Michele Ward is glad that her husband, Richard Daniel Starrett, doesn't mind her frequent trips to visit her parents; Michele could never guess the reason that he sends her away is because his sick perversions are getting harder and harder to hide.

Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to impersonate normal humans, there are always signs that reveal their true nature: calculating, narcissistic and sometimes, murderous.

When Brian Cargill divorces his wife, Kimberly, he thinks it's the end of the worst time of his life; instead, he finds himself in a desperate battle to save his son, Jamie, from her deadly wrath.

When 17-year-old Bernadette's boyfriend, Brian Sugrim, told her he had murdered someone, she didn't believe him until years later.

When Stacie Smith is found dead and an accusation that she has been unfaithful is written on the wall of the crime scene, police believe that a jealous lover is behind her brutal death; the evidence may be a ploy to frame the wrong man for the crime.

At first, it appears as though 50-year-old Edwardyne Williams has fallen victim to a random act of violence; however, as police dig deeper, they discover that her killer is someone who has been harboring a grudge against her for years.

Benjamin Amato and Cheryl Kunkle's May-December romance grows complicated when Cheryl becomes pregnant; the former lovers soon square off in court, but the day before their final custody hearing, a murder changes everything.

When dozens of women vanish from the Sunshine State in the late '60s, the get filed as presumed runways; police discover the bodies of two missing teens, uncovering the sadistic work of a prolific serial killer.

In Bloomington, Ill., Sgt. Jeff Pelo is a respected police officer and a model family man, then he's caught trespassing on a young woman's property after midnight, and his spotless reputation comes under fire.

Mike Dixiano is heartbroken when his wife, Angela, dies from organ failure after a lifelong battle with drugs and alcohol; while friends and family grieve Angela's death, investigators can't find a death certificate and begin to suspect her husband.

Liz Golyar falls hard for a man she's dating; Marie Arthur's lover falls for the charms of a single mother; Lucy Cruz can't move on after her long-term girlfriend decides she wants to have a husband and children.

Women who seem sweet natured turn out to be killers.

A highway patrol officer takes her dangerous temper out on her husband; a protective mother becomes overwhelmed with jealousy over her son's new girlfriend; an unhappy housewife recruits her children's aid to kill her husband.

Three women who are devoid of a moral compass believe they can outsmart everyone.

In the 1970s, a serial rapist is on the loose in northern California; then, as his reign of terror over the community wanes, police discover he isn't just a serial rapist, he's a serial murderer, and he's been killing people all over California.

A celebratory night turns deadly for the Whitaker family as they are gunned down at home; when investigators uncover a conspiracy, it will test one man's ability to forgive as he fights to save the criminal mastermind from the death penalty.

In 1992, store clerks across the Midwest get shot dead in the middle of the day; police soon connect the dots to realize it as the work of one killer, and the chase commences as he threatens to strike anywhere at any time.

In 1992, store clerks across the Midwest are being shot dead in the middle of the day; it's not long before police connect the dots and realize it's the work of one killer, and the race is on as he threatens to strike anywhere at any time.

After moving to a new city following her parents' divorce, a 14-year-old girl is dissatisfied with her new surroundings; she starts running away from home until one time, she never returns; it takes 10 years before dark secrets are revealed.

In 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons guns down a woman at home; with scant evidence and no clear motive, detectives set out to track down the killer clown, but the culprit eludes justice for thirty years before being fully unmasked.

People Magazine editors celebrate 50 years of in-depth reporting with five iconic true crime stories that helped define our times and shape our culture.

The smart, ambitious kids rule a Warren, Mich., high school, and two of the best and brightest are seniors Danyna Gibson and Tanaya Lewis; when these straight-A students compete for more than just grades, the results turn deadly.

In 1990, a clown delivering flowers and balloons guns down a woman at home; with scant evidence and no clear motive, detectives set out to track down the killer clown, but the culprit eludes justice for thirty years before being fully unmasked.

People Magazine editors celebrate 50 years of in-depth reporting with five iconic true crime stories that helped define our times and shape our culture.

The smart, ambitious kids rule a Warren, Mich., high school, and two of the best and brightest are seniors Danyna Gibson and Tanaya Lewis; when these straight-A students compete for more than just grades, the results turn deadly.

In the 1970s, a serial rapist is on the loose in northern California; then, as his reign of terror over the community wanes, police discover he isn't just a serial rapist, he's a serial murderer, and he's been killing people all over California.

The leading advocate for the science of cold fusion is beaten to death and investigators theorize about a wide range of suspects, from corporate executives to burglars.

The killer of a disabled Denver woman is tracked down and police try to establish whether or not she was killed for her money or if there was a more personal motive.

Pro football player Sean Taylor is shot dead by an intruder in his Miami home.

Carmen Quinones and Ruben Frederick are brutally stabbed to death in their East Harlem apartment next to $16,000 in cash.

