Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.
Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.
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Best: S5E14
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Unmasking a Killer
S5 E14
The Hero Who Wasn't
S19 E14
Web of Torment
S23 E10
A Death in the Desert
S1 E6
A Murder in Pleasant Valley
S1 E2
A Quest for Justice
S26 E7
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A seventeen year-old student is missing and a charismatic young teacher may be involved. The investigation leads to a shocking discovery.
After a mother is gunned down in a church parking lot, police uncover a tangled web of adultery, deception and corruption that ultimately led to her murder.
When a beautiful young woman is murdered in her own home, police use high tech equipment and old fashioned police work to bring an unlikely killer to justice.
An investigation into a deadly case of mistaken identity reveals a secret love triangle and an underworld web of intrigue.
A woman meets a younger man at a night spot and survives his brutal attack. It triggers a series of investigations and leads to the discovery that a serial killer might be on the loose.
Legendary Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion dies under mysterious circumstances. Was it murder or just an accidental drug overdose?
A husband catches his wife having an affair with a mysterious lover, but just after she ends the affair she winds up dead and police must figure out if it is a tragic accident or murder.
A media mogul calls 911 and says he's been gravely wounded, but has no idea what happened. Police investigate and discover he's been shot. The investigation leads to a shocking motive and sensational …
A beautiful and talented woman's charred remains are found in a parking lot. Police race against the clock to discover the killer's identity before he gets away with murder. A minute by minute account…
A man is convicted of a murder he says he did not commit. Can he prove he was framed from behind bars?
A successful lawyer calls 911 reporting that both he and his wife have been shot after being forced off the highway by an unknown assailant. Police investigate and unravel a shocking mystery.
Two men are convicted of murdering a newlywed couple. One faces the death penalty. Did they really do it or were they victims of small town corruption?
A teenage girl is murdered in her backyard, but the he case goes cold. After more than 30 years police make an arrest, but do they have the right man?
In 2004, a Brigham Young University student, Brooke Wilberger, mysteriously vanished from a parking lot in Corvallis, OR and the case made national headlines.
Bobie and Marilyn Blewer sold funnel cakes from their stagecoach wagon for decades at the Iowa State Fair, held in Des Moines every August. When the couple is found murdered on the fairgrounds, it bec…
When a prestigious and popular Huntsville Alabama doctor is found murdered in his own home, the investigation points to a local handyman who says the doctor's wife and her twin sister are the mastermi…
College student Mark Fisher went out in Manhattan with friends one night and ended up shot to death outside a house party in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The puzzle of what happened to Fisher left investiga…
The murder of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless sent shock waves through Benton, MO. As the investigation unfolded, police zeroed in on 17-year-old Josh Kezer who has gang ties. Was he the one who pulled …
After an alleged jailhouse confession, questionable canine scene evidence and sexual misconduct between the star witness and lead investigator, William Dillon was convicted of murdering James Dvorak …
A college student goes missing from the parking lot of Montgomery College in Texas. Her parents organized teams to search for her. Will they find her alive, or will the mysterious man she was last see…
Betty Mottinger, a postmaster in Elgin, Ohio, is abducted in broad daylight. When her body is discovered 6 weeks later it sets off a cat and mouse game between a career criminal and a postal inspector…
Police find a 22-year-old man shot to death in a deserted parking lot. Investigators uncover a possible motive for the murder. It appeared the victim, his middle-aged co-worker and a teenaged girl wer…
When a wealthy, beautiful young girl is found burnt alive in a dilapidated basement her friends and family are devastated. But out of the ashes, her loving and grief stricken father embarks on a relen…
We enter the mind of a cruel and sadistic predator whose acts of wanton violence - and subsequent arrest - are the beginning of a twisted tale of one man's madness and one woman's quest for the truth.
A bitter divorce pits a husband-and-wife team of FBI agents against each other and casts one into the arms of a world-famous crime novelist. What unfolds is a shocking, twisted tale stranger than any …
Danny Paquette is gunned down on the first day of hunting season. Is it a tragic accident or does someone want him dead? A story of dark family secrets and a twenty year search for the truth in a smal…
A man is shot in his living room while his family is upstairs. Guns are scattered all over the lawn, and there's no assailant in sight, but then police get a huge break when they set up an on-camera s…
In September 2000, Eric Plunkett - a popular student known for his smile - was mysteriously murdered in his dorm room at Gallaudet University, plunging the campus into a state of shock and terror. Cou…
When a beautiful college freshman is viciously assaulted in her dorm room, police quickly zero in on a suspect… but when he points the finger at someone else, the search for the truth threatens to tea…
When a man is found shot to death in his bedroom, police suspect the author of a threatening series of emails the victim had received. The trail leads them to a jilted lover but will it be enough to p…
A blossoming love is cut short when a young woman is found brutally murdered in her boyfriend’s home. The puzzling crime leads investigators to multiple suspects and reveals a tragic tale of senseless…
A woman asks her husband for a divorce but he has a very different plan for how to end their marriage… Which will prove stronger her will to survive or his desire to see her dead?
After the wife of a local policeman is gunned down in broad daylight, investigators uncover a murderous plot stemming from a torrid affair; and fear one of their own may be involved.
A sultry waitress gets fingered for brutally murdering her husband’s ex-wife. After her brazen prison escape turns the convicted killer into a national celebrity, questions about the case against her …
A mysterious call about a decades-old murder baffles police. As they dig deeper they uncover the monster behind the crime and a son’s terrible secret.
A beautiful young mother is savagely murdered in her own home. As police investigate, they discover a dangerous web of intrigue connected to an all American family.
A mother of three is found brutality murdered in a downtown bar. A former Air Force sergeant is charged with the crime, but his family's crusade for justice leads to a surprising conclusion.
When several young girls go missing, the investigation leads to a desperate hunt for a possible serial killer. Is the only hope at cracking the case the suspect's twin brother?
When a young girl goes missing under mysterious circumstances, police must determine if her dreams of fame and Hollywood stardom lead her to tragedy...
