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Angela Hyke and her 8-year-old daughter, Ashley, go missing on a hot night in July, leaving candles burning and electric fans running in their empty house.

After stopping to help a stranded motorist, a trooper finds himself in the path of a vehicle careening out of control; a car passenger brandishes a pistol, triggering a shootout with police; black ice causes a chain-reaction accident.

A homicidal fugitive takes refuge inside a mansion; three men abduct a wheelchair-bound woman; police bulldoze a convenience store to get at a kidnapper.

Clues come from unlikely sources, including a beer bottle, deleted computer files and the cocoon of a black-fly larvae.

Crime writers combine perspectives of law enforcement and journalism.

Stranded miles from shore, three fishermen face the relentless fury of the open ocean; their survival lies in the hands of the United States Coast Guard.

Two families in New York City look for the perfect dog for their urban spaces and active lifestyles.

Elephant seals with their own freeway exit; a drive to the end of the Earth for dolphins; a Thai elephant expressway.

Jack explores some creatures that thrive in the dirt and mud, including elephants, nesting alligators, burrowing penguins and sand-dwelling bee-eaters.

Interesting behaviors in the animal kingdom.

Interesting behaviors in the animal kingdom.

Officials who are given authority take their actions too far.

When young prostitute's body turns up in an Ohio waterway, authorities have one tiny clue which could point to her killer, but face huge challenges due to her policemen clients and DNA evidence being washed away.

At a family barbecue, John attacks his cousin in a violent rage before collapsing; Dr G. investigates what the cause of death was; a pregnant girl dies suddenly.

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The smallest clues may assist in crime-solving.

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

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

Border patrol agents discover the bodies of a young mother and her toddler son along the Rio Grande; detectives close in on a surprising suspect.

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

In a jealous rage, 57-year-old professor George Zinkhan murders his wife, her lover and shoots other members of their amateur theater troupe.

Neuroscientist Amy Bishop is denied tenor, and it results in deadly consequences for her co-workers.

When wealthy couple Ted and Corey are attacked by an intruder in their home in the middle of the night, robbery seems like the most likely motive; but a suspicious open window at the back of the house leads police in another unexpected direction.

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

A decapitated body is found on the train tracks; Kenda must listen to a voice from beyond the grave; a sleeping bag in a basement contains the body of a teen and to find her killer, Kenda must expose a family's dark secret.

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

After Jaime Lyn Larson is found murdered in her Portland, Ore., apartment on Christmas day, investigators learn the terrifying truth about her killer.

Katie Call's ex, Todd, refuses to accept the collapse of their relationship, and he hides video cameras and microphones in her home, biding his time to wreak a bloody revenge.