Case Studies

12,000 Devices. One App. The FBI Built It.

“They thought their phones were encrypted. Every message was being copied to law enforcement. Then came the raids.”

Case #TR-001

1MDB — The Money That Circled the World

“$4.5 BILLION LEFT ONE CITY. THIS IS WHERE IT WENT.”

Case #TR-003

Carlos the Jackal

“In 1973, a twenty-three-year-old Venezuelan walked into a Paris apartment and opened fire on two intelligence agents. He escaped. No one knew his name yet.”

Case #TR-004

The FBI's Longest Dead End

“The FBI gave him a name in 1979. They didn't find him until 1996. Sixteen bombs. One map.”

Case #TR-005

The Murders No One Knew Were Connected

“Vermont. New York. Alaska. Same killer. No one knew for years.”

How One Sniper Made 6 Million People Afraid to Get Gas

Case #TR-006

How One Sniper Made 6 Million People Afraid to Get Gas

“"One bullet. No witness. Next parking lot." (the method)”

Case #TR-006

The Smallest Manhunt in America

“A bomb goes off at the finish line. 4 days later, the entire search fits inside one backyard. Watch the map shrink.”

The Versace Murder — Five Bodies on the Way

Case #TR-007

The Versace Murder — Five Bodies on the Way

“NOBODY CONNECTED THE DOTS. UNTIL OCEAN DRIVE.”

California's Ghost — 50 Attacks, 32 Years, One DNA Match

Case #TR-032

California's Ghost — 50 Attacks, 32 Years, One DNA Match

“THE CASES LINKED IN 2001. GENEALOGY NAMED HIM IN 2018.”

He Jumped Out of a Plane in 1971. We're Still Looking.

Case #TR-1971

He Jumped Out of a Plane in 1971. We're Still Looking.

“HE JUMPED INTO THE DARK. THE MAP WENT SILENT FOR 9 YEARS.”

Case #TR-370

The Plane That Kept Washing Up

“THE PLANE VANISHED. THEN PIECES STARTED WASHING UP — 6,000 MILES APART.”

Section 2

Case File Reveal

Famous mysteries re-dressed as Palladian case files. Solve the method, the killer, the motive — before the page turns.

Case #CR-001

Gone Girl

“She's gone. He did it?”

Case #CR-002

Knives Out

“Dead by his own hand?”

Case #CR-003

Murder on the Orient Express

“Twelve wounds. One killer?”

Case #CR-014

Room 14

“No wound. No poison. Nothing stolen.”

Section 3

Crime Facts

Real cases, forensic twists, and unresolved truths from the archive.

Case #001

THEY PULLED

OFF A

The Monopoly Game

“They pulled off a flawless train robbery. Then they played a board game.”

Case #002

THEY STOLE

HALF A

The Empty Frames

“They stole half a billion dollars in art. The museum left the frames on the wall.”

Case #003

HE HIJACKED

A PLANE

The Money in the River

“He hijacked a plane, jumped out with the ransom money, and vanished. Then a kid found cash in a riverbank.”

Case #004

A SERIAL

KILLER SENT

The 51-Year Code

“A serial killer sent the police a coded message in 1969. It took 51 years to crack it.”

Case #005

VICTORIAN LONDONS

MOST INFAMOUS

The Kidney in the Mail

“Victorian London's most infamous killer mailed a human kidney to the police.”

Case #006

FOR 40 YEARS

CALIFORNIA

The Cop Who Was the Killer

“For 40 years, California hunted a serial predator. He turned out to be one of their own.”

Case #007

A WHISTLEBLOWER

TOLD THE

The Ignored Warning

“A whistleblower told the government about the biggest fraud in history. They ignored him.”

Case #CF-008

SECRET

ACCOUNT

The Secret 88888 Account

“THE SECRET ACCOUNT”

Case #CF-009

CRIME OF

THE CENTURY

The Lindbergh Ladder Evidence

“THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY”

Section 4

Tech Crime

Digital intrusions, system failures, and investigations where evidence is electronic.

