28-07-2025
What's A True Crime Case No One Talks About?
There are a lot of true crime stories that are so infamous it feels like evveeeerrryone knows about them — Jeffrey Dahmer, John Wayne Gacy, and D.B. list goes on.
But on the flip side, there are actually many true crime stories not a lot of people have heard about before.
For example, have you ever heard of the "Hangman" or "Killer Cop," aka Gerard John Schaefer Jr.? He was a former sheriff's deputy and suspected serial killer active in Florida during the '70s who killed two teen girls. It's suspected he actually had dozens more victims.
Or did you know about the unsolved Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders that took place from 1972–1973 in Northern California? There were seven confirmed killings, but possibly a lot more.
Perhaps you've gone your whole life not knowing that the R.E.M. song, 'What's the Frequency, Kenneth?' is a reference to the 1986 crime where CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather was attacked and mugged by two men while one of them repeatedly said, "Kenneth, what is the frequency?'
Basically, what I'm saying is, there are A LOOOOOOT of unbelievable, true crime stories out there, especially ones people don't talk enough about. So we wanna know: what's a lesser-known true crime story that we haven't already heard?!
Tell us in the comments or via the totally anonymous form below for a chance to be featured in a future BuzzFeed Community post or video!
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