The body of 20-year-old student Sandra Bonaventure is discovered in a garbage bag on a sidewalk in New York City; the trail of clues lead to a cold-hearted killer who possesses an astonishing talent for deception.

During a storm in Key Largo, Fla., an intruder slips silently into the home of newlyweds Michael and Missy MacIvor; as the day dawns, a nightmare is revealed that will haunt the entire community for years to come.

In Iowa, Shirley Wilson's son finds her stabbed to death in her home; with no evidence of forced entry, detectives believe this grandmother of 12 knew her assailant, leaving the family wondering who has betrayed them in cold blood.

With graduation nearing at Northeastern University, students are alarmed at the discovery of a fellow student shot to death in her apartment; detectives face many challenges before realizing the answer is right in front of them.

Amina and Sarah Said long to live the lives of typical American teenagers, but when they push back against the rules of their traditionalist father, tensions simmer inside the family and come to an explosive conclusion.

Police find a family savagely murdered in their quiet suburban Oklahoma home, but when police find a victim still clinging to life and able to provide some answers, they launch a desperate search for the perpetrators before they can kill again.

In small-town upstate New York, a young mother loses her 5-year old son, who's battled a medical condition that has plagued him since birth; doctors claim his death is not from a natural cause, and investigators soon suspect foul play.

Following her parents' divorce, a 14-year-old girl confides in an online friend who offers to help, then the young teenager vanishes and a telephone call will make her parents realize she didn't leave by choice.

A 15-year-old girl accepts a few Facebook friend requests from boys she doesn't know, then she agrees to meet one of them in person and discovers the truth behind their online friendship.

A young fashion designer and mother of three falls victim to her violent ex-boyfriend's jealousy after her sewing tutorials bring her fame and money.

Brilliant teenager Breck Bednar has a passion for computers and online gaming, then he becomes ensnared by a young man who engages him in a deadly game.

A masked predator is harassing high school girls in New Hampshire and will not stop until they meet his demands.

Successful tech-executive-turned-cannabis-entrepreneur Tushar Atre was found stabbed and shot on his cannabis farm in the Santa Cruz mountains; Tracy Smith investigates his kidnapping and murder and follows the trail that led to four suspects.

Lori Ann Slesinski vanished in 2006, and police believed the prime suspect, her friend Rick Ennis, was the last to see her alive, and he killed his parents when he was 12.

When Chelsea Rustad uploads her DNA to a public database, she never expects to discover that a family member may have committed a double murder; the killer eluded police for 31 years, only to be identified by a genetic genealogist.

In December 1991, four teenage girls were brutally murdered in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas; every lead in the case sent investigators to a dead end; seeing if new information helps solve the case.

For nearly 45 years, the murder of 11-year-old Linda O'Keefe continues to haunt California's Newport Beach Police Department; new technology and social media can turn the tide and help track down her killer; Tracy Smith investigates the cold case.

Just over a decade after Mark Twitchell was convicted of murdering Johnny Altinger, who prosecutors say he lured into a garage, stabbed and dismembered, Troy Roberts takes a rare look inside Twitchell's mind through his writings.

Years before the conviction of South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh for the murders of his wife and son, there was another mystery in Murdaugh country: the hit-and-run death of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old gay man.

Successful tech-executive-turned-cannabis-entrepreneur Tushar Atre was found stabbed and shot on his cannabis farm in the Santa Cruz mountains; Tracy Smith investigates his kidnapping and murder and follows the trail that led to four suspects.

In Pensacola Fla., loving parents are brutally gunned down in their own home; the police must rely on surveillance cameras to catch the suspected killers and bring them to justice.

In Pensacola, Fla., newspaper reporter Sean Dugas is bludgeoned to death by a perpetrator who steals his valuable collection of fantasy role-playing trading cards.

It begins with a violent kidnapping and ends in a race to capture a man some called a mastermind, others a monster; the long quest to bring Hossein Nayeri to justice takes many twists and turns.

It begins with a violent kidnapping and ends in a race to capture a man some called a mastermind, others a monster; the long quest to bring Hossein Nayeri to justice takes many twists and turns.

Las Vegas realtor Ron Rudin is found dead in the Nevada desert; as the investigation heats up, his wife, Margaret, who is the prime suspect, goes on the run.

Las Vegas realtor Ron Rudin is found dead in the Nevada desert, and the prime suspect goes on the run.

On the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, a young mother goes missing after the Fourth of July; when her body is discovered in the woods, the victim's family dig through the memories of their loved one to provide investigators with critical clues.

In Stamping Ground, Ky., a young woman's dead body is found late at night by her brother and father; when detectives learn the victim was pregnant, they consider it a motive for murder and begin a homicide investigation.

In Ohio, a woman is found stabbed to death in her kitchen after she fails to show up for work; her sister is able to help detectives solve the case after a family heirloom is discovered during the investigation.

