Luke Kenton

With a winning girl next door look, she was whisked away from her hometown and her face was splashed across billboards. But her pursuit of stardom soon took a horrifying turn.

Days after Thanksgiving 2011, Kristin Workhoven received an unexpected call. On the line was Brian Brimmager, her Marine ex-boyfriend, who said he was coming home and needed to talk.

Before dawn on June 27, 1995, Jodi Huisentruit was woken by the sound of her telephone ringing. She got up, got dressed, left her apartment for work - and then she vanished without a trace.

Before dawn on June 27, 1995, Jodi Huisentruit was woken by the sound of her telephone ringing. She got up, got dressed, left her apartment for work - and then she vanished without a trace.

Erika Kirk, dressed in all black, faced her husband's alleged murderer for the first time Monday morning as he appeared before a Utah judge for a five-day preliminary hearing.

Erika Kirk, dressed in all black, faced her husband's alleged murderer for the first time Monday morning as he appeared before a Utah judge for a five-day preliminary hearing.

She has known the family for nearly 20 years and said they have been taking more camping trips in recent months.

The true crime obsession is here to stay - and audiences captivated by these tragic tales still can't look away.

As the court broke for an afternoon recess in Utah on Thursday, the mother of accused Charlie Kirk assassin Tyler Robinson rose from her seat red-eyed and visibly spent.

She has known the family for nearly 20 years and said they have been taking more camping trips in recent months.