Saturday

Best of season 1

Most shocking is the ultimate 'caught-on-camera' reality show featuring high-adrenaline, action-packed stories of criminal behavior. In this episode, a thief with a load of jet skis weaves a trail of destruction on the roadway. Then, a drunken man in a dump truck leads police on a wild chase. And, a drug-crazed driver runs out of road and gets the ultimate buzz from police. Tv-pgv

Most shocking is the ultimate 'caught-on-camera' reality show featuring high-adrenaline, action-packed stories of criminal behavior. In this episode, a callous criminal attacks a cop, triggering a deadly shootout. Plus, a drugged-out felon takes on a patrolman in broad daylight. And, a gang of thieves raids a clothing store, opening fire on the helpless clerk. Tv-14v

Identifying burned remains: It's difficult to have a murder investigation without a body, and burning up the victim is a time-honored method of destroying physical evidence. But what happens when the charred remains are found, unrecognizable, seemingly impossible to identify? Dr. John verano and dr. Doug owsley of the smithsonian have faced these challenges, identifying the burned remains of two american journalists found in guatemala seven years after their reported disappearance. It seems as though fire can unveil lies, as well as conceal truths.

Explosives investigations: The crime lab is the place where science meets murder. In new york state, eleanor fowler opened a small package, which as mailed to her home. When she lifted the lid the box exploded killing her instantly. Within minutes, five other bombs exploded proving to be as fatal as the first. The investigation into this serial bombing case became one of the most massive investigations in history.

Fingerprinting: The identification division of the fbi relies on fingerprints as one of the most effective ways to identify criminals. Fingerprints, along with palmprints and footprints are an indisputable, time-tested method to establish someone's id beyond a shadow of a doubt. Computerization has all but eliminated the old inkpad, and print identification that used to take months now takes minutes.

Handwriting analysis: We’ve all heard that our handwriting tells more about our personalities than we think. Are we risk-takers, have low-esteem, fun loving, or are we capable of murder? While our handwriting may not reveal the nuances of our personalities, the dotting of the "i's and crossing of the "t"s is an important business in criminal investigation. Apparent suicide notes, letters from suspected offenders and signatures are scrutinized down to the last dot. Handwriting comparisons can tell if the victim really did sign that new life insurance policy, or if the person who had everything to live for actually wrote the eloquent suicide note.

Black boxes: Little evidence is left after an airplane takes a deadly plunge from the sky. Investigators' best hope for an answer comes from the flight data recorder known as a "black box." Virtually indestructible, the black box could be the only witness to the final horrifying moments of a doomed flight.

Shortly after a young nurse ends up beaten and shot to death in her apartment, her lover’s wife reveals her knowledge about the affair, yet it takes nearly 40 years to match DNA evidence found at the crime scene to implicate the man behind it all.

The sporadic appearance of brutalized mannequins and six different incidents of murder and assault, terrorizes residents of Elkridge, Maryland for 13 years until a DNA match implicates a local suspect as the killer.

Fredrick Banks is an eccentric senior who loves to show off his vintage cars and wallet stuffed with cash. When he is found slain in his garage, authorities hunt for the mysterious stranger who has recently been spotted lurking in town. And it turns out, the drifter has a lot to hide.

The Klaus family is getting ready for Christmas in the small town of Castor, Alberta. A fire engulfs their home in the middle the night while everyone is asleep, and the investigators suspect that it isn’t an accident. The whole case changes when the son starts seeing the spirits of his dead family.

A decorated soldier is gunned down on his father's doorstep while home on leave. His wife, Kemia, initially portrays grief, but detectives uncover a murder-for-hire plot involving her secret lover, another soldier she met overseas.

Letecia Stauch reports her stepson missing, sparking a nationwide search. Investigators find inconsistencies in her story, security footage, and traces of blood, raising suspicions of foul play and prompting a cross-country manhunt.

Scott Gellatly swept neighbour Lori Jackson off her feet. But her mother Merry had doubts about Scott. He controlled where Lori went, and who she spoke to. He even hated how close she was to her parents. So when things turned violent, it wasn’t just Lori in the firing line.

Rhys Hancock was a respected school head; his wife Helen a much-loved PE teacher. When their marriage failed she found love with Martin Griffiths. But Rhys made the choice that ending his wife’s happiness would be worth the long prison sentence.

Who would want to shoot well known nice guy Trenton Mallory? Detectives wonder if his Trading Trent empire has become his downfall.

When blue-collar worker Lyle Kopenkoskey is found dead down a secluded country road, investigators race against the clock to uncover the grisly truth behind the cold-blooded crime.

Florida v. Henry Segura. When Brandi Peters and her three children were found murdered in Tallahassee in 2010, prosecutors pointed the finger at her ex-boyfriend, Henry Segura, who owed her more than $20,000 in child support. But as the trial got underway, an imprisoned drug dealer came forward, saying he had ordered the murders from prison saying Peters had worked as a drug mule and helped herself to more than $90,000 worth of drugs and cash. It sounded like an outlandish claim but DNA evidence found in her bedroom came back as a possible match to a Colombian cocaine trafficker.

South Carolina V Nathaniel Rowland. Popular South Carolina University college senior, Samantha Josephson, was the pride and joy of her family as she prepared to head off to Drexel Law School with a full scholarship. So it was unusual when Samantha went missing after a night of socializing at the Five Points bar area popular with students. Tragically her body was found 24 hours later, with more than a hundred stab wounds. When surveillance footage showed her getting into an Uber in Five Points, police put out an all points bulletin, and quickly arrested Uber driver Nathaniel Rowland during a routine traffic stop of a look alike vehicle.

2021 was a significant year in the life of Don Miller...despite having murdered 4 women, he was due a parole hearing. He began killing in the seventies. He failed in bid for freedom this time...but Don Miller’s sentence ends in 2031. At 77 years old, he will be released from prison. How can a four times killer hope to ever be free?

New York nanny Yoselyn Ortega had been part of the Krim family for two years, looking after Kevin and Marina’s three young children as if they were her own. One day, plagued by psychotic thoughts and hearing demonic voices, she snapped, with devastating consequences for two tiny lives.

Detective Sandy Nava interviews a 14-year-old girl who says she's had sex with an assistant teacher, and vice cop Bobby Beals goes undercover as part of a lewd conduct sting in the men's room of a public park.

Detectives probe the killings of two gang members, disarm a bomb that couldn't be disarmed by the bomb squad robot, and hunt a man suspected raping a 15-year-old girl.