Wedding vows take on a whole new meaning when a man is kidnapped, and his wife is nearly killed by his abductor, but nothing is what it seems in this gothic tale of murder, deceit and a cover-up.

In Portland, Ore., an Iranian woman lands the perfect job with an insurance agency, but her charm and intellect make her the focus of several male co-workers; corporate intrigue turns to cold-blooded murder when she's found dead, shot in the head.

After Tiffany Jenks is murdered in Fairview Ore., an investigation uncovers multiple suspects, including Tiffany's ex-boyfriend and three strangers who met her at a bar; investigators discover a twisted and mysterious motive for murder.

Two women in neighboring apartments become fast friends before becoming sworn enemies; the women enlists their sisters as reinforcements in a war that escalates and ends in violence.

A childish joke between neighbor kids turns into an all-out war when the adults get involved; for some, the laughter will end forever.

Complaints about dogs running loose lead to the construction of a fence between two long-time neighbors, but the problem isn't solved and flaring tempers lead to fist fights, stabbings, and ultimately a shocking shootout captured on video.

An Army veteran delivers a parcel to his neighbor, but instead of receiving gratitude, he ignites a war between the two military men that spirals out of control, until the feud finally ends in a hail of bullets.

Two neighbors are the best of friends, but the relationship sours when one accuses the other of stealing from him; tensions rise after constant surveillance, accusations of snitching and a literal backstabbing, ending in a deadly on camera shooting.

A gospel radio host and her son get into a minor street parking dispute with their nextdoor neighbor. Yet the neighbor's anger is anything but minor, and soon, the whole community bears witness to his unleashed wrath.

In 2021, in Newport News, Virginia, postal workers Jacquie Shabazz and Tashara Jackson fall out over an alleged affair, and a simmering feud explodes.

The 1991 murder of 16-year-old honor student Sarah Yarborough as she was on her way to high school drill team practice outside Seattle will take nearly three decades to solve.

A gospel radio host and her son get into a minor street parking dispute with their nextdoor neighbor. Yet the neighbor's anger is anything but minor, and soon, the whole community bears witness to his unleashed wrath.

In 2021, in Newport News, Virginia, postal workers Jacquie Shabazz and Tashara Jackson fall out over an alleged affair, and a simmering feud explodes.

The 1991 murder of 16-year-old honor student Sarah Yarborough as she was on her way to high school drill team practice outside Seattle will take nearly three decades to solve.

Two women in neighboring apartments become fast friends before becoming sworn enemies; the women enlists their sisters as reinforcements in a war that escalates and ends in violence.

In August 1992, millionaire Tennessee landowner Allen Roberts arrives home to discover his wife is missing; he tells police he received a ransom call for Doe's safe return; slowly, the town turns on Allen, until police take note of one odd neighbor.

Debora Gail Moody vanishes into thin air from her home in Ludowici Ga.; a decade passes in her case with no answers; her family persists by posting billboards all around town; 11 years later, a confession reveals the chilling details.

After a woman is found slain in her bed, investigators use a bloody hand print, an ax and evidence from multiple break-ins to help solve her gruesome murder.

On a snowy Wisconsin morning, a young mother is found beaten, stabbed and strangled to death with her 3-month-old son as the only witness; the chase for a suspect leads detectives to a vicious killer who's close to home.

An 11-year-old girl vanishes on a chilly winter morning in St. Louis, then her body is found days later on an icy riverbank; investigators find themselves in a race against time to find the young victim's killer who may strike again.

Teenager Tara Munsey disappears on a cold night in Virginia, and her abandoned car is found in the parking lot of the fast food restaurant where she worked.

High school freshman Shaun Ouillette vanishes the day after a snowstorm; an anonymous letter leads detectives into the frozen woods, where they make a discovery that will tear the small town apart.

A pastor finds bartender Robbie Schmidt strangled in the snow shortly before Christmas; Robbie's family is shocked when suspicion falls on his closest friend.

A woman and her two young children go missing, then two other boys also disappear, prompting investigators to ask whether there's a serial predator on the loose in the wintry landscape of rural Missouri.

Nikki Ansley works at a convenience store to help pay for her upcoming nuptials, but her plans are violently disrupted at closing time..

Looking for adventure in the secluded high desert of California's Indian Creek, three teenage boys run into a deadly drifter.

Connie and George Hilton move to rural east Texas, but early one morning, their peaceful country life is abruptly and brutally shattered.

A domestic dispute turns into a hostage situation with children's lives at stake; a vehicular accident turns into a multiple murder with armed killers on the run; a disturbance at a liquor store leaves an officer fighting for his life.

A SUV crashes into a house, setting off an explosion.

In Wisconsin, police respond to a burglary in progress, but the suspects flee; a woman in Texas makes a desperate call to 911 from inside a burning building; the streets turn deadly when the driver of a stolen vehicle tries to get away.

