HLN HD A woman is found dead from a gunshot wound and police suspect her husband, however, forensic teams prove what really happened, and the truth is stranger than fiction. 2026-07-17 After American Atheists founder Madalyn Murray O'Hair disappears, the discovery of a mutilated body helps police catch the culprit. 2026-07-17 Two people witness a truck driving over an unconscious man and flee into a nearby bar, but when the police turn up, the truck, the man and the witnesses are gone. 2026-07-17 Insect evidence helps to solve the mystery of a woman found dead near a river bank. 2026-07-17 A girl who is abducted and then released soon afterward uses her knowledge of forensics to lead police to the kidnapper. 2026-07-17 A trash collector finds a severed human leg in a trash bin, but police cannot use conventional methods of victim identification; investigators turn to toxicology and DNA tests to find the murder-mutilator. 2026-07-17 A coroner finds telltale clues on the badly burned body of a murder victim, sending police in pursuit of a couple of killers. 2026-07-17 A man is arrested and convicted for a series of sexual assaults in Indiana; years later, forensic developments reveal new facts about the case. 2026-07-17 The murder of a young Seattle couple puzzles investigators until the victims' dog, Chief, leads police to the killer. 2026-07-17 A handsome young doctor's fiancée experiences severe illness after revealing that she is pregnant, and launches her own investigation to determine if the doctor is somehow responsible. 2026-07-17 A seemingly model citizen turns out to be a serial killer. 2026-07-17 An abandoned, still-running car leads investigators to a body with unusual marks and a DNA trail that lead to the killer. 2026-07-17 Police find fragments of deleted computer files leading them to suspect a woman's suicide is really murder. 2026-07-17 A suspicious neighbor gives police a break in a cold case. 2026-07-17 A family suspects their teenage daughter's new friends were involved in her disappearance. 2026-07-17 When a 62-year-old man opens a car restoration business and becomes seriously ill, his doctors cannot find the cause, but forensics can; identification of a highly toxic metal in the victim's blood leads to his poisoner. 2026-07-17 When a 6-year-old disappears, her father becomes the prime suspect; he fails a polygraph test and even confesses, but 10 years later, the investigation gets turned on its head. 2026-07-17 Investigators build a makeshift tent around a woman's body and use superglue fumes to lift the killer's palm print from the victim's skin. 2026-07-17 The disappearance of a mail-order bride proves suspicious when detectives learn that two of the Texas husband's previous wives had died in mysterious circumstances. 2026-07-17 A jeweler's search through old sales records helps police find likely suspects in the murder of elderly couple Edward Kowalzck and Gertrude Thompson. 2026-07-17 New evidence including fibers and weather patterns point to a different killer in the 1986 case of a Pennsylvania dentist's murdered wife. 2026-07-17 Insects and a single strand of hair uncover an additional suspect in the killing of a young mother and her baby in Lehigh Valley, Pa. 2026-07-17 The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures. 2026-07-17 The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures. 2026-07-17 The anchors share the latest stories about significant events that take place across the world and interview prominent figures. 2026-07-17 Father and teacher are found hanging naked from a tree with the letters F-E-D on his chest; with barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers. 2026-07-17 A single mom vanishes without a trace; foul play is confirmed after a truck toolbox opens with her body inside; homicide detectives investigate men she matched on dating sites, men from work, and a lover with a violent past. 2026-07-17 A 20-year-old woman sets out on her bike and never returns; her body is found a few miles from her house with a gunshot wound to the head; years go by without any evidence or leads, until new investigators and technology breaks the case. 2026-07-17 A navy lieutenant is murdered while deployed out to sea; arsenic poisoning is the cause of death; investigators discover he had more than his fair share of enemies, but it takes years before investigators discover what really happened to him. 2026-07-17 A building manager finds the lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub; when questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police; the lies do not prove murder and the case goes cold, then a new forensic tool examines the evidence. 2026-07-17 A murder victim's final moments are caught on tape; the crime scene looks like a clear robbery-murder; text evidence at first points to a jilted lover, but police identify a second suspect with a motive. 2026-07-17 A wounded woman calls 911; her husband, who wants a divorce, gets a hard look from police, but he has an airtight alibi during the murder; forensic science of ballistics draws a direct connection. 2026-07-17 A religious woman is shot execution style in the suburbs of Michigan; surveillance video reveals it was a trio of killers; eventually, detectives get a break: a handwritten note. 2026-07-17 The robbery and brutal murder of an elderly couple goes unsolved for 10 years; a forensic scientist makes history when he solves the crime. 2026-07-17 A man is charged with the murder of a wrestling champion; six years later, a forensic animator testifies on his behalf. 2026-07-17 A 19-year-old girl is found dead in her car in what appears to be a suicide; police discover that the victim was involved in a love quadrangle, giving several people motive to kill. 2026-07-17 Fifteen years after a man disappears, using a metal detector, police find evidence which proves what had happened. 2026-07-17 A garbage bag leads police to a child's killer. 2026-07-17 An investigation into the disappearance of a young woman uncovers a tooth that helps police solve a crime without a body. 2026-07-17 The sensitive nose of a forensic examiner sniffs out murder. 2026-07-17 Discovering that an assault suspect is left-handed is crucial to a police investigation dating back 16 years. 2026-07-17 Forensic scientists try to find a way to "lift" the serial number from a shotgun that's their only clue in a case. 2026-07-17 Investigating the worst arson spree in U.S. history -- a rash of more than 75 fires near Seattle. 