2024-09-16
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).
When college-aged women in Charlottesville, VA start missing, the search for answers leads authorities to local star athlete Jesse Matthew Jr. In a shocking story, two women are killed, but another survives to bring the murderer to justice. (Repeat).
When college-aged women go missing, the investigation leads authorities to a local star athlete. (Repeat).
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss. (Repeat).
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano was the right-hand man to mafia kingpin, John Gotti. He carried out multiple murders. After his arrest, he broke the sacred oath of silence and cut a deal with the government, testifying against his former boss. (Repeat).
In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before two murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers. (Repeat).
In the fall of 1977, bodies of young women begin piling up in LA. Almost all of the victims are nude, discarded on hillsides showing signs of torture. It is nearly a year before two murders 1200 miles away uncover the Hillside Stranglers. (Repeat).
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).