Police race through the night, pursuing an armed car thief; when an officer comes to the aid of a suspect's dogs, his act of kindness gets shot down in a hail of bullets; a couple's beef turns an officer's day on its head.

When Laura Pietscher, a 28-year-old resident of Sebring, Fla., turns up dead in a dumpster 90 miles away in Tampa, detectives turn to CCTV footage to trace her fatal journey and identify her murderer.

In Cleveland, Texas, a man guns down Conbino Crasto during a gas station robbery; surveillance video sends police on a hunt for three masked suspects.

When police find 27-year-old Corey Lee Hughes dying on his kitchen floor, they turn to security video to find his attacker; a neighbor's camera captures a suspicious SUV leaving the scene; investigators follow the clues to track down its driver.

In a home in downtown Baltimore, a man finds 24-year-old father and youth worker Dion Smith executed with a shotgun. The other residents are cagey, but a suspicious visitor is singled out thanks to telling CCTV outside the victim's door.

In Cleveland, Texas, a man guns down Conbino Crasto during a gas station robbery; surveillance video sends police on a hunt for three masked suspects.

When police find 27-year-old Corey Lee Hughes dying on his kitchen floor, they turn to security video to find his attacker; a neighbor's camera captures a suspicious SUV leaving the scene; investigators follow the clues to track down its driver.

In a home in downtown Baltimore, a man finds 24-year-old father and youth worker Dion Smith executed with a shotgun. The other residents are cagey, but a suspicious visitor is singled out thanks to telling CCTV outside the victim's door.

When Laura Pietscher, a 28-year-old resident of Sebring, Fla., turns up dead in a dumpster 90 miles away in Tampa, detectives turn to CCTV footage to trace her fatal journey and identify her murderer.

Retired corrections officer Ray Kotomski believes he has put peril behind him, then he faces danger in the form of his second wife, her hostile brother, jealous ex-husband and deranged stalker.

Seventeen-year-old Kelly Bullwinkle is desperate to find her place among the students at her Southern California high school; when a secret affair with her friend's boyfriend goes wrong, Kelly is given one final lesson in death.

A young woman moves out of her parents' house and in with her boss, but freedom comes with a cost, and when she is unable to pay, she loses control, and death follows.

In financial trouble, a woman rents out rooms in her home to two men, which leads to a toxic mix of misgivings, madness and murder.

A hospital worker invites a colleague (who's fallen on hard times) to come live with her. But the good deed backfires, and it only takes a few weeks before a stealthy betrayal turns into a gruesome crime.

Two college students rent an apartment off campus together, but the two women couldn't be more different; squabbles escalate into an all-out war, and the presence of a boyfriend causes the feud to boil over into a deadly fight.

A man takes control of an 18-wheeler semi-truck and leads police on a deadly game of cat and mouse while holding his wife at knifepoint; in Michigan, U.S. marshals must bring in a suspect wanted for the cold-blooded murder of his girlfriend.

In Camden, Ga., a driver leads deputies on a 150-mph chase before a high-speed PIT brings the pursuit to an end; in rural Texas, a thief leads deputies down dusty roads, through water, and into the woods in the middle of the night.

Getting in the driver's seat for some of the most extraordinary police chases ever captured on camera, with never-before-seen footage; it's a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled window into a world where criminals do anything to escape.

Detectives from the Austin, Texas, police department turn to a puzzling digital trail to uncover the horrifying truth behind 21-year-old Julie Ann Gonzalez's sudden disappearance.

When a co-worker finds 67-year-old Karen Navarra dead in a bloody scene at her San Jose, Calif., home, the seemingly contradictory physical evidence baffles police; they must turn to digital evidence to solve this mysterious case.

The tragic murder of a 14-year-old girl who was walking her dog in Armada, Mich., leaves behind little physical evidence, forcing investigators to enter the digital world in search of virtual clues the killer might have left behind.

Michelle Kinney is found murdered in her apartment in Dubuque, Iowa, puzzling her neighbors; local detectives unearth a haunting truth, leading to a shocking confession from an unlikely murderer.

When talented food service worker Karen Simek's body is found outside of her office in the early morning hours with a gunshot wound, her family is shocked, sparking a yearlong investigation.

The town of Fort Smith, Ark., reels when an elderly, retired school teacher turns up dead, bludgeoned to death with a hammer no fewer than 36 times; when the person responsible receives justice, an unlikely perpetrator comes to light.

Officers with the Evansville police department arrive at a crime scene to find a shooting victim barely alive and needing medical attention; the stakes get higher after they realize there might be another injured victim who's now missing.

When law enforcement finds local electrician James Nibbe dead after a home invasion, they must dig beneath the surface of Lake Crystal, Minnesota, to root out the killer.

After a young father goes missing from work, the small town of Challis, Idaho, is abuzz with tales of infidelity and finger-pointing, leaving investigators to decipher what is fact and what is fiction.

