2024-09-17
In 1995, Madalyn Murray O'Hair, the founder of American Atheists, disappears along with one of her sons, her granddaughter, and $500,000 in gold coins. The discovery of a mutilated body helps police catch the culprit. (Repeat).
Witnesses claim to have seen a white van run over a man in an alley behind a bar, but when the police respond they find no body and no blood on the van. (Repeat).
Investigators rely on insects and a forensic entomologist to determine when a murder victim was killed. (Repeat).
The investigation into the abduction of an 18-year-old girl is aided when the victim returns hours after the incident occurred. With her help, the police are able to track the assailant to his front door. (Repeat).
The police investigate when a severed leg is discovered in the garbage. Conventional means of identifying the victim are impossible, leading investigators to rely on DNA, anthropology and toxicology to identify the victim and, hopefully, catch the killer. (Repeat).
How Illinois scientists solved a 1992 murder case involving cremation. (Repeat).
A look back at the case of the River Park Rapist, who sexually assaulted four women in South Bend, IN, during 1996. Law enforcement officers arrested Richard Alexander, who was convicted in 1998 and sentenced to 70 years in prison. In 2001, Michael Murphy confessed to one of the two rapes of which Alexander had been convicted and forensic developments reveal new facts about the case. (Repeat).
The murder of a suburban couple is detailed. Investigators first believe the slayings were the result of a drug deal gone bad. However, no drugs are found in the house and the victims' blood isn't present on the clothing of the suspects. The couple's dog eventually leads authorities to the murderer. (Repeat).
The investigation into a suspicious death hits a dead end when the autopsy indicates that no foul play was involved. But a telephone tip and the sensitive nose of a forensic examiner indicate otherwise. (Repeat).
A look back at a trio of unsolved murders that occurred in Wichita Falls, Texas during the 1980s, details how a fourth murder from the same time period provided the police with more than they realized. John Little, an investigator for the DA's office, picked up the cold cases years later. He soon connected the fourth crime's confessed killer, Faryion Wardrip, to the other murders. (Repeat).
The murder of a coed in Philadelphia is investigated. The police find unusual marks on her body that lead to the killer. (Repeat).
The investigation into the apparent suicide of a minister's wife leads detectives to suspect foul play after they recover incriminating files from the pastor's computer and learn of his infidelities. (Repeat).
Someone targets members of law enforcement in a peaceful Texas county. Numerous suspects emerge, and murders continue as detectives race against time. Finally, a single bullet casing uncovers the bizarre reason for which the killer wanted revenge. (Repeat).
An Illinois mother and her two young children are brutally murdered in their beds. Lurid threats are spray-painted all over the walls of the crime scene. Detectives discover death threats sent to the family, exposing an unlikely killer. (Repeat).
Get the latest news, weather updates, and sports analysis on CNN News Central. Stay informed with all the top stories of the day. (Repeat).
Get the latest news, weather updates, and sports analysis on CNN News Central. Stay informed with all the top stories of the day. (Repeat).
Get the latest news, weather updates, and sports analysis on CNN News Central. Stay informed with all the top stories of the day. (Repeat).
The death of a woman who was poisoned at her workplace is investigated. (Repeat).
A woman is murdered in Buffalo, and her killer evades police for almost 20 years. (Repeat).
DNA evidence helps crack a cold case involving a murdered Arizona woman. (Repeat).
A crime committed against a 10-year-old boy is investigated. (Repeat).
A millionaire in Baton Rouge is found murdered inside his home. (Repeat).
A murder in Lanett, Ala., is investigated. (Repeat).
Examining a case involving the 1996 murder of a 13-year-old girl from Texas City, Texas. (Repeat).
A 1992 murder in Wantage, N.J., is investigated. (Repeat).
The disappearance of a 23-year-old woman stumps investigators for three years until they receive a tip: reports of a man who has kept a refrigerated truck running constantly. (Repeat).
The 1987 disappearance of Tracy Jo Shine, a Houston resident, is recalled. The investigation led to a dead end until 2000, when a "cold case squad" learned that the woman's boyfriend had bragged about killing her. (Repeat).
The story of Phillip Rouss is related. In 1997, the 60-year-old Tennessee resident seemed to be dying and doctors couldn't pinpoint why. In time, however, Rouss came to believe that his partner in a car restoration business might be poisoning him and took his suspicions to the police. (Repeat).
The disappearance of a little girl is detailed. Although her father confessed to murdering her, the police soon poked holes in his story, leaving the case unsolved for 14 years. (Repeat).
The investigation into a 48-year-old woman's murder in Anchorage is helped by a law that requires bars to have video cameras installed on the premises. (Repeat).
A look at the case against Jack Reeves. In 1994, friends reported his mail-order bride Emelita Villa had disappeared. The police centered its suspicions on Reeves and, while pursuing leads, uncovered information linking him to the deaths of two former wives. (Repeat).
The murders of an elderly couple leave investigators stumped until, two years later, they receive a major break. A jeweler looking through old newspaper clippings recognizes a necklace the female victim wore as having been pawned in her own shop. (Repeat).
The murder of a 9-year-old girl is investigated. Investigators use a garbage bag to connect a suspect to the crime. (Repeat).
A clue found at the site of a stewardess's murder leads investigators astray until forensic evidence sets them straight. (Repeat).
Investigators are flummoxed after a middle-aged woman is found dead in her home. The ex-wife of her husband could hold the key. (Repeat).
On March 13, 1981, 86-year-old Enid Whittlesey is found murdered in her Los Angeles home. The suspect eludes arrest for 16 years but that changes; however, when investigators learn the culprit is left-handed, putting a new spin on old facts. [also marked as S7:E39] (Repeat).
A 1993 train crash on Alabama's Bayou Canot bridge is investigated. (Repeat).