In 1997, 32-year-old Celeste Beard hit the jackpot. That year, the thrice-divorced Austin housekeeper married her 75-year-old millionaire employer, Steven Beard. Suddenly, Celeste had it all: a Texas mansion, plenty of money, and a stable life for her two daughters. But on October 2, 1999, Celeste's picture-perfect life came crashing down with one blast from a 20-guage shotgun. That night, an armed intruder slipped into Steven's bedroom and fired a point-blank shot directly into his chest. Steven survived the initial shot, but five months later, died from complications related to his injury. By then, however, Texas authorities had a suspect in custody--Celeste's lesbian best friend, Tracey Tarlton. The former bookstore manager eventually implicated Celeste in the plot to kill her husband. At the trial, defense attorneys alleged Tarlton was simply a jealous woman with a terrifying and deadly love interest in Celeste. Prosecutors, on the other hand, claimed the Celeste had manipulated her fiend into perpetrating the shooting in order to inherit Steven's vast fortune. To support their claim, prosecutors even called Celeste's own daughters to the stand. Both girls testified that their mother had sought a hit man to silence Tracey before her arrest. The jury found Celeste guilty of conspiracy to commit murder and sentenced her to 20 years in prison.
Virginia Larzelere was well off, even by coastal Florida's relatively high standards. Her husband Norman was a successful Daytona Beach dentist, and Virginia enjoyed a beautiful home, expensive cars, a yacht and an airplane. But the good times came to an abrupt end on March 8, 1991, when a masked gunman broke into Norman's office and killed him with a shotgun blast to the chest. In the murder investigation that ensued, police quickly discovered that the Larzelere family was anything but ordinary. It appeared that the couple financed their lavish lifestyle by funneling narcotics through Norman's dental practice, and both engaged in numerous extramarital affairs. Digging deeper, the cops also uncovered a two-million dollar life insurance policy that Virginia had taken out on her husband. Then, the Larzelere's live-in help, Steve Heidel, came forward with the exact location of the murder weapon. Heidel told police that Virginia and her son, Jason, had asked him to dispose of the weapon following the shooting. On May 5, 1991, both Virginia and Jason were charged with first-degree murder in the death of Norman Larzelere. At her trial, prosecutors described Virginia as an opportunist looking to cash in on her husband's hefty life insurance policy. The defense, however, argued that Steve Heidel was the actual mastermind behind the murder. In the end, the jury sided with prosecutors and sentenced Virginia to death. In a separate trial seven months later, Jason Larzelere was acquitted on all charges.
Few smiles were brighter than those of Clara and David Harris. Both dentists, they shared a thriving practice and a seemingly perfect marriage. But that changed in July of 2003, when Clara began to suspect her husband was having an affair with his secretary. Intent on catching them in the act, Clara hired a private detective to tail the couple around town. A few days later, the detective called Clara to tell her that he had followed David and his secretary to a hotel rendezvous - the same hotel that Clara and David had been married in. Enraged over the news, Clara grabbed her stepdaughter and drove to the hotel to confront David. When Clara saw him exit the building, she gunned her Mercedes and ran over him - several times. At her trial, Clara's attorneys said she had been pushed to the limit by her difficult-to-please husband. According to the defense, Clara had quit her practice, hired a personal trainer and undergone plastic surgery in an effort to make David happy. But the jury showed her little sympathy, especially after watching a videotape of the vehicular homicide that had been taped by, ironically, the detective Clara had hired to tail David. Convicted of 2nd degree murder, she's currently serving a 20-year sentence.
Russian émigré Elena Kiejliches was living the American dream. At 36, she had two beautiful children, a millionaire husband, and a sprawling mansion in Staten Island's upscale Toldt Hill neighborhood. But Elena's fairytale life came crashing down in March of 2000, when her husband, Borys, went missing. A month later, Borys turned back up - dead and dismembered in a cardboard barrel found floating in a marsh in Queens. Police first suspected the Russian mob in Borys' death. But the focus of their investigation soon shifted to Elena after they learned she had been having an affair with a man named Messiah Justice, an aspiring rapper and con artist. Following an interrogation with Justice, police charged the Russian housewife with murder. At trial, Justice testified that he had helped Elena dispose of Borys' body, but that the Russian housewife had pulled the trigger herself. The prosecution contended that Elena had shot Borys after he had threatened to divorce her and leave her destitute. The defense, however, painted Justice as an opportunist looking to cut a deal with the DA. The jury found Elena guilty of second-degree murder. She was sentenced to 22 years to life in prison.
A bright and bubbly surgical technician, Kim Hricko led a comfortable middle-class existence with her husband, Steven. But the Hricko's sunny, suburban image vanished in smoke and flame on Valentine's weekend of 1998 when Steve and Kim went on a romantic getaway at a golf resort on Maryland's Eastern Shore. As part of the special Valentine's package, the resort staged a murder mystery play where guests watched the staged whodunit and then attempted to solve the puzzle. But after the play, the plot thickened when the couple's room caught fire and Stephen's charred body was discovered on the hotel room floor. Though Kim claimed her husband had gotten drunk and died from smoke inhalation, the resulting autopsy showed no signs of either alcohol or carbon monoxide anywhere in his body. At Kim's trial, the prosecution argued that she had knocked Stephen out with Succinylcholine - a nearly untraceable muscle paralyzer used in surgery - in order to collect on his $400,000 life insurance policy. Found guilty on both charges, she's currently serving life plus 30 years for arson and murder.
Lee Ann Reidel always had a thing for hunky men. So when she married Long Island gym owner Paul Reidel in 1998, everyone thought it was the perfect match. Lee Ann just had one small problem with her new husband - his crack cocaine addiction. In July of 2000, Lee Ann took the couple's infant son and moved in with her mom in Florida. After being separated for six months, the couple reconciled when Paul agreed to go into rehab. But just when things were starting to look up for the Reidel family, tragedy struck. On January 17, 2001, a gunman shot someone fitting Paul's description outside his gym in Long Island. When the police arrived at the scene, it wasn't Paul that lay dead on the asphalt, it was his partner and best friend, Alex Algeri. Detectives made their first break in the case when they arrested a drug-abusing bodybuilder named Scott Pagett. In his interrogation, Pagett fingered a Florida strip-club bouncer named Ralph "Rocco" Salierno as the actual triggerman. Pressing Pagett more, investigators discovered that Rocco and Lee Ann were having an affair. With the information in hand, authorities immediately charged the two for the murder of Alex Algeri. At their trial, prosecutors alleged that Algeri was the unintended victim of a scheme to murder Paul Reidel for his insurance money. Though Lee Ann and Rocco each tried to pin the murder on each other, the jury found them both guilty and sentenced the former lovers to life in prison.
