As technology progresses, it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to commit horrible crimes such as murders and then getting away with them. Now, this obviously isn’t a bad thing but it goes on to show just how much things have progressed since the times of the past. Something that does not depend on time or technology for that matter, however, is the concept of the afterlife.

It is perfectly understandable if you do not believe in ghosts or the afterlife but there is no denying the fact that there are countless things in the world that we have yet to explain. So, this means that there is always a possibility that events of the supernatural order might be real after all. Here we have compiled a list of fifteen real-life murder cases that were solved only after the murder victim themselves had left some sort of clue either when they were alive or after their death. These not only helped authorities solve their murders but also convict the relevant criminals.

15. Child That Remembered Murder From A Past Life

Whether it is true or not, kids often seem to have some supernatural powers at the time since they’re usually the ones interacting with all sorts of ghosts and whatnot. This case was a little different, however, as a small boy aged three who was living in Golan Heights suddenly claimed one day that he had been murdered in a past life with an axe.

Now, most of us would’ve ignored this as the kid having a very active imagination but he actually ended up leading his parents to where his remains were along with the murder weapon. He then went on to confront a local man as his former killer who refused all allegations until the axe and remains were recovered.

14. Ashely Howley’s Spirit Talks To A Psychic

Ashley Howley was a fun-loving 20-year-old woman who unfortunately was murdered by her ex-boyfriend Robert P. MacMichael II, who then went ahead and buried her body after encasing it in cement. Police already had Robert on the list of suspects but had failed to discover any evidence leading to him.

He was able to get away with it for four years until one day, Howley’s ghost decided to pay the local psychic Kirsty Robinett a visit. She provided Robinett with all of the details related to her murder and pointed to the exact location of where her body was buried. A massive excavation was performed in the area and Howley’s body was eventually discovered. The police later found out that Robert had also murdered his mother and her boyfriend.

13. Catherine Ballesteros Whispered From The Afterlife

It seemed as if the killer behind the murder of Catherine Ballesteros would never be found. Her body was found after she was stabbed 33 times and there was blood all around including on the floor and the doorknob. The police determined that some of the blood belonged to another person who was definitely the killer.

They didn’t have to go through the hassle of matching everyone’s DNA though as Catherine Ballesteros’ spirit whispered the word “Baba” in the ear of her grieving mother while in the morgue. It turned out that there was a person named Ryan “Baba” Viscarra in Catherine’s neighborhood who was notorious for being a thief. The blood and fingerprints on the crime scene ended up matching those of Ryan and he was sentenced to life in prison.

12. Possessed By The Spirit Of Teresita Basa

On February 21, 1977, a fire broke out in an apartment building in Chicago which prompted a quick response from the Chicago Fire Department to prevent the fire from spreading. After it was brought under control, a burnt mattress was discovered under which lay the body of 47-year-old Teresita Basa.

Apparently, she had suffered multiple stab wounds on her body and a butcher knife was still embedded in her chest. Police were unable to determine the identity of the killer initially, that is until one of Basa’s coworkers, Remy, came forth with the statement that Basa’s ghost had informed her of the killer’s name, which was Allan Showery. This actually turned out to be true when police discovered some of Basa’s stolen jewelry with Allan’s girlfriend. Allan was arrested for murder and put behind bars for good.

11. Visions Of Zona Heaster Shue

Elva “Zona” Heaster Shue was a beautiful resident of Greenbrier County, West Virginia. She mysteriously died on a winter day in 1897 and the coroner determined the cause of her death as “everlasting faint”. Mary Jane Heaster who was Zona’s mother, however, wasn’t buying any of it.

According to her, Zona’s ghost had appeared multiple times from the great beyond to tell her that Zona’s husband, Edward Stribbling Trout Shue was responsible for killing her. During the vision, the ghost twisted its neck in what could probably be described as an excellent reenactment of the movie The Exorcist to emphasize on the fact that her neck had been snapped. Another autopsy was performed during which it was discovered that Zona’s neck had been broken. Her husband was found guilty of her murder and was sentenced to life in prison.

10. Nadine Haag, Suicide Or Murder?

One of the things that murderers often do is that they make their crime look like an accident or suicide. In December 2009, Nadine Haag who was a resident of Sydney, Australia was found dead in her shower with a slashed wrist, clearly pointing to a suicide.

However, her family wasn’t willing to accept this and named her violent ex-boyfriend, Nastore Guizzon as the suspect, blaming him for staging the murder. Something that the police had overlooked during the initial investigation was that her suicide note contained the words “he did it” on the back. The coroner later confirmed in 2013 that the wound on Nadine’s wrist was not the result of a suicide. Guizzon could not be arrested though since no actual evidence for his involvement in the murder was ever found.

9. Letter In Amarjit Chohan’s Sock Led To His Murderer

In 2003, Amarjit Chohan and his family became victims to one of the most terrifying murder cases to ever happen in the United Kingdom. Chohan, along with his wife, children and mother-in-law were murdered after he refused to hand over control of his company to Kenneth Regan for smuggling drugs.

While Chohan was being held prisoner inside Regan’s house, he quietly slipped a letter with the house address on it inside his sock. When his body was finally discovered from the ocean, it had all the information that the police needed to confirm Regan and his accomplices as the murderers behind the horrifying crime. Regan had also been convicted once before on charges of drug smuggling and producing fake passports.

