A mom suddenly vanishes and a dad is under suspicion, but there was no body, weapon or eyewitness, and surprises cropped up along the way.
Investigating whether a toddler left in the car for seven hours while his dad was at work was a heartbreaking accident or murder.
Melissa Lewis disappears, leaving signs of a struggle and a strange orange mist behind her; her boss goes missing and leaves behind an even bigger mess, and a missing fortune.
This part of the Lone Star State is largely sheltered from hurricanes, but, as it turned out, not from one unnatural disaster.
After a young mom is found dead on the side of a country road, 40 miles from her Knoxville home, investigators scramble to figure out how she ended up there.
At first, the fatal fire that swept through the home of a young couple looked like an accident then investigators took a closer look and what they discovered about the fire, and this couple, left them burning with suspicion.
A 4-year-old girl abducted and raised by her kidnapper spends decades trying to get back home, and she finally accomplishes her goal; as it turns out, that ending was only the beginning.
After an attack on a respected U.S. Army major in the middle of the night, police launch an investigation that reveals wild secrets -- secrets that might hold the key to murder.
A hockey player finds his wife murdered in their home; his daughter says she saw a robber, but the killer's identity turns out to be far more complicated; police have their suspects but her family members have questions of their own.
After Christina, the twenty-three-year-old fashionista, goes out to a high-end shopping mall on a Friday night and vanishes, police question everyone; they know someone is lying, but not who.
A double murder reveals a double life; the victims are a well-respected couple whose son plays poker for a living; his alibi is his ace in the hole, but when detectives find key evidence, they think they are holding all the cards.
A couple who made a fortune in gold is headed for divorce when the wife is murdered; on tape, the husband is not at the crime scene, but police think the video holds the key to unlocking a mystery.
A woman's life ends in mystery on a dead end road; a mother of three, loved by her family and tight-knit community; for years the murder investigation went cold, but secrets have a way of eventually coming out.
Big sky country and a dangerous highway set the scene of a fatal car crash; determining if the tragedy was an accident or a crime and the secrets behind the truth hiding in text messages sent just before a car crossed the line.
A popular teacher is savagely murdered in her home; there is an arrest, a trial, and a conviction, but when a bombshell comes in after the verdict, the convicted murderer is given a chance at freedom.
If a killer is still free after 25 years, then maybe they got away with murder; the trail goes cold, never to warm up again, until one day it does.
A newlywed receives terrifying emails with threats of kidnapping and death; the emails appear to come from an ex-girlfriend, but hiding behind the threats is a cyber-secret.
A woman disappears while on her morning jog.
A wife and a mistress vying for the same man end up in a high-speed showdown on a highway; after the man of their dreams, on his motorcycle nearby, gets struck and killed, his wife becomes accused of his murder.
A mother, her son and a cousin are kidnapped by terrorists while on vacation; a father turned negotiator tries to end the international hostage drama, but the price of freedom is a huge ransom.
A beloved kindergarten teacher and mother of two finds a new lease on life after shedding hundreds of pounds; when she suddenly vanishes from her home, investigators uncover a connection between her dramatic weight loss and mysterious disappearance.
A California couple's romantic getaway on a boat turns tragic when the young wife and mother is lost at sea; the case goes cold for years until a model with a checkered past goes undercover to find the truth.
At first it looked like a home invasion gone wrong at the house Ralph Candelario shared with his second wife, but when police learn the antique dealer's first wife had disappeared, they take a closer look.
After a young Army veteran disappears, detectives uncover a cryptic 911 call placed 11 days before she went missing, which exposes a twisted story -- and the truth.
A foreign exchange student and soccer player's participation in a dangerous game leads to deadly consequences.
When detectives track down the killer of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress and mother, it becomes clear that the investigation has just begun.
As detectives struggle to find leads in the murder of a college student, the perpetrator strikes again.
Robert Davis, who was convicted of murdering a woman and her son, claims his confession was coerced and tries to prove he is innocent.
An investigation into the murder of a beloved couple in South Carolina reveals a feud and divides a family.
When a Chicago woman from a big family goes missing, investigators begin to suspect a man in her life is full of secrets.
After a woman reports a prowler, police find her Olympic bronze medalist husband dead in their backyard.
When remains are found amid the rubble after a house fire, authorities soon discover the incident was no accident.
Before time runs out, detectives race to find a Little Rock, Ark., realtor who went missing after showing a house.
Dark secrets come to light as officials investigate what happened to a wife and mother of three who was found dead in her bathtub.
A community is left in shock when a Cornell student and star athlete gets caught in the middle of a homicide investigation.
The security cameras at the home of a wife and mother of three's home may hold the key to solving the mystery of her disappearance.
A romantic interlude on a September night turns tragic when a woman slips over the edge of a cliff and falls to her death; authorities ask whether she fell or was pushed, and it will take 20 years to find the answers.
In a plot straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock film, a woman peers into a neighbor's yard and catches a glimpse of something unsettling; she sets into motion a chain of events that will divide a family and a jury.
A young mom's abduction at gunpoint leads her family and veteran investigators to spend desperate days trying to find out where she was taken, but the suspect and motive both come as a surprise.
Detectives often hit dead ends, but one young detective sees dead ends as starting points; she's beaten the odds in her own life, and, now, she's determined to beat them on the job using her head and her heart.
Was he missing or was he hiding; he had a wife, a good job, a daughter he loved; investigators were told he also had a secret and they went on an undercover mission to find the truth.
She was beautiful, trusting and troubled; the young woman from a prominent family was just turning it around and realizing her promise; then she vanished; when the police seemed unable to find her, her family hatched a plan to solve the mystery.
After four people turn up dead, investigators chase a serial killer who may be reenacting scenes from a horror movie released in the 1980s.
