Investigating the world's most notorious murders and exploring inside the minds of the killers.
Cast: Owen Thomas
Director: Matt Fisher
When government intern Chandra Levy goes missing just hours after she decides to move to a new city, detectives discover she may have been having an affair with a senator – the only suspect with a possible motive. A man already in jail claims to know more, but can he be trusted?
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When three members of the same family die of mysterious causes, police begin to suspect they have been poisoned. Detectives exhume bodies and confirm the presence of antifreeze, but who is the poisoner, and why? The secret almost dies when a fourth family member is poisoned, but survives.
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When a newly married woman is killed at home, police believe it’s a robbery gone wrong. But 20 years later, an LAPD officer opens the cold case file and sees the crime in a new way. The murder was staged to look like a robbery and the killer could actually be a cop - from the same department.
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When four women are killed at different times in different states after going home from a bar with a handsome young man dressed like a cowboy, detectives don’t realize the murders are linked together. When they do, their killer is on the run and the manhunt is on.
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A minister, his wife, and a mysterious suicide. When a wife and mother overdoses in a small Texas town, almost no one suspects foul play. The family forces investigators to dig deeper, only to find out she was murdered by the last person anyone would have expected.
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Mother and son grifters crisscross the United States, pulling off every scam and con imaginable. But when these criminal masterminds graduate to multiple homicides, they’re finally caught by the long arms of the law.
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A promising young attorney is shot and killed in a jealous rage by an obsessed, on-again off- again girlfriend. But can she convince the jury that she’s the victim and get away with murder?
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The murder of a millionaire doctor’s wife sets off a massive manhunt throughout New England. Law enforcement quickly locates the suspected killer only to find out he has a history of not only violence but also cross-dressing.
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For more than a decade, a genius doctor with a homicidal hobby gets away with murder at hospitals across two continents. Cops race against incredible odds to track him down just before he takes his next job and kills...again.
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A loving father vanishes without a trace in central California, setting off a feverish missing person’s investigation.
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The mysterious disappearance and presumed death of a surgeon’s wife sparks a feverish homicide investigation, which quickly goes cold. It takes law enforcement 15 years before they can gather enough circumstantial evidence to bring her killer to justice, even though they never find her body.
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A street preacher and his teenage protégé run an internet scam to rob unsuspecting men, steal their identities, then dump their dead bodies in the woods. The scheme works multiple times until one of the marks escapes and brings law enforcement right to their doorstep.
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When a rabbi’s wife is savagely murdered inside the family’s suburban New Jersey home, it looks like a robbery gone wrong. After years of chasing down leads, police catch a break, in the form of a co-conspirator whose confession shines a spotlight on a sadistic murder plot.
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When a woman is gunned down in the parking lot of her therapist’s office building, it looks like a random act of violence. But security footage and eyewitnesses quickly reveal that the murder is part of a larger, coldblooded scheme carried out by a decorated community figure.
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The search for an adored local businesswoman who vanished without a trace quickly morphs into a homicide investigation after police discover microscopic evidence inside the woman’s home and car. But with no body or eyewitnesses, can law enforcement still bring her alleged killer to justice?
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Cops investigate the apparent carjacking of a husband and wife in East Los Angeles, California. They soon discover that the ambush was a ruse, carried out by cousins, to kill the husband for insurance money.
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A central California community is rocked when a pregnant wife vanishes without a trace on Christmas Eve. After months of tireless investigation, and conversations with a critical informant, cops make two grisly discoveries that confirm the expectant mom had been targeted for murder.
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A dedicated mother disappears from suburban Los Angeles, leaving behind three kids and a husband she planned to divorce. Law enforcement quickly determines she’s been the victim of a homicide but it takes them nearly two decades to unravel the mystery, and bring her killer to justice.
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When a Southern California high school teacher suddenly dies, it appears his death was due to natural causes. But once law enforcement starts looking into his widow, they uncover her treacherous past and her preference for using poison to kill.
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When a chef’s wife goes missing from Southern California, it initially appears she may have voluntarily walked away from the life she knew. Yet, after months of investigation, detectives uncover she was the victim of a ruthless homicide and an even more savage cover up.
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A vicious custody battle ends when one of the parents vanishes without a trace. Law enforcement investigates the usual suspects only to uncover a seemingly premeditated murder.