8. Russ Stager’s Recordings Helped Convict Wife

It seemed as if high school basketball coach Russ Stager was at the highest point in his life when he met his soon to be wife, Barbara. They ended up getting married but things weren’t as great as they seemed from the outside.

Russ eventually died after he was shot in the head, something that his wife claimed happened after the gun under his pillow accidentally went off. This clearly wasn’t true as police discovered a tape recorder in his office at school on which were confessions about his wife’s affair and other weird things that she was doing to him. When the tapes were played in court, the jury quickly realized how terrified Russ was by just listening to the trembling in his voice. Barbara was convicted and sentenced to life in prison.

7. Simon’s Blog Post Helped Solve His Murder

In 2008, a blogger by the name of Simon Ng wrote a blog post which would later lead to the conviction of the man who ended up murdering him and his sister, Sharon. Her ex-boyfriend, Jin Lin, had dropped by their apartment claiming to look for the fishing poles that he had left behind.

Simon ended up blogging all of this before Lin decided to stab and murder him while ransacking the apartment. Sharon suffered a similar fate after she returned home to her apartment from work. While both the siblings had been murdered, police were able to confirm Lin’s location at the apartment when the murders took place because of the blog post. He was sentenced to life in prison after finally being convicted.

6. The Letters From Grace Brown

Grace Bown, a worker at the skirt factory would meet an unfortunate end by the hands of her boyfriend, Chester Gillette. Yes, he was heir to the same Gillette company which is now known worldwide for its quality shaving products.

In 1906, Chester decided to take Grace out on a vacation on the Big Moose Lake, actually a small ruse which was setup for his much more sinister plan of actually murdering her. Her drowned body was discovered the next day and showed signs of head trauma before her death. Chester initially denied any relation to this incident, that is until a love letter from Grace to him was discovered where she stated that Chester had got her pregnant. He was found guilty and then sentenced to death for his crime.

5. Alexander Litvinenko Recounts Events Near Death

Alexander Litvinenko’s case it seems came straight of a James Bond film. Unlike some of the other entries on this list, Litvinenko did not come back from the dead but he was able to name his killers and their intentions shortly before his death in 2006.

He was a former officer of the FSB, which for those who are unaware is a Russian secret service for tracking down organized crime. During his time in Britain, he used to openly criticize Vladimir Putin and his policies in Russia. During a meeting, his drink had apparently been poisoned with a radioactive substance called polonium. He quickly fell ill and before his death, was able to recount all of the events while providing names of the people who were involved in the operation against him.

4. The Ghost Of Fred Fisher Helped Find His Own Body

Back in 1826, Fred Fisher, who was a farmer in Australia mysteriously went missing one day. One of the guys suspected to have an involvement in his disappearance was his neighbor George Worrall, who claimed that Fisher had signed his entire farm over to him in case he died or disappeared.

The only issue was that there was no evidence which suggested that Worrall was any part of the whole scheme. Nothing happened for four months until the ghost of Fred Fisher decided that enough was enough and something had to be done. A man named John Farley saw this ghost which pointed him to the nearby creek and despite being terrified, Farley went ahead and had the area searched. It turned out that the ghost was telling the truth and Fisher’s murdered body was discovered in a shallow grave. Worrall ended up confessing to the murder on the discovery of the body and was hanged for his crime.

3. Psychic Helps Solve Maria Scott’s Murder

On October 30, 2003, police discovered the badly decomposed body of Maria Scott who had been murdered after being stabbed multiple times. She was 27 years old at the time of her murder and had seen many rough years during this time. She often indulged in drugs and worked as a prostitute to help afford some of those.

Almost 4 years later, Mark Brown was discovered as a major suspect in the case, a man that Maria had met in rehab. However, he had committed suicide a short while after murdering Maria. Police decided to go the unconventional route and hired Debbie Malone, a famous psychic to provide details on the murder weapon that was used and the place where the murder took place. Debbie claimed that Maria’s spirit had guided her to the location and provided her with the details about her murder.

2. The Cherry Hill Murder Of John Whipple

Back in 1827, a man by the name of John Whipple lived with his wife Elsie Whipple in a house on the famous Cherry Hill farm. Things seemed to be going great until Elsie fell in love with another man by the name of Jesse Strang. The only problem, however, was that she wasn’t willing to leave the big and beautiful house behind.

She decided that the only thing which could be done was to get her own husband murdered. She hatched a plan with Strang who climbed onto the roof of their shed one night and shot John with his $15 rifle. It is reported that John’s ghost started roaming the house while blaming Elsie and Strang for his murder. Police were able to convict Strang who was later publicly hanged but Elsie was pronounced not guilty in a shocking verdict.

1. Mystery Of The Red Barn Murder

Back in 1828, a man named William Corder decided to hatch an elaborate plan which would let him get away with the murder of his girlfriend, Maria Marten. It involved forging a letter to her family which claimed that she had secretly married William and that everything was fine.

This seemed like a plausible excuse until Maria’s stepmother started having visions of the girl being murdered inside a red barn. This troubled her greatly and she insisted that her husband should go and check everything out. Upon inspecting the barn, Maria’s body was found buried in a storage bin along with a green handkerchief that belonged to Williams. He was found guilty and was publicly hanged for his heinous crime.