The Villains Videos
Stacey Gunter, Bobbie and Jerry Barber’s sister, was rescued from their Baldwin County home in November 2023 after deputies found her in severe neglect. The couple faced charges of neglect, false imprisonment, and exploiting a disabled adult, following investigations into their failure to provide care despite her mental illness and prior parental support.
Wendi Adelson is interrogated over her ex-husband Daniel Markel's murder. Investigators uncover evidence suggesting the burglary was a premeditated hit, revealing her attempts to feign innocence as detectives piece together the planned crime.
On June 27, 2016, Kenneth Heisler discovered his home was burglarized and his 30-year-old son David was missing, along with his car. David, who had a brain injury from a prior accident and was a single father to his 6-year-old daughter, had recently won custody of Mariah from his ex-girlfriend.
Steven Zelich, a former police officer, murdered two women via sadomasochism-related encounters in 2012 and 2013, claiming accidental deaths. He concealed their bodies in suitcases, later dumped along a Wisconsin roadway. Arrested in 2014, he pleaded guilty to homicides and corpse-hiding, receiving consecutive life sentences totaling 70 years.
Trupal Patel, 29, was found dead in Shark River Park in February 2017 after being lured to a garage in Ocean Township under false pretenses. His body showed multiple fatal injuries. Joseph Villani, 22, and his girlfriend Raquel Garajau, 19, were convicted of premeditated robbery and murder, with Villani receiving a 40-year sentence and Garajau 33 years.
In the Keller, Texas case, Michele Marie Williams was convicted of murdering her husband, Gregg Williams, in 2011. Initially claiming a masked intruder, investigators found inconsistencies, staged evidence, and forced entry issues. Prosecutors linked the death to life insurance proceeds and evidence tampering. She was convicted in 2014, received a 60-year sentence, and her convictions were upheld on appeal.
On March 19, 2022, Longview police found Eric Wynns dead and Jonathan Dillard injured after a violent altercation at a shared home. Michael Ralston, who claimed self-defense, was later convicted after evidence, including Eric’s phone footage, showed he unprovokedly attacked Eric, leading to a 30-year prison sentence.
Robin Lee Upson, 62, was found dead in Ocala National Forest in 2018. Christopher Lee Takhvar, her friend and business partner, was convicted of second-degree murder and grand theft in 2019 after forensic evidence and inconsistencies in his account led to his life sentence.
Leslie Preer vanished in 2001 after failing to appear for work. Authorities found suspicious signs at her Maryland home but couldn't locate her, leading to a cold case. Decades later, DNA analysis linked her disappearance to Eugene Gligor, a former acquaintance, resulting in his arrest and renewed attention to forensic advancements in solving cold cases.
Pensacola authorities solved a 35-year cold case involving Tonya Ethridge McKinley's 1985 murder. Genetic genealogy linked suspect Daniel Leonard Wells to the crime via DNA from a cigarette butt. Wells was arrested but died by suicide in jail before trial, offering closure to McKinley’s family after decades of uncertainty.
Rachelle Brewsaugh's death in Hamilton, Ohio, in October 2022, led to Toby Madden's conviction for murder and felonious assault. Prosecutors cited evidence, family testimony, and Madden's behavior. His trial in September 2024 included emotional outbursts and his daughter's testimony. Madden received a 15-year-to-life sentence with 10 additional years, totaling 25 years without parole. The case highlighted domestic violence's impact on families and public scrutiny.
On August 12, 2015, Port Orange Police received a 911 call reporting a body floating near the dock. The identified victim, Crystal Caralea Pifer, was found face down, naked from the waist up. Initial concerns of a tragic accident later shifted to a documented murder investigation.