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Taylor Van Diest is on her way to meet friends when she is assaulted and left for dead.

Technology exonerates a man who spent nearly 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit.

Screening bodies for toxins helps identify the true cause of death.

When a man arrives at the home of his mother, he realizes the car parked in front has a broken window. After he enters the house he finds the lifeless body of his mother.

When questionable abuse allegations are proven false, Greg and Diana divorce; shortly after, one of them is contacted by a private investigator and lured out to a dirt road; maybe the sniper in the bushes is there to commit a murder.

A 28-year-old woman found dead in her bed; a man dies next to a gun, knife and pill bottles.

When Catherine Edwards misses a family outing, her parents check on her; at her apartment they discover Catherine's body; investigators follow dozens of leads as the alarmed community worries about a killer on the loose.

When an unidentified burned corpse is found in a field, state-of-the-art forensics is turned to.

Law student Adrienne Hickson fatally stabs her boyfriend Shawn Washington with the knife for her birthday cake when he helps his friends move instead of spending the day with her.

Applebee's waitress Rachel Wade, 19, stabs 18-year-old Sarah Ludemann to death in a vicious teen-girl cat fight over shared bad boy boyfriend Josh Camacho.

Teenager Adrianne Reynolds dreams of a fresh start, but instead becomes the victim of a chilling plot orchestrated by classmates she believed were friends. Detectives uncover a shocking murder that exposes jealousy, manipulation and betrayal.

Hardware store clerk Sydney Loofe vanishes after an online date and investigators race to find her.

The Atlanta murder trial of prominent lawyer Tex McIver, who claims his gun accidentally went off, unintentionally shooting his wife in the back as they drove home.

A confession from a psychopath Robert Spangler as he reveals his role as a serial spousal killer.

A nationwide FBI manhunt for a sniper who targets African-American men, leaving no clues or witnesses.

Following her divorce, Cristi buys a new home that needs some work and hires a handyman who becomes fixated on her.

Criminals are betrayed by the clues their own bodies leave behind.

Todd Kendhammer calls 911 in a panic, describing a freak accident involving his wife; police are suspicious of Todd's responses in the interrogation room; forensic details from the autopsy report cast further doubt on his story.

On a summer night, Amanda Colley returns to a ransacked house; her love interest Lamar and two girlfriends arrive to join her, and gunshots ring out; Amanda and her friend Lindy are found dead.

Victims' families and friends can provide crucial information in investigations.

Killers sometimes disguise their crimes as accidents.

Everyday substances reveal hidden clues that break a homicide case.

After a young woman's corpse is found and the evidence points towards her abusive husband, it takes 30 years until a mysterious woman surfaces to reveal that the true killer is actually her own husband.

When two members of the powerful Murdaugh family are murdered, law enforcement is faced with a town swirling with gossip, grudges and lies. Without an obvious suspect, police turn to digital forensics to find evidence that.

Just because some people are young, doesn't mean they're above the law.

Hardware store clerk Sydney Loofe vanishes after an online date and investigators race to find her.

Serge Archambault is known as the "Butcher of St. Eustache" due to the vicious manner in which he killed his victims.

Some multiple-murderers seem to choose victims at random, without an apparent connection.

The agency charges James Springette with trafficking drugs into the United States.

A 45-year-old woman dead after an argument; an immigrant dies suddenly.

The sheriff's office respond to a 911 call from a distraught husband, who claims his wife has killed herself with a gun; once on the scene, detectives uncover chilling evidence that turns the case into a murder investigation.

The largest police investigation of the decade lasted 23 days to catch a sniper who terrorized Washington, D. C. residents.

A submissive wife, Mary Winkler, takes fate into her own hands, before fleeing the scene for a day at the beach with her children.

Encouraged by life insurance money, 33-year-old Kimberly Hricko takes her 35-year-old husband Stephen on a romantic murder mystery weekend.

Angela Craig repeatedly falls mysteriously ill before dying in hospital. Detectives soon suspect her husband, dentist James Craig, has been poisoning her. Secret affairs, suspicious internet searches.

Doreen Bradley, owner of a successful fast food restaurant, is found murdered in her home.

After trying for 20 years to solve the mystery of a 6-year-old boy found dead in the woods, an artist's age progression portrait of the child posted on social media leads detectives to find new clues.

Pamela George's beaten body was found and two boys from successful families are charged with first degree murder.

White-supremacist brothers embark on a cross-country crime spree.

When single mother Rosita accepts a stranger's friend request, she has no idea he's hiding a terrifying secret that will lead to a deadly game of cat and mouse.

Using technology to solve crime.

Jazz trumpet player Scott Sessions fails to show up for a gig; his body is found a few days later, wrapped in plastic, partially burned and hidden in a forest; investigators trace his last known whereabouts to the residence of his new love interest.

When Ohio State senior Reagan Tokes fails to respond to messages from her parents, they fear the worst; a caller reports the discovery of a female body in the local park; detectives race to solve the crime.

Killers hide the remains of their victims.

The most obvious suspect is not always guilty.

Strangled prostitute; a stranger kills a woman in a van; a serial killer runs over his victims' bodies.

