Celebrating Three Years of True Crime Story Blog
In May 2026, True Crime Story Blog marked three years of independent reporting. To everyone who has shared a missing person’s story, sent us a case to look into, or come back to learn what happened after a hearing, thank you. You’re part of the reason we keep following these stories.
When we launched in May 2023, we wanted to make it easier for readers to follow a case over time. A family may still be searching years after a disappearance. A court ruling may change what readers understood from the first reports. And sometimes the most accurate update we can give is that an important question remains open.
For our third anniversary, we chose three cases from our coverage to revisit. Each shows a different part of that work.
Three Cases From Our First Three Years
Remembering Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen, and Kaylee Goncalves were University of Idaho students. On November 13, 2022, they were killed at an off-campus home in Moscow, Idaho.
Nearly three years later, on July 23, 2025, a judge sentenced Bryan Kohberger to four consecutive life terms without the possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty to their murders. The sentence is part of the public record. So are the names of the four students, which is where we chose to begin. Read the Idaho State Police case summary
The Search for Nancy Guthrie
Nancy Guthrie’s family reported her missing on February 1, 2026. The FBI says she was last seen the previous evening at her home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson, Arizona. In an appeal for help, investigators asked people to share photographs or doorbell camera footage that might help establish what happened.
Our reports give readers a way to follow the investigation in sequence. Read our first case update · Read the follow-up
The Killing of Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan on December 4, 2024. When we marked our anniversary in May 2026, the criminal proceedings against Luigi Mangione were still unfolding.
Update since the anniversary. On August 14, 2026, Mangione pleaded guilty in federal court to two stalking offenses resulting in Thompson’s death. Read the U.S. Attorney’s announcement
Cora, Dawson, and Callan Clancy — the case in Duxbury, Massachusetts
Celeste Rivas Hernandez — the preliminary hearing in the case against singer d4vd
Maleesa Mooney — reporting on the case against Magnus Daniel Humphrey
Logan Tipton — developments in his murder case
Morgan Nick — a development in the investigation into her disappearance
Mashenka Reid — a follow-up on the case involving her father and younger brother
Corey Shearer — the conviction in his case, previously covered on The Original Sin Podcast