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A family of atheists walks away from their life’s work without warning. When law enforcement stops investigating the disappearances, an intrepid journalist picks up the torch and hunts down a mastermind hell-bent on revenge who resorted to kidnapping, extortion and murder.
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A soccer mom moonlighting as an escort disappears from Western Colorado. It takes homicide detectives nearly seven years to unravel what proves to be a coldblooded murder and a horrific cover up perpetrated by a suspect they’d identified from the outset.
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A church-going mother with no known enemies suddenly disappears from Northeastern Texas. As cops investigate the missing persons case they uncover a serial predator from the shadows and rush to stop him before he kills again.
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When a deadly sniper terrorizes the DC area for weeks, frantic police put out an APB for a white van. But the FBI has a theory that there might be more than one sniper, and they’re not driving a white van.
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When a young man is murdered in his home, the only suspect with a motive is his ex-girlfriend, who claims she hasn’t seen the victim for months. But detectives uncover a digital camera in the victim’s washing machine, DNA evidence, and phone messages that tell a different story.
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When an aspiring actress is found dead in the home of a legendary music producer, he claims it was suicide. But as detectives piece together the crime scene they zero in on their suspect and a history of bizarre behavior.
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A killer terrorizes Wichita, Kansas, preying on random people and families, tying them up, and strangling them. But then, the killer goes quiet. When he resurfaces decades later, police find a way to lure him to reveal his identity – and it’s a man no one suspected.
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Over 20 years four-dozen women are murdered in Washington state and five of the victims are found in the Green River. The notorious killer evades identification for decades, despite being arrested twice, taking a polygraph test, and submitting DNA samples.
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When a mother of two is reported missing, five days after her disappearance, her husband becomes the chief suspect. But is his affair with the nanny enough of a motive to kill? And where is the body?
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When a law school student is strangled to death in her bed, detectives discover that someone had been secretly watching her for months. Not only did he videotape her through her second story window, but she knew him extremely well.
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A geeky clerk turned prolific serial killer flies under the radar for years as cops investigate another serial murderer operating in the region. When law enforcement finally tracks him down, they discover he’s far more demented than they ever could have imagined.
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A group of high school outcasts are on the run through the southeastern United States after their leader commits a savage double homicide. Cops finally catch the thrill-seeking teens, only to find out they’re a makeshift vampire cult.
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A predator on early release from prison turns the quiet town of San Luis Obispo into a hunting ground, preying on young, unsuspecting, college age women. Through persistence and the tiniest of clues, law enforcement finally tracks down the killer and brings him to justice.
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An Olympic hero shoots his girlfriend at his home in the middle of the night. Has he mistaken her for an intruder or is it all part of a precisely calculated plot to get away with murder?
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An evil ex-con on the run for attempted murder sets up camp in Gainesville, Florida. But, he’s not satisfied just hiding out. This seasoned killer cannot be controlled and he won’t stop killing until he’s paid back society for his eight years behind bars.
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A short order cook with aspirations of country stardom falls on hard times. With his dreams crushed, he returns to what he knows best – stick ups – only this time his armed robberies result in a ruthless spree of killing fast food workers.
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A millionaire inventor rolls the dice with a much younger fiancée. But he’ll soon find out that she and her secret boyfriend have played him for his money and the price of this game is his life.
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Out on parole, an ex-con turned published author goes on a 24-hour killing spree. But when he unknowingly leaves one of his victims alive to identify him, cops launch a multistate manhunt and bring him to justice.
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After years of abuse, a high school valedictorian snaps, viciously stabbing his mother and leaving her for dead in the family’s garage. Leaving behind zero forensic evidence at the crime scene, he almost gets away with her savage murder.
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A bizarre lover’s triangle turns lethal and a mother of two suddenly disappears. Cops investigate the missing persons case but soon discover it’s the coldest of coldhearted murders committed by two jilted ex-lovers.
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When one bodybuilder wants what another bodybuilder has, the end result is a murder-for- hire. The muscle-bound mastermind goes on the run for nearly a decade only to resurface half a world away.
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A long-haul trucker with a lust for killing crisscrosses the country looking for his next victim. Police don’t connect any of this serial murderer’s crimes until he slips up and takes out someone from his inner circle.
