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The mysterious death of a young mother in Ohio and the ensuing investigation that spans years and multiple states.

A murder outside Pleasantville, Iowa, forces one man to take the investigation into his own hands.

When a young mother disappears after leaving her infant in the care of her local pastor and his wife, Florida detectives search for her for five years, uncovering a web of secrets and lies.

Most shocking is the ultimate 'caught-on-camera' reality show featuring high-adrenaline, action-packed stories of criminal behavior.  In this episode, a drunken dame climbs to the top of a 100-foot billboard, and then hits rock bottom…and an armed woman storms a police station and forces cops to blow her away.  Plus, a glamour girl scalps her best friend and exposes a bald spot in their relationship. Tv-14-lv

 In this episode, a store clerk is shot multiple times, but still manages to wrestle his attacker out of the shop.  Plus, a brawl breaks out on the hollywood walk of fame and the action is just as intense as in any big screen blockbuster…and, members of the filipina girl group “viva hot babes” get into a knockdown, drag-out catfight with a rowdy bunch of fans. Tv-14-lv

In this episode, a fireman gets plowed by a runaway fugitive…a shopworker gets blindsided when an out-of-control driver crashes through the store’s window…and a suicidal driver hijacks an 18-wheeler careens through a town’s streets -- and holds a city hostage with fear.  Tv-14-v

Dna analysis overturns the convictions of three men who have spent years behind bars, paying for crimes they did not commit.

A teenager is abducted on a shopping trip. Two hikers disappear from the appalachian trail. A grandmother never returns home from work. Forensic artists turn witness statements into pictures as they try to recreate the face of their killers.

A millionaire is found dead, murdered for a stash of buried silver. A young woman dates violent men, only to be killed by her best friend. A decomposed body is found, but the victim’s organs look as if he died the day before. When real crimes are stranger than fiction, forensic science can sort fact from fantasy.

For the forensic entomologist, the insects that nest in dead bodies are like tiny witnesses to a crime. By studying their behavior, scientists learn everything from when a murder was committed to the weapon used in a stabbing death.

Photography has long been a vital tool in homicide investigations. A single image captures enough information to identify a suspect, and to preserve a vital clue long after a witness’ memory fades.

When a woman is found dead and it’s ruled a suicide, it takes a diligent investigator to continually work the case to uncover the truth behind who killed her and the motive for murder being closer than once expected.

When a woman and her nephew are found brutally murdered with an answering machine recording having recorded it all, it takes three years to arrest the murderer and reveal how they’re in close contact with the deceased.

In the quaint community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Taekwondo instructor Keith Black has disappeared without a trace. His family alerts the authorities, but a lack of evidence slows the investigation. It isn’t until years later that the truth behind Keith’s whereabouts comes to light — and with it, comes the revelation of a vicious plot, one provoked by greed and resentment.

After 23-year-old Victoria survives a horrific crash, she loses the use of her arms and legs. Years later, she’s awarded a large settlement. She entrusts the money to Brian, an investor and family friend. Three years later, the money is gone and Victoria dies after detonating an explosive device. Authorities must follow a number of

When firefighter Bob Poynter was killed, there was no-one more devastated than his young wife, Chacey. But when detectives looked at her life, they discovered a web of lies….

William Walker was a firefighter and paramedic with a reputation for helping out strangers. Little wonder that debt-ridden Uloma Curry was attracted to him. Within weeks of their wedding, she was plotting to get her hands on his life insurance policy - and recruiting a team of teenagers to help her do it.

Lois and David Riess were grandparents, business owners, upstanding members of a small town community. Lois was also a gambling addict who would do anything to feed her habit. Husband David became the first victim on a murderous rampage that earned Lois the infamous title of America’s most wanted grandmother.

Tiffany and Keland Hill were military veterans with a shining service history. But while mum of three Tiffany still lived to serve, Keland lived simply to control, stalk and terrorise his wife. He was known to be extremely violent, but no one predicted his final act of brutality.

Police are baffled when millionaire Bill McLaughlin is shot six times inside his secure, gated community home.

When an affair with a mutual friend turns into a messy divorce and re-marriage, the treachery is just beginning as police try to discover who pulled the trigger on Helium Road.

Ohio v. Erica Stefanko. In a tale of jealousy, betrayal and revenge, 25-year old Ashley Biggs, a single mom and pizza delivery driver, was murdered on a late night run for Dominos. Police arrested her former boyfriend Chad Cobb, saying he killed her over a bitter custody dispute involving their seven-year old daughter. For eight years, Cobb had refused to tell police who had helped him lure Ashley to her death, protecting his then-wife Erica Stefanko. But once he learned that Erica had become romantically involved with his best friend and that she was allegedly abusing his daughter, Cobb revealed Erica’s role in the murder.

Florida v. Grant Amato. The Amatos were a close knit, middle class family with three professional sons, who enjoyed Florida Gators football games together. So it was a shock when Margaret and Chad Amato and their youngest son Cody were found dead, shot execution-style in their suburban Seminole Florida home. Suspicion quickly turned to middle son Grant, a trained nurse, who had quarrelled with his family over money he had stolen from them to pay for the attentions of a Buglarian sex model on a pay-per-view website. Grant’s high powered public defense team argued that despite the horrific bloody scene there was no blood found on their client and no forensic evidence of any kind linking him to the murders. The drama in the courtroom heightened as Grant’s sole surviving brother, Jason Amato, took the stand.

Jeannie Miatta may have been prosecuted for theft when working as a nurse in one State, but what did that have to do with Jeanine Hannah, a Nurse in another state? Answer: They were one and the same person. And the carer who got a job visiting elderly patients in their own homes, could not be trusted with her patient’s property...or their lives. With one confirmed murder and suspicions of a second, Jeanine Hannah protests her innocence in a  prison-interview with award-wining reporter, Carolyn Canville.