In the summer of 1996, 22-year-old Carrie Culberson was last seen driving away from her house. The timing of her disappearance was suspicious as she was about to testify in court against her abusive b…
After a frantic 911 call in a Tampa suburb, investigators arrive to find a shaken Timothy Permenter outside the home of his girlfriend, Karen Pannell. The former model had been stabbed multiple times …
After a September home game in the tiny town of Tatum, TX, 18-year-old David Reid jumped into his truck and drove off into the night. Meanwhile, 4 cheerleaders heading out for a post-game party pulled…
Margaret Bradley had Multiple Sclerosis and was living with her daughter, Rhonda, a nurse. A part-time aide helped Margaret while Rhonda was at work. In 2002, Margaret suddenly fell ill and died the …
When a young girl goes missing from her university campus, her mother is forced to lead an investigation for the truth. Can she find her precious daughter before it’s too late?
A small town is outraged when its unofficial mayor is the victim of a attack at work. The police investigation uncovers a number of possible suspects and a confusing trail of evidence but will it lead…
When a 26-year-old wife and mother vanishes investigators wonder if she simply just ran away or if it was something far more sinister. The search for answers would take nearly a decade and lead her fa…
A young boy is murdered in his bed in the middle of the night. Police suspect the child’s mother. Over the next nine years there will be accusations, a confession and a conviction but will justice be …
After a wealthy couple is found dead in their stately Virginia home investigators are taken on a wild journey around the globe before they uncover the shocking truth.
When a man is found murdered on the side of the road investigators must unravel a tangled web of intrigue that will test the strength of a family's love.
After a young woman disappears from her mountain home, it looks like the case will never be solved. Then, a retired FBI profiler joins the cold case team and jump starts a 13-year-old investigation.
A woman is found clinging to the guardrail of a steep embankment. She tells police a harrowing story; two men had attacked her and her husband at gunpoint and now he is missing. Was it a robbery gone …
When a young minister’s wife is found dead, it appears to be a tragic accident. But then, another member of the congregation is murdered. Police begin to wonder if its just a coincidence or a calculat…
In a small town outside Atlanta, young mother Heather Strube is gunned down in a Target parking lot in broad daylight while stunned eyewitnesses search for cover, and with her 18-month-old son just a …
Margo Prade, a prominent doctor in Akron, OH, is discovered shot and killed in her van parked outside her office. Margo was one of their own, married for 17 years to a highly respected captain in the …
Cathy and Lyndel Robertson were both shot multiple times while asleep in their bedroom. Cathy died at the scene, but somehow, Lyndel survived, despite being shot in the face and chest. A mysterious fi…
18-year-old Lisa Kimmell was driving home for the Easter holiday when she vanished somewhere on the 600 miles of desolate highway between Denver, CO, and Billings, MT. Days later, her body is found, m…
Norma Ates' body was discovered when firefighters responded to a fire at her house; she was shot and killed in her own bedroom. After years of searching, police finally find two mysterious strangers w…
When Fran Smith mysteriously disappears her sister and daughter mount their own investigation... What they uncover sends police on a cross country man hunt for a killer.
When a pregnant mother of two is found shot to death in her fire-ravaged home, police find there are more suspects than clues.
When a nun is found strangled and stabbed to death on the day before Easter, investigators are forced to look behind church walls in search of a killer.
After a teenager's partially nude body is discovered brutally beaten in a desolate cemetery, Investigators and her family face an emotional journey to the truth behind her murder.
A mother and two daughters are discovered floating in Tampa Bay after a brutal triple homicide. Police must rely on a victim who survived a similar attack to bring the killer to justice.
When a beautiful young graduate student is found stabbed to death, detectives must determine if the murder was a crime of passion or a brutal attack by a violent intruder.
In order to solve the murder of a talented young art student, investigators must first unravel a bizarre web of jealousy and deceit.
A beautiful grad student is found murdered inside a yoga apparel store. On the surface it appeared she was the victim of a botched robbery, but remarkable police work revealed a far more sinister plot…
When an innocent couple is murdered execution-style in the Arizona desert, it marks the beginning of a 50-year search for the truth. After decades of investigation, the controversial case remains shro…
Young mother Rhonda Boggs is stabbed to death in her kitchen and the only witness is her 2-year-old daughter. What the child witnessed aids the cops to catch the killer's trail.
17-year-old Joanna Rogers disappeared from her home in the middle of the night in Lubbock, TX, and her body is later found dumped in a landfill. The investigation is aided by evidence from another bru…
Police are called to the scene of a tragic car wreck in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But as investigators examine the crash site they realize Wendy Kratzert's death was no accident. As they follow a star…
Hillsborough County in Florida is in the midst of a horrifying crime spree with young women turning up dead every week. Teenager Lisa McVey's bravery helps to bring an end to a vicious killer's reign …
When 17-year-old high school student Stacy Fairchild disappears from a mall parking lot in Lancaster, OH, on her way home from work, the police suspect kidnapping or murder and zero in on her suspicio…
A beloved father of two is killed execution-style after a friendly game of poker turns deadly. It's up to the police to find out the real truth behind the the crime.
A couple is gunned down in a savage attack while in Washington, D.C., and the killer leaves almost no clues. When another similar murder is discovered, the mystery starts to unravel and police are led…
An innocent mother of two is mysteriously gunned down on her way to work in downtown Philadelphia. Despite the fact that surveillance cameras recorded every detail, including the killer's getaway, but…
A 20-year-old woman goes missing after a night out with friends, and police are baffled. The disappearance remains unsolved for a decade, until a cold case investigator and an undercover sting operati…
In the span of 8 months, 3 young girls are kidnapped from their homes in Virginia and murdered. As police hunt for the killer, he strikes again, and a young girl's heroic actions crack the case.
A successful businessman is found brutally murdered in his palatial home in Sarasota, Florida. Stabbed four times, it appears he is the victim of a robbery gone wrong, and a mysterious backpack found …
When Jackie Casseteri fails to show up for work, her friends and family know something is terribly wrong. Her sister rushed to her apartment and stumbled upon Jackie's lifeless body lying on the floor…
Young marine Kevin Green comes back home from a fast food run and finds his 9-month-pregnant wife savagely beaten in their bedroom. Was he an innocent victim, or could he have been responsible for the…
When beautiful 22-year-old Karla Brown's boyfriend returned home from work, he discovered her lifeless battered body hanging out of a barrel of water in the basement of her brand-new home. After years…
As Pauline Card returned home from work to have dinner with her 17-year-old daughter Shauna, she found her daughter lying dead on the floor of the bathroom; Shauna had been stabbed more than 70 times.…
A beautiful young mother is found murdered in the bedroom of her home. The only witness was her five year old son. Would he be able to help police solve the crime?