For investigators, motive can be the hardest thing to find. This crime took place in Florida but detectives didn't discover a motive for murder until they looked into a tropical island thousands of miles away, where a festering grudge was born.
Dr. Mark Weinberger, a successful surgeon, hides a secret from his medical staff and from his adoring wife; after a malpractice suit and a death, the doctor vanishes, sparking an international manhunt and a family's fight for justice.
Celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover and his wife Linda build a thriving business and a beautiful home, but their dream life doesn't last; an affair leads to a bitter divorce, then Mark vanishes in a mystery with the makings of a Hollywood thriller.
It was Easter Sunday; the Stock family celebrated at home; hours later, gunshots turned their farmhouse into a house of horrors; there was an arrest but one tiny clue didn't fit; this case was far from being solved.
Russel Douglas is a troubled father hoping for a fresh start when he is found shot dead in his car; the investigation turns up few clues until an anonymous tipster sends detectives on an international manhunt to unravel a mystery.
Young nursing student Michelle Le disappears; something draws her out to her car; as her loved ones launch a very public effort to find Michelle, investigators begin their own methodical search, suspecting she may have been murdered.
Young women out for a little fun with their friends, Kenia Monge and Lydia Tillman don't know each other, but their stories will become forever intertwined, both of them falling prey to a smooth-talking stranger with a terrifying secret.
Jack Jessee was a family man who didn't seem to have an enemy in the world, up until the night he was killed; the case goes cold but a relentless detective is determined to catch Jack's killer.
Soon after Angie Dodge's murder, Christopher Tapp admits he is one of her killers; police capture his confession on videotape, but the victim's mom, who once campaigned to put Tapp in prison, fights for his freedom.
Larry McNabney has a thriving career and a wife he adores, but then vanishes; at the center of the twisted mystery, three lives tangle together in a love triangle, including one who hides a secret identity.
When Karen Pannell is found stabbed to death, a message scrawled in blood seems like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer; it takes a dogged forensic specialist with a keen eye to unravel the mystery.
It was a mystery that stumped investigators for years; a college student disappears after a night out clubbing; her mother thought she was at a sleepover with friends and it takes an eagle-eyed detective to find the truth buried in a pile of lies.
A young mom, married to her high school sweetheart, vanishes; did she leave her family to start a new life or was there another reason for her disappearance; decades later her grown son faces a dark truth at the core of this mystery.
She was a dancer who married a dashing photographer; they seemed to have the picture-perfect life -- until the bone-chilling night she disappeared; in a case filled with twists, could the victim help solve her own murder.
A former homecoming queen taking her first steps into adult life is brutally murdered; the investigation centers on two men and a mysterious black bag that seems to come out of nowhere.
It was a brutal and baffling crime: a husband shot dead in his own bed; no one else in the house was hurt, not even his wife, who was sleeping beside him; investigators were suspicious, but there were more surprises in store.
It's a mystery with a mind-boggling twist; the deputy warden's wife claimed she was kidnapped by an escaped convict and held captive for more than a decade; but was she really a hostage or a willing accomplice.
A convict is offered a deal as tempting as it is dangerous; he must go undercover in a psychiatric hospital to get information from a suspected serial killer in order to win his freedom, but there's no guarantee he'll get out alive.
When the wealthy heir to a legendary hotel is murdered, the list of possible suspects is long; he had his share of enemies, and a complicated family; investigators soon learned someone close to the victim was also in danger.
It's a true Hollywood whodunit; a show business stuntman is shot four times and left to die; investigators uncover a love story gone wrong and a villain with a dark secret; the most stunning twist of all is what didn't happen.
She was a beaming bride; it was a haunting death; Sarah and Ryan were newlyweds when she drowned in the bathtub; did she die of natural causes or was it deliberate; it took three trials to find the truth.
It all began when a best selling author found his wife at the base of the stairs; the story makes headlines and has been covered for more than a decade; Michael Peterson answers questions.
A woman is murdered in a home invasion; her best friend and neighbor is shot the following night; investigators unearth disturbing secrets that suggest the cases may be linked.
When Cathy Torrez never comes home after work, her family fears the worst; an intensive search ends after her car is found, with her body in the trunk; it take years to get to the truth.
A talented, young art student is murdered; the killer left no fingerprints and no DNA; police zero in on three fellow students and, soon, the dark portrait of a killer began to emerge.
In Wisconsin, Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are convicted of killing Teresa Halbach in a case that defies easy answers.
Fitness executive Nicole Pietz is married to the man of her dreams, then she goes missing after failing to show up for dinner with her husband and friends.
Debbie Kelly and Lars Itzo make their marriage of opposites work; then, Debbie is shot dead in the dark of night; investigators ask whether her death is a case of mistaken identity or the bloody end to a marriage gone bad.
Tara Ord is a beautiful young woman with big dreams, then she vanishes without a trace; it will take years for determined cold case detectives to uncover the long buried clue that blows this case wide open.
A young man from small town Indiana heads to Japan where he falls for a beautiful woman; then, they are caught up in one of the biggest natural disasters in history.
A toddler is shot in the head and left for dead; despite the odds, she stuns everyone with her will to survive, while a detective vows to crack the case, no matter how long it takes.
When Debbie Hawk vanishes, her friends and family are left searching for answers; investigators discover that Debbie was planning to divulge secrets and wonder if she has been silenced as a result.
A U.S. Air Force captain who is deployed overseas for long stretches of time finds himself caught in the crossfire resulting from a love triangle at home.
When Bonnie Craig is found dead, police collect DNA but it doesn't match anyone in the system; twelve years later, there is a hit but the man is thousands of miles away; turns out, prosecutors would need more than DNA to convict a killer.
Newlywed Dalia Dippolito returns home from the gym to the awful news that her husband had been killed; in a case where almost nothing is as it seems, investigators want to know if Dalia is diabolical or an unwitting pawn in a hoax gone wrong.
