2024-09-30
The woman was dead. The man had been shot four times but he survived. When the man's version of events was at variance with the evidence, investigators turned to forensic science, hoping to determine if this was a botched robbery, or cold-blooded murder. (Repeat).
The 2004 death of Charlene Hummert, who was strangled with a rope in her Pennsylvania home. The victim's husband, Brian David Hummert, was convicted of murder. (Repeat).
The 2004 murder of Florida insurance adjuster Katrina Froeschle, who was killed while visiting a home to assess storm damage. Jason Funk, who was renting the house, later admitted to killing the victim after trying to rape her. (Repeat).
When a hit-and-run accident claimed the life of a high school athlete, everyone in town mourned his passing. Finding the killer was a long shot at best, but investigators hoped tiny paint chips and pieces of plastic found at the scene would lead them to the person who was behind the wheel. (Repeat).
The 1996 murder of Memphis resident Shannon Sanderson is recalled. She was abducted from her home and killed after winning money at a casino in Tunica, Tenn. Gerald Lee Powers was convicted of the murder in 1998 and sentenced to death. (Repeat).
The case of pipe bomber James Genrich, a Colorado man who was convicted of killing two people in 1991. He was sentenced in 1993 to life in prison without parole. (Repeat).
The 1986 murder of Wisconsin resident Lynnea Gran, who was bludgeoned in a grocery store. The case went unsolved for years, until DNA evidence led to the arrest and conviction of the victim's son, Rodger Allen Gran. (Repeat).
The 2000 murder of Australian David Crawford, who was killed with an ax during a robbery. The victim's pacemaker recorded the exact time of death and led to the conviction of Ivan John Jones, a suspect who did not have an alibi for that specific time. (Repeat).
An elderly woman's fatal fall down a flight of steps is dismissed as an accident until the police receive a tip indicating otherwise. (Repeat).
The body of a missing college student is found in a ravine. (Repeat).
A house fire that killed a woman is investigated, and a heater appears to have started the blaze, but officials soon suspect foul play. (Repeat).
The murders of Dale and Glee Ewell, and their daughter, Tiffany, in their Fresno home in 1992. The couple's son, Dana, was convicted in the case, which involved a trust fund. Joel Radovcich, a college friend of Dana's, was convicted for his role in the crimes. (Repeat).
Authorities are quite sure that the death of a grandmother at Christmas has no foul play but it doesn't not match to some things found on the scene. (Repeat).
A true crime hobbyist connects a Utah Jane Doe to an Ohio missing persons case, leaving detectives hard-pressed to solve the decades-old murder. (Repeat).
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Get the latest news, weather updates, and sports analysis on CNN News Central. Stay informed with all the top stories of the day. (Repeat).
Police must try to outwit a cunning and sadistic serial killer who calls himself "The Slave Master." (Repeat).
Police must try to outwit a cunning and sadistic serial killer who calls himself "The Slave Master." (Repeat).
Identical Twins aren't always alike, especially when one could possibly be a killer. (Repeat).
Identical Twins aren't always alike, especially when one could possibly be a killer. (Repeat).
Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident, and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. It is discussed whether Judy is just a magnet for bad luck or if something far more sinister is at play. (Repeat).
Nurse Judy Buenoano survives a string of unimaginable tragedies, including two house fires, a mysterious canoe accident, and the loss of her husband, boyfriend, and child. It is discussed whether Judy is just a magnet for bad luck or if something far more sinister is at play. (Repeat).
The abduction and murder of Adolph Coors III in 1960 is recalled. Coors's body was discovered seven months after his family received a ransom note from an alleged kidnapper. After a lengthy investigation, former Fulbright scholar Joseph Corbett was convicted of murdering Coors. (Repeat).
For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Would a used tissue found at the crime scene give police the evidence they needed to crack the case and bring a killer to justice? (Repeat).
The 1997 rape and murder of 9-year-old Sharra Ferger in Pasco County, Fla., is recalled. Gary Elishi Cochran (the victim's uncle) and Gary Steven Cannon were convicted for their roles in the crimes and both received life sentences. (Repeat).
It's usually easy to determine how a criminal entered the crime scene. But in this case, it was far from clear. It looked like the killer vanished into thin air...and perhaps he had. (Repeat).
When a young fireman died from what appeared to be serious but undiagnosed heart disease, his family and friends were devastated but they had no proof of foul play. Then they learned that, six years earlier in a nearby town, a young police officer died in the same way. The men had one thing in common: at the time of their deaths, they were married to the same woman. (Repeat).
The 2005 murder of Christie Wilson, who disappeared after leaving a California casino, is recalled. Mario Flavio Garcia was convicted in 2006 of killing Wilson after meeting her at the casino and spending time drinking and gambling with her. (Repeat).
A woman is murdered in her home, and clues include a pair of eyeglasses and a shoeprint in a squashed tomato. (Repeat).
The investigation into a missing Texas school teacher is aided by an ATM transaction and a shoelace. (Repeat).
The mystery surrounding the 1993 slaying of Mia Zapata, the lead singer for the Seattle punk-rock band the Gits, is solved a decade later with DNA evidence. (Repeat).
The case of a missing Michigan State University student. (Repeat).
How unlucky could one man be? His wife had taken her own life, and his college sweetheart had killed herself in much the same fashion fourteen years earlier. Investigators had to determine if this was a bizarre coincidence, or an attempt to get away with murder... twice. (Repeat).
The 1996 murder of Connecticut resident Gayle Isleib, who was shot and killed in her driveway by coworker Tyrone Montgomery. Montgomery was sentenced to 60 years for the murder and received another five years for plotting to kidnap the victim. (Repeat).
The 1993 rape and murder of Janet Siclari, who was killed in New Jersey. Thomas Jabin Berry was convicted, and sentenced to two life terms. (Repeat).
A 13-year-old girl went missing from her Colorado home, and the only evidence the kidnapper left behind was three fingerprints on a window screen. Two years later, a latent print examiner, new to the county and the crime lab, changed the course of the investigation by sharing a little-known fact with his colleagues. (Repeat).
The abduction and murder of Adolph Coors III in 1960 is recalled. Coors's body was discovered seven months after his family received a ransom note from an alleged kidnapper. After a lengthy investigation, former Fulbright scholar Joseph Corbett was convicted of murdering Coors. (Repeat).
For twelve years, the murder of a young woman went unsolved, but with the passage of time came the development of technology. Would a used tissue found at the crime scene give police the evidence they needed to crack the case and bring a killer to justice? (Repeat).