Beth Kutz leaves work in Poynette, Wis., and never comes home; her disappearance sets off a firestorm of searches for this mother of two by the small-town community while investigators unearth the uncomfortable truths behind this beloved family.

When Harlem Globetrotters trainer Tom Bashline is murdered, the town of Frederick, Colo., is stunned; detectives question his fiancee, her son and a burglary suspect, but as the investigation deepens, secrets emerge about the local celebrity.

In Post Falls, Idaho, devoted family man Bo Kirk vanishes, and his truck is found set ablaze; Bo's sister blames their estranged father, until released ATM security footage points to one of his co-workers who has piercing blue eyes.

A roommate reports 22-year-old Liz Syperda missing, shocking the community of Mount Pleasant, Iowa; some wonder if Liz merely left town without telling anyone, but family and friends know something far more disastrous occurred.

In rural Missouri, a hunter is found slain in his car near the popular deer trails; this could be a hunting accident gone wrong, or something more sinister.

Neighborly casino runner Lori Bray is found dead in the woods in the small town of Laurel, Mont.; the community must wonder if it was a consequence of her good nature at work or if someone from her past came back to bite.

Lethbridge Police Detective Ryan Stef pushes his investigative creativity to the limit as he tries to solve the vicious murder of an innocent grandmother.

A Hamilton detective follows a string of intriguing evidence in the hope it will unravel the mystery of why an innocent father of four was executed.

Katrina Brownlee shares her emotional story of being shot by an abusive ex-fiancé, then pleading for help from the police, who she says ignored her; she shares how she used that experience to become a top NYPD police officer; Michelle Miller reports.

Kidnapped at gunpoint, Schanda Handley knew exactly who was behind it -- her ex-husband, Michael Handley; a tumultuous relationship riddled with threats and assaults turned even more hostile the day Schanda was convinced she would die.

The investigation of the murder of Patrick De La Cerda reveals a meticulous murder plan that investigators say was crafted by a man jealous of De La Cerda's relationship with his fiancee.

When 18-year-old college freshman Katherine Foster goes missing, rumors fly as fellow students at the University of South Alabama fear the worst.

Shelley Nance is found stabbed to death, shocking the community of Lake Highlands, Texas, then her friends are stunned as police zero in on them, uncovering a case of fatal attraction.

Jimmy McClain is a teacher and coach at a Tennessee high school, then he is found assassinated in his home, and police must contend with a laundry list of suspects.

A beautiful hamlet is home to a resident regarded as a pillar of the community; in reality, he is a twisted criminal bent on ruling the kingdom he has built and all who live in it; when his world crumbles, his retribution is violent beyond belief.

A family moves one house over and closer to neighbors they've been friendly with for years; however, things go sour when they start renovations; the noise and waste ignite a vicious feud, ending in a frenzy of bullets and bloodshed.

A gospel radio host and her son get into a minor street parking dispute with their nextdoor neighbor. Yet the neighbor's anger is anything but minor, and soon, the whole community bears witness to his unleashed wrath.

Mixing business with pleasure spells murder for neighboring best friends.

Corinne Stoudt gets a second chance at love with husband Calvin, then a too-close roommate and a monstrous past turns this second chance into a deadly battleground.

Eric gives up the U.S. Marines to follow his dream as a baker, and falls for Constance on a blind date; these two "foodies" indulge in the sweet life until a seven-year itch is scratched by murder.

Francis Nicky Nicolosi and his devout new wife, Ellie, are living out the perfect retirement, then one of them is found dead in an apple orchard; police discover there's more to this seemingly frail and religious couple than anyone imagined.

Gail and Stephen Dews have it all: a happy marriage, a beautiful house and healthy children, but a family tragedy and a gambling addiction rips their lives to shreds, proving that nothing is what it seems.

A single father finally finds a love with whom he can grow old; however, just months after they've wed, she depletes his retirement savings, and he learns he's only the latest in a string of victims; when he files for divorce, things get much worse.

Ramon Sosa, a former boxer, marries Lulu, a beautiful brunette, and finds himself in the fight of his life; Ramon is forced into drastic action when he receives a warning that his wife is hiring a hit man.

A young interior designer from Brooklyn turns to the internet to widen his circle of friends. However, meeting people online is risky, as he will tragically discover firsthand.

When Melanie marries James Addie, she believes she's found the perfect husband, unaware he will lead a double life one day; as the days count down to his second wedding, James' secret is in danger of being exposed, and soon someone will die.

Ramon Sosa, a former boxer, marries Lulu, a beautiful brunette, and finds himself in the fight of his life; Ramon is forced into drastic action when he receives a warning that his wife is hiring a hit man.

A young interior designer from Brooklyn turns to the internet to widen his circle of friends. However, meeting people online is risky, as he will tragically discover firsthand.

When Melanie marries James Addie, she believes she's found the perfect husband, unaware he will lead a double life one day; as the days count down to his second wedding, James' secret is in danger of being exposed, and soon someone will die.