When the bodies of two college sweethearts are found on the side of a Washington highway, it takes another murder, one lone fingerprint and four long years of investigating to uncover the real killer.

After a case of road rage ends in homicide, police have little to go on to solve this seemingly random incident. But tenacious investigators pin their hopes on a tiny, damaged bullet.

Untouchable suspects square off with police.

Doreen Bradley, owner of a successful fast food restaurant, is found murdered in her home.

Police in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, investigate the death of a 6-year-old.

Police rely on forensic science to reveal murder victims' pasts and expose those guilty of committing crimes of passion.

How the FBI used forensic evidence to confirm the presence of a suspect in the bedroom of 1993 kidnapping victim Polly Klaas.

A young couple about to be first-time parents, a trio of house guests who have long overstayed their welcome, and a hitman who maybe stole a car, or maybe didn't.

A man is found dead by his girlfriend; a pregnant teen is found dead in bed.

A case sits cold on investigators' desks until 2015; when a detective starts receiving emails with clues about the victim's identity it leads to an international manhunt and a betrayal by family.

Police investigate bombings at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, an abortion clinic and gay bar.

Patty White attempts to rob former flatmate Michele O'Dowd, but ends up leaving something unexpected under the Christmas tree.

After years of physical abuse, Karra Trichele Allen and her husband Brian take a dangerous turn in their relationship.

Pregnant Ashley Bush believes she is meeting a woman offering support and baby supplies. Instead, investigators allege she walks into a deadly trap.

Authorities hunt for a mysterious stranger when Fredrick Banks is found slain in his garage.

Legal scholar Dan Markel is gunned down execution style as he pulls into the driveway of his Florida home. Detectives hunt for a killer, asking themselves who would hire a hitman to murder a law professor.

In 1951 a hitchhiker is sentenced to hang for murder; public outcry reduces his sentence.

The FBI searches for a man who sneaks up on police officers in patrol cars and opens fire.

Eighteen-year-old Misty's parents warn her against becoming involved with a man who is nearly 15 years her senior, but no one realizes that Misty is actually in horrible danger.

Murder weapons often hold several critical forensic clues about the crime.

Alexander Jackson, an Eagle Scout, calls 911 to report a mysterious intruder has killed his parents and sister and shot him in the leg; as they interview Alexander in the hospital, detectives begin to suspect Jackson isn't telling the whole truth.

Outwardly, Mark Jensen seemed to be a mild-mannered, loving husband - grieving over the suicide death of his wife; when police found traces of antifreeze in her autopsy, they started to question what was really going on at home.

Forensic scientists must work to prove murder when the victim's body is missing or destroyed.

Plastic, industrial tie-wraps lead police to a killer.

When a prominent lawyer and his respected wife are found shot to death in their own home, investigators piece together an odd scam against closeted homosexuals run by a mafia ring; this way, they discover the reasons and culprits behind the murders.

When a woman is found bludgeoned to death in her bed, 23 years later a similar murder reveals new DNA evidence that matches the original cold case, implicating a man who lived just a couple of blocks away.

After an aspiring model's body is found dismembered in a lake, it takes over a year to find DNA evidence relating back to a dog owned by her abusive husband's parents.

A condominium manager finds a body left in one of her suites; when an investigation begins, the police discover this isn't the first victim.

A home invasion gone wrong ends with the shooting death of a young man, but what seems like a clear case of self-defense starts to unravel as investigators look closer.

When 71-year-old Colleen Harris discovered her 73-year-old husband Robert was having a long-distance affair with a 35-year-old woman in Mongolia, she decided to teach him a lesson.

Adam Mayes' best friend has two young daughters - with whom Adam has a twisted obsession. He kills their mother and elder sister before kidnapping the two younger girls.

Natavia Lowery was celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein's personal assistant. But then Linda found out that Natavia was stealing money from her.

Over the years, Betty Lou Beets had multiple failed marriages, each of which ended in its own unique way. In 1983, she reported her fifth husband missing and tried to stage a boat accident.

The Klaus family home is burned down in the middle of the night.

When Abbie Speir's body is pulled from her burning house in a quaint farming community, investigators quickly discover that the fire is no accident, and that a killer could be lurking closer to home than anyone can imagine.

A member of the El Rukn gang agrees to cooperate with law enforcement as part of a plea bargain.

A car bomb kills former Chilean Ambassador Orlando Letelier.

Three brothers learn their father is an armed robber.

A devoted husband and father leads a terrifying double life.

Man finds out his father is a convicted child killer.

Man meets a woman's dark past.

Gurpreet Singh was living the American dream, with a steady job, three children, and a nice apartment in a good neighborhood; the dream is shattered when he comes home to discover his wife, aunt and in-laws in a pool of blood.

Rap musician Martell DeRouen, known as "Kardone," is shot to death in his luxury apartment, with the door locked from the inside; detectives faced a challenging mystery as they investigated the puzzling murder.

Maria Sanutti-Spencer was supposedly raised by a mobster; her violent threats turn out to be more than just words when her husband Frank dares to leave her.

Claire and Andrew Tavener were a sociable couple; when Andrew got drunk, he became paranoid and violent.