2026-07-17 Computers aid the police and FBI in solving a string of crimes. 2026-07-17 Using an anonymous letter and geographical profiling, investigators close in on a serial rapist, and a cleverly obtained DNA sample confirms their suspicions. 2026-07-17 When a young boy has serious respiratory problems and his father shows signs of early Alzheimer's disease, a chance encounter with a stranger kicks off an investigation into the cause. 2026-07-18 Police in St. Petersburg, Fla., use cell phone mapping, wiretapping and a host of forensic evidence to find a surgeon's killer. 2026-07-18 A woman wins her release after being imprisoned for allegedly killing her mother in a car fire. 2026-07-18 Authorities are able to apprehend a kidnapper because he allowed his victim to write a will on a telltale pad of paper. 2026-07-18 Experts debate whether an apparent heart attack victim died from natural causes or alleged poisoning by his girlfriend. 2026-07-18 When a 12-year-old was found dead in her home, police were left clueless until a string of burglaries months later. A trail of stolen goods may help solve a murder. 2026-07-18 When 15-year-old Marlene Miller was murdered, it would take 24 years and several retrials before forensic scientists discovered the evidence to bring her killer to justice. 2026-07-18 Detectives use a forged signature to find a woman's abductor. 2026-07-18 A woman is killed two days before she was scheduled to testify against a man accused of assaulting her and the prime suspect has an alibi. 2026-07-18 A bite mark is all the evidence needed to convict a suspect who was robbing tourists in Florida. 2026-07-18 Technology able to analyze human bite-marks yields information on a woman's death. 2026-07-18 A death in Pennsylvania is strikingly similar to one in North Carolina. 2026-07-18 When a nurse starts experiencing a variety of flu-like symptoms, she discovers that she is HIV-positive; she learns that her infection was not accidental. 2026-07-18 Time of death becomes pivotal when a pregnant woman is found murdered in her air-conditioned bedroom. 2026-07-18 An obscure print found at a crime scene. 2026-07-18 A diner in a small town, an endocrinologist and a forensic botanist help destroy a prime suspect's alibi. 2026-07-18 Neighbors do not hear the gunshots when a union official is killed in his home. 2026-07-18 A man tells police he shot an intruder who murdered his wife; forensic evidence leads police to re-examine the man's motives. 2026-07-18 A police officer claims his estranged wife's shooting death was a suicide, but investigators think it was a murder. 2026-07-18 When firefighters find a family dead inside their home, it appears to be a murder-suicide; clues at the scene lead investigators to believe otherwise. 2026-07-18 Stories from across the world and refreshing conversations with Audie Cornish. 2026-07-18 Joining the table for a provocative discussion of the week's stories. 2026-07-18 The body of a young California co-ed under an isolated interstate ramp sets off an investigation; San Diego police have no idea who would want her dead, but they discover a tiny, unique fiber on the victim's clothing. 2026-07-18 Police become suspicious of a man who reported his wife missing 15 years after doing the same thing with his first wife. 2026-07-18 While investigating the case of a Colorado hunter shot three times and killed, police suspect two murder weapons, and two killers, but forensic evidence points them closer to home. 2026-07-18 A serial arsonist burns thousands of California homes and businesses. 2026-07-18 A small community in upstate New York is devastated when a car accident claims the life of a well-respected nurse. 2026-07-18 A woman disappears without a trace, and police learn two other women vanished under similar circumstances. 2026-07-18 Hikers near Anchorage, Alaska discover a body wrapped in sheets edged in orange stitching; they discover threads of evidence clinging to the sheet. 2026-07-18 The son of a murder victim contacts the police when a flight attendant is brutally murdered in a remarkably similar way. 2026-07-18 A two-man shrimp boat sinks when a fast-moving, violent storm struck the Louisiana coast; a deckhand is considered a hero for trying to save the drowned captain, until his body is found. 2026-07-18 A real estate tycoon must have had a premonition about foul play, as he wrote it in his will. 2026-07-18 The cold-blooded murder of an American tourist in a Mexican resort causes law enforcement to focus on both sides of the border. 2026-07-18 When a prominent banker's wife is kidnapped, the trail leads police on a wild goose chase; they track down disgruntled bank customers and examine computer fonts. 2026-07-18 A man has no recollection of events after stabbing his wife and holding her head underwater in a swimming pool. 2026-07-18 A fire investigator determines if a kerosene heater is the cause of a fire that killed one person or if it was murder. 2026-07-18 California police in 1957 search for a murderer, but the case goes cold; 50 years after a crime is committed, advances in computer technology determine the killer. 2026-07-18 Investigators piece together tiny clues at the scene of a hit-and-run accident; their findings help to track down the offending driver. 2026-07-18 A couple's murder leads investigators into the world of white supremacists and a string of hate crimes. 2026-07-18 A rare gun and a victim's beloved dog help investigators trying to solve a multi-year-long murder case where most of the witnesses were admitted drug users. 2026-07-18 A search in Virginia's DNA databank reveals the identity of a news producer's murderer. 2026-07-18 A homicide detective claims his wife accidentally shot herself in the head, but the evidence indicates otherwise. 2026-07-18 Officials probe the death of a woman investigating the possible side effects of the drug she was prescribed for bipolar disorder. 2026-07-18 A chip of stainless steel brings a killer to justice 20 years after a woman's body is found in a ravine. 2026-07-18 An 11-year-old girl is sexually assaulted and shot twice at close range. 2026-07-18 A woman is killed weeks before testifying against the man who sexually assaulted her. 2026-07-18 New York police hunt the Zodiac killer after a series of deadly attacks. 2026-07-19