When the dashing Gavin Smith vanishes, LA detectives are unsure if they are investigating a crime or a suicide; his wife claims he had gotten lost in drugs and flings; police wonder if the key to finding Gavin is hidden in one of those affairs.
Ashlea Harris has no shortage of admirers, so when she is found dead after a suspicious fire consumes her apartment, police are baffled; the fire is no accident but the clues to who killed Ashlea may be up in smoke.
Brandy Daniels believes someone is stalking her, then the single mother is found slumped over in her car, shot dead; investigators spend years navigating the twists and turns searching for her killer.
Debra Newell thought she found Mr. Right but her daughters sensed something wrong about John Meehan; they started digging into his past and their search for answers exposed a dangerous con man.
Heidy and Conrad Truman are an enviable couple with a bright future until Heidy is found shot; in the aftermath, fingers are pointed but could be aimed at an innocent person.
When a woman's body is discovered at a trash facility, a detective makes a promise to her mother to get justice; she doesn't know she will come face to face with a serial killer.
Wealthy residents feel safe in their gated community but it is not safe for one millionaire, murdered in his waterfront home; police investigate but the case grows cold; turns out the key to solving it, or two keys, are right at the front door.
The save the date cards had gone out. Angie Ver Huel went to sleep next to her fiancé, Justin Michael, with big dreams but woke up to a nightmare. Someone was running from their bedroom and Justin was dead. Why did the killer target him, sparing her?
A beautiful, popular graduate student is shot outside her apartment in Durham, North Carolina. Who would want her dead and why?
It was an affluent neighborhood with tree lined streets. Violent crime was unheard of here until that morning when, under the very noses of the cops, a terrible murder occurred. Investigators found a riddle, a deception, a piece of pure evil.
After finding his wife and two children dead in his garage, a former Indiana state trooper spends 13 years trying to clear his name.
An explosion in a rice field in Colusa, California kills farm manager Roberto Ayala. But was it an accident or murder?
Craig and Laura Rideout appeared happy but, after a contentious separation revealed an ugly secret, one of them would soon be dead. Clues pointed to four possible killers and left investigators wondering if this murder was all in the family.
It was an unthinkable crime. Brittany Eldridge was nearly nine months pregnant when she was found dead in her apartment. Investigators focused on two men with possible motives.
For many, the holiday season is filled with joy but, for the Jennings family, the night before Christmas became a waking nightmare. A gunshot rang out and investigators had to unravel whether a secret lead to a tragic suicide or if this was murder.
Diana Lovejoy and her husband welcomed a baby boy, but then, their marriage crumbled. A bitter custody battle followed. Fearing for her safety, Diane turned to a man skilled in self-defense but, it turns out, someone else was in grave danger.
Meghan Verikas had been attracted to Leon Jacob, in part, because as a doctor he saved lives. Now police officers were telling her he was trying to hire a hitman, potentially to take hers. But authorities had a plan of their own.
A group of adventurous Americans thought they had found paradise. It was a tropical hideaway, the kind of place where people didn't ask a lot of questions about their neighbors, until some of those neighbors started to disappear.
A graduation party ends with a man's death and leaves two teenagers facing a long fight for justice.
The fire breaks out before dawn; after the smoke clears, a mother of two young children is found dead; it's the tragic end to a life that held so much promise, but for investigators, it is just the beginning.
Kevin and Morgan Mengel are happy at first, but when the marriage goes bad, he goes missing; police wonder if he simply left, but a family's relentless pursuit leads to a stunning confrontation and, eventually, the truth.
A family mourns the loss of a young mother in a house fire; authorities rule it an accident; years later, there is another accident and second loved one gone; investigating if this just a string of bad luck or the work of a calculating killer.
On Nantucket Island, Mass., a couple's connection is instantaneous, but their summer romance takes a tragic turn; it seems like an open-and-shut case, but there's a surprise in store.
A man makes a frantic call to 911 after finding his wife dead in a bathtub, but the couple's daughters lead police to investigate their father.
It is a story of obsession that boiled over into a brutal crime. Right away, one woman said she knew what happened. Yet, it took years to bring the alleged killer to trial and the verdict was far from the end of this case.
Aasha Davis moves to Hollywood with big dreams; her sister Lesley follows for support; Lesley goes missing and Aasha is desperate to find her; in a town built on deception, the police come up with a high-stakes plan to smoke out their suspect.
It is just before Halloween; Joel Lovelien and his fiancé head to a local bar packed with people in costume; Joel steps outside and walks into a troubling mystery.
Keith Reed is a highly-regarded school superintendent; when he doesn't show up at an out-of-town conference, it sets off alarm bells; investigators take a hard look at his love life for clues and make a startling discovery.
Kelli Bordeaux is just starting what she hopes to be a long career in the military, but fate has other plans; when she vanishes, friends and family launch a frantic search, but it is a stranger hell-bent on justice who uncovers the ugly truth.
Sandra Galas was born and raised in paradise; police investigate two men in Sandra's life, but the case goes cold; her father refuses to give up, relentlessly pursuing the truth for more than a decade.
Diane McIver was a successful businesswoman who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle with her husband. Then she was gone. It was a mystery riddled with privilege and power, but investigators needed to answer a crucial question: was this an accident or murder?
Divorced mother Joan Lockwood is excited about the next chapter in her life, then five gunshots shatter her plans.
Detectives believed two young children witnessed the brutal murder of their mother; the prosecution builds their case around what they thought those kids observed, but another version of events may be possible.
A story of teens, text messages and a convoluted search for the truth; Conrad Roy, who had shared a secret with someone close to him, had vanished.