A high school student vanishes into thin air during a day studying in the park. Will a photograph from a nearby celebration help solve the case?
A small town hair dresser is found beaten and strangled in her beauty salon. After the investigation goes cold, an act of conscience cracks the case.
A beautiful young mother is found murdered while walking her dogs. Investigators suspect her killer is someone she knew. Twenty-six years latter police make an arrest but is he the right man?
A man and his girlfriend are attacked by a mysterious intruder in their home. Despite near fatal wounds, she survives and helps investigators solve the crime.
After abducting a 17-year-old girl in front of her home her kidnapper taunts the family with phone calls and disturbing letters. But a tiny mistake will eventually lead police to his door.
A new father comes home to find his infant son and wife missing. Four months later their bodies are found in a remote wooded area. When police investigate the father’s past they find the reason for th…
When a young college student is found murdered on the side of road, it is the start of a tormenting 26 year journey to justice for her family.
A man’s crisis of conscience unravels a decades old mystery behind a young girl’s murder.
In order to solve the vicious double murder of a beloved couple, police must uncover a cold blooded killer’s carefully calculated plot
A wife discovers her husband's body lying in a pool of blood in front of his truck on Valentine's night. While she pointed investigators toward a prime suspect, they uncovered a love triangle that sto…
When a retired professor is found murdered, police must figure out whether the victim’s son and daughter in law were eyewitnesses or the killers.
A beautiful bride-to-be is murdered when a bomb explodes as she enters her home and investigators must piece together shards of glass to solve the case.
Lee Sehorne, a beloved husband and father is found executed in front of his home. Police officers strive to determine if a dark secret is the reason for the execution-style shooting.
After a single mother is viciously attacked and left for dead, she still manages to help police track down her assailant.
A 9-year-old girl disappears while delivering cookies to a neighbor, and Paula takes a look at the mystery that took Nashville on a 30 year journey to the truth.
After the investigation into the death of beautiful real estate agent goes cold; detectives wonder if another shocking crime can be the spark that reignites her case?
A 54-year-old mother is shot in the head and stabbed. Solving this crime sends a district attorney down a horrifying trail of madness and terror.
19-year-old Katie Poirier was working the night shift at a convenience store when she was violently kidnapped. The abduction was captured on videotape but the images were not clear enough to identify …
When a young college student disappears out of a mall parking lot, police find themselves in a race against time to find her before it is too late.
A young mother goes out for a jog and runs into her killer. Does her teenage daughter hold the clue to solve the case?
A young mother is kidnapped out of her driveway after a birthday celebration… Did a string of good luck, lead to her disappearance?
A mysterious stranger ambushes a family as they pull into their driveway. Could the memories of a five year old girl be the key to solving the crime?
When a young woman’s body is discovered high in the San Bernardino Mountains, detectives must figure out who she was and how she got there before they can catch the cold blooded killer who murdered he…
After a man confesses to a terrible double homicide, police must determine whether he actually committed the crime.
When a beautiful young woman is found murdered out in the New Mexico wilderness, police must unravel her killer’s twisted obsession in order to solve the crime.
A beloved mother of four is stabbed to death in her bathroom. A mysterious V-shaped wound on her forehead finally leads police to her killer decades later.
A deadly home invasion leaves a father of three dead. Why was the victim’s wife, the only eyewitness to the crime left alive?
A sexual predator viciously murders a 16-year-old girl. Can investigators catch him before he kills again?
When a young woman’s pizza delivery car is found abandoned in the middle of the desolate stretch of road, a twenty three year mystery begins.
A son discovers his mother’s violent murder and police must track down the killer who committed a deadly betrayal.
When 25-year-old Laci Hill vanishes without a trace; police receive the key to solving the mystery from her kidnapper’s wife.
When a young woman disappears, police zero in on her violent ex-boyfriend. But the secret to solving the case is buried in a cold case file.
A beloved husband and wife are found dead in their own home. Will the killers own words bring him to justice?
A quiet Midwestern community is rocked by a gruesome triple homicide. The unspeakable tragedy robs one man of his mother, grandmother and 5-year-old son.
When a beautiful college coed is found dead in her dorm room police discover a crime scene where nothing is what it appears to be.
A devoted mother vanishes on her way home from work. Her disappearance sends police into the darkest corners of the state and our justice system.
A beautiful young woman's is murdered in a dark parking lot. Did she know her killer or was she the victim of a deadly predator?
Police race to track down the unlikely killer responsible for three terrifying murders.
A beautiful young woman is viciously murdered just 24 hours after she was engaged to be married.
A young woman's battered body is found on the side of the road. The shocking evidence from the crime leads police down a trail of tragedy.
A couple’s daily walk ends in murder and a cloud of suspicion descends on the victim's family.
A cloud of smoke leads two truckers to a shocking discovery; the smoldering remains of a teenage girl.
After Peter Caltury discovers the body of his 23-year-old daughter, Janet Walsh, murdered in her bed, a dedicated investigator spends more than 30 years pursuing her killer.
When Mary Ringer returns to her family-owned wedding chapel, she finds her daughter, Deborah McCormick, lying on the floor covered in blood.
While performing work on a Missouri farm, two brothers stumble upon the partially clothed body of 21-year-old Judy Spencer.
A daughter spends 25 years pursuing the truth behind her mother’s mysterious murder.
A father launches a relentless hunt for the killer of his 19-year-old daughter after finding her beaten and strangled to death.
A 22-year-old real estate agent is discovered strangled to death inside a model home she was trying to sell.
A young mother and son are found shot to death in a quiet Texas field. Would a mysterious bag left at the crime scene hold the key to catching their killer?
When a 14-year-old girl is murdered, detectives must solve several terrifying crimes before they can bring her killer to justice.
A single mother is murdered at work. Will a single drop of blood lead police to her killer?
A four year old boy’s terrifying discovery sends police on the hunt for a vicious killer.