Case #TC-001

YOUR WATCH

IS WATCHING

The Smartwatch Witness

“YOUR WATCH IS WATCHING”

Case #TC-002

18 STEPS

TO MURDER

The 18 Steps

“18 STEPS TO MURDER”

Case #TC-003

YOUR HEART

NEVER LIES

The Calm Arsonist

“YOUR HEART NEVER LIES”

Case #TC-004

YOUR WORKOUT

IS WATCHED

The Strava Assassin

“YOUR WORKOUT IS WATCHED”

Case #TC-005

YOUR WATER

METER DIDNT

The Midnight Wash

“YOUR WATER METER DIDN'T SLEEP”

Case #TC-006

ALEXA WAS

LISTENING

The Always-Listening Cylinder

“ALEXA WAS LISTENING”

Case #TC-007

ROUTER

NEVER LIES

The Invisible Web

“THE ROUTER NEVER LIES”

Case #TC-008

YOUR CONSOLE

CAN TESTIFY

The Player Two Alibi

“YOUR CONSOLE CAN TESTIFY”

Case #TC-009

THERMOSTAT

SAW EVERYTHING

The Cold House

“THE THERMOSTAT SAW EVERYTHING”

Case #TC-011

HE PARKED

BESIDE HIS

The Silent Sentinel

“HE PARKED BESIDE HIS OWN CAMERA”

Case #TC-012

YOUR RIDE

REQUEST CAN

The Phantom Ride

“YOUR RIDE REQUEST CAN BE HIJACKED”

Case #TC-013

METADATA

NEVER FORGETS

The Floppy Disk Hubris

“THE METADATA NEVER FORGETS”

Case #TC-014

YOUR PHOTO

LEAKS YOUR

The Pixelated Breadcrumb

“YOUR PHOTO LEAKS YOUR HIDEOUT”

Section 5

Red Flag Files

Court-resolved coercive-control patterns hidden behind trust and intimacy.

Case #RF-001

HE BOUGHT

HER THE

The Land Rover Trap

“He bought her the dream car. Then used it to track and control her.”

Case #RF-002

SHE BOUGHT

A HIDDEN

The Morning Coffee

“SHE BOUGHT A HIDDEN CAMERA”

Case #RF-003

HE CALLED

IT A

The Vitamin Routine

“HE CALLED IT A VITAMIN ROUTINE”

Case #RF-005

HE MADE

HER PROTEIN

The Protein Shake

“HE MADE HER PROTEIN SHAKES”

Case #RF-008

HE TURNED

HER PHONE

The Phone Helper

“HE TURNED HER PHONE INTO A SPY”

Section 6

Dual Victim Cases

Investigations where both sides carry harm and the narrative resists simple blame.

Case #DV-001

$2 7M

STOLEN BY

The Wrong Number

“$2.7M STOLEN BY A KIDNAP VICTIM”

Case #DV-009

HER FIANCE

WAS WORKING

The Tinder Fiancé

“HER FIANCE WAS WORKING A QUOTA”

Case #DV-019

RANSOM

BLAST RADIUS

The Double Collateral Damage

“THE RANSOM BLAST RADIUS”

Section 7

Interactive Mysteries

You are the detective. Study the clues and open the full Case File.

Case #P-0004

ONE MAP

VANISHED

The Missing Archive Map

“ONE MAP VANISHED.”

Case #P-0007

KING

IS GONE

The Stolen Gold Chess King

“THE KING IS GONE.”

Case #P-0008

PIT LANE

PHANTOM

The Pit Lane Phantom

“PIT LANE PHANTOM.”

Case #P-001

A SMARTWATCH

BROKE AN

Vet Clinic Break-In

“A smartwatch broke an alibi in seconds.”

Case #P-0052

WINNING BREW

AT BLACK

The Brewery Sabotage

“The winning brew at Black Lantern Brewery vanished overnight. The safe was opened, but cash was left behind. Who did it?”

Case #P-0082

A PROTOTYPE

WATCH MOVEMENT

The Aethelgard Complication

“A prototype watch movement disappeared from a locked Geneva workshop. Three clues survived. Can you identify the thief?”

Case #P-0214

A TOP-SECRET

PROTOTYPE WAS

Red-Eye from Tokyo

“A top-secret prototype was stolen from a locked briefcase on a red-eye flight. Three clues were left behind. Can you solve the case?”

Case #P-0303

A LIGHTHOUSE

WENT DARK