Ruthann Aron was an overachiever. The wife of a respected urologist in the upscale D.C. suburb of Potomac, Maryland, Ruthann was a successful real estate developer and aspiring politician. In 1994, she made a run to be the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate, but lost, partly due to a local attorney who dogged the campaign with allegations of shady business deals. Ruthann, however, was undeterred. In 1997, she was gearing up to run for a Montgomery County commission seat. But her political ambitions were thwarted yet again when a local landfill operator went to the police claiming she'd approached him about finding a hit man. After an elaborate sting operation, Ruthann was arrested for soliciting the murders of, not just her old political nemesis, but her husband as well. At trial, prosecutors claimed Ruthann feared her marriage was heading for a divorce, which might hurt her political career. In addition to the testimony of the landfill operator and the undercover cops, the prosecution had Ruthann's own voice on surveillance tapes literally spelling out the names of her intended victims. Faced with overwhelming evidence, Ruthann's attorneys argued that Ruthann was mentally ill. The trial resulted in a hung jury. Ruthann then pled no contest and served three years in the county jail.
24-year-old Joyce Cohen went from rags to riches when she met and married Miami construction millionaire Stan Cohen in 1981. Together, the couple lived lavishly in an exclusive Coconut Grove mansion, went skiing at their Steamboat Springs ranch, and partied all night long at Stan's Miami nightclub. But Joyce's party came to an abrupt end on March 7, 1986, when she frantically called 911 claiming that Stan had been murdered by three intruders that had broken into their mansion. To cops, the story seemed plausible. At the time, Miami was plagued with home invasion robberies and, like many Miami real estate developers in the 1980s, there were rumors that Stan was involved with some shady characters. But when a convicted felon already serving jail time came forward with information that Joyce had hired him and his friends to do Stan in, cops swept in and arrested her. At trial, prosecutors painted Joyce as a gold-digging murderess who killed Stan after he had threatened divorce. Faced with losing the luxurious life-style she had grown accustomed to, Joyce had plotted her husband's murder with three men she had met on the Miami club scene. The jury found her guilty of murder but was unable to reach a unanimous decision at her sentencing. With the jury deadlocked, the judge sentenced her to 25 years to life. Joyce will be eligible for parole in 2014.
To everyone who knew her, Susan Wright seemed like she had everything. Married to successful salesman Jeff Wright, she was a stay-at-home mom raising two adorable young children in their suburban Houston home. But, then, in January of 2003, Jeff mysteriously disappeared. Susan told others that Jeff had walked out after striking their five-year-old son. But, one of Jeff's co-workers became suspicious and called the cops. With police closing in, Susan eventually told local authorities that she had killed Jeff - in self-defense - and buried his body in the backyard. At her trial, the prosecution claimed Susan had killed Jeff not in self-defense, but for insurance money. Her lawyers, on the other hand, painted Jeff as an abusive husband and claimed that Susan killed him after he attacked her with a knife. But there were plenty of holes in Susan's story; 192 to be exact. That's how many times Susan had stabbed Jeff in "self-defense." The jury convicted Susan of first-degree murder and sentenced her to 25 years in prison.
Diane Zamora and her fiancé, David Graham, had a bright future ahead of them. High school sweethearts, the couple had met in 1991 as volunteers in the Texas Civil Air Patrol. She was an honor roll student bound for Annapolis, and he was a track star with an appointment to the Air Force Academy. But their ambitions to serve their country were derailed on December 4th, 1995, when a farmer discovered the battered body of Adrianne Jones, a sophomore member of David's high school track team, laying in a field. Brutally beaten, she had been shot in the head. After nine months of dead ends, investigators got a tip from one of Diane's Annapolis classmates. According to the informant, Diane had admitted that she and David had murdered Adrianne after David had confessed that he'd had sex with the girl. In September of 1996, both Zamora and Graham were arrested for the murder. Given separate trials, the young lovers turned on each other and said that the killing had been the other's idea. Neither defense worked. Both were found guilty and given life sentences.
Blond, spunky, and ambitious, Kristin Rossum seemed to be going places. A summa cum laude graduate of San Diego State University, she worked as a toxicologist at the San Diego medical examiner's office. Her husband, Greg, worked for an up-and-coming biotech firm. Well-educated, highly intelligent, and good-looking, their future seemed limitless. But Kristin's picture-perfect life came to an end on November 6, 2000, when she returned home from work and found Greg dead of an apparent suicide, his body covered in rose petals. At autopsy, police discovered Greg had died from an overdose of the drug, Fentanyl. Fentanyl, cops soon found out, was a drug Kristin had a lot of contact with at her toxicology job. When police learned that a large amount of the drug had been reported missing from the lab where Kristin worked, they hauled her in for Greg's murder. At her trial, prosecutors said that Kristin had poisoned Greg with the drug and then covered his body with rose petals mimicking a scene from her favorite movie, "American Beauty" in an effort to make the cops believe the death was a suicide. As for motive, prosecutors asserted that Kristin had developed a secret addiction to crystal methamphetamine. When Greg threatened to expose Kristin's drug habits, she plotted his death with a co-worker she'd been having an affair with. Portrayed as a lying and manipulative druggie, the jury found Kristin guilty of Greg's murder and sentenced her to life in prison.
By most accounts, Debra Baker had the perfect job. She was the bookkeeper and business manager of Jerry Sternadel, a millionaire Texan entrepreneur. She was also a close confidant of Sternadel's wife, Lou Ann. They were so close that many, including Lou Ann's husband, began to suspect that the pair were more than just friends. In 1990, Jerry fell deathly ill. As he lay in his hospital bed, he told anyone who would listen that he thought Debra and Lou Ann had poisoned him. He died shortly afterward. A follow-up autopsy revealed that Jerry had ingested a lethal dose of arsenic. When a trace of the poison was found in a storage shed rented to Debra, she was immediately arrested and charged with Jerry's murder. At trial, prosecutors painted a picture not of a love triangle, but of a hate triangle. Jerry hated his wife and wanted to divorce her. Debra hated her boss. And Lou Ann hated the thought of losing her lavish lifestyle. Prosecutors argued that Debra had poisoned Jerry before he could divorce her beloved friend, Lou Ann. Based on the evidence of the arsenic found in Debra's storage shed, the jury found her guilty of murder. But in a surprising legal twist, the same jury that had convicted her sentenced her to only10-years probation and fined her $10,000. In 2003, Debra Baker was arrested for parole violations. She was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The daughter of a wealthy Michigan businessman, Carolyn Warmus enjoyed a life of privilege that included a swanky apartment on New York's Upper East Side and an all-expenses-paid education at exclusive Columbia University. After earning a Masters degree in elementary education, Carolyn landed a job teaching computer science at Greenville Elementary in Scarsdale, New York. There, she met and began dating a popular sixth grade teacher named Paul Solomon. Paul, however, just happened to be a married man. Their torrid affair continued until Paul made a gruesome discovery on the evening of January 15, 1989. That day, he found his wife, Betty Jean, shot to death in the couple's condo. The focus of the subsequent investigation quickly centered on Paul's obsessed lover, Carolyn Warmus. Sorting through Carolyn's phone records, investigators discovered that the blond bombshell had made a few calls to a P.I. named Vinnie Parco. Parco admitted to police that he had sold Carolyn a .25-caliber automatic - the exact weapon used to kill Betty Jean Solomon. There was also evidence that Carolyn had purchased ammunition from a New Jersey gun dealer on the exact day of the murder. Though it took two trials, Carolyn Warmus was eventually found guilty of murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.
