Friday

Kay Baker, a school teacher and mom, was found lying in her neighbor’s yard bleeding to death. Soon after discovering her body, police spotted a wounded man on the run in the woods, leading to a suspenseful chase, arrest, and a possible suspect.   

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.

Gabby Petito’s disappearance captivated the nation. Her social media posts left a trail, but what they uncovered was more troubling than anyone expected.

Karyn slover is a pretty small town dreamer who’s finally got her big break: She’s been offered work as a model by an agency in los angeles. Now she can move away with her three-year old son, kolten, leaving her ex-husband, friends, and current boyfriend behind. She leaves her desk at the local newspaper at 5 pm, and is never heard from again.

Can you flirt your way out of an arrest?

Former pro-wrestler Ivan Radocaj, known as ‘The Croatian Giant’, is ambushed and brutally murdered in the tiny Manitoba hamlet of Inwood. It looks like a robbery gone wrong. But when small town tongues start to wag, the police get interested and initiate a massive sting operation. What they hear over a wire tap brings to light a monstrous plot that seems alien to a tranquil community.

In downtown Edmonton, a prominent business owner is found shot to death in his business. Police on the scene discover several suspicious clues, leading them to suspect a hired assassin from somewhere in Europe. However, revolutionary finger printing technology links Keith Latta, the victimÕs business partner to the crime. The discovery of a $75000 insurance policy bolsters it further. When questioned about his involvement Keith creates an elaborate story to explain his innocence. At the same time, new evidence is discovered which ties Keith even closer to the crime. Once again Keith changes his story, but by now the evidence is too hard and damning.

When teenagers are driven to kill, their victims are but the first to fall. In three such cases, the families of the killers, as well as their communities, become the victims of violent crime.

Two armed bank robbers hit a Seattle bank taking over 150,000 dollars. Before they can escape police confront them and the pair splits up. As authorities search block by block they learn one was a career criminal with a long history of violence.

When a vicious attack leads to the death of a young parent and child, investigators are stumped. Years later, they arrest the gunman surprisingly close to home – but a change in the law puts the case in jeopardy.

Dr. G works on unexplained deaths in orange and osceola counties in florida, as well as similar deaths from her previous employment as an associate medical examiner in bexar county, texas. The show features dramatic re-enactments of the events leading up to the person's death as well as the autopsies. Interviews with dr. G, family members, and other people connected to the deaths are also shown.

Florida v. Russell Holbrook. The quiet community of Crestview, Florida was shaken following the vicious murder of beautiful 33 year old nurse Melissa Howard, described as a caring angel, found with her throat slashed in her own living room. Friends were immediately suspicious of Melissa’s ex-husband who had just lost a nasty custody battle over their son Taylor but he had a strong alibi. The case remained unsolved for ten years, until Florida State Agent Detective Meaghan Palumbo, newly assigned to the homicide squad, took a personal interest in the cold case. Using modern day forensics, Palumbo re-tested Melissa’s sweatshirt preserved all those years and found clues to lead them to the DNA of her ex-husband’s best friend, Russell Holbrook, and a dramatic trial as witnesses recounted the true story of Melissa’s last days.

In one violent evening, a series of bombs rocks the sleepy california city of fremont. The targets include both the chief and ex-chief of police. But as america’s leading explosive experts sift through the evidence, they discover a plan far more insidious than anyone could have imagined. Can police and forensic scientists stop the fremont bomber before he strikes again?

Patty White attempts to rob former flatmate Michele O'Dowd, but ends up leaving something unexpected under the Christmas tree.

After years of physical abuse, Karra Trichele Allen and her husband Brian take a dangerous turn in their relationship.

Angela Craig repeatedly falls mysteriously ill before dying in hospital. Detectives soon suspect her husband, dentist James Craig, has been poisoning her. Secret affairs, suspicious internet searches and an alleged murder plot transform the case into a national true-crime sensation.

In the small town of Logan, OH., a quiet community known for its annual Washboard Festival, Summer Inman is violently abducted in a back alley behind her work. With multiple eye-witness accounts, investigators quickly zero in on three suspects. But when they refuse to cooperate, the odds of bringing Summer home alive start to look grim.

Iowa v. Cristhian Rivera. When 20 year old University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts went missing during her regular evening jog, her disappearance was headline news. Police had few clues until a local resident shared his garage surveillance camera which had captured a brief glimpse of Mollie running down the street and later a black car driving by. Following the lead Police moved quickly to arrest undocumented immigrant Christhian Bahena Rivera who worked at a nearby dairy farm and charged him with murder.

Women are being attacked in their beds at night. At each crime scene police find no trace of forced entry and are baffled as to how this intruder is gaining access to apartments sometimes more than 15 stories up. Unraveling the killerÕs modus operandi and eyewitness accounts lead detectives to Russell Johnson Ð a handsome and well-built man who actually scales apartment balconies to find his victims. Pressured into a hasty and premature arrest, detectives must gain the evidence they need from the killers unstable mind, otherwise this balcony climber could walk free to hunt again.

In 2005, a 28-year-old photographer and college student is found murdered in his Arlington, Texas apartment. Investigators suspect that the victim’s generosity and willingness to help those in need may have lead a killer to his door.

Kisha Kelly cannot wait to move into her first home in Dallas, Texas, however, upon encountering the previous homeowner, she realizes that he is obsessed.

A church lady's murder leads to a number of rumors spreading around Georgiana, Ala., causing detectives to struggle with separating fact from fiction.

When Sadie Beacham didn’t receive a good night call from her boyfriend, she was alarmed. She found his front door open and blood on the floor and walls. Detectives could not locate his body, but DNA evidence pointed to someone Sadie knew well.