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  • The Eerie Vanishing of Elisa Lam

    Elisa Lam was a 21-year-old student from Vancouver who captured the Internet’s attention under tragic and haunting circumstances. In 2013, she vanished while staying at the Cecil Hotel in downtown Los Angeles. Elisa Lam-undated photo Her body was later discovered in a rooftop water tank after hotel guests complained about water pressure and taste. What… Read more

  • Happy Birthday, Danny Casolaro

    A truth-seeker lost too soon- and never forgotten. June 16,1947- August 10,1991. “I’m getting close. I’m going to wrap up this story. I’ll give you a ring in a few days.” -Danny, days before his death. Today would have been Danny Casolaro’s birthday. While most people pass quietly into histroy, Danny left behind something louder-questions.… Read more

  • Let’s Get Social!!

    Find me on the following social media apps: Twitter (or X): @Hotcasefiles Tiktok: @OpenCaseMoonlight Instagram: @Opencasemoonlight ❤ Luna Read more

  • Bite back: A Mad Woman’s Postmortem on the Death of Danny Casolaro- (Part 3)

    The Golden Boy gone too soon He called it The Octopus- a tangled web of espionage, corruption, software theft, and global intrigue. But what did they call it? A suicide. A typed suicide note found at the scene. Strange as Danny was a writer. And he would more than likely have handwritten a note. So… Read more

  • The Last Days of Girlhood: Hae, Adnan, and the Lead-Up to January 13th- (Part 2)

    Hae Min Lee & Adnan Syed at homecoming The Start of Something Sweet Hae Min Lee was 17 when she fell in love. Not a casual kind of love. A sneak-out, pass notes,write-about-it-in your-diary kind of love. She and Adnan started dating in late 1998. He was her classmate- funny, well-liked, charming. She was drawn… Read more

  • The Octopus: the Code, the Conspiracy, and the Man Who Swam too Deep- Danny Casolaro – (Part 2)

    They called it PROMIS. Not a promise, not a gift- but a piece of software so powerful, it could track you through the walls of your home, trace your bank accounts, even predict your next move before you made it. A digital phantom. Originally designed to streamline case management for the Department of Justice. But… Read more

  • A Brief Introduction- Get to know the blogger & Hae Min Lee- Part one

    Hey there! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. My name is Luna, and I am the person behind this blog. My fascination with true crime started out as a simple hobby; binge listening to & watching so many episodes of Unsolved Mysteries, and the many other true crime documentaries. Fortunate for me, I… Read more

  • trust No Cover Up: The Chilling Death Of danny Casolaro, The Golden Boy- Part one

    If you have Netlix and are heavily into true crime, conspiracy theories, and strange circumstances surrounding a decade’s long mystery. This is the story of Joseph Daniel Casolaro. Danny Casolaro. As you can already tell just by simply looking at the image above of Danny, you can easily tell that he was a walking poem;… Read more

  • Petition to re-open Danny Casolaro’s case.

    Yesterday I created a petition. I honestly don’t know what this could lead to, but it is a small step in trying to bring light to a highly disturbing case. Disclaimer: I am not an actual detective lol just a girl with a thirst for justice. Please check out and sign the link below! Read more

  • the Chilling and Mysterious Murder of Danny Casolaro

    Danny Casolaro didn’t die suddenly, he was silenced gradually. Shadowed, warned, and circled by people who knew he was getting too close. You don’t tell your friends, “If anything happens to me, it wasn’t an accident,” unless you know someone who is watching. Danny was being tracked, not just fir what he’d found, but for… Read more