Did twin sisters Peggy Lowe and Betty Wilson hire a hit man to kill Betty's husband, Dr. Jack Wilson? Could the hit man's testimony be believed?
Adele and Steven Craven were the perfect suburban couple. Adele was a trained mortician; Steven was a high-flying Delta Airlines pilot with a sky-high salary. They had a beautiful home in upscale Covington, Kentucky; their two young sons loved their school; and Steven could reach the Delta hub at Cincinnati in minutes. Being close to the airport was also convenient for Adele. Unbeknownst to Steven, she was having an affair with Delta baggage handler Rusty McIntyre. But the lovers needed more space-the cops had already caught them having sex in a car in a church parking lot-and they wanted Steven's $500,000 life insurance payoff. So Adele got Rusty to hire a hit man. For $15,000, small-time crook Ronald Pryor agreed to bludgeon Steven to death with a crow bar. On the morning of July 12, 2000, the three attacked Steven in the Craven's basement. When twelve blows of the crow bar didn't kill her husband, Adele gave Pryor a loaded pistol to finish the job. Within days, all three were arrested and charged with murder. Tried together in June 2001, McIntyre and Pryor were convicted of murder and sentenced to death. Adele cried at her trial in November 2002, swearing she was innocent and dearly loved Steven, a good man and a good father. Steven's murder was McIntyre's idea, she said. He stalked her, spied on her, seduced her, and when she tried to break up, he hired Pryor to kill her husband. To escape the death penalty, McIntyre turned State's witness, but Pryor refused to testify. The jury couldn't decide who to believe and on December 6 the judge declared a mistrial. In a second trial scheduled to begin in January 2004, both McIntyre and Pryor agreed to testify against Adele. Feeling the noose tighten around her neck, she pleaded guilty to masterminding the murder-for-hire plot. She received a life sentence without the possibility of parole for twenty years. All three are currently serving time in the Kentucky prison system.
Rita Gluzman solicits her cousin to murder her estranged husband with an ax and dispose of his remains in the Passaic River in New Jersey in April 1996. When police discover garbage bags full of body parts being thrown into a river, Rita Gluzman becomes the prime suspect.
Investigation leads officials to an internet chatroom after Bruce Miller is shot to death in an apparent robbery gone bad.
When successful attorney Larry McNabney's body is discovered in a Sacramento winery his wife Elisa is suspected of the crime.
Albuquerque county commissioner Gene Gilbert is shot in his basement and his wife Teri is suspected of committing the crime.
Donna Somerville, a hospice nurse, is suspected of murder in November 2001 when her wealthy husband's autopsy reveals poison in his stomach.
A flirty Oklahoma City Baptist Sunday school teacher and her insurance salesman lover are looking a t a cool $800,000. The only hitch is it's the payoff on her husband's like insurance policy. To get the money, they have to murder him--and that gets them the death penalty.
Stephanie Stephens is accused of giving her older husband, a former surgeon, a lethal dose of etomidate and atricurium in May 2001.
A sexy little Las Vegas siren with a taste for rich men snares a wealthy sports bookie, kills him for his ready cash, dumps him in the desert, blames it on the mob, and gets away with it. Or at least would've, if it wasn't for you meddling kids!
On the evening of Nov. 7, 1995, three men broke into the home of Jack and Linda Jones. They tied up Linda while she watched helplessly as the thugs beat her husband to death with a bat. But when one of the assailants was later arrested, he fingers Linda Jones as the mastermind in the brutal murder.
Outraged that her multi-millionaire boyfriend wants to end their affair, a cheating wife bashes his head in and nearly gets away with it.
Dante Sutorius had lived an unusual life. She's been married and divorces four times. She met her fifth husband, Darryl, through a dating service. He was a recently divorced doctor, and petite, vivacious Dante was just what he needed. Darryl lavished her with gifts and soon proposed marriage. The couple enjoyed the finer things and spent money with abandon. But soon, money was running thin, and tensions were growing. Dante had begun fighting with Darryl's oldest daughter. The couple began seeing a marriage counselor. Then, in February of 1996, Dr. Sutorius didn't sow up for work. When police stopped by the house, the found the doctor shot dead in a downstairs den. Dante said she didn't even know he was home and suspected he had shot himself. Bu the medical examiner saw a different scene. And when news of the doctor's death hit the front page, faces from Dante's past came forward to incriminate her. Dante's ex-husbands alleged that she was violent and had often threatened them. Date was charge with murder. Despite the claims of innocence, a jury convicted her and sentenced her to 24 years in prison.
At 22, Pam Smart had a devoted husband and a good job. Though she had ambitions of being on television, she enjoyed working with teenagers as the media director at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, New Hampshire. Then in May of 1990, Pam's life took a tragic turn when her husband, Gregg, was found shot to death in their home after an apparent robbery. Pam was devastated and appeared on numerous news programs asking for help in solving her husband's murder. A tip led police to the high school where Pam worked, where they arrested two teen-aged boys. One of them was Billy Flynn, a 15-year-old student who claimed Pam was his lover. Flynn told the authorities he had killed Greg Smart at Pam's request. Another teen, Cecelia Pierce, agreed to help police record conversations with Pam about the murder. Caught on tape coaching the girl on what to say, one-time media darling Pam Smart was arrested and charged with murder. Prosecutors claimed she was bored with her husband and had him killed so she could collect his life insurance money. The defense insisted the teenager had acted on his own, executing Pam's husband so the he could be with her. After hearing the wiretaps, the jury found Pam guilty of murder. She is serving life in prison without the possibility of parole.
At 31, Donna Yaklich was married to a Pueblo Colorado narcotics detective, and raising a son and four stepchildren on the family's farm. One December evening in 1985, shots rang out, killing her husband Dennis. The authorities struggled to find clues to the execution style shooting.
Yesenia Patino was the other woman. The exotic 34-year-old brunette was living very comfortably, thanks to her generous, and married, lover Daniel Willoughby. In February of 1991, Dan's wealthy wife was brutally murdered while on vacation in Mexico. Arizona authorities opened their own investigation, suspicious of husband Dan and his mistress.
