Killer Cases
Upcoming episodes
Nov 29th
900p
A Mother’s Secret
Ohio v. Gail Eastwood-Ritchey. In the spring of 1993, two newspaper carriers driving down a rural road spotted what they thought was a doll but which turned out to be, in fact, a newborn baby's body. The coroner would determine that the baby had been born alive; but his origin was a mystery. The community called the baby Geauga's Child, after the name of the county; they made clothes for his funeral and paid for his burial. Despite dozens of leads and even a hidden camera placed at the cemetery in hopes that the child's mother would show up, no arrests were made for 25 years. Then, with modern DNA and familial genealogy techniques, the cold case was solved, identifying the boy's mother as the now middle-aged Gail Eastwood-Ritchey. Years before, as a young unmarried woman, she had delivered the baby, stillborn, and placed his body in a trash bag in a wooded area. After a four-day trial, Eastwood-Richey was found guilty of murder and sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years.
Nov 29th
1000p
Murder on County Road M
Wisconsin v. Todd Kendhammer. Todd Kendhammer called 911 in a panic, describing a freak accident that occurred while he was driving with his wife, Barbara, in the passenger seat. He said a metal pipe had fallen from a passing truck, piercing the windshield and fatally injuring his wife. But police were suspicious of Todd's responses in the interrogation room, when his story continued to change, and his alibi didn't check out. Forensic details from the autopsy report cast further doubt on his story. Detectives came to believe Kendhammer strangled Barbara and staged the accident to cover his crime. He was convicted of first-degree murder. The couple's two children, Jordan and Jessica, continue to believe their father is innocent. Jessica speaks in his defense in this episode.
Dec 1st
200p
Murder in a Cul-de-Sac
Florida v. James Colley Jr.. In Florida in 2015, Amanda Colley was starting her life over after a contentious divorce and an ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband, James. The 36-year-old mother of two was excited about a new love interest, Lamar Douberly. Then, one summer night, she returned to a ransacked house. Lamar and two girlfriends arrived to join her as police were called. Then, gunshots rang out; glass shattered. After more shots, Amanda and her friend Lindy, a mother of three, were both dead and Rachel was injured. The gunman took off. James Colley was arrested 600 miles away and brought back to Florida to stand trial for double murder, with both Lamar and Rachel giving dramatic firsthand testimony.
Dec 2nd
200p
The Jazz Musician’s Murder
Colorado v. Kevin Eastman. Jazz trumpet player Scott Sessions failed to show up for a gig. A well-known local musician, he played with groups including the Elvis Experience band. His body was found a few days later, wrapped in plastic, partially burned and hidden in a forest. Investigators opened a murder case and traced his last known whereabouts to the residence of his new love interest, Heather Frank. Frank was nowhere to be seen, but investigators followed up on a tip about her former boyfriend, Kevin Eastman. Dogged detectives placed a tracking device on Eastman's car. When they went to investigate, they discovered Frank's body on the property of Eastman's employer.
Dec 3rd
700a
A Midsummer's Night Murder
Teen Susana Morales vanishes on her way home. Months later, her remains and a stolen gun lead police to a shocking suspect—an officer once trusted to protect her neighborhood.
Dec 3rd
800a
Requiem for a Report
Veteran journalist Jeff German is stabbed outside his home. Clues point not to the mob, but a disgraced official with a vendetta, exposed in one of German’s hard-hitting investigations.
Dec 3rd
200p
Murder at Ohio State
Ohio v. Brian Golsby. When Ohio State senior Reagan Tokes failed to respond to messages from her parents, they feared the worst. Their nightmare became a reality when a 911 caller reported the discovery of a female body in the local park. She had been shot execution style. Knowing a brutal killer was on the loose, detectives raced to solve the crime, gathering surveillance video and photos that tracked Reagan's last moments. Brian Golsby, a previously convicted sex offender, was arrested. Golsby confessed to abducting Tokes, admitting he forced her to withdraw money from ATM accounts, but he adamantly denied killing her, insisting an accomplice he called "TJ" committed the murder. At trial Golsby continued to maintain his innocence; but even his highly regarded defense team couldn't produce TJ.
Dec 4th
200p
The Eagle Scout
Alexander Jackson, an Eagle Scout, called 911 to report a mysterious intruder killed his parents and sister, and shot him in the leg. But as they interviewed Alexander in the hospital, detectives began to suspect Jackson wasn’t telling the whole truth.
Dec 5th
200p
Death by Antifreeze
Outwardly, Mark Jensen seemed to be a mild mannered, loving husband - grieving over the suicide death of his wife. But when police found traces of antifreeze in her autopsy, they started to question what was really going on at home.
Dec 6th
900p
The Air Force Major
Andreen Mcdonald and her husband had a beautiful home and successful business they built together. But when Andreen went missing, detectives uncovered her husband’s secret love affair and realized this was much more than a missing persons case.