RED JACK, SAUCY JACK, A JACK BY ANY OTHER NAME by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook It’s been well over 100 years since the gory murders committed in the Whitechapel […]
Visions from the Crawlspace: The Cursed Canvas of John Wayne Gacy
Visions from the Crawlspace: The Cursed Canvas of John Wayne Gacy by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook If eyes serve as windows to the soul, then paintings act as a […]
The Pitmaster of Baltimore: Joe Metheny’s Secret Ingredient
The Pitmaster of Baltimore: Joe Metheny’s Secret Ingredient by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook On December 19, 1996, police finally shackled Joe Roy Metheny, charging the man with the brutal […]
The Sorbonne Serpent: The Chilling Afterlife of the Kobe Cannibal
The Sorbonne Serpent: The Chilling Afterlife of the Kobe Cannibal by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Born of wealth and bred in shadow, Issei Sagawa entered the world in 1949 […]
Shadows in the Creaking House: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912
Shadows in the Creaking House: The Unsolved Villisca Axe Murders of 1912 by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In the pre-dawn hours of June 10, 1912, a shadowy intruder slaughtered […]
Paint, Blood, and Prophecy: When Fortune Turns Fatal
Paint, Blood, and Prophecy: When Fortune Turns Fatal by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 2005, someone hunted down Ha “Jade” Smith and her daughter, Anita, and slaughtered them inside […]
The Architecture of Evil: Renovating the Bundy Boyhood Home
The Architecture of Evil: Renovating the Bundy Boyhood Home by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In 2016, the childhood sanctuary of a monster—located in the quiet North End of Tacoma—was […]
Echoes in Battle Creek: The Crimes That Refuse to Stay Buried
Echoes in Battle Creek: The Crimes That Refuse to Stay Buried by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In February 1983, 17-year-old Patricia Rosansky left for school in Battle Creek—and never […]
The Four P Killer: Stanley Baker, Robert Salem, and the Occult Shadows of the Zodiac
The Four P Killer: Stanley Baker, Robert Salem and the Occult Shadows of the Zodiac by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In the sweltering summer of 1970, 22-year-old James Michael […]
A Case with Unanswered Questions
A Case with Unanswered Questions by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Usually, a murder conviction marks the end of the investigation. But some cases linger with unanswered questions. From July 1979 to […]
Dark Deeds in Westchester County
Dark Deeds in Westchester County By M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook In the early 1970s, seemingly unrelated acts of violence across America hid a sinister, unifying thread—one that investigative journalist John […]
Panic on Cielo Drive
The Murder of Sharon Tate by M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook The summer of 1969 was scarred by a string of gruesome murders in the wealthy neighborhoods of Southern California. When […]
Infamous Addresses
Infamous Addresses By M.P. Pellicer | Noir Notebook Infamous houses where notorious crimes have been committed often become dark tourist spots. In some cases house numbers are changed or they […]
What Happened to these Cold Cases | Volume 7 | The Coldest Cases
What Happened to These Cold cases | Volume 7 | The Coldest Cases By M.P. Pellicer Over 45 years ago two cases baffled police, but leads dried up and they […]