When 19-year-old Kathy Bonney, model daughter, fails to return home, concerned father Tom Bonney turns to police. That same day, her body is pulled from Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp. Turns out, Kathy wasn’t as angelic as her family was led to believe.
When two women are discovered in the depths of Georgia's Flint River, detectives wonder if a serial killer is afoot. But when they connect the two victims, investigators follow their lead to the discovery of two more corpses, and a whole slew of betrayal.
Alabama teen Edith McLeroy rebels against her conservative upbringing marrying the leader of a biker crew, cruising the highways as queen of the pack. But when her body is found in Louisiana, a mystery is sparked that will end up lasting 32 years.
In Noel, Missouri, a bank is robbed of $71,000 and the President, Dan Short is nowhere to be found. Could Short have robbed his own bank? Five days later, a body is found in the swampy shallows of the Great Lake o'the Cherokees.
In Texas, a wife files a missing person's report after her husband Bobby doesn't come home one evening.
When a dependable 16-year-old girl misses her curfew, her family knows something is wrong. This episode recounts the murder of Carol Hutto through the eyes of Detective Tom Knapp.
Bill, Nancy and her 8 year-old daughter Sarah live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. When their bodies are pulled from the dark murky waters of the Illious Bayou, police are devestated by the sight. Who would slaughter a family?
The murder of Florida mother-of-four Andrea White, whose body was found floating in a pond dressed in nightwear. Immediately prior to her death in July 2005, she was in the process of arranging a divorce from her husband David, who was eventually found guilty of the crime
The murder of 13-year-old Krystal Baker, whose body was found at the edge of a Texas river in 1996. The case went cold for 16 years until a DNA specimen retrieved from the victim's clothing was linked with that of an itinerant refinery welder
The case of evangelist Kenneth Richardson, whose body was found floating in the sea at a Florida beach in October 2001 with an arrow piercing his torso. During the investigation it transpired the victim was gay and routinely sought out homosexual liaisons at outdoor locations
The kidnap and murder of Florida mother-of-two Heather Strong in February 2009. Detectives found her body a month later in a swampy overgrowth and the investigation that followed untangled a web of romance, obsession and betrayal that ultimately led to Strong's female killer
The death of 14-year-old Gina Marie, who was brutally raped and strangled before being discovered in a Florida orange grove in August 1971. Advances in DNA technology finally allowed her killer, Jerry Lee Fletcher, to be convicted 42 years later
The rape and murder of 21-year-old Angela Crowley, whose strangled body was retrieved from a Florida canal in May 1986. In October 2013, moments before his execution, convict William Happ confessed to the crime following years of denial
The murder of 34-year-old bank clerk Beverly McGowan, whose headless torso was recovered from the shores of the Florida Everglades in 1990. Detectives embarked on a 12-year hunt for a ruthless female suspect before finally tracking down 'Chameleon Killer' Elaine Parent, who committed suicide by shooting herself through the heart as they waited outside her bedroom door for her to get dressed
The death of 15-year-old Allison Tornensis, whose body was washed up on the shores of the Little Quilcene River in 1992. The case remained unsolved until July 2000, when Robert Froehlich confessed his guilt at an Oregan sheriff's office
The case of Kathy Goble, who disappeared in April 2010. West Virginia State Police recovered the 62-year-old saleswoman's decapitated and dismembered body from a co-worker's garden, precisely two years later. Charles Eugene March's son found the remains while during yard work
Near Asheville, N.C., a young mother is stabbed four times in the chest and left for dead in the French Broad River, but she survives long enough to seek out help and to leave a cryptic clue for detectives.
The disappearance of a woman from her broken-down car in Beaumont, Texas, is investigated. Her husband left to fetch them another ride; and when he returned, just a few minutes later, she was gone.
A Lakota teenager disappears from the town of Mobridge, S.D., causing racial tensions to erupt; when her body is found in the shallows of the Missouri River, detectives are confounded on both sides of the divide.
On the morning of her 50th birthday, a woman is found face down in Suqualena Creek near Meridien, Miss.; detectives soon discover the victim's daughter and her best friend are both keeping secrets.