A young woman’s journey to a new life comes to a savage end in a roadside motel.
After a teenage girl is found murdered in an isolated cemetery, police must untangle a dark mystery in order to bring her killer to justice.
Police must connect two vicious murders in order to bring a single killer to justice.
A family of three is murdered and investigators must take on one of their own in order to find justice.
Before police can catch a depraved killer of a 15-year-old girl, they must first unravel a puzzling series of lies.
Steve Kendall arrives home to find his wife, Kimberly, sexually assaulted, strangled and stabbed to death in their bedroom. Detectives process the scene and come to the realization that it points to a…
Firefighters respond to a house fire and discover the blaze is a cover-up for 16-year-old Beth Bosworth's savage murder. Will the charred remains of the house provide clues needed to solve this myster…
In Memphis, TN, young mother Deborah Grose tells police that she had a terrifying encounter with a stalker outside her work. Before police have a chance to investigate, her husband calls the next morn…
A 15-year-old girl vanishes in the middle of the night. Would a friend's terrifying secret be the key to solving the mystery?
A 25-year-old aspiring model vanishes and the only clue police have is her empty car found in a nearby cemetery parking lot.
A mother of five is found murdered in her bedroom. Will a grainy videotape reveal the identity of her killer?
A blood-stained dollar bill is the first clue in a terrifying murder investigation. The frightening story of two college students may unravel the mystery behind Bradley Perry's murder.
A teenager's valiant dying act helps police solve the terrifying mystery behind her murder.
A 13-year-old girl is found strangled to death on a river bank. The bed sheet she was wrapped in may be the key to solving the crime.
When Anita Andrews is savagely murdered inside her family's bar, police conclude that her killer was last patron she served that night.
A beautiful young woman vanishes without a clue. Can police solve the mystery or will it take another terrible tragedy to reveal the truth?
A young woman runs out to buy salad dressing and never returns. Can police provide her fiancé and family with answers to a tragic mystery?
As the investigation into Sandra Iverson's savage murder appears to be going cold, a police canine team uncovers the trail of the unlikely killer.
A beautiful teenager is found murdered in a desolate farmhouse while the home's owner is out of town.
A young woman's desperate cries for help alert several neighbors to her fatal attack. But will their eyewitness accounts help catch her killer or send investigators down a road to disaster?
A trail of blood and broken cornstalks leads police to the body of a beautiful young girl.
A 19-year-old clerk is abducted from a Del Ray Beach convenience store while eyewitnesses watch in horror.
A 14-year-old girl's shortcut home from school puts her on the path of a savage killer.
A 14-year-old girl is found stabbed to death in an empty campground more than 50 miles away from where she was last seen.
A college student is found stabbed to death in her off campus apartment. Will it take a second tragic murder to solve her case?
Police must track down a vicious killer on his deadly cross-country killing spree.
A mother's desperate cry for help leads to a terrifying discovery.
When Kenny Baker returns home, the backdoor is ajar and his wife, Kathy, and two-year-old son, Ryan, are nowhere to be found, having disappeared out of their backyard in broad daylight.
19-year-old Shelley Sikes vanishes one night after her shift, and then her abandoned, blood-streaked car is discovered on a dark roadway.
A mother of three disappears from her office in broad daylight, and the case remains open for eight years until two farmers unearth a clue.
High school sweethearts disappear during a picnic and investigators spend years chasing false leads.
After a newlywed is found murdered in her bedroom, a search is launched for the killer that will last for three decades.
A teenager is found murdered on the weekend of the Daytona 500 motor race in Daytona Beach, Florida. Then, one year later, police are called to the scene of a nearly identical crime.
A heartbreaking mystery begins with the discovery of a young woman's body floating in Washington state's Yakima River.
Police race to find a young woman who disappeared on her way to work, but the clues they discover reveal a trail of unspeakable evil.
An 18-year-old woman never returns home after a night out with friends, and the police come up against a wall of silence that keeps them from uncovering the truth.
Two small boys witness the brutal murder of their mother, and their story may bring her cold-blooded killer to justice 30 years later.
After Navy electrician Michael Jacobs comes home to find his wife, Suzanne, and his 3-year-old son, Colin, murdered, San Diego police race to catch a serial killer who leaves behind an unimaginable ca…
In Lenexa, Kansas, young women disappear from their apartments as police piece together evidence showing the terrifying crimes are connected.
A young woman is ambushed and murdered in Utah's remote Big Cottonwood Canyon. A cryptic note leaves investigators wondering if her death was just a tragic coincidence or a brutal betrayal.
When the body of a young woman if discovered on a cold winter afternoon in South Carolina, police retrace her final movements to find the killer.
Police race to find a killer after the decapitated body of a talented chef is found near Speedway, Indiana.
A woman's walk home from a Friday night out at a dance club in Lubbock, TX, ends in murder. Her naked body is discovered under a bush right next to a church on Sunday morning. As the investigation unf…
A cold case detective re-opens a decades old murder and promises the young woman's family their long awaited justice.
An offer of help turns deadly when a young woman and her boyfriend find themselves stranded. Investigators are soon on the trail of a ruthless serial killer.
After the lifeless body of a popular teen girl is found lying on the side of the road, police look to her cell phone records to catch her killer.
A college student's courageous battle for survival may be the key to solving a vicious double homicide.
The discovery of a woman's brutally beaten body inside an abandoned trailer is the start of a 28-year search for her killer.
On January 11, 1988, 16-year-old Theresa Burns' brutally murdered body was found by her brother, Stephen, in their home in Mishawaka, IN. The ring of a doorbell overheard during Theresa's final phone …
A 12-year-old girl is kidnapped, following a brutal home invasion... Can police find her and her abductor before its too late?
When an 8-year-old girl vanishes on the way home from school, her family and police are sent on a tormenting search for answers. [also marked as S13:E14]
Two women are found stabbed to death three days before Christmas. A third person, a male coworker, is wounded and claims an intruder attacked them. As investigators study the evidence, it looks like t…
Police try to retrace a young mother's last known movements in a desperate attempt to solve her mysterious disappearance.
When a young woman mysteriously disappears before her final shift at a Maryland hospital, her family begins a decades long search for answers.
