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Subscriber-only episode The night of July 22nd, 1957, would change several lives forever and start an investigation that would last almost 50 years.  A man robbed and sexually assaulted 4 teenagers in California, then just a few minutes later, he murdered two cops. Then, he seemed to have disappeared. 46 years later a man living a completely normal life, with a wife, kids, and a wealthy retirement answered a knock at his door, only to be met with dozens of cops, and it was time to answer to his past. 

Subscriber-only episode The Briley Brothers were three brothers, Linwood, James Jr. and Anthony Briley. From a young age, the three shared very concerning behavior. While they were well liked around the neighborhood for helping elderly neighbors, behind closed doors they had exotic pets and for fun would feed them live animals.  As the three got older, they had a seven month crime spree through Richmond, Virginia where they murdered several people.  Once they were eventually caught, it wasn't over. Because two of the three brothers orchestrated what sounds like a scene straight out of a horror movie. A prison escape where several convicted murderers escaped death row. 

Subscriber-only episode This is one of the craziest stories that we have covered.  It takes place over the course of a few weeks in Sydney, Australia in 1935.  A shark was captured and placed on display in a tank. The shark threw up an arm, with a distinct tattoo. This led investigators to a missing person, which turned into a murder investigation.  When investigators started narrowing in on a suspect, he attempted to take his own life, when that didn't work, he led cops on a boat chase (yes, a boat chase). Once he was caught, things in the case changed drastically...

Subscriber-only episode Richard John Bingham (known as John) was the 7th Earl of Lucan and would later be labeled as one of the only royal family members to commit murder. John lived a life that was straight out of a movie: money, fast cars, and gambling (at one point he was even offered an opportunity to audition for one of the original James Bond films).