The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

Richard Kananen Sr. abused his wife and three children so badly that no one bothered to report him missing when he disappeared; when his wife Marilyn vanished fifteen years later, it became clear that the evil in their father had been passed down.

Paula Gutierrez fell in love as a teen with Nestor 'Chino' de Jesus; his manipulative and abusive behavior turned their romance into a nightmare that ended with Paula facing life in prison for a murder that she didn't commit.

Tyler Edmonds was just thirteen when he confessed to helping his half-sister Kristi Fulgham kill her husband, Joey; did he really commit murder, or was he just one more in a long line of men that Kristi had manipulated to do her bidding?

By 18, Sean becomes New York's number one club drug plug; one year later, he runs an international ecstasy smuggling operation and makes millions.

Human trafficking was not something 23-year-old Max set out to do, but once he got a taste of the wealth and power that came with being a coyote, he never looked back.

Yaser Said breaks his silence about the night he fatally shot his teenage daughters near Dallas, Texas, the events leading up to the tragedy, and how he managed to evade capture for over a decade.

Denali Brehmer agrees to kill her best friend for a man she met online offering millions for murder, but an interview with Brehmer reveals she's far from a naive teen led astray by an outside influence.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

When Kathryn Hauser was found brutally murdered in her Albuquerque home, friends and family immediately thought it was her estranged husband; but the DNA points elsewhere.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

A former beauty queen becomes a suspect in the death of a married father of two.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

After accepting a plea deal in a missing teen's death, Kat McDonough admits to authorities that she offered up the girl for sex with her dominant boyfriend, Seth Mazzaglia.

Charles Whitman randomly guns down students and pedestrians from atop the University of Texas clock tower in 1966.

When the body of 41-year-old Marsha Spicer is discovered in Missouri, police discover her links to an ex-con who had a fantasy to make a snuff film.

A man arrested at his bachelor party says he murdered his friends because his marriage expenses were getting out of control.

Yvonne Baldelli and Marine Corps veteran Brian Brimager fall in love and move to a Caribbean island; but paradise turns into a nightmare when Yvonne emails that she's left Brian for another man, and they're moving to Costa Rica; when her family discovers that the email comes from the United States, they suspect foul play.

A Minnesota man kills two teens who have broken into his home, and a jury must determine whether he is a hero or a murderer.

After the murder of a grandmother in the suburbs of Cincinnati, it takes nearly a year, a microscopic clue, and a piece of jewelry as unique as a fingerprint for law enforcement to bring the murderer to justice.

In Southern California, law enforcement hunt for a serial killer who is targeting elderly women within a few mile radius; after weeks of searching, a survivor comes forward with a description that blows the case wide open.

A serial predator terrorizes Southeastern Louisiana, strangling men to death and disposing of their bodies like trash for nearly a decade until a potential victim escapes his clutches, and then leads police right to the killer's doorstep.

Police follow the trail of a young Southern California woman who vanishes without a trace for years until a random encounter turns them onto a chilling discovery and an even colder criminal.

The discovery of a Jane Doe underneath a New Jersey bridge kick starts an intensive investigation to figure out who she is and how she died.

The murder of a respected college professor sends shockwaves through suburban Richmond, Virginia; cops investigate the homicide nonstop until evidence reveals a cold-blooded killer's premeditated plot.

A church-going mother with no known enemies suddenly disappears from Northeastern Texas; as cops investigate, they uncover a serial predator from the shadows and rush to stop him before he kills again.

The clock is ticking as police in northern Minnesota rush to rescue a kidnapped college student; it takes NASA technology for law enforcement to uncover the identity of the abductor, who turns out to be a serial predator.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

John Harper terrorized his neighbors on Dictionary Hill; he hurled curses, threw stones and drove cars off the road; when local police failed to stop him, one resident took matters, and a pistol, into his own hands.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

Relatives of a beauty queen who was murdered more than 50 years ago suspect a priest committed the crime.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

When ex-con Scott Nelson looked at middle-aged nanny Jennifer Fulford he allegedly saw a target for his rage; Nelson had other plans when he entered the courtroom for his trial.