A loving mother of three is found mysteriously shot to death just steps from her home. There are few clues at the crime scene beyond a single bullet fragment and two unknown fingerprints. Will they be…
A 14-year-old girl is killed while walking her dog. When law enforcement analyzes her cell phone, it reveals a series of shocking and heartbreaking clues that ultimately lead investigators straight to…
Police believe there may be a dangerous predator loose on the streets of Stockton, California, and with each attack it appears the perpetrator is growing more violent.
The discovery of a beautiful military police officer murdered in her own home sends police on a twisted journey for answers.
When a teenager is found viciously murdered, police must retrace her last steps alive to identify her killer.
An Illinois family suffers a gut-wrenching journey through the justice system after their 10-year-old daughter is found savagely murdered.
A woman suddenly disappears in Minnesota. Her husband claims she was involved with another man, and his theory is backed up by over 250 intimate emails. Investigators question if her online love affai…
A teenage girl is found murdered the night before her college dream is about to begin. The case remains a mystery until another beautiful teen is found dead a few miles away. The investigation leads p…
A cool case team reopens the investigation into the murder of 36-year-old mother Linda Robinson who was savagely murdered while her 7-year-old niece is asleep in the next room.
A young woman about to start a Hollywood career mysteriously disappears off Interstate 10.
A young woman is found murdered in a busy mall parking lot. Despite a treasure trove of evidence, detectives reach a crossroads in the investigation that could make solving the case a challenge they n…
Many stories don't end when the jury delivers its verdict. Three amazing cases where the quest for justice rages on.
A teenage girl's abduction and murder leaves a small Kentucky town reeling. The investigation and its resolution shatters the close-knit community and ultimately destroys a loving family.
A hidden clue could be the key to solving the vicious murder of a Massachusetts woman. [also marked as S14:E15]
Police struggle to find a vicious killer despite having DNA evidence and a videotape of the suspect.
After a father of four is gunned down, police investigate, discovering that nothing about the crime is what it appears to be.
A Las Vegas man claims his wife mysteriously vanished during a visit to a local spy store. Police question the odd story until they make a shocking discovery in a desolate and windblown stretch of the…
Will law enforcement ever catch a sexual sadist whose crimes have tormented the state of California for decades?
When a college student goes missing from a mall parking lot, police are convinced foul play is behind her disappearance.
A young woman is murdered inside the video game store she managed by a mysterious intruder.
When a teenager vanishes during a visit to her hometown, it becomes the beginning of a terrifying 30-year mystery.
A mother of three disappears from the home of her wealthy older boyfriend. Investigators question if jealousy is the motive behind the mystery.
A young girl’s killer sends police a series of mysterious riddles and the key to catching him are hidden within the answers.
When a newlywed couple mysteriously disappears, police must piece together a shocking trail of betrayal.
A teenager vanishes from a movie theater parking lot. Forty years later, police from all over the state of California piece together the clues to find her killer.
Patti Berry disappears on the way to pick up her child at the babysitter’s, then her body is found in a secluded wooded area not far from her abandoned blood-soaked car.
The body of a young woman is found in the ashes of a fire. As detectives begin retracing her last-known movements, a suspect comes into focus. But can they connect him to the evidence and bring a kill…
A young woman's lifeless body is found on the bank of a shallow river, and there's a note in her pocket that may point to her killer.
A brutal double homicide shatters two Idaho families. The murders appear to ritualistic, but remarkable police work and insight from loved ones reveals the stunning truth.
A young woman is found savagely murdered in her new home. Will the trail of clues police discovered lead them to her killer?
In Las Vegas, a few teens on their way to school come across an abandoned car with a 41-year-old mother of four handcuffed and murdered in the passenger seat. Investigators have a solid theory of the …
The murder of a beloved and talented church organist sends police on a disturbing search for answers.
A successful car salesman is killed in a hail of gunfire on his front porch. Investigators follow a trail of money that leads them to the mastermind behind the murder.
A mother finds her teenage daughter savagely murdered inside their own home. A few drops of blood discovered decades later could be the key to solving the tragic mystery.
A young woman is found shot to death near a dirt road; police hope the bullet found at the scene will unmask her killer.
When a young woman and her 6-month-old child disappear off the quiet streets of Deerfield Beach, FL, it is the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.
A convenience store worker is abducted from behind the counter in the middle of the night, becoming the first of three women to disappear from their small town under shockingly similar circumstances.
The body of a teenager is found savagely murdered just steps from her home; when the investigation stalls, police are approached by a brave young woman who is willing to risk her own safety to get jus…
A wave of fear sweeps across Aurora, CO, after two similar crimes are committed just days apart, and police race to stop a hammer-wielding killer before he strikes again.
A young mother is viciously stabbed in broad daylight, and her final words may provide police with the key to catching her killer.
A beautiful young woman is savagely murdered while fishing along the Platte River.
As a 4-year-old girl, Heidi Jones discovered her mother's lifeless body on the living room floor; now, as an adult, Jones guides police on a relentless quest to find her mother's killer.
A young mother inexplicably disappears in the middle of the night only to be found savagely murdered the next morning, prompting police to retrace the tumultuous events of her last night on Earth.
A young woman's search for her birth mother ultimately leads her on a quest for justice.
When a young girl disappears from a quiet suburban street, it marks the beginning of a terrifying game of cat and mouse between police and her abductor.
It takes decades for investigators to follow the evidence to the long-sought-after truth behind the terrifying abduction and murder of 20-year-old Leslie Long, a young mother of three.
After leaving home with a baseball mitt on a sunny afternoon, 14-year-old Barbara Rowan disappears, never to be seen alive again. A neighbor informs the police that she left to speak with her coach, e…
After a young mother goes missing during a Fourth of July weekend, it marks the beginning of a disturbing mystery, one that will devastate a loving family and tear a small community apart.
A young girl's mother reported that her daughter had disappeared while playing outside her mother-in-law's home. Investigators immediately descended on the community, searching cornfields and creeks i…
A mother discovers that her young 8-year-old daughter has been abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night.
Just hours after a popular teenager is reported missing, her lifeless body is discovered under a nearby bridge; police must sort through her puzzling last hours alive to bring a ruthless killer to jus…
After a beautiful young woman vanishes, investigators must sort through a series of puzzling clues to solve a deadly mystery.