Amanda Lindhout was a journalist braving the world's most dangerous hotspots. Then, she became the story. What she endured from her captors was terrifying. Years later they found her again and secret agents put a daring undercover sting into action.
For over a decade, El Chapo evaded authorities but one man was determined to catch the infamous kingpin; Former DEA agent Andrew Hogan comes out of the shadows to detail his search and capture with never-before-seen videos and photographs.
Angel's Landing was a community of free-spirits with Lou Castro at its center; Investigators suspicious of the mysterious deaths happening there; commune members have courageously decided to tell their stories in hopes of helping others.
Churchgoing mom shot at point-blank range in her garage; saving her would take a miracle and investigators want to know if this crime was random or if someone wanted her dead.
In the still of the night, strangers armed with knives destroy the lives built by a hardworking man and his doting wife.
A young mother who is pregnant with her second child is gunned down on her way to work; her sisters become amateur detectives to help find her killer.
Pizza deliveryman Brian Wells robs a bank with a bomb strapped around his neck, launching one of the strangest cases ever investigated by the FBI.
A bank executive tries to rob his own bank; investigators think it's an inside job but eventually learn the crime is connected to a spree carried out by men who managed to keep their identities secret, praying on people who did the opposite.
Sandi Johnson always put her kids first. When she vanished without a word, her loved ones were frantic. Police discovered dark secrets in Sandi’s marriage and several men in her life. Which one of them had something to hide?
Cousins Nick Brady and Haile Kifer were best friends; to their family, they seemed like typical teenagers; turns out, the cousins had a secret that led to tragedy.
After college student Angie Samota was stabbed to death, police had no shortage of suspects; a crucial clue narrowed their list to one name, but it would be years before technology and a tenacious friend came together to help unravel this mystery.
Single mother Marie Singleton falls hard for Andre Jackson, a single dad raising his two kids; the couple marries and seems happy, then Marie vanishes and investigators discover secrets that may be related to her undercover job.
Connie and Larry Hoagland built a life centered on faith and family. Then, a vicious attack threatened it all. Someone wanted Connie dead. But who? After a bomb exploded underneath her car, secrets started to emerge.
Eric Glisson was convicted of a murder he swore he didn't commit. To prove his innocence, he had to find the real killers, unearthing their long-held secrets. It would take years for the truth to be revealed, but could it set him free?
Raven Abaroa swooped into Vanessa Pond's life and stole her heart. Then Vanessa discovered her dream man had a tragic past. His first wife had been killed. Was he a grieving widower or somehow involved? Dark secrets were about to be spilled.
Wendy Trapaga is a beaming young bride, and just four days after saying "I do," she is found dead in a parking lot; investigators discover the newlyweds were keeping secrets, and there was also someone else involved with a secret.
In high school, Christian, Erika and Pedro formed a tight trio: best friends who excelled at academics and shared big dreams. When they went to college something changed. It started with a secret romance and ended in tragedy.
Nikki Whitehead was a single mom working toward a brighter future. She found love, moved into a nice neighborhood and enrolled in college. Then, tragedy struck. Police searched for answers but one thing was certain. This crime was personal.
Bill and Shirley Carter had raised a family on their sprawling farm in America's heartland. As their golden years approached, tragedy struck and the seeds of a mystery pitting one family member against another had been planted.
Vince Goslyn's military career was thriving and he had built a beautiful family; one night, the father of five was gunned down.
Amber Belken was a young woman with big dreams. Then, she was found murdered. Was Amber the victim of a robbery gone wrong or was this brutal crime personal? Three people knew the truth. Two of them would risk their lives to reveal it.
Heather Elvis was a young woman eager to make her mark on the world. Then she disappeared. Investigators discovered a love triangle and thought they had their motive. But there was a question the Elvis family still needed answered: Where was Heather?
Sandra and Jamie Melgar were high school sweethearts who were celebrating their 32nd anniversary. Then, the intimate evening turned deadly. To crack the case, investigators had to uncover the secrets of an illusion worthy of the great Houdini.
Lauren Giddings was smart, charismatic and a newly-minted law school graduate. She had dreams of becoming a public defender, then she was brutally murdered. Her killer tried to pull off the perfect crime, but a secret recording exposed the truth.
For an agonizing four days, the fear was paralyzing. A city was under siege. Six people had been gunned down, but how were the killings linked? A retired detective connected the dots, initiating the manhunt for a man with a gun and a grudge.
He was a single dad, a former firefighter dedicated to helping others. When he was found dead in his garage, police needed help. A neighbor's security camera footage revealed a hooded figure, but who was it? Someone was hiding a deadly secret.
Devoted to her faith and her five children, Chanin Starbuck was recently divorced and starting life over. After she was brutally murdered, the investigation revealed secrets. The case divided a family. Could a jury unite on the truth?
He was a firefighter used to rescuing others. Now he was the one in desperate need of help. He found his wife bloodied and motionless on the bedroom floor. Could he save her in time? It was a chilling crime with no shortage of potential suspects.
Beloved by his colleagues, Mark Hasse was a fearless prosecutor. He worked to put criminals behind bars and making enemies was a hazard of the job. He didn't know it, but a killer was lurking and Mark wasn't the only target
After Johnny Altinger vanished, the trail of clues led investigators to a young director. Detectives worried that the case was a hoax staged by a master storyteller. Turns out, the script was darker than anyone knew.
Susie Casey was an outgoing mother of four going through a divorce. She was twenty steps from her front door when she vanished. Police were investigating three men in her life. The unbelievable thing? They were all there the morning of her murder.
Melvin Roberts was larger than life. Former mayor. Prominent attorney. He even had a street named after him. When cops found him dead in his driveway, it marked the start of a tough case. In addition to friends, Melvin Roberts had plenty of enemies.
Linda Curry had it all: looks, a great job and a brilliant husband. When she got sick, doctors were stumped. Then, she died and police were as puzzled as the doctors, but not her close friends and family. They just needed someone to listen.