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Two ex-marines join forces abducting women. This evil duo carries out their 'operation' with military precision, unafraid to kill innocent civilians along the way, until a petty crime unravels their sinister plans.
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The disappearance of a decorated military man stumps law enforcement and shocks a central Texas community. But once investigators dig into his home life, they uncover a vicious murder plot involving his veterinarian wife.
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A drug abuser kills an innocent coed in Oregon. Investigators spend months attempting to solve what they believe is a missing persons until the perpetrator strikes again 1,400 miles away and provides law enforcement with a critical link to his criminal past.
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A serial killer terrorizes Tampa, Florida’s red-light district, targeting women of the night at random. This killer gets away with murder for months, only to be brought to justice by the one victim he let go.
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A Michigan town in disbelief after a well-respected entrepreneur becomes the prime suspect in his wife’s murder. The investigation into the homicide uncovers a murder-for-hire scheme involving a mentally handicapped handyman.
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A former army medic devises a sick plan to kidnap women, impregnate them and keep them in his basement as part of a personal baby farm in a veritable house of horrors.
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A teen mom and her new husband concoct a plan to kill an innocent man they meet on Craigslist. The end result is a vicious stabbing that sends shockwaves through a small Pennsylvania community.
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A businessman by day transforms into a sadomasochistic by night. This veteran conman lures unsuspecting women with a web of lies and empty promises.
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A look at an ex-marine who gets the urge to kill after spotting Amyjane.
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Two prominent doctors that are two towns apart are entangled in a passionate rivalry for the same woman's affections. When one loses, he exacts the ultimate revenge, hiring a friend to take out the opposition.
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A look at the appearance of severed body parts in random locations across London, England.
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A look at a murdered brunette who was left inside a burned-out car in the high desert.
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A mistress hires a group of derelicts to kill the wife of her lover. Later, she plays the victim and denies any involvement.
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A look at a seductress who kills two Georgia policemen for their life insurance benefits.
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A state employee abducts women and keeps them captive.
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A serial killer lays siege to Jacksonville, Florida. This murderer operates with impunity, thinking he is above the law, until the sins of his past come back to haunt him and justice is served.
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A look at a wayward son who goes on a shooting spree, killing five people from two families.
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A look at a woman who was murdered inside her rural Louisiana home.
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A look at a serial killer who murders victims with his pre-stashed weapons.
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When the soon-to-be ex-wife of a prominent investment banker dies inside her Arizona home, it initially appears as though she suffered an accidental fall.
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A look at a criminal who robs and kills middle-aged men in central Florida.
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A look at a mentally unstable man who goes on a two-hour shooting spree.
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A look at a gunman's attempt to take out an entire family.
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Police investigate the murder of a husband and his pregnant wife.
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A look at three members of an affluent family who are mowed down inside their home.
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A look at a serial killer in upstate New York.
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A killer terrorizes South Los Angeles during the 1980's, then goes dormant for 14 years only to resurface. Through technological advances and good old-fashioned police work, law enforcement is able to bring him to justice.
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A California serial killer shows up at a local sheriff's department with a victim's body part in his jacket pocket.
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A serial predator leaves a trail of bodies along the southeastern United States. Cops struggle to play catch up, until the perpetrator leaves behind a key piece of evidence at a crime scene and his true identity is revealed.
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The disappearance of a wealthy retiree in South Florida quickly turns from a missing person's case to a full blown homicide investigation. The investigation focused around an unexpected perpetrator and her convoluted plan to get away with murder.
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The murder of a man inside his suburban Los Angeles home sets off a chain reaction of murder, conspiracy, and furious cover ups, which ultimately point back to a mastermind who's in it for the money.
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Law enforcement investigates a series of unsolved murders in the state of Colorado over the course of a year. Eventually, they realize that all of the seemingly isolated incidents point back to a single FBI informant.
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A triple homicide in small town Maine rocks a community and destroys a family. The police pieces together the elements of the crime and its ruthless cover-up, which point back to a perpetrator close to home.
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A disgruntled man snaps and goes on killing spree, terrorizing the entire borough of Brooklyn, New York. Cops track the killer's trail of victims for more than 24 hours before they finally hunt him down across the city.