A young woman's late-night call from a pay phone is transformed into the scene of a terrifying abduction.
A woman relentlessly investigates her daughter's disappearance leading police to a terrifying string of murders.
Police must retrace a teenager's last known movements if they hope to find out when and where she crossed paths with her killer.
While a predator leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, it may fall to a teenage girl to bring an end to his reign of terror.
While searching for a missing mother, police discover evidence that puts them on the trail of a deadly sexual predator.
When a senior at Ohio State University goes missing, it marks the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.
A mother arrives home to have lunch with her teenage daughter and walks into a nightmare she will never forget.
After a young mother vanishes, her trail goes cold, then a shocking discovery reveals that history repeats itself.
When a young teacher is murdered in her home, police must rely on the eyewitness testimony of a young neighbor who saw her killer lurking outside her window.
A young mother is strangled to death during her overnight shift at an office building.
A beloved grandmother is savagely murdered during a life-and-death struggle; a family secret may be the key to bringing her heartless killer to justice.
When a hero firefighter is found savagely murdered in his own home, the trail of evidence police find takes them on a twisting and tension filled journey to justice.
When a young girl kidnapped from her bed in the middle of the night is found dead in a nearby canal, it marks the beginning of one of Salt Lake City's most notorious child murder investigations.
After a four-year-old girl finds her mother's lifeless body, police must try to unravel a puzzling mystery. A murder investigation in which they must rule out multiple solid suspects before they arriv…
After two sisters are found murdered, police find evidence painting a grim picture of the heartbreaking double homicide.
When a 16-year-old girl disappears on her way to visit friends, the police retrace her last known movements and uncover a terrifying possibility that she may have been kidnapped by an international hu…
Police investigate a residential house fire and discover it was intentionally set to cover-up a savage murder. Had the killer managed to destroy all the evidence or was there a clue he overlooked?
When a loving mother is found gunned down just steps from her front door, police in her small town are baffled; as the investigation unfolds their initial confusion will quickly boil over into outrage…
A teenage couple out on a date are ambushed by a gun-wielding madman; the lone survivor's heartbreaking account may hold the key to bringing a cold-blooded killer to justice.
A woman and her teenage daughter are savagely murdered in their own home; police find clues at the crime scene, including a bloody bare footprint and an unharmed 3-year-old girl with a heartbreaking s…
When a young woman is found shot to death in her home, police are baffled; then a cryptic letter from a mysterious source sends the investigation down a twisting road to the truth.
A college student disappears in broad daylight after an afternoon of sunbathing at a busy lake; the mystery deepens when her wallet is found along with personal items belonging to another victim of a …
When a young woman disappears on a cold night in Breckenridge Colo., one of the state's darkest mysteries begins.
Two girls take a trip to the mall and never come home; less than 24 hours later they are found shot to death in a desolate field; investigators ask whether they were killed by someone they knew or a n…
Investigators look into the case of an elected community official who is found stabbed to death at his own home in Washington DC.
After years of frustration and heartbreak, investigators from three states work together to find the deadly predator responsible for three murders that are connected by one common thread.
When a young woman is savagely murdered in her own home, police must study the bloody crime scene to find the clue that will lead them to her killer.
When police find a beautiful young woman run over by her own car it marks the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.
A teenager vanishes during a bike ride through Point Defiance Park. The investigation into her disappearance leads police to fear that a serial killer is on the loose in Tacoma.
When a young woman's car is found abandoned on a bridge, police must consider three possibilities. Had she run away, committed suicide, or been the victim of foul play?
An unlikely pair of investigators strive to solve Elaine Fogle's murder after the case goes cold for four decades.
A young schoolteacher is savagely murdered in the doorway of her own home.
Police uncover a trail of terrifying clues while investigating a couple’s disappearance; they come to suspect that the couple has fallen victim to a carefully laid trap in the classified pages of the …
As investigators study the chilling crime scene inside Wendi Brant's horse ranch, one thing seems clear, the 45-year-old had been brutally killed by someone she knew and trusted.
When an Air Force Major is found beaten to death just outside his home police wonder, was it a random act of violence or was his top-secret job at a nearby military base the motive for his murder?
A beloved detective is killed during a shoot out in at a downtown Atlanta hotel. Can his fellow officers, including his own son, bring the two shooters to justice?
After Michael Brinkman is murdered in his home, police are left to untangle the mystery of why the two masked home invaders stole nothing and left a series of strange clues at the crime scene.
The discovery of the body of a young woman in the tree line of a popular camp site in the Rocky Mountains marks the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.
A young girl disappears on her way home from school and the only clue police have is a series of terrifying calls her family had received in the days before she went missing.
When the daughter of an FBI agent disappears from an airport parking lot, law enforcement from all over the country rally to find one of their own. But the case quickly becomes one of the bureau's mos…
When a couple enters their home during a robbery in progress, a deadly shoot out erupts, leaving two people dead. But when police begin an investigation they discover clues that it may not have been w…
When a popular woman disappears from her home, police work tirelessly to uncover the route of her last known movements. Would a trail of videotape lead them to her killer?
A young woman travels to California in pursuit of a Hollywood dream and winds up the victim of a savage homicide.
A young records clerk at the Seattle police department is murdered on her way to work her overnight shift. Can police find the evidence to catch the killer of one of their own?
An independent young woman starting out in life on her own, becomes the victim of a bizarre and vicious homicide in her apartment.
A young woman getting ready to be a bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding is found viciously stabbed to death in her own home.
Investigators must identify a gunman who murdered a young mother but spared her child asleep in her car seat in the back of her minivan.
A young woman is found stabbed to death locked inside a locker at a storage facility.
A young woman is found drowned in her bathtub and the evidence at the crime scene indicates her killer was someone she knew and trusted.
When a teenage girl is found murdered after a night out with friend, Police must retrace her final steps to find her killer.
When a young mother disappears, a series of text messages from her phone lead police to believe she left on her own. Then, her family uncovers evidence that she may have actually been the victim of fo…
Two young girls are lured into a deadly trap by a vicious sexual predator. Can the lone survivor of the attack help police bring her best friend's killer to justice?
