2024-09-16
The story of the Mitchell brothers is related. Renowned pornographers, Artie and Jim engaged in a fierce sibling rivalry that ended when Artie was shot three times, including a fatal wound to his head. Investigators relied upon a 911 call, during which shots could be heard, and computer animation to reconstruct what happened. Jim was later convicted of voluntary manslaughter and sentenced to six y
The murder of a female prison guard leads police to suspect inmates at the facility, but the discovery of a "signature" element enables them to focus their investigation on two prisoners. (Repeat).
The disappearance of a 9-year-old girl leads police to suspect her father, Brad Jackson, of murdering her. They plant global positioning devices on his vehicles and track him via satellite. Unknowingly, he leads them to the site where he buried her body. (Repeat).
The brutal assault of a Maine state trooper is connected to an 8-month-old murder case in New Jersey by the "signature" the alleged killer, Steven Fortin, used in both crimes. (Repeat).
The disappearance of 19-year-old Lori Auker leaves police stumped due to the poor quality of a surveillance tape. With help from NASA, however, digital imaging was employed to clean up the video; later, three hairs that belonged to her cat were found in a suspect's trunk, leading to his arrest and eventual conviction. (Repeat).
The apparent suicide of a Michigan woman, who died from a gunshot wound to the head, is investigated. (Repeat).
A woman searches for the individual who injured her daughter in an accident. (Repeat).
The case of Caleb Fairley is detailed. After a woman and her daughter disappeared, forensic evidence pointed to the 23-year-old. He eventually was convicted of a double homicide and sentenced to life in prison. (Repeat).
The death of Walter Scott, better known as Walter Notheis Jr., lead singer for the 1960s band Bob Kuban and the In-Men, is detailed. He disappeared In 1983. The husband of a woman Scott was involved with was later arrested and convicted of murdering both Scott and his unfaithful wife. (Repeat).
An examination of an unusual case in Texas involving the 1988 rape and murder of a pizza-parlor employee. After a suspect confessed, and he and an alleged accomplice were imprisoned, the case was considered closed. Eight years later, however, another man confessed to the same crime---and DNA evidence cleared the first suspect while implicating that the second was, in fact, guilty. (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).
A chronicle of how a single hair helped the police identify where a murder victim pulled from the river had been, and how it helped lead to the killer. (Repeat).
An examination of the Crystal Faye Todd case. In 1991, the 17-year-old was brutally murdered in Horry County, South Carolina. The police asked 52 male acquaintances to provide blood samples so that they could compare the DNA to semen found at the murder scene. The process eliminated all but one young man---and he's now serving a life sentence. (Repeat).
An examination of the first time animal DNA was used to solve a criminal case. In 1994 Canada, on Prince Edward Island, the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife was discovered. Authorities linked 20 cat hairs found on her jacket to a cat owned by Beamish's parents, with whom he lived. Scientists estimated that chances that the hairs came from another feline were one in 50 million. A jury later
An outbreak of food poisoning in 1984 Oregon leads authorities to a religious cult. (Repeat).
A woman's death is investigated. The husband claims it was suicide; but the police suspect otherwise. (Repeat).
The disappearance of a 9-year-old girl leads police to suspect her father, Brad Jackson, of murdering her. They plant global positioning devices on his vehicles and track him via satellite. Unknowingly, he leads them to the site where he buried her body. (Repeat).
The brutal assault of a Maine state trooper is connected to an 8-month-old murder case in New Jersey by the "signature" the alleged killer, Steven Fortin, used in both crimes. (Repeat).
The disappearance of 19-year-old Lori Auker leaves police stumped due to the poor quality of a surveillance tape. With help from NASA, however, digital imaging was employed to clean up the video; later, three hairs that belonged to her cat were found in a suspect's trunk, leading to his arrest and eventual conviction. (Repeat).
The apparent suicide of a Michigan woman, who died from a gunshot wound to the head, is investigated. (Repeat).
A woman searches for the individual who injured her daughter in an accident. (Repeat).
The case of Caleb Fairley is detailed. After a woman and her daughter disappeared, forensic evidence pointed to the 23-year-old. He eventually was convicted of a double homicide and sentenced to life in prison. (Repeat).
The death of Walter Scott, better known as Walter Notheis Jr., lead singer for the 1960s band Bob Kuban and the In-Men, is detailed. He disappeared In 1983. The husband of a woman Scott was involved with was later arrested and convicted of murdering both Scott and his unfaithful wife. (Repeat).
An examination of an unusual case in Texas involving the 1988 rape and murder of a pizza-parlor employee. After a suspect confessed, and he and an alleged accomplice were imprisoned, the case was considered closed. Eight years later, however, another man confessed to the same crime---and DNA evidence cleared the first suspect while implicating that the second was, in fact, guilty. (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).
A chronicle of how a single hair helped the police identify where a murder victim pulled from the river had been, and how it helped lead to the killer. (Repeat).
An examination of the Crystal Faye Todd case. In 1991, the 17-year-old was brutally murdered in Horry County, South Carolina. The police asked 52 male acquaintances to provide blood samples so that they could compare the DNA to semen found at the murder scene. The process eliminated all but one young man---and he's now serving a life sentence. (Repeat).
An examination of the first time animal DNA was used to solve a criminal case. In 1994 Canada, on Prince Edward Island, the body of Douglas Beamish's estranged wife was discovered. Authorities linked 20 cat hairs found on her jacket to a cat owned by Beamish's parents, with whom he lived. Scientists estimated that chances that the hairs came from another feline were one in 50 million. A jury later
An outbreak of food poisoning in 1984 Oregon leads authorities to a religious cult. (Repeat).
A woman's death is investigated. The husband claims it was suicide; but the police suspect otherwise. (Repeat).
A massive explosion claims the life of a California farmhand. Authorities think it's an accidental death, but analysis of debris shows it's a bomb. Investigators have few suspects until they hear ominous rumors about a jealous rage. (Repeat).
When a beautiful college student is stabbed to death in her Knoxville apartment, suspicion immediately falls on her roommate. A bloody shoeprint left by the killer exposes a murderer with no history of violence and no reason to kill. (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 authorities receive a tip about the suspect behind the rape and murder of women from 1987 to 1992 in the U.S.-Canadian border. (Repeat).
The authorities receive a tip about the suspect behind the rape and murder of women from 1987 to 1992 in the U.S.-Canadian border. (Repeat).