James S. and Brenda R. were on their way to Sandy Beach on the morning of January 13, 2018. It was a beautiful Saturday in Hawaii, and the 51-year-old man was looking forward to a relaxing day at the beach with his girlfriend. Suddenly, their cell phones vibrated with an emergency alert: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT …
Army Major Amanda F. and her family lived on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. In November 2021, Amanda, her husband and their 2 children all got violently ill. They suffered from severe gastrointestinal issues, vertigo, and crushing lethargy that wouldn’t go away. At first, they thought it might be food poisoning or the …
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in the New Year. The crowd was shoulder-to-shoulder, everyone on their phones capturing the celebration. At approximately 3:15 AM, a pickup truck drove around police barriers and plowed into the crowd. For …
Misty P. is a 44-year-old mother from northeastern Pennsylvania. On November 13, 2025, her family’s electricity was shut off over $602 in unpaid bills. The crisis began six months earlier when Misty’s husband lost his $20-an-hour excavation job. A government shutdown then delayed federal funding for the assistance programs they depended on for food and …
Andre S. was a 26-year-old man from Indianapolis, Indiana. In June, his relationship with his girlfriend ended – sort of. See, what Andre didn’t know was that his girlfriend had secretly placed a $25 Apple AirTag in the back of his car. For weeks, she tracked his every movement and knew where he was and …
Alexis S. was celebrating New Year’s Eve on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The French Quarter was packed with tourists and locals ringing in the New Year. The crowd was shoulder-to-shoulder, everyone on their phones capturing the celebration. At approximately 3:15 AM, a pickup truck drove around police barriers and plowed into the crowd. For …
Rob D. and Holly B. are a couple living in Western North Carolina. In September 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into their region with devastating force, knocking out power for 396,000 customers across the state. Rob and Holly’s entire neighborhood went completely dark. But while their neighbors sat in cold houses with spoiling food and no …
Tiffany S., a 28-year-old dialysis technician and competitive archer from Madera, California, set out for a short hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. She never made it back. Instead, for 24 days, Tiffany was alone in the wilderness. Search teams scoured over 200 square miles looking for her, but the rugged mountain terrain made the …
Phil R. runs a duck farm in California. On a Tuesday morning in October 2025, his staff noticed “a modest increase in mortality.” There were eight dead birds in one of their barns. The next morning, there were a few more than that. They took samples for testing, and on October 24th received confirmation of …
Paula R. is a 21-year-old avid hiker from Seattle. One weekend she went hiking in the Snoqualmie Pass area of the Cascade Mountains. During the hike, she left the trail, became disoriented on the trail, and couldn’t find her way back. She spent three nights surviving the cold weather. Search and rescue crews started searching …