Thursday
December 26th
1200a
Dateline
Unraveled
A woman whose ex-husband killed six people in Arizona, allegedly targeting individuals with connections to their divorce. Interviews with experts on the topics of domestic violence and mass murder.
100a
Dateline
JONESTOWN: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Reverend Jim Jones.
200a
Most Shocking
Busted in the Buff 3
In this episode a naked partier gets trampled by a bull… and a pack of prostitutes do battle the streets-- with one of them showing-off more than bad behavior. Cops also stop a pair of streaking college coeds during a wild run through the city streets. Tv-14-l
300a
Most Shocking
Chases and Crashes 4
Check out the wildest chases and crashes ever caught on tape! Most shocking takes you from a modern-day bonnie and clyde whose flight from the law crashes and burns, to a sidecar racer who goes awol and bombs a ditch, to a racing coupe that flips out eight times! Finally, a woman’s suicide run ends in an attempted bridge jump that sends police scrambling! Tv-pg-lv
400a
Most Shocking
Citizens Under Attack 4
Most shocking is the ultimate 'caught-on-camera' reality show featuring high-adrenaline, action-packed stories of criminal behavior. In this episode, a reporter asks some hard-hitting questions… and gets some hard-hitting answers! Masked thugs storm a pool hall and cue up a crime spree. A bad girl beats down her rival but sparks a battle with a new enemy. Tv-14-lv
500a
The New Detectives
Without a Trace
Missing person: Approximately 1.8 million americans are reported missing each year. Worldwide, the number of missing persons nearly triples. In addition to pictures on milk cartons, store windows, and in mass mailings, authorities use nationwide computer databases to help locate missing persons or match them with unidentified bodies. Even so, many of the missing are never seen again.
600a
Finally Caught
Triano
When a prominent business man is killed by a bomb in his car, thirteen years pass until investigators are able to uncover a trail of secret love affairs and financial receipts to lead them to the most unassuming killer.
700a
Finally Caught
Barsock
When a vibrant bisexual woman is found dead, her Craigslist lover points blame at the victim’s boyfriend until a tip from a hit television show reveals the true killer, leading to a chase around the world in an attempt to place them behind bars.
800a
Forensic Files
A Touching Recollection
An eighteen-year-old girl is abducted at gunpoint from her home in Jackson, Ohio. Fortunately the victim returns hours later, and police hope the tire impressions and shoe prints at the crime scene will enable them to find the perpetrator. But the victim knew something about forensic science, and she was determined to prove she had been in the assailant’s truck. The clues she left behind, and her recollection of details, led police straight to a career criminal.
830a
Forensic Files
A Leg to Stand On
When a severed leg is found in a dumpster, investigators are faced with the challenge of identifying the victim. Conventional methods – fingerprinting, comparison with dental records, reports of missing persons – are useless. Using anthropology, toxicology and DNA testing, police are able to determine who the victim was, and follow the trail of evidence to his killer.
900a
Forensic Files
Partners in Crime
It takes a long time and a very hot fire to cremate a human body, and thus destroy any evidence of foul play. But the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on the badly burned body of Charles “Jack” Lynch found telltale clues. Not only had the victim been burned, he’d also been stabbed -- 24 times, with two different knives. Police knew that a person, acting alone, would probably use only one weapon. So investigators were on the lookout for a couple of killers.
930a
Forensic Files
Within a Hair
In the summer of 1996, in the River Park section of South Bend, Indiana, four women had been sexually assaulted and the perpetrator was still at large. After a few months, police arrested a suspect; he was identified by some – but not all -- of the victims, and subsequently convicted of the crimes. But the story doesn’t end there. Six years later, new developments in forensic science would uncover startling facts about the case – and change the lives of three men and the women who were attacked.
1000a
Forensic Files
Chief Evidence
A young suburban couple was murdered during what appeared to be a drug deal gone awry. But police found no drugs in the home of the victims – and there were no traces of the victims’ blood on the clothing of the suspects. The victims’ dog, Chief, eventually led police to the killer.
1030a
Forensic Files
A Bitter Pill to Swallow
When a 33-year-old woman falls in love with a handsome young doctor, she believes she’s found fairytale romance. She becomes pregnant and the two are engaged. She is alarmed by the severe morning sickness, cramps and nausea she experiences, particularly in light of her age and medical history. Eventually, suspecting her symptoms aren’t as tied to the baby as they are to her fiancé, she decides to conduct her own scientific investigation.
1100a
Dateline
Noises in the Night
A popular high school student is found murdered in her bed. Two students help police solve the case.
1200p
Dateline
The Figure in the Garage
A former firefighter is found dead in his garage; a neighbor's security camera may provide answers.
100p
Dateline
Prairie Confidential
A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with a tip about an unlikely suspect.
200p
Dateline
The Promise (2-hr)
The disappearance of a 20-year-old honors student ends up taking decades to solve.
400p
Murder Comes to Town
Lurking In the Hollers
Although family is supposed to mean everything to those who live in the mountains of Townsend, Tennessee, a member of the large Griffin clan is discovered dead.
500p
Murder Comes to Town
Stipps Hill Massacre
When police discover the Napier family massacred in their home in Laurel, Indiana, the residents become terrified that there may still be a killer on the loose.
600p
Murder Comes to Town
Horror in the Heartland
In a small town in Kansas, Patricia Kimmi has disappeared from her home, and residents begin a search party, but police fear she may not be found alive.
700p
Obsession: Dark Desires
Apocalypse Now
Patty decides to go on a date with a customer, Vietnam veteran Dale, but things quickly spiral out of control when he becomes unexpectedly violent.
800p
Forensic Files
Unmasked
A serial rapist was on the loose in a Texas town. No one knew where he’d strike next, but the audacity of his attacks and the escalation of violence against his victims made finding him imperative.
830p
Forensic Files
Fashion Police
The victim has been stabbed more than thirty times, and the crime scene is awash with her blood. Near her head, police discover a distinctive button with strands of thread still attached. If they can find the owner of the shirt the button came from, they’ll also find the killer.
900p
Forensic Files
Church Dis-Service
A young woman attends evening church services... then disappears. When her abandoned car is found, the tank is empty and a gas can she kept in her trunk for emergencies is missing. Eyewitnesses place her at a nearby gas station, getting into a van, but their descriptions of the vehicle don’t match. Three days later when her body is discovered, the search for the driver of that van intensifies.
930p
Forensic Files
Seedy Intentions
When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, police and volunteers spend weeks searching for her. A psychic’s vision leads to a field where her body is discovered, along with what investigators hope is enough evidence to help them to also find her killer.
1000p
Dateline
EVIL WAS WAITING
A soldier and father of five just back from Afghanistan finds an enemy much closer to home.
1100p
Dateline
On the Outskirts of Town
When a young woman is found dead near a soccer field in Indiana, detectives try to piece together a puzzle that leads them to an unexpected suspect.