2024-06-17
The search for a serial rapist who preyed on the women of Lafayette, La., from the early 1980s through 1995 is detailed. Despite using the most advanced methods available to them, the investigators came up empty until an anonymous phone call tipped them to a suspect: sheriff's deputy Randy Comeaux. DNA evidence taken from a cigarette butt confirmed that he was their man. (Repeat).
An autopsy performed two years after the murder of a dentist's wife reveals fibers that point toward the killer. (Repeat).
When a young mother and her infant son are found dead in a cornfield, the obvious suspect is the husband and father of the victims. But some insects found on the bodies reveal a vital clue, as does a long, blonde hair found on the victims. (Repeat).
Included: a body left in a barrel for 30 years. There are few clues, but investigators locate an address book nearby. (Repeat).
The suspected arson of Seattle policeman Mathias Bachmeier's home leaves investigators flummoxed until, a month later, Bachmeier arrests a small-time drug dealer who confesses to the crime. Shortly thereafter, however, the suspect disappears---only to turn up dead. That event leads investigators to a new suspect: Bachmeier. (Repeat).
Dianna Green was just 20 years-old and pregnant when she was brutally raped and beaten in her apartment. The assault caused the death of her unborn baby. When Dianna came out of a coma 3 weeks later, she told police she knew the identity of her attacker. But was her memory accurate? (Repeat).
A rape-murder is investigated. (Repeat).
In the back woods of Georgia, in a dilapidated house, a 49 year old recluse named Virginia Ridley was found dead. A medical examiner ruled the death a homicide. But who would murder someone who seldom ventured out of her home? Investigators found some clues in the notes she had written shortly before her death. (Repeat).
A police investigation of a Texas hospital, where children die at a higher rate than at any hospital in the country, hones in on a nurse. (Repeat).
Bug larvae and a wad of gum found near a decomposed body lead to a suspect. (Repeat).
A woman goes missing and the police suspect her husband. (Repeat).
The story of Archbishop Valerian D. Trifa, former head of the Romanian Orthodox Church in America, is related. Following World War II, Trifa emigrated from Romania to the U.S. In 1957, survivors of Nazi atrocities in Bucharest recognized him as having directed a bloody 1941 attack against Jews. He was deported in 1984 and died three years later. (Repeat).
The murder of a teacher's aide leaves a hole in the heart of her small community. Investigators and a scientific breakthrough lead to a shocking end of the case. (Repeat).
Father and teacher are found hanging naked from a tree with the words "F E D" on his chest. With barely any evidence to work with, investigators turn to these letters for answers... leading to a surprising conclusion that no one saw coming. (Repeat).
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Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss. (Repeat).
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss. (Repeat).
In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before two murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers. (Repeat).
In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before two murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers. (Repeat).
Samantha Koenig was closing shop in Anchorage, Alaska, when a man known in the community as a business owner and caring father, approaches. After kidnapping Samantha, an intense manhunt took authorities on a cross country investigation. (Repeat).
Samantha Koenig was closing shop in Anchorage, Alaska, when a man known in the community as a business owner and caring father, approaches. After kidnapping Samantha, an intense manhunt took authorities on a cross country investigation. (Repeat).
John Gotti's expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname Dapper Don. But, in reality, he was a man to be feared. A ruthless, dangerous mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends, and anyone who crossed him. (Repeat).
John Gotti's expensive suits and swagger earned him the nickname Dapper Don. But, in reality, he was a man to be feared. A ruthless, dangerous mafia gangster who ordered hits on his enemies, his friends, and anyone who crossed him. (Repeat).
A gym teacher's death leads police to suspect his wife, whose previous husband died under suspicious circumstances. (Repeat).
A Canadian scam-artist, Albert J. Walker, assumes the identity of co-worker Ronald Platt as part of a money-laundering scheme. Platt later turns up dead and the only clues to his real identity are a Rolex watch and a maple leaf tattoo. (Repeat).
The death of a man suffering from depression is initially considered a suicide, but further police investigation points to his wife. (Repeat).
A hit-and-run driver is convicted with help from an accident-reconstruction expert and a video specialist, who re-create the incident on tape. (Repeat).