• 31-Year-Old Mother Disappears Without a Trace—Where Is Jana Manasco?

    31-Year-Old Mother Disappears Without a Trace—Where Is Jana Manasco?

    On August 19, 2023, Jana Leigh Stines Manasco, a 31-year-old woman from Monarch Mill in Union County, South Carolina, vanished without a trace. Nearly two years have passed and despite countless efforts from her family, local authorities, and the community, Jana is still missing.ContentsThe Day She DisappearedA Complicated SearchLaw Enforcement ResponseHow You Can Help The…


  • The Poyais Fraud – How Gregor MacGregor Sold a Nonexistent Nation

    The Poyais Fraud – How Gregor MacGregor Sold a Nonexistent Nation

    Gregor MacGregor was born in 1786 in Scotland. He began his life in the military, serving in the British Army and later joining the fight for South American independence. For a while he gained recognition and respect. But his name would eventually become known not for bravery but for one of the boldest scams in…


  • The Canoe Con – How John Darwin Faked His Death in an Insurance Scam That Fooled the World

    The Canoe Con – How John Darwin Faked His Death in an Insurance Scam That Fooled the World

    John Darwin was born around 1950 or 1951 and grew up in Hartlepool, England. He went to St Francis Xavier’s Grammar School and later studied biology and chemistry at De La Salle College in Salford. In 1973, he married Anne Stephenson. Darwin worked as a science and math teacher for nearly two decades. Later, he…


  • Cassie Chadwick Fraud Case – How the Fake Carnegie Heiress Scammed America’s Elite Out of Millions

    Cassie Chadwick Fraud Case – How the Fake Carnegie Heiress Scammed America’s Elite Out of Millions

    Cassie Chadwick, whose real name was Elizabeth Bigley, was born on October 10, 1857, in Appin, Canada West—what is now Ontario. She grew up in a large family with seven siblings. Her father worked for the railroad and they lived on a small, modest farm near Eastwood. From a young age, Elizabeth had a talent…



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