German native Manuela Garcia had fallen in love with an American serviceman and moved to Colorado. But 15 years into her marriage, the mother of three wanted to return home. Instead, in July of 1996, Manuela landed in a Colorado police station, after hacking her husband to death with an axe.
Jeena Han had overcome a difficult childhood to become co-valedictorian at her high school, just like her twin sister Sunny. The South Korean native seemed headed for success. Then, 23-year-old Jeena developed a gambling habit and began stealing and forging checks to pay her debts. When she needed help, her sister Sunny took her in. But sibling rivalry and close quarters proved too much. Their volatile relationship drove them apart. In November of 1996, two assailants bound and gagged Sunny and her roommate, but police intervened before they were harmed. Cops quickly traced the murder attempt back to Sunny's twin sister, Jeena. Prosecutors say it was part of a devious plan to assume Sunny's identity and leave the country. Jeena and her two accomplices were tried and convicted. She is serving 26 years to life in prison.
A doctor's wife and mother of five, Dora Cisneros led an ordinary suburban life in Brownsville, Texas. She lavished attention on her youngest daughter, Christina. So when Christina's heart was broken, Dora took matters into her own hands.
Kimberley Kondejewski had married her high school sweetheart. But, John, a Canadian Army instructor, soon became an abusive, controlling husband. After two children and 17 years of abuse, Kim decided to end the marriage. On May 14th, waiting with a loaded shotgun, she killed John and turned the gun on herself.
Mary Thompson was a prominent figure in the Eugene community. She was outspoken about her son's struggle to stay out of gangs and about the dangers other children in the community faced. She even teamed up with a popular high school senior, Aaron Iturra, to educate other students on gang violence. But when Aaron was executed in his home, police began to suspect that Mary wasn't leveling with them. Two teenagers were convicted of the shooting, but wiretaps on Mary's phone revealed a startling secret. Eugene's anti-gang activist was actually running a street gang out of her living room. And as police had suspected, Mary had ordered the hit on Aaron. She was tried and convicted of aggravated murder and hindering prosecution. Mary was sentenced to life in prison, but on appeal that sentence was reduced to 25 years.
Laura Rogers was trapped in an unhappy marriage. Her husband, Walter, was controlling and abusive and had used his contracting work to move the family often and isolate them from friends and relatives. Then, in April of 2004, Walter was killed by a single shotgun blast. Laura claimed it was suicide, but police saw through her story.
Linda Lou Charbonneau orchestrates the murder of her ex-husband in September 2001, and her third husband in October 2001.
Stella Nickell was settled into a comfortable life with her husband, Bruce. They lived together in a trailer on a few acres with a view of Washington's Mt. Rainer. But Stella wanted more. Then, in June of 1986, Bruce dropped dead on the deck of the trailer. Doctors said it was emphysema; Stella swore it was the Excedrin he'd taken just moments before his collapse.
Blonde, beautiful and ambitious, Kim Anderson never had any trouble finding success or successful men. In fact, by the time she was 34, Kim had been married to two of them, and had given birth to two children by each. Her second husband, Brent Anderson, was a successful divorce attorney from the nearby town of Celina. Shortly after the birth of her fourth child, Kim's marriage to Brent began to falter. Brent filed for divorce in October of 2000, and a bitter custody battled ensued. Just a few days before the divorce was to be final, Kim called 911 and told police that she had shot her husband.
Gail Bennett had led a life of hard choices. Raised on a Texas farm, she had spent her childhood taking care of her siblings. When she left home, she began a string of bad marriages. By 1990, she was filing for her third divorce. With one daughter grown, and a son living with her second ex-husband, Gail was at a crossroads in her life. That's when ex-husband number three, Tony, convinced her to come back to him.
Deidra lane claims that abuse is what caused her to shoot her football player husband, but police find that years earlier she had committed the crime of larceny as well.
Michelle Theer, a marriage counselor, resorted to murder to get out of her own marriage in December 2000.
It looked like Sandy Murphy had hit the jackpot when she started dating wealthy casino heir Ted Binion. But, Sandy's luck took a turn for the worse when Binion was found dead in his home, and she became a key suspect.
Carol Carr, a mother of two sons with Huntington's disease, takes matters into her own hands by shooting them to end their suffering in June 2002.
Erin Dukes is a woman who stands up and finally brings the reign of her abusive husband to a violent end.
Donna Fryman shot her husband to death and then claims self-defense.
In 2002, quiet Iowa wife Dixie Shanahan shot her husband in their bedroom, then left the room and shut the door. It stayed shut for more than a year. When police finally discovered the body, they learned the truth behind a terrible crime and an unlikely killer.
It started out as fun and games when Sheila Davalloo and her husband played "guess what I'm touching you with." But, the fun ended when Sheila touched her husband with the blade of a knife.
Iowa woman, Phyllis Nelson, stabs her estranged husband in the chest after confronting him about an affair.
Former Miss Savannah, Nikki Redmond, fatally shoots her boyfriend after learning he is cheating on her, but claims self-defense.
Piper Rountree is the prime suspect in the shooting death of her ex-husband, a college professor, on his driveway in October 2004.
Just when Mary Ellen Samuels found herself on the verge of a messy divorce, her husband turned up dead. The investigation that followed would reveal a bewildering conspiracy that included two hit men who'd been hired to kill the hit man who'd been hired to kill Mary Ellen's husband.
Melinda Raisch was able to successfully rebuild her life after her first husband was brutally killed during a home robbery. Two decades later, however, the soccer mom would finally have to face the truth, and the cops, about the mysterious murder.
When 16-year-old Sarah Johnson snuck out to spend the night with her older boyfriend, her mom and dad grounded her. She would soon find herself facing a far more serious punishment after police found her parents brutally murdered.
When Joan Shannon's soldier husband was shot to death by her teenaged daughter, it didn't take long before authorities suspected that mom may have played a role in the demise of her well-insured spouse.
Martha Freeman made a bold choice when she let her lover move into the closet of her guest bedroom. But, when his snoring woke her husband one night, she made an even bolder, more sinister choice.
Amy Bosley knew she was in trouble when she didn't pay taxes for the family business. But, it would be the police, not the IRS, who ultimately came after her when she killed her husband to keep him from finding out.
Kimberly Cunningham was furious when she learned that a family friend had molested her daughter - and when she confronted the attacker, she brought a gun to help make her point.
In 1987, four-time divorcee Margaret Frost married Las Vegas real-estate mogul, Ron Rudin. On December 18, 1994 64-year-old Ron mysteriously disappeared.
Jane Dorotik, a successful healthcare executive, murders her estranged husband in February 2000 so she would not have to pay alimony.
A summation of the case of Susan Polk, who was convicted of second-degree murder in the October 2002 death of her therapist husband.