A daughter's quest to see her birth mother's murder solved is complicated when police discover the prime suspect is in the wind.
A jeep swerves off a dark stretch of road and takes the life of a loving mother. But when law enforcement arrives, they discover evidence that the accident wasn't the cause of her death.
When the body of a teenage girl is found in the Columbia River, police wonder if she was the victim of an accident or suicide. But the evidence reveals it was the beginning of disturbing murder myster…
The unsolved murder of a teenager torments a small, midwestern city for decades until a relentless team of investigators finally finds the clue that breaks the case wide open.
When a young mother disappears police painstakingly retrace her last known movements. The trail of clues they uncover leads to a shocking and heartbreaking discovery.
In February 1976, 19-year-old Michelle Mitchell vanished from a well-lit parking lot in Reno, NV; the young woman's disappearance would quickly be at the center of one of the most complex and disturbi…
When a couple is found shot down in front of their home in the suburb of Thunderbolt, the entire community hears the barrage of gunfire. As police sift through the evidence they must determine if one …
After a young mother is found murdered in her own home, investigators must untangle a web of lies using wiretaps and secret recordings to ultimately pick up the trail of her cold-blooded killer.
When a 15-year-old girl vanishes from her front porch, police must uncover when she was last seen, where she might have been going, and who would have wanted her dead.
When the lifeless body of a young girl is found on the shore of the Feather River, police hope that following a trail of footsteps and discarded articles of clothing will lead them to her killer.
When a young girl vanishes while walking her dog on a military base, it marks the beginning of a missing persons case that would capture the hearts of the entire county.
An argument among sisters over a new dress leads a young girl to leave her house to calm down. But when she never returns, the desperate search to find her begins.
A teenage lifeguard vanishes from a quiet community swimming hole less than three minutes after her mother dropped her off for work.
A beautiful young mother vanishes just hours before the deadliest hurricane in Texas history; the investigation forces her loved ones to weather a storm and then survive a tempest.
A compassionate and outgoing woman's dream vacation turns into a deadly nightmare when she crosses paths with a wolf in sheep's clothing.
A beloved mother of four disappears just days after her stepdaughter vanished; police investigate their complicated relationship.
After a young girl disappears on her way home from school, police find her blue raincoat thirty miles away. It marks the start of a heartbreaking homicide investigation.
A young woman's strange encounter with a man outside her home becomes the thread that unravels a terrifying murder mystery.
A teenager vanishes during a walk to the store on a cold winter night; the next morning police find her lifeless body in a snowbank six miles away.
When a loving father is found murdered execution-style in his own home, investigators must follow the trail of his missing car to find his cold-blooded killer.
A young girl is murdered in Caledonia, NY, and police struggle to identify her. The tragedy leads the town make her one of their own, with the name Cali-Doe.
A young woman riding her bicycle is forced off the road and savagely murdered. Police chase her killer for decades until an overlooked clue ultimately leads to justice.
A young woman is found bound and strangled to death on the side of a road. As police retrace her final steps, they discover she was last seen being followed by a suspicious man in a cowboy hat.
The murder of a respected health care aide sends a chill through her community. When the investigation reveals several shockingly similar crimes, police realize they've uncovered the trail of a monste…
A tourist takes a photo of vultures in Joshua Tree National Park and inadvertently discovers a gruesome homicide.
When a 15-year-old boy vanished under mysterious circumstances police feared the worst. It appeared the case had terrifying connections to a serial killer who had left a trail of bloodshed across the …
A 14-year-old girl's mysterious runaway note raises difficult questions for police. Had she really left home on her own or had someone close to her pieced together writing from her journals to cover-u…
When a young college student is abducted from her campus parking lot it marks the beginning of a terrifying crime wave on a quiet college campus. Can police catch a serial predator before he strikes a…
After a young girl disappears from her bus stop, a nine-day search reveals that her terrifying abduction has ended in a heartbreaking homicide. As police mount a tireless search to find her killer, th…
A burned out car and a blood-stained bedroom reveal the chilling murder of a community pillar. Will it be the smallest of clues that lead police to her heartless killer?
A young woman’s disappearance marks the beginning of a heartbreaking murder mystery. Will a clue discovered by a child be the key to catching his mother’s killer?
The abduction of a young mother from a crowded hospital parking lot is the beginning of a terrifying mystery that will torment her loved ones for decades.
When a teenager is found savagely stabbed to death in her home, police hope a trail of blood found at the crime scene will lead them to her killer.
A teenager waiting for her friends to give her a ride home from work suddenly disappears. When her friends arrive, they find terrifying evidence of her abduction.
Police must unravel a puzzling mystery when a beloved father and real estate executive is ambushed in his office.
If investigators can’t find the crack in their suspect’s seemingly air-tight alibi, a cold-blooded killer will elude justice.
After a teenager mysteriously disappears, police must determine if a secret meeting with a young man led to her murder.
After a young woman is viciously murdered, police launch a two-part investigation; one to find her killer and a second to identify his victim, “Precious” Jane Doe.
A young female soldier is found slain after a night out in Colorado Springs, CO. The investigation into her torture, molestation and murder eventually goes cold. It takes decades and advances in DNA p…
Hauntingly Familiar: Investigators must overturn a shocking decision before they can solve the hauntingly familiar murder of a teenager.
Police investigate the gruesome murder of a mother and child, only to realize all the evidence indicates the killer was someone the victims knew and trusted.
A beautiful young woman turns up savagely murdered in a bar parking lot; as investigators retrace her last known steps, several suspects with possible motives come on their radar.
Police wonder if a young woman's personalized license plate, FLRT 12, makes her the target for murder or if a far more sinister plot is behind the crime.
Police find a giant sword bent in half, alongside a victim who has been savagely murdered. Investigators must sort through the details of his complicated life in order bring his killer to justice.
After a loving mother is murdered inside her own home, police focus on their two best clues -- a blood-stained hammer and a dusty footprint.
Veteran journalist Paula Zahn steps out of the studio and into the field to unravel criminal investigations, tracking the drama of each story by featuring the opinions of those closest to the case.
An unidentified woman is found callously murdered in an off-campus apartment; police have no leads on the case until her terrified neighbour shares a chilling story.
