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Jul 18

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In this suitcase, a man begs his girlfriend to let him out, gasping for air and pleading desperately—but she taunts him, laughing it off as she leaves him zipped inside overnight. These cries for help would be his last words.

It began innocently enough in late 2019 when Sarah Boone, 42, met Jorge Torres Jr., also 42, in Winter Park, Florida. They hit it off quickly, moving in together and sharing what seemed like a normal relationship at first—date nights, shared laughs, the usual. But cracks appeared fast. Police records show multiple calls to their apartment for domestic disputes, escalating arguments that turned physical. In one incident just months before the tragedy, Boone was arrested for battery after allegedly choking Torres and smashing his phone during a fight. Torres didn't press charges, and they stayed together

Fast forward to February 23, 2020: The couple had been drinking wine all evening, playing games like puzzles and hide-and-seek to unwind. Torres, in a playful mood, climbed into a rolling suitcase as part of the game. Boone zipped it shut—with two of his fingers sticking out for air, she later said—and started recording on her phone. In the videos, Torres pleads, "I can't breathe, babe," and "Sarah, let me out," gasping desperately. But Boone taunts him, saying things like "That's what you get for cheating" and "For everything you've done to me," laughing as she tips the suitcase over. She claimed later it was all in jest, that she fell asleep upstairs thinking he'd get out on his own. But overnight, he didn't.

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Jul 18

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This eerie church surveillance footage shows a shadowy figure clad in tactical SWAT gear marked "POLICE," wandering empty halls, prying open doors and shattering glass during a heavy rainstorm. Meanwhile, a female instructor arrives to set up her 5 a.m. boot camp class, oblivious to the danger lurking inside - just moments before tragedy strikes.

It all began on April 18, 2016, when Terri "Missy" Bevers, a 45-year-old fitness instructor and mother of three, arrived at Creekside Church of Christ in Midlothian, Texas, around 4 a.m. She was there to prepare for her regular 5 a.m. boot camp class as part of Camp Gladiator, a nationwide fitness program offering high-intensity group workouts. She unloaded gear from her truck despite the pouring rain.

Missy was married to Brandon Bevers, and while their life seemed stable, police later learned of some marital strains, including financial issues and flirtatious communications she had with people outside the marriage. The church was quiet that early morning - or appeared to be.

Unbeknownst to her, surveillance cameras inside had captured something unsettling just minutes earlier. Around 3:50 a.m., a person entered the building dressed in tactical gear resembling SWAT attire, complete with a helmet and vest labeled "POLICE"—though it wasn't real law enforcement equipment. The figure, about 5'2" to 5'7" tall and moving with an odd gait, carried tools like a hammer and wandered the halls, breaking glass and forcing doors open in what looked like aimless vandalism. Missy entered soon after, heading to the southwest corner to set up. The cameras didn't catch what happened next, but around 4:20 a.m., she was attacked off-screen, suffering multiple puncture wounds and blunt force trauma to her head and chest from a tool.

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Jul 15

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This is Lauren McCluskey, a 21-year-old University of Utah track athlete. A few moments ago, she received a message from someone claiming to be a deputy chief, urging her to come to the police station.

She was on campus, and moments after she left, a man she had broken up with was seen on CCTV walking into campus buildings carrying a black, seemingly weighty bag. He had been carrying the black bag again while wearing Deadpool gear during his earlier stalking.

Lauren McCluskey was a 21-year-old senior at the University of Utah, a dedicated track and field athlete from Washington state, majoring in communications. On September 2, 2018, while out with friends in Salt Lake City, she met a bouncer named Shawn Fields at a local bar. He told her he was 28, charming and attentive, and they hit it off quickly, starting to date soon after. Fields visited her dorm often, met her friends, and seemed like a good match.

By early October 2018, during a visit home for fall break, McCluskey decided to look up Fields online. What she found shocked her: his real name was Melvin Rowland, he was actually 37, and he had a criminal record as a registered sex offender from 2004 convictions for attempted sexual abuse and enticing a minor. Back on campus, she confronted him on October 9; he admitted the lies but spent the night in her dorm. The next day, October 10, she ended the relationship definitively.

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Jul 14

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This is Paul Thijssen, a 24-year-old former student and sports coach at St Andrew's Cathedral School in Sydney, Australia. Days earlier, his colleague Lilie James, 21, had just ended their brief casual relationship. CCTV footage captured him in a hardware store selecting a hammer after testing several for weight, then practicing swings and lunges outside the gym bathroom at the school.