Rachel Anderson was a vivacious single mom whose world revolved around her children. When she failed to show up for work one day, her kids panicked. Might her disappearance have anything to do with those terrifying phone calls she’d been receiving?
Karen and Mark Duenas had a special marriage. Teenage sweethearts, the couple managed to keep the romance alive even after raising five boys together. Then a perfectly ordinary night ended in murder, a tragedy that would test the bonds of family.
It was in the still of the night when it started. A cold-blooded serial killer, lurking in the woods, peeping through windows and stalking for his next victim. It's a tale that would be hard to believe, if it didn't really happen.
At first, Mischele Lewis' new boyfriend seemed almost too good to be true. She would learn her dream man did have secrets, but was he just playing spy games with her? A single mom goes on a dangerous mission of her own to find out the truth.
A tech giant living in paradise. His neighbor found dead. Then, suddenly, the entrepreneur extraordinaire was on the run, taunting authorities and tantalizing the press. It was a riveting game of hide-and-seek, but were police chasing the right man?
Wendy Ratte, a free-spirited mother of two, was missing. Police investigated: a bitter feud with a neighbor, a possible serial killer. Or, did danger lurk closer to home? It'd take an elaborate, undercover mission to finally crack this case.
Barbara George was murdered in her comic store on Friday the 13th. The case went cold and her husband moved away, starting a new life with a new wife. But then there was a new prosecutor with an old connection to the case, and he wanted it solved.
Brett and Vashti were high school sweethearts now busy raising two boys. Then a fire ripped through their home. In the ashes, investigators found a mystery. What happened that night was no accident.
He was a force on the football field. Then, the charming athlete was shot. His killer left few clues and the case sat cold until someone spilled a secret. What police asked the tipster to do next would make her a target. How much would she risk?
It was a riveting mystery with two puzzling deaths, both at the same mansion. First, a boy was found near the bottom of the stairs and police ruled it an accident. Then, there was an apparent suicide at the guest house. What was really happening?
Jessica Nelson was a hardworking single mom. Then, one morning, she was found dead in her home. The discovery left her family shattered and their ordeal had just begun. Turns out, the killer was someone they knew.
Marie Carlson was radiant but behind the glow she hid a darkness. For a while, Marie drifted but, then, a pastor and his wife welcomed her into their lives. It was a spiritual awakening which made Marie’s disappearance all the more mysterious.
Skylar Neese was everything her parents hoped for, but their world turned upside down when she vanished without a trace. At first, police thought she ran away but hints on social media pointed to a more sinister reason for her disappearance.
Mike Williams went out duck hunting before dawn and never returned. Authorities declared his death an accidental drowning, but his mother believed Mike had been murdered. After a dramatic secret came to light, police believed she might be right.
Halee Rathgeber enjoyed taking care of others, so it made sense that she hoped to become a nurse. What made no sense was that someone wanted her dead. The crime scene told detectives little, but a jaw-dropping moment in the courtroom spoke volumes.
Michele and Lloyd Neurauter were devoted to their three daughters, even after divorce. When Michele was found dead in her home, police suspected suicide. Then, they uncovered a deadly betrayal too twisted to be true. Except that it was.
A forty-year-old man was found dead in his car. Initially, there was no obvious medical explanation for Tom’s death but when police uncovered a love triangle, this tragedy quickly turned into a tangled mystery.
A mother of four dies unexpectedly on Valentine’s Day. Everyone in town assumes she died of natural causes until a detective suspects someone has gotten away with murder. But would a jury agree?
A single mother of three vanishes and potential suspects emerge when police discover she may have been living a double life. Where is Paige Birgfeld?
An investigation into the mysterious murder of a businessman exposes a tangled web of evil that extends from the Pacific Northwest into the North Dakota oil patch.
The crime was big news in a small town. Police were swift to key on a suspect. He was a local hero. It was a hunt for justice but was it also the hounding of an innocent man?
Frank Rodriguez was a Navy vet who dedicated his life to helping needy children, not a guy with many enemies. Figuring out who would want him dead was a challenge. How he died was also a mystery investigators needed to solve to catch his killer.
When Eric Somuah was found shot in his bed, it was hard to imagine who would want the outgoing salesman dead. One dogged detective refused to give up. His investigation put him on a path filled with twists, turns and an ending few saw coming.
Marc Despain was a married father of two and a successful real estate appraiser. He was busy building a life, until his ended all too soon. Investigators wondered if money was a motive, or maybe a family rift. His loved ones wanted answers.
Lisa and Kevin Knoefel seemed like the perfect couple. They were busy raising three children, and then welcomed a foster child too. When Sabrina admitted to killing Lisa, no one could understand why. This case was about to get very complicated.
A successful, seemingly healthy doctor collapses at home and is rushed to the ER, leaving friends and colleagues puzzled.
Missing wife. Grieving husband. Turns out, both had secrets. Jen Ramsaran vanished just before Christmas and detectives needed to know if her online life held the key to this mystery or if the answer was closer to home.
Investigators go to unexpected depths to solve the mystery of missing Lynn Friend, a devoted mother who had wedding plans when she vanished.
A top doctor known for saving lives found himself fighting for his own after he was poisoned. Investigators immediately started looking into the women in his life, wondering if one relationship was toxic.
Chiquita Tate was growing her reputation as a tenacious defense attorney but her promising career was cut short when she was murdered. Police had a challenge. At work, she dealt with tough clients, and at home, she was going through a rough time.
The Harkey name was famous for pecan harvesting in Texas; the matriarch, with a powerful grip on the family fortune, went missing, so investigators focused on the family; in fact, the plot was more tangled than the branches of a pecan tree.