Claire Welsh is a prom queen accused of shooting her boyfriend Jack Mileski in January 1997.
Life was good for Kentucky bar owners Vicki and Gerald Monroe. But, when Gerald turned up dead and Vicki's son blamed her for the crime, she would go from serving drinks to serving time.
Mary Krueger caught her husband with a prostitute in the kitchen of their Iowa farmhouse, and she had a rifle in her hand when she made the discovery.
Brookey Lee West ended years of mother-daughter conflict when she put her unstable mother away. But, Brookey had new problems when police discovered her mother had been "put away" inside a trash can in a Las Vegas storage unit.
Daphne Wright kills her ex-girlfriend's friend in February 2006 and then dismembers the body with a chainsaw.
Melanie McGuire drugs and shoots her husband in April 2004, then dismembers his body and disposes of his remains in the Chesapeake Bay.
Mary Winkler was desperate to find her way out of a financial crisis and escape a troubled marriage. This wholesome preacher's wife exchanged virtue for the ultimate vice.
Jessica McCord spent seven years embattled with her ex-husband over the custody of their two daughters - until she convinces her new husband to shoot her ex-husband.
The pretty and ambitious 24-year-old law student, Adrienne Hickson, was looking forward to a career in criminal law and spending the rest of her life with her college sweetheart, Shawn Washington. In June, 2007, the former law student found herself in a courtroom, not as an attorney, but as a defendant.
Sarah Brady, an expectant mother, stabs another pregnant woman to death in February 2005 during a violent altercation in the woman's apartment.
Elizabeth Reynolds is a Texas woman who went to extreme measures to exact revenge on her cheating husband, who she had many cosmetic surgeries for just to please him.
Lynn Turner used antifreeze to poison the two men in her life, her police-officer husband and her firefighter boyfriend.
Wealthy ranch owner Kathleen Denson's fast life of money, sex and drugs came to a screeching halt when her boyfriend was shot and she was caught with the smoking gun.
Misty Witherspoon is suspected of murdering her policeman husband with his own gun to get his life insurance, in order to cover up her embezzlement of funds from her church.
One-time beauty queen and Akron socialite Cynthia George is found by police to be living a secret life linked to a murder.
Lisa Whedbee and her lover are accused of conspiring to murder her husband in May 1994.
Erika Sifrit, a scrapbooker, and her husband are charged with murdering another vacationing couple in Ocean City, Maryland in May 2002.
Malaika Griffin, a biochemist, shoots her neighbor in May 1999 then eludes authorities for more than six years.
Sharon Daniels, a teacher, claims abuse in the shooting death of her second husband, a preacher and school bus driver, in September 2005.
Nurse, Michelle Michael, becomes bored with her life and sets fire to her house for the insurance, after giving her sleeping husband a lethal injection.
Linda Henning was a fashion designer who fell under the spell of a conman, and ended up being charged with the September 1999 murder of his wife.
Darlene Gentry had three things she cherished in life, drinking, drugs and dancing. But when she ran short on money she decided her husband was worth more to her dead than alive.
Monique Berkley, her young lover, and her stepdaughter's boyfriend are behind the December 2005 shooting death of her husband, a Navy reservist.
Shayne Lovera did not want a divorce from her mathematics professor husband, so she and her lover Brett Rae beat him to death in November 1994 then attempted to hide his body.
Ann Trexler is accused of hiring a hitman to kill her ex-son-in-law Ron Stovall in October 1998 so he could not take custody of her granddaughter.
Kerri Faye Brown was on the brink of being fired for embezzlement, so she shot her employer to death in April 2001.
Ann Miller Kontz, a chemist, uses arsenic to get out of her marriage in December 2000.
Elicia Hughes is suspected of shooting her husband, Brian, in their home in June 2004 after learning of his infidelity.
Linda Fields is accused of taking a life insurance policy out on her ranch hand, then taking him out in December 2003.
Tracey Frame is a mother who is hailed as a hero when she kills a home intruder -- but a secret journal leads police to suspect she may have planned a cold-blooded murder.
Shawna Nelson was convicted in January 2007 for the shooting death of her lover in which the police detectives believe was a case of fatal attraction.
Jeanette Sliwinski's modeling career was failing, and in a suicide attempt in July 2005, she claims the lives of three musicians.
Leslie MacKool is accused of stabbing her mother Janie Ballard 74 times in September 2003 so she could inherit her parents' multimillion-dollar estate.
Yesenia Patino was the other woman. The exotic 34-year-old brunette was living very comfortably, thanks to her generous, and married, lover Daniel Willoughby. In February of 1991, Dan's wealthy wife was brutally murdered while on vacation in Mexico. Arizona authorities opened their own investigation, suspicious of husband Dan and his mistress. Supersized with additional footage.
The pretty and ambitious 24-year-old law student, Adrienne Hickson, was looking forward to a career in criminal law and spending the rest of her life with her college sweetheart, Shawn Washington. In June, 2007, the former law student found herself in a courtroom, not as an attorney, but as a defendant. Supersized with additional footage.
Sarah Jo Pender and her boyfriend Richard Hull became accused of murdering and disposing of their new room-mates in October 2000.
Convicted murderer Sheila Davalloo tells her story in a prison interview; includes a look at the crimes that put her behind bars, details from her past and a possible connection to a cold case.
Shriya Patel's arranged marriage goes horribly wrong in April 2012 and comes to a tragic end.
Camia Gamet maintains the May 2013 killing of her boyfriend was in self-defense.
Mindy Dodd and her nephew are accused of plotting the shooting death of her stepfather-turned-husband in December 1999.
Jennifer Harris, Heather Kane, and Kayla Henriques are all accused of committing crimes motivated by social media.
A Snapped Special Episode featuring two poisonous love stories: A wealthy socialite and a Midwestern woman who have only one thing in common
The murder of a devoted family man leads investigators through a twisted tale of infidelity, betrayal and one woman's deadly plan.
While a community searches for a missing businesswoman, police uncover a shocking dispute with a money-hungry relative that they hope will lead them to a killer.
A young mother claims she was caught up in her boyfriend's murderous plan, but is she an innocent victim or a killer?
In a shocking turn of events, a mother must face her demons when her daughter is left for dead after a vicious murder.
A foreclosure leads police to a concrete grave and a twisted plot of deception, fraud and murder, as one woman goes to extraordinary lengths to avoid justice.
Sandra and Mike Barajas has a seemingly happy marriage for 30 years, but after Mike is found dead, a criminal's confession begins to make it seem like his death was an inside job.
The murder of a beloved widower leaves police wondering what secrets his marriage, to his much younger new wife, might be hiding.
Police discover a beloved mother of four murdered. The panic intensifies as the investigation turns into a case populated by demons, masks, and a potential psychopath on the loose.