A single father finally finds a love with whom he can grow old; however, just months after they've wed, she depletes his retirement savings, and he learns he's only the latest in a string of victims; when he files for divorce, things get much worse.

Competition among personal trainers at a high-end Florida gym is intense; a new general manager comes aboard to steady the ship, but tension lies just beneath the surface; a volatile mix of pride and rage ignites a horrific and deadly chain reaction.

Obsessed with his mistress, a hard-bodied security specialist plots to murder his wife; however, his scheme, masterminded by the unlikeliest of conspirators, takes a sudden and deadly twist.

A homicide and its disturbing details devastate a teenager's loving family, leaving a tight-knit community to wonder if their loved one could become the next victim.

As police try to solve a disturbing homicide, each step of the investigation reveals another layer in a spiderweb of tragedy.

Someone abducts a 12-year-old girl returning home from her church choir recital, staying alone for less than one hour.

When the Broncos draft Texas high school football star Darrent Williams, he stays loyal to his hometown; on New Year's, he flies five school friends to Denver for a party; soon after midnight, Darrent dies and no one knows who killed him, or why.

The family of a high school cheerleader finds her murdered in her room the night after the homecoming dance; detectives surmise that she knew her killer, and because so many people are back in town for the big football game, everybody is a suspect.

On Thanksgiving weekend, a gunshot kills a former high school football star turned referee on his doorstep in broad daylight; in the world of Texas football, police focus on the possibility that a disgruntled parent or fan followed him home.

Officers arrive as an armed robbery is in progress and the store manager is being held hostage; police fight to rescue the lives of a mother and her baby when a drunken driver hits them in New York; a female officer goes under cover in Michigan.

In Wisconsin, a terrified woman wakes up in her car and finds it's been stolen by a thief, sparking a high-speed police pursuit; a home invasion in Utah turns into a fire rescue, when a man sets the house alight with the residents still inside.

In Florida, police tracking carjackers find themselves pursuing two separate suspects; a home invasion in Michigan takes a deadly turn when the suspect takes the homeowners and their child hostage and opens fire on officers.

A missing grocery clerk, 20-year-old Christina Ross, puts the town of Neenah, Wis., in a panic after a gruesome discovery; an unlikely resident comes forward with information that leads detectives to the people in her tangled love life.

In the small town of Twinsburg, Ohio, Charlene Puffenbarger's 3-year-old son is the only witness to her brutal murder; as investigators continue to follow every tip that comes in, an unexpected source leads them to the killer.

After teenager Jessica Dishon is murdered in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, police must sort through her past relationships, jealous friends, and an old family feud to find the killer.

In the course of a few hours, an unhinged man snaps, unleashing a furious rampage that leaves three women dead in their homes; a statewide manhunt ensues, which yields a misogynistic psychopath hell-bent on revenge.

Weeks after an 18-year-old is reported missing by a friend, his clothes are found burned in a trash can behind a suburban house; witnesses lead investigators to a young man with a violent past; they quickly discover he had an accomplice.

A 50-year-old woman is found dead in her home, and all that's left behind is a piece of paper that has "chase me" written on it; when detectives uncover the killer, they discover they have come face-to-face with a remorseless psychopath.

On a quiet winter night, a mother finds her 22-year-old son horrifically dismembered in her basement. The lone suspect is the victim's ex-girlfriend, who is at her home in an emotionless state, with blood on her hands.

A graduate student calls 911 to say she just shot her boyfriend, a 29-year-old attorney, in self-defense; police soon discover that her story doesn't add up and realize they are face-to-face with a psychopath.

As Washington, DC burns, police realise they are hunting the most prolific arsonist in US history, and he has been getting away with it for decades.

When a 26-year-old mother of two from Winona, Minn., goes missing, her distraught sister heads to TikTok to plead with the public to help find her.

Abby's life takes a dark turn when her aunt and uncle adopt her; what she initially hoped would be a blessing, turns into a nightmare as she realizes she's living with predators; escaping their clutches will take every ounce of her courage.

As Washington, DC burns, police realise they are hunting the most prolific arsonist in US history, and he has been getting away with it for decades.

When a 26-year-old mother of two from Winona, Minn., goes missing, her distraught sister heads to TikTok to plead with the public to help find her.

Abby's life takes a dark turn when her aunt and uncle adopt her; what she initially hoped would be a blessing, turns into a nightmare as she realizes she's living with predators; escaping their clutches will take every ounce of her courage.

A graduate student calls 911 to say she just shot her boyfriend, a 29-year-old attorney, in self-defense; police soon discover that her story doesn't add up and realize they are face-to-face with a psychopath.

Eric Witte's father teaches him to protect his family, then grows increasingly violent, and Eric realizes his father as the evil from which his family needs protection.

Sherry Shafer never had a good relationship with her younger brother, Brian Britton, but she never expected to lose everything because of him; today, all she has left is the fear that one day he will return to finish what he started 26 years ago.

