An unidentified serial killer who was active in Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1930s was known to have murdered anywhere from between thirteen to twenty plus victims. A woman dubbed the "Lady of the Lake" could be included and would be the first victim to the person(s) that was known as the Mad Butcher of Kingsbury Run or the Cleveland Torso Murderer. Kingsbury Run is a prehistoric riverbed running from The Flats to about East 90th Street. Kingsbury Run was a dark and dangerous place in the 1930s and unfortunately the murderer has never been caught.

Elizabeth Short was one of five girls born to Cleo Alvin Short Jr. and Phoebe May Sawyer on July 29th, 1924 in Hyde Park, Massachusetts. At the age of 15, Elizabeth she was suffering from bronchitis and severe asthma attacks, so she had to undergo surgery. After the successful surgery the doctors did recommend that she relocate to a milder climate in order to prevent any further respiratory problems. For the rest of her life, she lived in different state such as Florida, Massachusetts, and California. In 1947, after a short trip to San Diego, she made her way back to Los Angeles getting dropped off at the Biltmore Hotel never to be seen alive again. Elizabeth Short is dubbed the Black Dahlia, and her case has been unsolved for more than 75 years.

Amber Hagerman received a new pink bike for Christmas in 1995 and was ecstatic to ride it. On January 13th, 1996 Donna took her 9-year-old daughter Amber and 5-year-old son Ricky to their grandmother’s house so they could ride their bikes around the neighborhood. Amber and her brother took off down the street telling their mother they wouldn’t go too far however Amber did not listen to her mother’s instructions and went to the corner store while her brother turned around without his sister. Ricky headed back alone not knowing it would be the last time he would see his sister alive.

Josh and Sandee Greenberg gave birth to their one and only child a daughter they named Ellen Rae Greenberg on June 23rd, 1983. It wasn’t until 9 years later in 1994 that the family of three decided to move to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where Ellen later attended Susquehanna Township middle school. After graduating high school, she attended Penn State graduating with a major in communications later realizing that was not the path for her, so she decided to attend Temple University in order to earn her teaching credentials. She later obtained a job teaching the first grade at Juniata Park Academy located in Philadelphia. By January of 2011, she was loving being a teacher and was even engaged to be married that same year although, that day would never come for Ellen.

On Friday February 12th, 1993 little two-year-old James Bulger and his mother Denise went to the New Strand Shopping Center in Bootle, England to do some shopping. They were there for a short time before Denise decided to go into the butcher shop to purchase some meat. She held James’ hand the entire time until it was time to purchase her chops, as Denise let go of his hand James wondered off and seemingly vanished within seconds. Denise would not have answers about what happened to her son until days later.

Jaime Osuna had a horrible upbringing starting with his mother neglecting him and allowing his stepfather to physical abuse Jaime. His mom and stepfather would deprive him of food while his siblings were not, although he was allowed to eat on the floor like a dog. This treatment led him into a life of crime, abuse, and murder in the most gruesome way.

Daniel Marsh first made local headlines in 2008 at the age of 10 after receiving an American Red Cross Heroes Award for using CPR to save his father’s life who was having a heart attack. Although, it was around the same time his parents were going through a divorce due to his mother's affair with his former kindergarten teacher. This really stuck with Daniel and at the young age of 10, he was beginning to be enraged with the woman that his mother had left his father for. He plotted to slit her throat or strangle her to death and began to have dreams of killing people. At 11, he told a therapist about fantasies of torturing people and his desire to make those fantasies come true. Unfortunately, nobody took him seriously and he acted on those fantasies.

17-year-old Cassandra Bjorge was sent to live with her grandparents Wendy and Randall Bjorge in Georgia after she had been having some behavioral issues with a past of using drugs and running away. She spent several years doing Kung Fu at this point so shortly after moving in with her grandparents she was able to go to China with her grandparents help. They were hoping this would help Cassie to change her life around although little did they know Cassie had other plans alongside her boyfriend Johnny Rider.