On Halloween night a knife-wielding intruder attacks and kills two roommates and leaves another lucky to be alive. Although the story is reminiscent to the plot of a horror film – for this California town the terror is all too real.
Trick-or-treaters in a small Indiana town have no idea that the sweet grandmother passing out candy is also hiding a deadly secret in her garage.
After a massive Halloween bash ends with a young woman’s mysterious disappearance, a tiny farming town fears that evil stalks its fields.
The murder of a New Jersey entrepreneur leaves investigators stumped… until months later, when a drug bust brings to light a murder plot riddled with greed, addiction, and betrayal.
The discovery of a victim’s burning body disrupts the peace one February night and puts investigators on the trail of an elusive criminal whose desire for financial gain led to murder.
An investigation into the mysterious death of a loving mother leads authorities to uncover a diabolical plot hatched close to home.
After an endearing World War II veteran and family man is laid to rest from apparent natural causes, a surprise witness surfaces with murder accusations, sparking a police investigation into a devious predator.
The discovery of a body in a wildlife management area launches a murder investigation that forces a group of friends into the hot seat. When police think they find a surprising clue and possible hidden message the case breaks wide open.
An investigation into the murder of a military hero tests the bonds of military camaraderie and unravels a myriad of secrets, lies and hidden identities.
A woman’s innocence is called into question after her husband dies from a mysterious malady and encourages detectives to take a deep dive into her past.
When a man is ambushed by a firestorm of bullets outside his home, investigators follow a twisted trail of suspects to a vindictive mastermind.
After police discover a philanthropic entrepreneur shot dead in his home, a surprise visit from a stranger attending his funeral takes detectives down an unexpected path to reveal a sweet yet deceptive killer.
A young mother of two on her way to a birthday party is gunned down on the side of a rural highway. The ensuing investigation reveals fraying within a tight-knit family.
Extended Edition The murder of a U.S. Airman leads Las Vegas investigators down a twisted path to one woman’s offbeat oasis and ties to an unusual fan club.
Extended Edition After a woman reports that she and her husband were attacked by a pair of assailants, authorities in Oregon launch an investigation into the crime and unravel a complex scheme.
Extended Edition When a concerned co-worker discovers a man executed in his home in a well to do neighbourhood police are sent down a winding road of greed, drugs, and heartbreak to uncover a spiteful murderer.
Extended Edition After a single mother is found murdered in her Kentucky home, detectives must follow a twisted trail littered with lies to identify the mastermind behind this vicious killing.
With Jodi Arias back in the headlines in 2019, we take another look into the media circus surrounding Jodi’s sensational trial and question whether that frenzy, along with other claims, could possibly play a part in a new trial for Arias.
A look back into the case of Jodi Arias continues as we revisit Jodi’s explosive trial, cross-examination, and eventual sentencing to life in prison. Today questions swirl of a possible new trial for Arias based on past claims coming to new light.
We revisit the case and trial of Yolanda Saldivar, who was convicted of murdering pop star sensation Selena in 1995. A new claim from Yolanda hit the spotlight in March of 2019, which could have a major effect on her sentencing.
When a beloved family man is found brutally murdered in his home, authorities must follow a trail of clues that exposes a strange and unlikely killer guided by gluttonous urges that led to murder.
When a wrathful killer strikes a small Alaskan village, investigators must untangle a truly twisted romance to find out what led to this rage filled stabbing.
After a hardworking mother is trapped and killed in a California house fire, investigators sift through multiple theories to figure out who could have ignited the deadly blaze.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped. After the brutal attack of a single mother in her own home, authorities work for two decades to uncover an unlikely criminal who uses the power of lust as a deadly weapon.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped. An investigation into the heinous murder of a college student in Las Vegas ignites an international manhunt and exposes a lethal love triangle.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped. A troubled woman turns her life around when she moves back home to the family farm. When her elderly mother disappears, police uncover a twisted web of deceit, betrayal, and forbidden romance.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped. When medical examiners determine that a terminally ill Arizona man may have not died from natural causes as his family previously thought, a homicide investigation begins to unravel the truth.
To celebrate its 500th episode, Snapped reveals its never-before-aired pilot, a story swirling with infidelity, a doctor’s millions, and two twin sisters…that are anything but identical.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
Every story has behind-the-scenes facts, insights, and often jaw-dropping allegations that we wish we had time to share on television. Well, now we can. This special episode features details about these investigations never before seen on Snapped.
A beloved pediatric doctor is beaten and drowned in his own home. When detectives surveil a suspect, the waters are muddied by lies, suspects on the run, and an international manhunt.
All leads run dry after a former film star is found shot to death in his own home, but as investigators continue hunting down a suspect, they learn that this Hollywood drama has more twists and turns than any blockbuster hit.
From 1993 to 2000, the quiet community of Fort Smith, Arkansas was terrorized by a twisted serial killer, a deranged necrophiliac who targeted elderly and vulnerable women. He became known as The River Valley Killer.
The man known as the Happy Face Killer viciously strangled 8 women and dumped their bodies along the road. Crime novelist, M William Phelps, shares rare on-camera interviews and never-heard-before chilling recordings with the psychopathic killer.
After a psychic dream leads detectives in Florida to the body of a missing nurse, the ensuing investigation uncovers a series of brutal betrayals exposing a vengeful killer fueled by jealousy.
When a North Carolina man is found shot to death in a roadside ditch, robbery seems to be a plausible motive, but the case remains cold for years until a mysterious letter reveals a more sinister motive than anyone could have imagined.
When a prominent Santa Rosa, Calif., couple is found gunned down at the offices of one of the world’s most popular cartoons, detectives are left to untangle the inner workings of a decades-long marriage to solve this shocking crime.
A picture-perfect Navy family is shattered when the father is found shot to death after returning home from deployment. Detectives are led to believe the crime is a tragic coincidence until a dark plan devised from lust and greed comes to light.
When a father in Spokane, Wash., is found shot to death in his vehicle, detectives work for years to unmask a vicious killer who isn’t afraid to silence witnesses. They eventually uncover a long-kept family secret that breaks the case wide open.
After an Air Force recruiter is found dead in a ditch near his Ohio home, authorities chase down several leads until the case culminates with a sting operation worthy of an international spy drama.
After gunshots ring out in rural New Jersey, police discover a beloved father shot to death and a vehicle taken from the premises. Investigators must determine if this is a random act of violence or a murder plot spun from an ongoing dispute.
After a local antique shop owner is murdered in a seemingly random home invasion, North Carolina police discover there is more to the story when a web of lies and infidelity are revealed.
When a retired nuclear physicist is reported missing, investigators discover he lived a reclusive life fueled by paranoia. As detectives race to find him, they begin to wonder whether his fears were unfounded, or if his worst nightmare had just come true.