Paul Thijssen, born in 1999 in the Netherlands and raised in Sydney, Australia, was a former student at St Andrew's Cathedral School, a prestigious private school in central Sydney. He captained the cricket and hockey teams there. After studying abroad, he returned in 2023 at age 24 to coach sports at the school and a nearby college. Lilie James, born in 2002, was a 21-year-old water polo coach and assistant at the same school, studying commerce and law at a local university while living with her family in a southern Sydney suburb.

In September 2023, Thijssen and James, who worked together in the school's sports department, began a casual romantic relationship that lasted about five weeks. By mid-October, James decided to end it, telling Thijssen it wasn't working out due to their professional overlap. The breakup occurred just days before October 25, 2023.

Following the breakup, Thijssen told colleagues he was "going through something." Later evidence showed stalking behavior: security footage captured him lingering outside the gym bathroom in the days prior, rehearsing aggressive motions like lunges and hammer swings, indicating premeditation. He rented a white Volkswagen Golf car and purchased a hammer and duct tape from a hardware store on October 23.

On October 25, around 7 p.m., James entered the gym bathroom at the school to collect water polo equipment after hours. Thijssen followed her in shortly after. Inside, he attacked her with the hammer, inflicting severe blunt force trauma to her head and face, causing her death.

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Jul 11

In this CCTV footage from July 24, 2024, 57-year-old Anita Rose, a mother of three, is seen calmly walking her dog along a quiet path in Suffolk, England, wearing a bright pink jacket and earphones. Just behind her, a man can be seen following at a careful distance — almost blending into the background. This would be the last moment Anita was ever seen alive. What happened next would leave an entire country in shock.

On July 24, 2024, 57-year-old Anita Rose, a mother of three, left her home in Suffolk, England, around 5 a.m. to walk her dog. In CCTV footage from that morning, Anita can be seen in her bright pink jacket, earphones in, as she sets off on what seemed like a normal early walk. Behind her, a man quietly follows.

Around 6:25 a.m., a cyclist found Anita lying severely injured on a footpath. Her loyal dog was still beside her, and her dog’s lead was found tightly looped around her ankle. She was rushed to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, but after four days in critical condition, she died on July 28 from catastrophic head injuries described by doctors as similar to those from a high-speed car crash.

Investigators opened a murder inquiry immediately. Initial arrests were made in October 2024 but led nowhere. Then in May 2025, police announced a breakthrough: forensic evidence and CCTV footage identified 56-year-old Roy Barclay as the man who had been following Anita that morning.

Barclay had been evading authorities for years, wanted on a prison recall since 2015 after a violent assault on an elderly man. He had been living in makeshift woodland camps, changing his appearance and using showers at sewage works to avoid detection.

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Jul 10

On the morning of July 23, 2007, Jennifer Hawke-Petit was captured on CCTV at a bank in Cheshire, Connecticut. She was alone, withdrawing $15,000 after telling staff her family was being held hostage at the Petit family home. A bank employee immediately called police to report the ongoing crime. These would be the last moments Jennifer was ever seen alive.

On the evening of July 22, 2007, Dr. William Petit was sitting on a porch chair at his family home in Cheshire, Connecticut. Two men, Steven Hayes and Joshua Komisarjevsky, who had targeted the house after seeing Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughter Michaela shopping earlier that day, approached. Komisarjevsky later admitted he had followed them home and chosen the house because it seemed affluent and easy to access.

After midnight, the two men entered the home through an unlocked basement door. They first encountered Dr. Petit asleep on the couch and bludgeoned him with a baseball bat, then tied him up in the basement.

They then proceeded upstairs, where they bound Jennifer Hawke-Petit and her daughters, 17-year-old Hayley and 11-year-old Michaela, in their bedrooms. Over the next several hours, the intruders searched for money and waited for banks to open.

In the morning, around 9 a.m., Hayes took Jennifer to a local bank. Jennifer entered alone and told the teller her family was being held hostage, asking for $15,000 to satisfy her captors. Steven Hayes waited outside in her vehicle. A bank employee discreetly called 911, reporting the hostage situation and providing details about the car.

Jennifer and Hayes returned to the house. Meanwhile, police arrived near the Petit residence and began surveillance but chose not to immediately intervene, hoping to avoid provoking violence inside.

Back at the house, the situation escalated. Hayes sexually assaulted Jennifer, and Komisarjevsky sexually assaulted 11-year-old Michaela. Hayes then strangled Jennifer to death. Gasoline was poured throughout the home, and the men set it on fire.

Dr. Petit, severely injured but conscious, managed to free himself and escape through the basement door to a neighbor’s yard to get help. Hayley and Michaela, still tied to their beds upstairs, died from smoke inhalation as the fire spread.

Hayes and Komisarjevsky attempted to flee the scene in the family’s vehicle but were quickly apprehended by police at the end of the driveway.

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