After a taping of their local-access TV show, Chrissy and Charlie Billis have a terrible accident, smashing their car into a tree; only one of them survives, but tapes from the couple's TV show suggest a sinister tale behind what really happened.

Four best friends, two married couples, multiple sordid secrets, and one betrayal that leads to murder; with exclusive interviews and never-before-aired home movie footage.

Young parents Adrienne and James Magee work hard to provide a stable life for their three small children in rural Louisiana. However, beneath the idyllic scenes lurks a dark secret, culminating in a heinous double-murder at the hands of a loved-one.

The Futos are a close-knit family of five who film their lives over many decades; four of them are found brutally murdered and the slayings uncover a terrible secret.

Donna Andersen almost has it all, but something's missing until James Montgomery enters her life; the future looks bright until Donna makes a discovery that turns her marriage into a living nightmare.

Deborah Jones and Gerard Pepin seem like the perfect match until a dark accusation tears their marriage apart; as the scale of Gerard's wrongdoing comes to light, Deborah decides to fight to bring him to justice, whatever the personal cost.

From the outside looking in, Barbra and Michael Mastromarino's life seems perfect, but when a shocking discovery unearths a gruesome secret, this glamorous family is forced to face the truth: their life is built on a heinous lie.

Debra Proctor, a nurse and a pillar of her Cherokee community, meets a caring stranger online and falls in love; they have a happy marriage until the disturbing truth about him causes her world to come crashing down.

Rising rock and roll star Jerry Lee Lewis dazzles thirteen-year-old Myra Brown when he comes to live at her Memphis, Tenn., home to record at Sun Records; her life becomes headline news when he manipulates her into marrying him.

Pulling back the curtain on bizarre double lives and stories of men and women who thought they were happily married, until the day they uncovered a shocking secret about their spouse.

Gallaudet University is the premier college for the deaf in the United States, but this haven of higher learning is turned upside down after two students are murdered in their dormitory rooms.

In the early 1970s, Washington D.C. is terrorized by a cunning killer who abducts and murders six young African American girls; police and the community are outraged by the serial killings that target young children in their own neighborhoods.

In 1992, a college student disappears after her car breaks down on the highway; family and friends join police in a frantic search that hits one setback after another; it may take new advances in DNA technology to finally crack this stubborn case.

Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases of five young people who disappear over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley along the Idaho-Washington border.

In 2007, a 19-year-old woman is brutally murdered in the small town of Winnsboro, Texas; the ensuing investigation reveals the small town has a few wolves masquerading in sheep's clothing; some secrets come to light, but others may be buried forever.

In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.

People Magazine editors celebrate 50 years of in-depth reporting with five iconic true crime stories that helped define our times and shape our culture.

The beach can be a battleground for teenage girls vying for attention, but when two seaside beauties discover they are dating the same boy, they go to war with each other on social media and in real life, with tragic consequences.

In 2001, a mother of five is found shot in the head in her own minivan. Investigators have little physical evidence and struggle to make an arrest. As the children grow up, the family becomes divided over who killed the beloved soccer mom.

People Magazine editors celebrate 50 years of in-depth reporting with five iconic true crime stories that helped define our times and shape our culture.

The beach can be a battleground for teenage girls vying for attention, but when two seaside beauties discover they are dating the same boy, they go to war with each other on social media and in real life, with tragic consequences.

Gallaudet University is the premier college for the deaf in the United States, but this haven of higher learning is turned upside down after two students are murdered in their dormitory rooms.

Penny Knell is admitted to a special care facility, where a devious mastermind is waiting to prey on vulnerable people; when Penny's family gets ensnared in her web, the consequences will be fatal.

After losing her husband in a tragic accident, a God-fearing Cindy McKay claims she has to bend the law to pay off his illicit debts; authorities soon realize that Mckay is a criminal mastermind.

An unknown killer tortures and murders a couple in January 2011; DNA links an unexpected suspect to the crime, and investigators must rely on recorded jailhouse phone calls to gather solid evidence and bring the culprit to justice.

When a young mother of three vanishes on Mother's Day, police race to find her; the search grips the entire community, but it uncovers 20 years of lies and violence and a potential serial killer hiding in their midst.

When a ranch hand is found dead in a river outside of Salt Lake City, investigators across two states must work together to catch the killer; searching for the truth uncovers a trail of fraud, deception and adultery, shocking a small town in Nevada.

When a woman is found dead in front of her boyfriend's home in Michigan, all evidence seems to point to the boyfriend, but detectives uncover more suspects.

State troopers arrive at the scene of a woman shot to death in her bed; they rule it suicide, but a tenacious detective reopens the case decades later; modern forensics, a double life and new witnesses turn the facts of the case on their heads.

Calls flood into Silverton PD dispatch about a man shooting Rashawn Berry in broad daylight and fleeing the scene. A key piece of surveillance footage on the killer's escape route shows that a broken heart could be at the center of this violent act.