When a local general store owner in Rusk, Texas, calls 911 making a harrowing confession, the investigation is seemingly cut and dry. As detectives dig deeper, they discover a disturbing pattern making them rethink the motivation behind this crime.
An early morning apartment fire in Fort Worth, Texas sparks a murder investigation when a young woman’s body is found beaten and bound inside. Detectives quickly work to solve the case and uncover an elaborate plot fueled by revenge and greed.
After a mother and son are brutally attacked during a home invasion, Illinois police chase down several leads. They uncover a shocking motive with an occult leader and her loyal followers at the center of the crime.
When a beloved mother goes missing on her birthday, detectives are faced with several possible suspects before focusing on a co-worker with a shocking past who will do anything to hide their true identity.
After a small-town man is found shot to death at a Missouri roadside park, the evidence trail leads detectives further into the man’s complicated past where they uncover a wicked plot that no one saw coming.
Police follow a lead in a missing persons investigation to a 115-acre farm, unearthing the site of a gruesome crime and a seductive killer that will go down in New Hampshire history.
A loving father agrees to give his ex-wife a chance to reconcile. When his loved ones can’t reach him, however, an unexpected tip is brought to Oklahoma police that will uncover a toxic love triangle and horrific crime scene.
When a beloved family man dies in a house fire, his wife and children must grapple with their unexpected loss. As investigators delve deeper into the fire’s origin, evidence exposes a scheme involving fraud, infidelity and a killer fueled by greed.
When a professional basketball star is gunned down in his hometown of Memphis, the case goes cold for nearly a decade. However, after a new team of investigators take over, they uncover the missing murder weapon and a mastermind close to home court.
A 62-year-old man bails his stepdaughter out of jail for attempted murder and soon after is found dead of natural causes. But investigators learn his death may not be what it seems, and a family must turn on each other for the truth to be revealed.
A San Angelo woman loses three romantic partners in the span of three years. Texas Rangers are brought in to investigate the most recent death and look to uncover if this is terrible misfortune or a diabolical pattern.
Years after a beloved father is accidentally shot in his home, the family matriarch mysteriously vanishes. As a second investigation launches, a shocking confession reveals a family secret about how far a son is willing to go for his mother.
(S31E20) wasn't aired, as she is getting a new trial
When a 32-year-old man vanishes in Fort Meyers, Fla., police quickly link an abandoned, blood soaked vehicle to his case. Investigators use GPS to retrace his steps and must determine if this missing man is a victim or killer?
An Arizona man is shot to death in his garage before he’s able to read the results of a paternity test. Investigators follow a surveillance trail across town to uncover the twisted events that led up to his death.
When a loving father is gunned down in upstate New York, a hunt for the gunman ensues that crosses state lines. As several suspects are brought in, investigators must determine who’s telling the truth to finally reveal the ruthless mastermind.
When a Texas woman discovers her husband’s brutally stabbed body in their ransacked home, police suspect he was the victim of a robbery gone wrong. As they dig deeper, a torrid love affair built on manipulation and greed is unveiled.
After what appears to be a fatal road rage incident, authorities in Clifton, Arizona, follow a trail of recovered text messages that suggest this was no random attack, but instead a cold-blooded murder.
A prominent private investigator is reported missing after he fails to return from a business trip. When the case goes cold, a former Russian spy assists the FBI in a sting operation to uncover the truth behind his disappearance.
After a dependable Florida man fails to show up for work, police believe that he left town of his own volition. As years go by, however, town rumors lead police to unearth a gruesome crime that had been long since buried.
After a loving father is found dead in the bedroom of his Oklahoma home by his ex-wife, Broken Arrow police must unpack a complex family dynamic and a loyalty based on greed in order to get answers.
Cosby, Tenn., is shocked when a beloved father and pastor is found dead outside a ransacked house. Police question if this was a robbery gone wrong until an unexpected witness comes forward to reveal the disturbing truth.
California police receive a bizarre 911 call from an attorney who informs them of a death but won’t share more details. An eerie feeling of déjà vu covers the investigation when detectives learn the details of a 30-year-old case in the same home.
After the bloody slaying of two men in rural South Carolina, a witness comes forward with information implicating her own family, leaving police to uncover if blood really is thicker than water.
When a prominent Florida optometrist is bludgeoned to death in his home, Melbourne police must investigate claims of self-defense. The evidence trail leads them to a young witness who reveals a wicked murder plot.
When a father is found shot to death in his country home, the family immediately accuses the victim’s on-again/off-again ex-spouse. However, evidence soon suggests there might be more players to blame than simply a woman scorned.
After a welfare check is called in on a 53-year-old Texas man, police soon discover him shot to death in a Louisiana swamp that’s 450 miles from his home. Detectives devise a sting operation to track down his killer and reveal a vengeful murder plot.
When a local EMT dies in a suspicious house fire in Mississippi, investigators work for two years to expose the mastermind behind her death and uncover a greedy scheme from an unlikely source.
When a renowned Missouri snake breeder is discovered in a pool of blood, investigators believe his death was caused by one of his snakes. However, shocking evidence is found on scene, launching a homicide investigation that unveils a sinister plot.
After three Atlanta men are gunned down in the span of three days, detectives connect the murders to two exotic dancers. Knowing only their stage names, investigators race to find the women and uncover the motive behind this devastating crime spree.
After skeletal remains are uncovered at a makeshift dumpsite in Fort Sumner, N.M., investigators are left to untangle a complicated family history that reveals the callous truth behind what happened.
When human remains are discovered by road workers in West Virginia, a decades-old missing person’s case is reopened and investigators are left to unravel an extensive history of scams and violence, leading them to a malicious con-woman.
A family demands answers when the body of an Arizona woman is discovered in a remote area of Texas. Evidence left behind leads investigators to unravel a web of deceit until a shocking confession reveals the true mastermind.
When Texas authorities learn of a murder-for-hire plot against an acclaimed boxer, they must devise an undercover sting operation and race against the clock to save his life and expose the remorseless mastermind.
After a demolition derby driver is found gunned down in his California auto shop, police uncover a dangerous love match that led one woman to commit the ultimate crime.
After responding to a frantic 911 call from a care-facility nurse who has discovered her patient with severe stab wounds and clinging to life, police receive an unexpected tip that reveals a group of killers inspired by greed.
When a beloved father and driven entrepreneur is fatally shot at a busy California intersection, authorities discover a recent business venture that led one partnership to turn deadly.
After the body of a young San Antonio man is found dumped in a local cemetery, investigators retrace the victim’s steps to untangle a web of deceit that begins with a heartless woman.
The coastal community of Sargent, Texas is thrown into shock when a beloved retiree is found executed in his home. As the investigation unfolds, an unlikely witness comes forward and leads investigators to uncover a malicious murder plot.
