Gal Vallerius was a seemingly mild-mannered Frenchman, with a wife and family, living in Paris France. However, behind the scenes, or should we say, behind the screen, Gal was known as “OxyMonster”, one of the most prominent drug dealers on the dark web.

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On the night of June 2nd 2011, 20-year-old University of Indiana student Lauren Spierer had some friends over to watch a basketball game. Deciding that the night was not finished, Lauren went over to a friend's place to keep the party going. Lauren and her friends then went to several other locations that evening. Lauren would last be seen leaving her friend, Jason’s home around 4:30AM on June 3rd, but has not been seen since. Lauren was last seen wearing black leggings and a white tank top with a white shirt over it.

If you have any information on Lauren or her whereabouts, please contact either Bloomington Police at 812-339-4477 or Crime Stoppers of central Indiana at 317-262-tips

Sources:

Kelly, Erin, “The Chilling Story Of Lauren Spierer, The College Student Who Vanished Into Thin Air”, All Thats Interesting, February 6th 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/lauren-spierer, Accessed June 21 2025

Sinha, Shivangi, “Lauren Spierer: What Happened to Her? Has She Been Found?”, The Cinemaholic, August 24th 2023, https://thecinemaholic.com/lauren-spierer-found-or-missing-is-she-dead-or-alive/, Accessed June 21 2025

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On May 16, 2007, 20-year-old Sean Kennedy was leaving a nightclub where he had spent the evening with his friends. As he was leaving the club, he was confronted by a group of men in a vehicle. An altercation occurred between Sean and one of the men in the car, Stephen Moller, who exited the car, yelled a homophobic slur at Sean and then punched Sean in the face causing Sean to fall backwards and hit his head on the concrete curb. Stephen, along with his friends then fled the scene, leaving Sean to die.

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On July 14th, 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins went to a concert in New York with someone that she thought was her friend. Unfortunately, on their way home from the concert, Bianca’s “friend” revealed that he had a very sinister plan for Bianca, which including posting horrific photos online that would later go viral.

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Fraga,Kaleena, “Bianca Devins Was Murdered By Brandon Andrew Clark — Then He Posted Pictures Of Her Dead Body Online,” All thats interesting, May 30, 2024, https://allthatsinteresting.com/bianca-devins, Accessed June 5th 2025

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On Sept 17, 1984, 8-year-old Vicki Lynne Hoskinson set out on her pink bicycle to drop off a birthday card for her aunt at the mailbox. Sadly, Vicki never returned home. Her pink bike was found several blocks from her home but there was no sign of Vicki.

Sources:

YouTube Video of Debbie Carlson remembering her daughter Vicki Lynne Hoskinson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i242Hf7suBs

Smith, Kim, “After 25 years, Vicki Lynne Hoskinson's mom is fed up with Atwood's murder appeals”, Tuscon.com, June 10, 2012, https://tucson.com/news/local/crime/after-years-vicki-s-mother-is-fed-up-with-murder/article_32895405-e566-506e-a6b8-b55482da6e52.html, accessed May 23, 2025.

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On September 8th 2009 Yale student Annie Le would be caught on video entering into the Lab where she worked. Unfortunately that video would be the last time anyone would see the 24 year old as she would be reported missing later that evening. With her wedding day just 5 days away what happened to Annie Le?

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Vanapalli, Viswa, “Annie Le Murder: Where is Raymond Clark Now?”, The Cinemaholic, May 8th 2021, https://thecinemaholic.com/annie-le-murder-where-is-raymond-clark-now/, Accessed May 17th 2025

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