The 1993 murder of a police officer during a post-Christmas traffic stop stuns his fellow Manhattan Beach, Calif., officers; they're even more shocked that the only witness is a 12-year-old boy.
Erika Verdecia's family launches its own search when the 33-year-old goes missing in 2021, and the homegrown investigation uncovers a tragic trail of bloodshed 36 years in the making.
In 2003, a young man in Georgia shoots his father in the head 16 times; days later, the body of a nun is found on the side of a Virginia road; the story behind these two crimes haunts those involved to this day.
While being questioned in the abduction of an Anchorage barista, a young local businessman starts negotiating with investigators to reveal details of a depraved secret life as one of America's most meticulous and psychopathic serial killers.
A death row inmate grants a final interview weeks before his execution; after a tragic house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on a husband when the brutally murdered bodies of his family are discovered in the ashes and he doesn't blink an eye.
A death row inmate grants a final interview weeks before his execution; after a tragic house fire in Texas, suspicion lands on a husband when the brutally murdered bodies of his family are discovered in the ashes and he doesn't blink an eye.
A young woman makes a frantic 911 call about a brutal home invasion, which results in the shooting of her mother and father; as police interview her, they uncover a secret double life and an elaborate web of lies spun by a maniacal psychopath.
An officer responds to a 911 call placed by a robber on the lam who feels compelled to turn himself in; when the officer arrives at the scene, the criminal confesses to much more than breaking and entering.
Twenty-two-year-old Adriane Fields can't shake the feeling she's going to fall victim to a serial killer who is on the loose in Arlington, Texas; crippled by fear, Fields moves across town, only to come face-to-face with her worst nightmare.
In Montana, 22-year-old runner Kari Swenson is abducted by mountain men; when Swenson learns of their twisted plans, she realizes she must do everything in her power to escape or die trying.
Tammie Craycraft Smith, a 30-year-old divorcee, finds herself working two jobs to make ends meet; her trusting nature and desire to be loved leave her vulnerable to deception, betrayal and murder.
In October 1989, 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic is lured to a suburban Ohio shopping mall by an unknown man, and she is never seen again; a 30-year mystery and nationwide manhunt ensues involving thousands of leads and hundreds of suspects.
Following Amy Mihaljevic's disappearance, an array of suspects emerges, each one more compelling than the last; on Feb. 8, 1990, a gruesome discovery is made 50 miles away from Amy's Bay Village, Ohio, home.
Amy Mihaljevic's killer remains on the loose; the case goes nationwide; Amy's mother, Margaret, appears on "The Oprah Winfrey Show;" more than a decade following Amy's murder, a man stands up in church and confesses to killing her.
Beautiful Northwestern Airlines flight attendant Nancy Ludwig is discovered dead in her hotel room, her body mutilated and head almost decapitated; it will take the discovery of links to another heinous killing to blow the case wide open.
When an Ohio couple is found dead in their ransacked home, detectives turn to the community for help; investigators piece together the events of a horrific night to uncover the truth of what occurred to these local business owners.
After James Skinner turns up dead in his own bedroom, the agricultural community of Brownstown, Ill., enters into a paranoid spiral, unsure who would want to kill this beloved local rodeo rider and cattle rancher.
Arson investigators find a man dead in a burned-out Kentucky home; the police investigation quickly uncovers victim number two, and it's up to Detective Meroni to catch the killer before he strikes again.
When the Broncos draft Texas high school football star Darrent Williams, he stays loyal to his hometown; on New Year's, he flies five school friends to Denver for a party; soon after midnight, Darrent dies and no one knows who killed him, or why.
After James Skinner turns up dead in his own bedroom, the agricultural community of Brownstown, Ill., enters into a paranoid spiral, unsure who would want to kill this beloved local rodeo rider and cattle rancher.
Arson investigators find a man dead in a burned-out Kentucky home; the police investigation quickly uncovers victim number two, and it's up to Detective Meroni to catch the killer before he strikes again.
When the Broncos draft Texas high school football star Darrent Williams, he stays loyal to his hometown; on New Year's, he flies five school friends to Denver for a party; soon after midnight, Darrent dies and no one knows who killed him, or why.
When an Ohio couple is found dead in their ransacked home, detectives turn to the community for help; investigators piece together the events of a horrific night to uncover the truth of what occurred to these local business owners.
University of Miami football player Marlin Barnes and his friend, Timwanika Lumpkins, are beaten to death in Barnes' apartment; as detectives search for the vicious killer, the crime sends shock waves through the campus and community.
At Christmastime, Russel Douglas is found shot to death in his car on a deserted road on Whidbey Island north of Seattle; it's the start of a case that will take a decade to solve and leave many with lingering questions.
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