In 1996, fifteen-year-old Joey Martin slipped out his bedroom window to observe a comet from a secluded cabin in the woods—and vanished. Despite numerous avenues of investigation, no trace of Joey was found until 2008, when a young detectiv…

When welder Danny Paquette was fatally struck by a distant rifle shot in his front yard in 1985, suspicion fell on numerous individuals. He’d made enemies aplenty during his life. Yet, the truth proved far more intimate and unexpected than …

The murder of ten-year-old Katie Collman in a quiet Indiana town ignited national attention with a startling confession. Had Katie been silenced because of something she had witnessed? A peculiar piece of evidence ultimately guided investig…

In 2004, John and Susan Sutton, a wealthy couple residing in Coral Gables, were victims of a brutal home invasion. Susan did not survive the attack. Initially, investigators explored possible motives involving a business partner known to ha…

The FBI’s office manager, Melissa Mooney, was discovered dead in her home. Initial investigations focused on a number of potential suspects, but the trail eventually ran dry and the case stalled. Two years passed before a renewed review une…

The year was 1984, and chilling screams shattered the stillness of a Florida night. The following morning, a woman’s body was discovered, brutally stabbed. Detective Larry Tosi found himself confronting a multitude of potential suspects; ye…

“Went to talk to Rob” are the final words fifteen-year-old Becky Stowe penned before she slipped away, vanishing without a trace. Was it a desperate flight, or had her boyfriend, Rob, caused her disappearance? It would be two years before t…

In 1985, an Los Angeles County Sheriff was shot and killed while in his car. Detectives meticulously examined the slain officer’s potential adversaries, but their efforts yielded nothing. Then, in 1999, a task force comprised of representat…

The discovery of San Diego Police Officer Kirk Johnson fatally wounded inside his patrol car immediately suggested the involvement of another officer. Reluctantly, detectives initiated an inquiry into their own ranks, spurred by a startling…

Not long after the celebrations of Mardi Gras subsided in Mobile, Alabama, the body of an eighteen-year-old freshman was discovered, fatally shot in the woods bordering the university campus. Detectives pursued numerous leads and scrutinize…

The sudden stabbing death of financier Andrew Kissel within his grand Greenwich home presented detectives with a daunting array of potential culprits. It seemed nearly every acquaintance harbored a reason to wish him harm. In the end, howev…