In Crox Springs, La., a young woman disappears from the parking lot of a roadhouse, and her frantic boyfriend suspects she has reconnected with an old flame with deadly consequences.
In Albany, N.Y., a young woman disappears after storming out of the house to find her wayward boyfriend, then her body is found on the banks of the Hudson River.
A missing persons case in Ava, Mo., turns into a murder investigation when the 47-year-old victim's body is discovered nearby Cowskin Creek.
A U.S. Army medic enjoys a night out at a dive bar near Fort Bragg, N.C., but she never makes it home; police cannot figure out what happened to her even after dogs pick up her scent in a nearby swamp.
A college student is eager to drive home to see her parents but never makes it there, then her body surfaces in the Oconee River, and detectives come to realize someone has been lying to them.
A young woman leaves home to join a Goth community in Manchester, N.H., then something truly sinister happens when she disappears from a roadside bar.
In Sheffield, Ala., 36-year-old Kimra Riley heads to a bar looking for fun but finds something far more sinister; later,. her body is found on the banks of the Tennessee River.
A judge discovers the body of 22-year-old Misty Morse, bound and floating in the marshy waters of Florida's Indian River.
When the torso of single mother Mary Stetson washes up along Manchester, NH’s Piscataquog River, police retrace her final steps. But every place along Mary’s path presents new mysteries, and people who aren’t as innocent as they first appear.
Jody Lynn Wolfe's body washes up on the banks of Dry Creek Canal in Fresno, Calif., and detectives learn more about the young teenager's life during the course of their investigation and realize her murder hits close to home.
Fifteen-year-old Linda Strait fails to return home after a trip to the store, then her body is found near the Spokane River, and detectives will spend the rest of their careers searching for Strait's killer.
After 53-year-old Barbara Hefner disappears from her Georgia residence, her body is found floating in nearby Folly Lake; during the investigation, police officers uncover a a recent inheritance and a secret affair.
The body of 39-year-old Beverly Jackson is found in a car pulled from a Florida canal; the police explore the single mother's routine and relationships, but it will take the help of a hotline tipster to track down her killer.
After a baby is found abandoned along Ohio's Scioto River, police discover the child's mother has been murdered, and then they uncover secrets about someone in the young mother's past while investigating the case.
Former beauty queen Jackie Johns' body is found floating in Missouri's Lake Springfield, and as officers pore over Johns' list of admirers, they soon discover the fine line between love and hate.
Nineteen-year-old Raquel Rayas is found bleeding to death along California's Deep Creek Spillway, then she dies before detectives can learn anything from her, and they turn to a mysterious telephone number for help.
The body of wealthy Richard Hodges is found along the Missouri River.
Twenty-three-year-old Navy veteran Raul Mendoza is found murdered after a night out in Houston, and police get a tip from Mendoza's sister pointing to someone they have met before.
In Oklahoma, the body of 18-year-old Jarret Clark is found floating in a lake, bringing a party in the woods to a tragic end; agents interview campers and come across a key witness.
The body of 18-year-old Tina Hendricks is found floating in a Florida canal.
After 32-year-old Mark Mueller's body is pulled from the shore of Lake Michigan, police wonder how his favorite fishing spot became a scene for murder; a burned-out car found miles away provides some answers.
After the body of 18-year-old Sharyn Kills Back is found in a storm drain, Arlington, Texas, detectives are left with few leads; then, a tip comes in 20 years later, and detectives band together to bring her killer to justice.
After 30-year-old Lloyd Tobin is gunned down on a lakefront beach in Texas, his family launches their own investigation to help police solve the case; then, more than 20 years later, closure comes from a surprising source.
The lives of two Georgia teenagers are lost after shots ring out on a remote Florida beach; even with officers from two jurisdictions on the case, leads are scarce, then an unexpected call comes in and promises swift resolution.
Twenty-two-year-old mother Shawn Williams heads to the store late one night and never comes home, then her body is found the following day along an Oklahoma river; investigators wonder if one of the men in Williams' life might be her killer.
The body of 20-year-old transgender woman CeCe Dove is found floating in a pond 20 miles from her Cleveland home, and detectives consider motives personal and primal as they hunt down her ruthless killer.