A college freshman is found brutally beaten, a crime scene so bloody police can't identify the victim, but identifying the killer was easier -- and his motivation for the killing becomes the foundation for his defense.
Police probe the shooting of father and his infant son on the streets of Miami -- while the child survives, the father does not.
One murder in broad daylight. Then another brutal attack almost exactly a year later. Police discovered a chilling connection between the victims, and many feared they had a serial killer on their hands. It was a race to connect the dots.
Vern Holbrook seemed to have it all: A thriving estate company and a beautiful family. When this beloved patriarch failed to show up at a meeting with his daughter-in-law, she was concerned Vern was not delayed, that it was something far worse.
It was a violent and bizarre crime scene: #1 scrawled next to the lifeless body. The victim’s boyfriend had an alibi and the case went cold. Then, a DNA hit. But investigators couldn’t figure out the link between two people separated by 1,500 miles.
She was a wealthy, beloved socialite in the suburbs of New York City and an unlikely target for such a brutal murder. Police immediately zeroed in on the most likely suspect but solving this crime wouldn’t be easy or quick.
A woman is brutally murdered in her bed and her husband and son both immediately begin pointing fingers at each other after two rapid fire calls are made to 911.
It was a custody battle, then baby Savanna was gone. The mystery of her whereabouts spanned two decades. Solving it took investigators nearly 10,000 miles around the world, driven by a determined dad trying to learn what happened to his daughter.
Real estate developer Gary Triano lived large; his murder was a bold statement; there were whispers of a mob connection, an angry investor, or a mad ex, and the mystery took nearly two decades to unravel.
Lynne Knight was a vibrant young nurse whose love of adventure made her stand out; her murder haunted detectives for decades.
A chance meeting at a nightclub ends in murder; those involved in the gruesome crime thought they had buried the secrets of the past, but a relentless team of investigators will stop at nothing to unearth the truth.
Heather Bogle worked a graveyard shift to support her daughter, then she went missing; her family grew frustrated with the investigation; some officials found themselves under scrutiny, but Heather was able to help solve her own murder.
Nick popped the question and Kristy said yes; they were busy planning their future when she found him dead in the bedroom; police questioned spurned lovers and office enemies before a tip from Nick's brother helped reveal the true killer.
Michelle Mockbee met her husband at the warehouse where they both worked; it was also where she met an untimely death; security footage led police to a suspect, but when it appeared justice had been served, a scandal turned the case upside down.
Angila Wilder was a busy mom, working to make her dream of becoming a nurse come true, then she was murdered; at first, investigators thought it looked like an open-and-shut case, but it would take an elaborate sting to uncover the truth.
Emma Walker was a fun-loving teen with her whole life ahead of her, then she was shot dead in her bed; detectives were facing a tough investigation.
When a recently divorced mom vanished, the search to find her was halted by a hurricane; as the floodwaters receded, investigators discovered the same deadly storm that slowed their investigation was about to flush out her killer.
Private First Class Karlyn Ramirez had a job she loved and a baby she adored. Then, she was shot dead in her home. Her killer thought he’d covered his tracks, but investigators uncovered a plot so devious, it defied imagination.
Cassy Farrington, a mother of two, was found dead in her bathtub; Cassy's parents are determined to solve the mystery.
A woman is found strangled after a powerful storm; police focus on a fiancé and a co-worker with a crush until they hear from a flood of women who've had chilling encounters with a stranger; It seemed a predator was stalking the women of Austin.
People went on a hike, pausing at a perfect spot for pictures; but something went wrong, and the frigid currents below took a life; investigators wondered if they also swept away a secret.
In a case made for Hollywood, they were camera ready; Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of murdering their own parents more than two decades ago; now hear chilling new details about the gruesome double slaying from the brothers themselves.
Diane Marcell walked into her home and found her daughter covered in blood, the attacker said she was next; a single drop of blood was the key to finding him, but it took nearly a decade to unlock its secrets.
Single mom Sarah Goode went missing after a night out with friends; her family was determined to find her; police turned up four possible suspects and two tantalizing clues; the killer left a signature.
After Erin Corwin told her husband she was scouting hiking trails in Joshua Tree National Park, she suddenly vanished -- police quickly uncovered a steamy love triangle and a mystery with a deep pool of potential suspects.
He was a wealthy doctor with a perfect life and the perfect wife; then, he found her dead on Valentine's Day; she was beloved but did have enemies; investigators followed a bloody trail of evidence, leading to a big courtroom twist.
When Ricky Cowles and his girlfriend moved in together, her best friends moved in too; at first, it was like a big sleep over, then Rickie was found shot dead; his killer would let a secret slip, but turns out, he was keeping more than one.
Rosie and Yazeed Essa seemed to have an ideal life, two beautiful children, no financial worries and a loving extended family; a fatal fender bender shattered it all; investigators discovered her marriage was full of secrets.
Matt Landry was a drummer who never missed a beat. Then he vanished. His family and the police were determined to work together.
When a college student vanishes, investigators launch a massive manhunt and quickly discover she is not the kidnapper's first victim; police are inundated with leads before an anonymous tipster divulges a secret that helps crack the case.
Amber Dubois disappeared in the San Diego area and the search turned up nothing. Then, a year later, Chelsea King disappeared in a neighbouring town. Investigators were determined to find out if the two cases were connected.
Young mom Brigida Uto loved running and chasing her toddler around, and when her health suddenly failed, doctors had to unravel a medical mystery to save her life; then, the FBI joined the confounding case and uncovered a sinister plot.
Madison Holton’s parents had reached their wit’s end. They called a family meeting to confront their rebellious teen. When it was done, two of them were dead and police were left with a puzzling mystery.
nvestigators didn’t know if Kathy Heckel was a missing person or murder victim. The case grew cold until, decades later, a new detective dusted off the old files. They couldn’t catch the elusive suspect then, but he hoped to solve the mystery now.