The baffling murder of a young woman leads police to two potential suspects: her new boyfriend and an obsessed stalker.
The search for the man who murdered a single mother might lead police to the perpetrator of a second brutal crime with chilling similarities.
A college student disappears, and her family launches a desperate investigation to find her; what they discover changes their lives forever.
A murdered teenager's body mysteriously turns up in the rural Iowa countryside. Will the smallest clue be the key to bringing her killer to justice?
As police try to solve a disturbing homicide, each step of the investigation reveals another layer in a spiderweb of tragedy.
A young mother vanishes, leaving behind nothing but puzzling clues and disturbing questions; a needle in the mud may reveal the truth behind her disappearance.
Paula Zahn talks to investigators, witnesses, victims' families and incarcerated criminals.
Police investigating the brutal murder of a young woman start to wonder if the ambush-style shooting that ended the victim's life resulted from a terrifying case of mistaken identity.
A homicide on May 27, 1994, and its disturbing details devastate 14-year-old Jenny Lin's loving family, leaving the tight-knit community of Castro Valley, CA, to wonder if their loved one could become…
On the morning of June 7, 1995, in Atlanta, GA, 14-year-old Nacole Smith is taking a shortcut back home, through a path in the woods, to get a forgotten project for school. Her body is discovered brut…
E4 · Mystery in Coachella Valley
The gruesome murder of horse ranch owner Wendi Brant traumatises her friends and family; Police focus on her estranged husband, but there are other potential suspects that muddy the investigation and …
The chilling murder of Lee Rotatori and the bizarre crime scene evidence police found inside her motel room mark the beginning of a heartbreaking homicide investigation with multiple victims.
When a young girl vanishes under mysterious circumstances, police must discover if she simply ran away or was actually the victim of something far more sinister.
The murder of a young college student in her off-campus apartment leads police to believe the killer may be someone she knew and the investigation into the crime threatens to tear her grieving family …
A teenage girl discovers her mother's true identity, along with a telegram that says she's been murdered; her crusade to bring a killer to justice may also bring her closer to the woman she never knew…
Police must solve the murder of a young mother who was savagely strangled to death in her bed while her two young sons slept just steps away; decades of investigating reveal an unthinkable betrayal of…
After police find a young mother bound and murdered in her bedroom, her family challenges police to bring a heartless killer to justice.
Police try to make sense of the confusing crime scene and find the person who killed a young mother.
Police must analyze a long emotional and rage-filled 911 call to see if it was made by a distraught husband or a killer trying to cover his tracks.
A woman finds a young mother murdered following a festive New Year's celebration; police trace her last known steps to find her killer.
The police must identify the killer of a young mother based only on her frantic words in a disconnected 911 call.
The investigation of a brutal murder forces police to challenge both confessions and lies.
A young girl vanishes on a trip to the mailbox and her abandoned pink bicycle may be the key to solving the disturbing mystery.
Blood spattered from a young woman's apartment balcony to the parking lot below could lead police to her coldly calculated murderer.
A mysterious late-night call requesting last rites for a loved one leads to the shocking murder of a beloved priest.
The police look to find the killer of an unidentified woman found bound, frozen and shot to death in the mountains of Utah.
Painful questions torment a loving husband after his wife's brutal murder; in particular, the community's doubts about whether he had been her killer.
Police must track down the vicious killer of two separate Jane Doe victims, murdered in a shockingly similar way.
The abduction of a young girl sends a detective on a quest to bring justice to her heartbroken family.
A young mother is murdered inside her home, and her family hopes to help put her killer behind bars.
A daughter receives an odd text from her mother's phone claiming she left town with a new man, which is the first clue that something is very wrong. The ensuing investigation uncovers more troubling e…
Someone abducts a 12-year-old girl returning home from her church choir recital, staying alone for less than one hour...
Did a woman's crusade to teach children to read lead to her murder? Police ultimately realize their only hope of finding an answer is to follow the clues left behind by the victim...
A look at a witness account that could lead a small-town police department in the wrong direction as it tries to solve the murder of a friend...
Will the chilling evidence found inside a quaint Utah bookstore bring the killer of its beloved owner to justice?
Can police find the killer of two teenagers discovered inside a car?
Police must connect the crime scene evidence from two eerily similar murders to put one vicious killer where he belongs: behind bars
Police struggle to dissect the love triangle that led to the disappearance of 21-year-old married college student and mother Bethany Decker in Ashburn, VA; her jilted husband, Emile, and her jealous n…
Can police solve the murder of a young woman killed while celebrating her graduation from U.S. Naval training?
In 2014, police discover that Tiffany Pugh, the successful wife of a popular DJ, has been murdered in her home in East Point, GA; the array of video cameras in the neighborhood could help bring her ki…
Police use a revolutionary new technique to sort through a long list of guests and employees at the Paradise Ranch to find the one person responsible for a savage murder...
E7 · The Bitter Truth
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Will a heartbroken mother's quest for justice lead police to solve the murder of her daughter?
Paula Zahn talks to investigators, witnesses, victims' families and incarcerated criminals.
Will a heartbroken mother's quest for justice lead police to solve the murder of her daughter and a close friend?
E2 · A Picture Worth a 1000 Words
Can police use a blurry image taken just seconds before a young woman's disappearance to find the man responsible for her savage murder?
Police are baffled after two young women are murdered during strikingly similar crimes along the same scenic bike trail just months apart.
Can police sift through a maze of phone records and grainy video to pick up the trail of the man who murdered a beloved preacher's wife?
When a young woman turns up murdered, police desperately try to retrace her last known movements; however, what they discover reveals two shockingly different possibilities of how she was killed.
When a young woman turns up murdered, police desperately try to retrace her last known movements. However, what they discover reveals two shockingly different possibilities of how she was killed.
Can police ease the fears of a close-knit community following the murder of a beloved restaurant owner?
young waitress is attacked as she returns home from work late at night.
The mysterious details of one teenager's murder may lead police to solve two brutal murders committed by the same deadly predator.
Will a hidden message on the body of a murder victim be the key to finding the young woman's killer?
Can police piece together the puzzling clues found at the murder scene of a beloved school teacher?
