Explore published stories from Huntington Beach, Califórnia, Estados Unidos and nearby.
Founded in California in 1968, the movement brought Christian communes to several continents. Archives, research and firsthand accounts trace its growth, the harm suffered by some members and its later transformation.
49 km · Los Angeles
Before it became shorthand for mystery, the Cecil was a commercial hotel in 1924 Los Angeles. This extensive dossier follows its original design, documented deaths and crimes, Elisa Lam’s case, the Black Dahlia legend and the building’s conversion to affordable housing, separating evidence, testimony and myth.
49 km · Los Angeles
The history of the so-called Manson Family extends beyond Sharon Tate and two nights in 1969. This dossier names the nine victims in Manson’s murder convictions, reconstructs the Tate-LaBianca and Hinman-Shea evidence, and separates the prosecution’s racist-motive theory from established judicial findings.
49 km · Los Angeles
In 1978 Rodney Alcala won an episode of The Dating Game despite an earlier violent criminal record. Years of appeals, reexamined evidence and investigations across states ultimately produced convictions for seven murders. The television appearance opens the story; the victims and the limits of the evidence are its center.
49 km · Los Angeles
Elizabeth Short's 1947 murder led to a remarkably fast fingerprint identification, mailings to the press and decades of competing suspects. This dossier separates what the records establish from what the name “Black Dahlia” has obscured.
82 km · San Bernardino
Disturbing photographs circulated under the nickname “Dr. Gloves”. This dossier follows the 2023 public appeal, the independent inquiry and its 2026 update, separating investigative leads from a confirmed identity while protecting the privacy of those depicted.
103 km · Rancho Santa Fe
Long before 1997, Bonnie Nettles and Marshall Applewhite brought people together around a religion blending Christianity, communal life and UFO beliefs. This dossier traces the changing doctrine and its documentary record.
115 km · San Diego
In December 1986, Cara Knott vanished while driving home on Interstate 15 near San Diego. Highway patrol officer Craig Peyer was convicted of murdering her. The record reveals earlier nighttime stops, calls to his agency, and a long legal dispute over state responsibility.