Twenty-five-year-old Christy Mirack always wanted to be a teacher; she is just getting her start when she is murdered; it takes police 25 years to find her killer; turns out, he is hiding in plain sight the whole time.
Financial adviser Pam Zimmerman was everything to her children, then she was gone, shot dead in her office; detectives focus on three men in Pam's life, wondering if the motive was professional or personal.
Randy Baker battles addiction as a young man, then finds his calling as a counselor later in life; when Randy is found dead, investigators wonder if someone from his past put an end to his future, or if trouble was closer to home.
Michella and Jenni were from the same town and both loved riding bikes. They did not know each other but were forever connected by their unsolved murders. Someone else their age grew up to become a detective. Now, she was trying to solve their cases.
As a love triangle between a podiatrist, his estranged wife and his new girlfriend took shape, a luxury car salesman got a surprising visit from a beautiful former customer. She was not looking to buy a car. She wanted someone murdered.
After following the case for more than fifteen years, Dateline delivers a comprehensive report with rarely seen interrogation video, new insight from prosecutors, and surprising details from the other woman, Amber Frey, who helped uncover the truth.
Bob McClancy was a beloved detective. When his death was ruled a suicide, loved ones were suspicious. United by grief, his widow and good friend found themselves falling in love. Then Bob’s son started asking questions and uncovered a secret.
When a handsome veterinarian is found dead in a small Montana town, it launches a mystery that remains unsolved for years. After nearly two decades, investigators think they can solve it, but know convincing a jury will be no easy task.
Lisa Techel was newly married and pregnant when a shotgun blast ended everything. Police questioned the neighbour, who had a gun and a grudge. There were whispers that her husband had a secret. The case tested three juries then took one final twist.
Dave Kroupa and Cari Farver begin a casual fling; Cari disappears, but Dave receives disturbing texts from her; the mystery links three women with one man in a case of jealousy, secret identity and murder.
Chelsea had her costume ready; she was dressed as Poison Ivy, but she never imagined she would encounter evil that night.
Publicly they were a prominent family highly respected for their success. But privately a jury heard something else. It was case that pitted father against son, husband against wife and brother against brother.
On a warm August day, Ray Kotomski quenched his thirst with a cool drink. Kotomski was dead within hours. Investigators had to figure out what killed the happily retired Pennsylvania man, and also whether this was even a crime at all.
They were a married couple meeting for a secret Valentine’s Day rendezvous. The secluded spot became a crime scene when Richard Schoeck was found shot dead there. Turns out, the rendezvous wasn’t the only secret in their lives.
The death of a 19-year-old music lover had been a disturbing mystery in her small Wisconsin town until investigators uncovered her shocking killer during a parallel investigation into another violent crime in a nearby town.
As 17-year-old Tara Fitzgerald lay dying in the basement of her Minnesota home, her parents were asleep in their own bed not far away.
An Army captain, back from serving abroad, is found dead in her El Paso home. The news stuns her tight-knit military community. Her husband has an alibi, but what about her family and friends? Andrea Canning reports on a case with many twists and turns.
With three lovely children and a picture-perfect home, Jason and Julie Harper were living the American dream. Then came the day Jason’s murder was discovered. Police found the perpetrators quickly, but figuring out why would be much more difficult.
Carrie Olson had a heart of gold and a new man in her life. Then, she went missing. Loved ones launched a desperate search for answers, but investigators wondered if one of them was hiding a dark secret.
Sabine Buehler moves to an island off the coast of Florida for her own slice of paradise; when she vanishes, friends know she hasn't left on her own; finding out what happened to her leads police down a long and winding path in the sand.
It takes a special eye to spot the thing that's out of place at a crime scene; in this case, that thing looks so insignificant, no one even knows what it is or what it means; it takes a team of determined investigators almost two decades to find out.
A young woman was found in the middle of the road, nearly dead. With little evidence to go on, investigators hoped to find out what happened from the victim herself. The problem was, she couldn't remember.
Some who knew the couple in this story saw two people in love. Others saw a marriage in trouble. They loved hunting and were both excellent shots. So good, they rarely missed, whatever the target.
A young mother was killed and her family hoped for quick justice. As the years went by with no arrest, that hope faded. What didn't fade: small traces of DNA. Nearly three decades later, that evidence was about to reveal an ugly truth.
When a young, physically fit woman dies suddenly, her friends and family are told it was a freak accident in a gym. Equipment can malfunction, but so can relationships.
Hundreds of Americans die every year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning; according to police in Ohio, one of those deaths was no accident; if anyone knew how to use a deadly gas, it was their prime suspect.
An old case is blown wide open by a confession years after a man is convicted of murdering Heidi Allen, last seen working at a store to earn cash for college.
Corey Parker's murder jolts a sleepy seaside community with the chilling realization that a killer is walking among them.
Pages from the diary of John Hinckley Jr., who was arrested in 1981 for trying to assassinate President Ronald Reagan, are revealed.
She yearned to make it in Hollywood. Instead, Brittany Tavar made headlines when she vanished. Investigators had plenty of leads - a handsome boarder, the friend turned enemy, or they wondered if the free spirit could have left on her own.
Realtor Lindsay Buziak thought she'd landed dream clients when a mystery couple said they wanted to buy a million-dollar home. What seemed like a golden opportunity turned deadly when Lindsay was murdered in the ritzy home.
They were a couple who seemed made for each other. Seemona Sumasar thought she had met Mr. Right, but her instincts proved wrong. Nothing was as it seemed.
In the California mountains, a young father calls 911 to report that he had been in a shoot-out with a car full of strangers. With one man dead and two others injured, authorities wonder if this was self-defense or something else.
