that he had died of a heart attack. In 2003, Castor's second hus...

A Look into Nichol Kessinger by Mandeep Rai Nichol Kessinger's suspicious behaviour before and after the tragic murder of Shanann Watts, her 2 daughters and unborn son has caused public outrage. Did she know more than she led officers to believe, or is she innocent? What did Kessinger do? - She attempted to delete all phone evidence of her messages with Chris Watts - She suggested Watts delete messages and photos with her on his phone - She insisted she was unaware that Shanann was pregnant, despite her phone's search history revealing she had viewed Shanann's Facebook account multiple times - Phone records show she had not called Watts the day of the murders, however her phone showed that she was in the same area as Watts - After the murders, her search history showed that she had been looking into selling her story, getting a book deal and if the public had hated Scott Peterson's mistress - She suggested Watts' pawn Shanann's wedding ring - In what is now cons...