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Four young adults are gunned down inside an affluent home in a quiet suburb of Houston, Texas. Police investigate the quadruple homicide for three years, chasing down hundreds of leads, before finding the killer.
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A bloodbath inside a Beverly Hills mansion sparks a highly publicized investigation. After months working the case, law enforcement uncovers the secrets of a family so deep in turmoil that a cold-blooded murder plot was hatched to bring it down.
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The discovery of a burned body on the side of the road kickstarts a race to find a killer. With surveillance footage and a string of eyewitnesses, it takes local police less than 72 hours to identify the perpetrator.
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A homicide at the intersection of a teenage daughter and her boyfriend who can't get out from underneath a mother's overbearing eye. Once cops unravel the twisted web of lies, they uncover the shocking truth behind a premeditated murder plot.
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The random murder of a woman in Central Montana sends law enforcement on the hunt for a killer. Using a network of informants and good old fashioned methods, the authorities track down the mentally unstable man behind the motiveless crime.
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A heartbroken millionaire marries a much younger woman who turns out to be Mrs. Wrong. The end result is a shotgun blast to the stomach and a lethal dose of poison.
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Cops in suburban Fort Worth, Texas, investigate a brutal killing at a construction site. After months of interviews, extensive forensic analysis, and a massive process of elimination, homicide detectives finally track down a suspect who they've been eyeing from the beginning.
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A deranged man, with an unforgettable nickname, terrorizes New York City in the late 1970s, leaving a trail of dead and wounded in his wake. This killer operates with impunity for nearly 13 months until a series of letters, a reluctant witness and a parking ticket lead to his capture.
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A husband and wife are attacked in their upstate New York home by an ax-wielding murderer. When the wife survives but loses her memory of the attack, police must rely on the evidence to see if her pre-amnesia identification of the killer proves true.
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Three different women are assaulted and one of them killed. Boston police match surveillance video and witness reports to a young man that no one would ever suspect to be a killer.
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A transient turned serial killer uses Louisiana's capital city as his private hunting ground, leaving a trail of dead women over a three-year span. Cops struggle to stop him, until he leaves a survivor who picks him out of lineup and brings him to justice.
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The brutal murder of a recent widower inside his North Dakota home is investigated. Law enforcement quickly uncover evidence that reveals the homicide is part of a desperate plan from a person almost too close for suspicion.
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Women in a working-class Rhode Island town begin mysteriously disappearing. Cops investigate and discover the dark obsession of a serial killer nobody suspected.
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A damaged man turns Cleveland, Ohio, into a hunting ground as part of a twisted plot to exact revenge on the women who hurt him.
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A triple homicide in New Orleans, Louisiana leaves law enforcement with puzzling clues. As they piece together the mystery, they quickly realize there is way more to the murders than a robbery gone wrong.
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The grisly murder of a grandmother in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, sends a small town police department into a fast and furious hunt for a killer. It takes nearly a year, a microscopic clue and a piece of jewelry as unique as a fingerprint for law enforcement to bring the murderer to justice.
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In Southern California, law enforcement hunt for a serial killer who is targeting elderly women within a few mile radius. After weeks of searching, a survivor comes forward with a description that blows the case wide open.
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A serial predator terrorizes Southeastern Louisiana. This deranged killer gets away with murder for nearly a decade until a potential victim escapes his clutches and then leads police right to the killer's doorstep.
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Police follow the trail of a young Southern California woman who vanishes without a trace. Authorities work the missing person investigation for years until a random encounter turns them onto a chilling discovery and an even colder criminal.
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The discovery of a Jane Doe underneath a New Jersey bridge kick starts an intensive investigation to figure out who she is and how she died. Law enforcement use a combination of forensic evidence and eyewitnesses to solve the mystery and bring a murderer to justice.
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The murder of a respected college professor sends shockwaves through suburban Richmond, Virginia. Cops investigate the homicide nonstop until evidence reveals a cold-blooded killer's premeditated plot.
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Police in northern Minnesota rush to rescue a kidnapped college student. It takes NASA technology for law enforcement to uncover the identity of the abductor, who turns out to be a serial predator.
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The slaying of a casino worker in Las Vegas, Nevada, sends panic through Sin City. When cops investigate, they uncover a murder conspiracy that is months in the making.
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