Rumors spread through a small town in Indiana after a well-known resident is found dead in his home after hosting a party. Authorities investigate accusations from the partygoers to expose how a toxic love triangle turned deadly.
When an Iowa mother and her newborn son are reported missing, police are in a race against time to rescue the pair and stop a maniacal woman from enacting a dangerous plan.
When a loving father is shot to death in front of his home by a masked gunman on Halloween night, Los Angeles Police must follow the evidence to determine whether this was a case of holiday hijinks gone awry or something far more sinister.
Halloween turns into a real-life horror movie when a single mother is gunned down on her way home from trick-or-treating by a costumed killer in Florida. Detectives uncover an unexpected witness that helps reveal the monster behind the mask.
When two men disappear in the quiet community of Clemmons, N.C., rumors swirl about a devil-worshipping couple and their house of horrors. An investigation leads police to discover there may be more than secrets buried in the backyard.
When a beloved woman goes missing in Everett, Wash., police find that her apartment was the scene of a violent attack. Unable to find her, investigators are led to a coven of modern-day wiccans and one witness who reveals the horrifying truth.
When a young Missouri couple are found shot to death on their front porch, the victims’ past quickly reveals several suspects close to home. Investigators press for a confession from one of the co-conspirators to expose a master manipulator.
A beloved mother is fatally shot on her Florida doorstep by someone disguised as a clown. Due to the mysteriously dressed culprit, decades pass before investigators can utilize advancing technology to reveal the killer and salacious motive.
At a VA hospital in West Virginia a string of severe hypoglycemic events results in the deaths of several patients. After an investigation ensues, a deadly pattern reveals the work of a serial killer lurking within the halls of the hospital.
A local Washington man’s life is at stake when detectives are alerted to a murder for hire plot against him. To act quickly, they set up a sting operation to catch the ruthless mastermind before it’s too late.
After a member of the Indiana cycling community is found mysteriously murdered, medical examiners discover the victim ingested potentially lethal amounts of poisonous mushrooms. Police must work to uncover the culprit behind this bizarre crime.
When Fort Lauderdale, Fla., police respond to reports of a deceased male who fell down the stairs, their investigation quickly turns to a homicide case. With multiple witnesses and an attorney on scene, investigators must dig deep to get to the truth.
After returning from several tours of duty abroad, a soldier is found beaten to death on his own army base in Hinesville, Ga. Investigators soon discover the greatest danger may have been waiting for him closer to home.
A Florida woman’s desperate search for her missing husband takes a dark turn when his mutilated body is found in a landfill. As detectives dig into his home life, the victim’s family becomes a crucial link to uncovering the grisly truth.
A beloved psychiatrist is found murdered and left in the trunk of a car in the Nevada desert. As the strange case unfolds, police discover he may have been the victim of a model aiming to maintain her lavish lifestyle.
A Peruvian healthcare worker gets a second chance at love until he’s found murdered in his Westminster, Calif. apartment. Investigators set out to discover whether his new bride is a grieving widow or a femme fatale.
A beloved health care worker is viciously attacked in her home with only her daughter as a witness. Police must follow the disturbing clues at the scene to discover the truth behind this heinous attack that leaves a family shattered.
Firefighters are called to the scene of an Iowa family’s home to find the residence up in flames. As the smoke clears, they discover the charred remains of a man and question whether the fire and his death were truly accidental.
The fatal shooting of a well-known San Antonio rapper puts the community on high alert as police take part in a manhunt to track down the killer. As they piece together the evidence, witnesses point the finger at a scorned lover fueled by rage.
In this two-hour special, a woman pursuing her dreams is found drugged in her home. Across New York, another person with similar symptoms comes forward, and authorities connect the cases, exposing an international fugitive with a ruthless pattern.
When an Arkansas family man is shot to death in his home, his widow is quick to point the blame around town. As detectives tail the suspects, a torrid affair and deadly secret come to light, revealing a manipulative wolf in sheep’s clothing.
A frantic Ohio woman seeks refuge in a fast-food restaurant after escaping from a deadly assault. Police will sort through contradicting stories to expose a habitual criminal that will stop at nothing to avoid conviction.
When a devoted husband and father is found shot to death on his bathroom floor, the case is quickly ruled a homicide. As a key witness starts changing their story, detectives must determine if this was an act of self-defense or premeditated murder.
When a Wild West reenactor is found murdered in his private Arizona ranch, police race to find the killer of the beloved showman. As investigators connect the dots, they realize the cold-blooded mastermind is lurking close to home.
When the spouse of a high-profile defense attorney is found dead in their Arkansas home, police theorize if a disgruntled client could be to blame. The investigation will expose an obsessive admirer with a delusional motive to murder.
After a routine welfare check, Albuquerque police discover a beloved teacher has vanished. As investigators dive into her family history, they uncover a shocking murder plot driven by vengeance and jealousy.
After an Oregon wife’s failed suicide attempt results in her husband's death, the cracks in a seemingly perfect marriage are brought to light. The investigation will uncover if his inadvertent death was truly an accident or a deadly cover-up.
A Georgia woman who is brutally stabbed provides police with a suspect's name before succumbing to her injuries. As the manhunt for the killer begins, a pattern of toxicity will expose a violent past and more than one murder.
The tragic suicide of a beloved grandfather seems to be an open-and-shut case until detectives in Morrisdale, Pa., receive a message from beyond the grave that suggests the deceased may not have died by his own hand.
When a former Penn State professor mysteriously goes missing, police uncover clues to his untimely demise. The investigation leads to a grisly crime scene and two unlikely culprits who would stop at nothing to get rid of him.
A young woman seeks refuge at the home of a Wisconsin farmer, claiming she just escaped from a violent assault. When investigators arrive at the crime scene, they make a tragic discovery that will lead them to expose a deadly love triangle.
A loving father and veteran vanishes suddenly in coastal South Carolina. As investigators question those close to him, they find the unraveling threads of a love triangle. When his body surfaces in a nearby river, a crime of passion is revealed.
A family of rodeo queens is thrown into turmoil when their patriarch disappears from his Dalhart, Texas ranch. As investigators search for the missing father, they expose family secrets that will lead to a gruesome murder plot.
The sister of a successful Hollywood producer is found dead in the garage of a home they share. With conflicting clues at the scene, authorities are left to determine if the cause of death is a tragic accident, suicide or malicious plan.
When an elderly woman finds her husband murdered in bed, police race to find the cold-blooded killer. Little do they know the murderer is a master manipulator hidden in plain sight.
After an avid outdoorsman dies from an apparent suicide, South Carolina investigators must unravel a murky story of mental health struggles and a complicated marriage that led to his death.
Tupac and Biggie once friends, became embroiled in a collision course that ended in tragedy. Loved ones and insiders give personal accounts of the pivotal six day period between Tupac’s shooting and his tragic death.