The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story
7 stories Updated for U.S. readers
Why This Case Was Never Featured on Dateline or 48 Hours Until Now
Why did Dorothy Lou Thompson’s 1985 Louisiana murder take decades to become the subject of a major TV documentary? This evidence-led look...
Why the Killer Waited Almost 30 Years Before Justice Finally Caught Up
Dorothy Lou Thompson’s 1985 murder remained unsolved for nearly 27 years before Brandon Nodier was indicted in 2012 and pleaded guilty to...
The Mississippi River Dump Site: Exact Location Where Dorothy’s Body Was Found
Where was Dorothy Lou Thompson’s body found? News reports and the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office place the May 2, 1985 discovery on ...
Episode 2 Preview: The Second Witness and the Shocking Admission Detectives Never Expected
Episode 2 of HBO’s The Pet Cemetery Murders: A Ghost Story is scheduled for October 18, 2026. Here’s what the official synopsis says—and ...
Why This Case Stayed Cold for Decades Until Ghost Stories Forced It Open
Why did Dorothy Lou Thompson’s 1985 murder remain unresolved for decades? Explore the 2009 case reopening, reported witness accounts, the...
The Second Witness Who Came Forward Three Years Later Claiming Dorothy Sought Vengeance
What is known about the second witness reportedly coming forward in 2012 in Dorothy Lou Thompson's cold case? This carefully sourced guid...
The 200 Pounds of Chains: How Dorothy Lou Thompson’s Body Was Weighed Down in the River
Discover what reporting says about the approximately 200 pounds of chain reportedly used to weigh down Dorothy Lou Thompson's body after ...