It was a mystery from day one: A young father’s life cut short. Matt Podolak's death was puzzling. The word poison kept coming up. Matt’s brother embarks on a long quest for the truth.
Fences make good neighbours, but this one triggered a deadly fight. Only two men were there and the man who shot first told investigators his story. However, the crime scene was telling another story.
Two Tulsa, Okla., brothers fight for more than 20 years to prove their innocence after they are convicted for separate murders.
Lester Holt spends two nights locked up and embedded inside the largest maximum-security prison in America.
Before the Menendez brothers, the Bobbitts or even O.J., Pamela Smart was television's first true-crime fascination; Smart's husband was found murdered and when police began to investigate, they discovered that she was keeping a big secret.
Rod Covlin calls 911 after his young daughter finds his estranged wife unconscious in the bathtub; soon after her mysterious death, family members would come to suspect what happened was no accident.
When college student Mackenzie Lueck vanishes from a park in Salt Lake City, her friends are dedicated to finding answers; the search makes national headlines, and the investigation reveals a secret that stuns even her closest friends.
Police are perplexed when they find the body of a young woman but are unable identify her; with the help of amateur investigators and new DNA technology, a dogged investigator finds her killer and her identity.
Two tenacious sisters are determined to fulfill a promise to investigate the mystery surrounding their mother's death
When a model and up-and-coming YouTube celebrity is found dead, police question her husband to see if he can provide any answers.
The behind-the-scenes story of Rebecca Musser vs. Warren Jeffs, one of the FBI's most notorious fugitives; Rebecca opens up about life in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and why she decided to leave.
Gianni Versace's longtime partner, Antonio D'Amico, speaks about the murder of the fashion icon; Versace's murder came amid a monthslong manhunt for Andrew Cunanan, who was accused of committing four other murders throughout the U.S. in 1997.
Linda Watson was a single mom raising a beautiful daughter when she disappeared. Then, suddenly, Linda's mom was gone too, along with another friend. Police were convinced the three cases were connected, but unraveling the mystery took years.
The murder of socialite Nancy Phister sent shockwaves through Aspen; she was an A-lister in a city known for its opulent ski resorts and famous residents. Nancy had a long list of friends, but she also had foes.
Friends think something isn't right after the mysterious disappearance of a Colorado rancher and spend years fighting for answers.
The con artist known as Clark Rockefeller, a high society hustler with a talent for spinning lies, is suspected of murder; to unravel the mystery, cold-case detectives start to retrace his steps through a decades-old trail of deceit.
Two years after the disappearance of his wife, Josh Powell kills his two sons and himself. Watch Josh's last in-depth TV interview. Plus, a 911 dispatcher discusses the emergency call placed by a social worker.
She was a small-town girl from rural Wisconsin; he was a Chicago superstar, a hometown hero with the legendary Bears; together, they were expecting their first child, but no one was expecting their tale to end in the deadly way that it did.
A young woman is abducted in Ecuador and, as her family and investigators raced to save her, she plots to save herself; her daring plan involves a little something hidden at the bottom of her bag, but time is running out.
A small-town girl moved to Las Vegas where she found a new career and new love. Soon after, however, she vanished and within days police would find her body. Finding who killed her would be a tougher mystery to crack.
It is common for long-haul truck driver Lloyd Ford to be gone for stretches, and when he disappears, it doesn't raise many flags; at least two people know where he is, and they guard the secret for 27 years, but the truth is about to be revealed.
Brooke Wilberger was 19 when she was kidnapped; her family begged for her return, but months passed before police got their first break, a similar attack more than 1,000 miles away.
The murder of a young businessman in the Old San Juan district of Puerto Rico marks the start of a 15-year-long hunt to find the killer.
When hikers find a 21-year-old UCLA student's body in a Los Angeles-area train tunnel, detectives wonder if his interest in an alternative religion is connected to his murder.
Details expose how the Gucci family was undone by jealousy, backstabbing and, ultimately, an act of murder. Insiders close to the fashion empire speak out about the murder of a prominent family member.
A Philadelphia murder reveals decades of misconduct in the city's criminal justice system and raises questions about whether police caught the right person.
When Courtney Copeland is shot and killed, his mother investigates whether police detectives did enough to try to solve the case.
Keith Morrison reports on a dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, Fla., to save a wife and mother who has no idea she is in danger.
A district attorney in Pennsylvania went missing in 2005 under mysterious circumstances seven years after he investigated sex-abuse allegations made against Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky.
Four years after a 28-year-old dies after hosting a New Year's Eve party, a jury must decide if it was suicide or murder.
Friends of accused murderer Robert Durst talk about his arrest in New Orleans and his previous whereabouts over 30 years.
When a woman returns two days after being reported abducted, authorities believe it's a hoax until a similar crime forces them to take another look.
New interviews with insiders reveal how career criminal Charles Manson convinced his followers to kill innocent victims and deliver him the fame he craved.
Rapper Meek Mill discusses controversies surrounding the criminal justice system, the parole system, wrongful convictions, challenges faced by law enforcement, alleged police abuse, and other topics.
An investigation of abuse allegations against one of the owners of the religious reform school Circle of Hope.
Oscar Pistorius shoots and kills his girlfriend just eight months after competing in the London Olympics, telling police that he believed she was an intruder, and he was acting in self-defense.
A man is shot and killed while picking up his daughter for a court-ordered visit.
An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Rev. Jim Jones.
A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts.
It was called the trial of the century and, decades after the polarizing case, questions remain; hear answers and insights through interviews done over the years, rare footage and revealing conversations with key players who offer new details.
A dancer is murdered in her Virginia home; after interviewing a series of suspects, detectives realize the case is much more complicated than previously thought.
A San Diego mother suddenly vanishes in 2014; nearly two years later, her body is found in San Diego Bay, but medical examiners say she has only been dead for a month or two.
