Killer Cases
Upcoming episodes
Apr 3rd
100p
Murder in a College Town
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.
Apr 4th
100p
The Dallas Love Triangle Murder
Texas v. Brenda Delgado. Popular pediatric dentist Dr. Kendra Hatcher was happily dating fellow Dallas doctor Ricardo Paniagua when she was brutally murdered in her home in what appeared to be a robbery gone wrong. Police arrested former drug dealer, Kristopher Love, and his girlfriend for the horrific crime which shocked the upscale community. But facing murder charges, the couple revealed a more sinister and stunning murder plot saying they had been hired by Paniagua’s jealous and obsessed ex-girlfriend Brenda Delgado who had been secretly stalking him since their breakup.
Apr 5th
900p
The Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
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.
Apr 5th
1000p
Murder on Middle Mountain
Colorado V Mark Redwine. 13 year old Dylan wasn’t eager to fly to Colorado for the court ordered long distance visit with his dad Mark who tried to placate his son with a visit to McDonald’s and shopping at Walmart straight from the airport. But when the boy didn’t show up for a playdate the next morning, he was reported missing, setting off a manhunt in the rough Colorado wilderness terrain. Mark Redwine and his ex-wife took to the airwaves to plead for their son’s return but to no avail. Then in a stunning twist in a national television interview Dylan’s brother Cory accused Mark of being responsible for his brother’s disappearance, a charge the father vigorously denied. But three years later when Dylan’s badly decomposed remains were found by hikers , prosecutors did indeed charge Mark Redwine with his murder, saying he killed his son out of anger and shame after Dylan confronted him with compromising photos of his sexual deviancy.
Apr 7th
100p
The Arson Murders
Ohio v. Stanley Ford. Firefighters made a desperate effort to save a young family from a blazing fire, but rescuers were too late. Police declared the fire was no accident and began an arson investigation, which included another unexplained fire a few blocks away that killed a beloved elderly couple. Detectives found their first clue in surveillance footage from neighborhood security cameras — a hooded figure, dressed in white, with no face visible — seen dousing both homes with lighter fluid, igniting the flames and running away. Who was the mystery man?
Apr 8th
100p
The Mennonite Murder
Arizona v. Mark Gooch. A camper gathering firewood in Arizona's scenic Sunset Crater National Park was shocked to discover the body of a young woman in a traditional long dress, wearing black dress shoes. Her Mennonite family and friends were stunned — she had no known enemies and was a beloved, studious young woman, who loved books. How did she end up dead so far from home? Using sophisticated investigation techniques, police analyzed cell phone tower records and grainy surveillance videos that led them to their number one suspect.
Apr 9th
700a
Her Husband’s Murder
The middle aged couple were on a routine evening stroll with their dog when a man attacked out of nowhere, injuring the wife and fatally shooting her husband. What was behind the mystery attack?
Apr 9th
800a
Murder on Wheels
At first it seemed like a horrible teenage tragedy when the car with 3 friends careened into a brick wall at 100 miles an hour, killing two of them. But after a lengthy investigation police charged the young driver MacKenzie Shirilla with murder.
Apr 9th
100p
The Exchange Student Murder
Missouri v. Joseph Elledge. An exchange student found a career and a love match in the idyllic Missouri university town of Columbia. It was a shock to their friends and family when she disappeared, leaving both her child and cell phone behind. The missing persons case made headlines as police divers painstakingly searched a nearby river without success. But then a discovery - hikers stumbled on the remains of a corpse in the woods, and forensic experts confirmed it was Mengqi. The “no body” case was now officially a murder case with strong forensic evidence matching dirt on the killer’s boots to the dirt at her gravesite.
Apr 10th
100p
The Murder of a Basketball Star
Tennessee v. Billy Ray Turner. Ten days after NBA player Lorenzen Wright went missing, the player's body was found in a swamp, shot 11 times. His death made headlines – Wright had played in the NBA for 13 seasons, was a first-round draft pick in 1996, and played for the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers. But police initially had no clue who killed him and reporters speculated it was a drug deal gone bad. Lorenzen’s mother was tireless in her pursuit for justice and kept the case in the headlines as the murder went unsolved for a half dozen years. Finally, a break in the case led police to a suspect who had been hiding in plain sight.