Police find a woman's corpse in flames outside of Atlanta; they use surveillance footage to learn about her last moments, including witnessing the victim getting into the car that would take her to her death and ultimately lead them to the killer.

Like in a scene out of one of his Westerns, a former actor is gunned down in Yuma, Ariz., and police chase down leads across the Southwest until they finally get their man.

After an 8-year-old girl is found strangled to death In Ocean Shores, Wash., a local woman is instrumental in helping detectives bring the young victim's killer to justice.

Police make an arrest in the contract killing of a California businessman and realize it's just the beginning of the story.

Twenty-five-year old student Julissa Brisman is found shot to death in a Boston hotel room; with no witnesses, investigators turn to surveillance cameras to find a serial attacker.

In 2017, Chinese exchange student Yingying Zhang mysteriously vanishes from the University of Illinois campus; police and the FBI turn to surveillance footage to uncover the shocking and sinister reality.

In Calgary, Alberta, Ryan Lane receives a late-night phone call and goes out to meet a mystery caller and is never heard from again; Calgary Police Service turn to surveillance video to locate Ryan and find evidence of a shocking betrayal.

In a Calgary pub in 2010, 36-year-old barman Dexter Bain is brutally slain during a failed robbery; detectives use surveillance footage from a nearby store to find the suspect and stage a filmed sting operation to prove who pulled the trigger.

Faced with a lethal gun and drug problem, the town of Pickens, S.C., executes clever undercover operations and action-packed busts; former federal agent Lou Valoze plunges into the invisible stings run by heroic cops who keep the peace.

In Oregon, a man vandalizes "The Goonies" house before stealing a yacht, when the yacht capsizes, it becomes a rescue mission; in Texas, a shootout with police leaves one officer critically injured while the suspect flees in his cruiser.

Lou Valoze reveals stealthy undercover operations and busts in Pickens S.C.

A group of men discovers a woman's body in a park in Red Valley, Ariz.

In Oregon, a man vandalizes "The Goonies" house before stealing a yacht, when the yacht capsizes, it becomes a rescue mission; in Texas, a shootout with police leaves one officer critically injured while the suspect flees in his cruiser.

Lou Valoze reveals stealthy undercover operations and busts in Pickens S.C.

A group of men discovers a woman's body in a park in Red Valley, Ariz.

Faced with a lethal gun and drug problem, the town of Pickens, S.C., executes clever undercover operations and action-packed busts; former federal agent Lou Valoze plunges into the invisible stings run by heroic cops who keep the peace.

The investigation into the disappearance of a Wyoming mother and her two young sons goes cold until the revelation of a dark secret leads police to a homicide.

In Arkansas, Lisa Bradford lives a quiet life with her husband, Dennis, and their two young children, then the police arrive on their doorstep to make a revelation so heinous it rips their marriage apart.

Twenty-four-year-old Jessika Rovell falls for Jeffrey Marsalis' charm and good looks but when she discovers his secret online life as Dr. Jeff, she realizes she's been dating a monster who stalks dating sites.

A young woman turns to the Internet for help and advice when her young son mysteriously falls ill.

Firefighter Sam Dreher and his wife, Danielle, are the perfect couple until their hopes of happiness are dashed and their marriage fails; Sam falls in love with another woman, triggering a chain of events that spirals out of control.

Fifty-year-old Beverly Carter is an Internet-savvy real estate agent who disappears after agreeing to meet a prospective home buyer at a remote location.

In New York City, after a 15-year-old boy's murder, surveillance cameras capture both the attack and the killers; when someone guns down Timothy Moriconi on a Baltimore street, police turn to a neighbor's surveillance system to crack the case.

Surveillance cameras in Toledo, Ohio, capture a drive-by shooting that rips a family apart when a 3-year-old boy dies; Jonesville, La., a nightclub shooting of a police officer's son leads to a manhunt across state lines.

A shooting in Mississippi leaves a man fighting for his life, and police must use gunshot detection technology to track the shooter before he strikes again; in South Carolina, RTCC cameras capture a deadly bar brawl.

In Aurora, Ind., the townspeople are horrified when beloved mother and hairstylist Leigh Jennings is killed in her own home.

In Germantown, Ohio, Alyce Seff's body is found in a wishing well, and the townspeople are shocked to learn the elderly landlady had as many enemies as she did friends; it will take police nine years to solve her case.

After a long battle with cancer, David Weedman is found dead in his home with a gunshot wound; investigators soon turn their focus to David's best friends.

A woman becomes the target of her overly flirtatious neighbor after her husband dies; the woman's brother moves in to protect her and is put on a collision course with the the neighbor that will be resolved with bloodshed.

In a tight-knit community, a new family commits a slight against a community member causing all of their neighbors to turn against them and leading to an explosive conclusion.

A Virginia man insists, "What's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine.".