An undercover New Orleans police officer boarded a Baton Rouge riverboat, attempting to elicit a confession from a maintenance worker believed to be involved in a murder. Meanwhile, a man from Wisconsin, accused of using nunchakus – weighte…

For years, a string of vicious assaults remained unsolved in St. Louis, baffling investigators. The case finally broke when a routine check of a license plate number, an unexpected coincidence, ultimately led authorities to the perpetrator.

The discovery of distinctive bite marks and information from an incarcerated informant ultimately secured a murder conviction in a case that had remained unsolved for eight years. Bill Kurtis lends his expertise to a team of dedicated inves…

As Virginia investigators worked to solve the murder of a sailor, they enlisted the expertise of a forensic anthropologist from the "body farm" nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains. Dr. William Bass had become renowned for his understanding…

Twenty years after her mother was brutally murdered, a young woman now in her thirties finally contributes to bringing the perpetrator to justice. Separately, a determined police officer relentlessly investigates the savage killing of a six…

The perpetrator inadvertently sealed his own fate by recounting the details of his crime to fellow inmates. Meanwhile, New Hampshire detectives investigating the brutal murder—a young, pregnant woman who had been both raped and strangled be…

The discovery of a woman’s body at the base of a Grand Canyon cliff plunged law enforcement into a disturbing investigation, revealing a string of brutal homicides. Detectives ultimately identified their suspect through vital DNA recovered …

The unsettling demise of two-year-old Billy Blankenship yielded answers when authorities compelled his babysitter to recreate the events leading to his death. Later, a murder investigation concluded with the unexpected discovery of the vict…

More than two decades passed before investigators could solve the murder of an Ohio woman, a breakthrough finally achieved when they received a vital piece of information: witnesses had observed her husband constructing a box resembling a c…

With the passage of three decades, former Klan leader Sam Bowers now faces trial, accused of ordering the killing of a Black storeowner. Simultaneously, authorities have revived the investigation into a long-unsolved case: that of a Black t…

The detectives, grappling with a frustratingly elusive investigation into a serial killer targeting waitresses, found a vital lead in a young boy’s cherished Batmobile toy.

As the investigation into her aunt’s death stalled, a woman became involved with Citizens Against Homicide, an organization dedicated to raising awareness for unsolved cases. Remarkably, police were able to solve the rape and murder of a yo…

After twenty-five years, detectives meticulously reopened an investigation into a rape and murder, uncovering sufficient DNA evidence on discarded cigarette butts to secure charges against a suspect. Separately, a confession offered to a te…

Nine years and the expertise of pioneering forensic toxicologists were required to unravel the killing of a medical examiner’s wife. Subsequently, an unwavering Alabama sheriff revived the investigation into the deaths of two infants, drive…

Fire investigator Jack Malooly lent his expertise to unraveling the crimes of an arsonist and murderer who ignited a string of fires for insurance fraud. Separately, within the confines of a prison, a convict informed a homicide detective h…

A police investigator’s attention was drawn to a letter, penned sixteen years prior, which offered vital clues regarding a woman's death. Simultaneously, a firearms expert furnished the evidence South Carolina officials required to bring a …

A decades-old murder investigation was brought to a close through meticulous analysis of a minute tool mark found on the plastic restraint used to bind the victim’s hands, and another fifteen-year-old case yielded its solution when a woman,…

Advancements in DNA technology and the national DNA database have enabled law enforcement to track a rapist-killer eleven years following his offenses, while a detective’s meticulous reconstruction reveals that a woman’s shooting was not ac…

Following an extensive search, police cornered a serial killer, their efforts aided by online resources and data from a Microsoft affiliate. Meanwhile, a fugitive drug trafficker skipped his bail, reinvented himself as a bicycle shop owner,…

After pursuing over eleven thousand avenues of inquiry, police identified a suspect in the Virginia girls’ murders; and the abduction and strangulation of a California woman remains an enigma for investigators even now, more than eleven yea…

Twenty-five years have passed since the deaths of two nurses, and now Canadian authorities suspect a former Toronto police officer may be responsible. In San Jose, a garbage collector suffered a blow to the head, leaving unusual marks; deca…

During the 1980s, a serial killer haunted the affluent neighborhoods of Orange County. Law enforcement remained oblivious to the pattern of attacks until 1996, when forensic evidence exposed his secret: four murders were connected by a sing…

A single fingerprint linked the two seemingly unrelated killings, and investigators subsequently uncovered a disturbing predilection on the part of the suspect: a fascination with women’s intimate apparel. Later still, an elderly woman was …

Suspicion has fallen on a mother following the reopening of two long-dormant murder investigations, prompted by the persistent insistence of her surviving daughter.

The lingering trace of a killer’s saliva, discovered on envelopes he had personally sealed, now contributes to his downfall nearly four decades after his initial crime. Similarly, Colorado authorities have solved a long-dormant case twenty-…