William Coday fell in love with Columbian immigrant Gloria Gomez; when he lived in Germany, he'd thought he had a similar love; Gloria Gomez's life would come to a similarly brutal end.

Betty Broderick was a socialite who led a perfect life with a successful husband and kids until it all came crashing down in divorce, and murder.

When teenager Dennis Lewis is killed fighting off home invaders, all police have to go on is a single handprint; when lab results reveal who the print belongs to, no one wants to believe it.

HS football coach Ed Thomas is a legend in Parkersburg, Iowa, who had mentored multiple players into the NFL, and kids even had a poster of him on their walls; when he is gunned down during an early morning workout, the entire town is shocked.

On the surface the Carters seemed like a happy family of Iowa farmers, but when they discover Shirley Carter shot to death in her kitchen, the family begins pointing fingers at each other.

Iowa farmer Tom Lyon is excited when a nearby plot of land goes up for sale, but he isn't the only one. When Lyon's body is discovered at the bottom of a well, the trail of blood leads through that very land.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Aissa Wayne, daughter of John Wayne, was in the middle of a messy divorce and bitter custody battle when she and her new boyfriend were assaulted by a pair of gunman.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

After being drawn into the world of bondage and domination, a college student ends up dead, leaving authorities to investigate whether it was an accident or murder.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

David Scott follows Delgadillo into the criminal underworld as he explains how a thousand-dollar robbery of crystal meth kicked off an evening of mayhem that ended with the drug thief branded with a tattoo gun and left for dead.

Tyler Hadley discusses how he, as a troubled 17-year-old, bludgeoned his mother and father to death with a hammer.

A gruesome video on a stolen SD card exposes Brian Steven Smith's secret double life; David Scott confronts this soft-spoken husband and serial killer about his nighttime hunts for vulnerable Alaskan women.

In Rocky Mount, North Carolina, a mortician falls in love in his funeral parlor; while in Mustang, Oklahoma, a sexual obsession turns deadly.

In Lebanon, Maine, an estranged wife trying to start a new life can't escape her violent past; while in Vincennes, Indiana, a married engineer falls for the babysitter, but it leads to murder.

In Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Police respond to a report of a vicious home invasion; in Olathe, Kansas, a brutal murder sends shockwaves through Bible country.

At Lake Mohave, Nevada, a fisherman stumbles across a human skull; in the North West of England, a husband claims his wife has left him for another man, but no one can find her.

In Lexington, Kentucky, a newly wed wife parties like there's no tomorrow, until a body is dumped on a golf course; in Brisbane, Australia, there are fears for the safety of a missing wife.

In Poughkeepsie, New York, a police officer discovers his wife is cheating on him, leading to a deadly encounter; in Orlando, Florida, a woman gets herself a boy toy with fatal results.

In Pleasant Grove, Utah, a former beauty queen goes under the knife to look sexier for her husband, but the romance quickly comes to a horrifying end.

In Alpena, Michigan, a neighborhood recluse winds up dead after developing a special bond with a much younger cleaner who enjoys spending his money.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

By all accounts, Richard Carno had no enemies; so when he was found dead in his car with a bag taped over his head, investigators wondered who could done it; a trail of evidence would point to those closest to him: his wife and brother-in-law.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

A millionaire's wife changes her story multiple times after he is shot to death, complicating the investigation.

The most compelling legal stories of the day from Court TV's team of world class legal journalists.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

The people of Defiance, Iowa, find it strange when Scott Shanahan disappears, leaving his wife and kids, but Scott is always unpredictable and no one gives it much more thought.

Austin, Texas, TV executive Steven Beard is shot as he sleeps; with only a single shotgun shell to go on, police follow a trail from mansions and country clubs to bookstores and hospital psych wards.

Penny Scaggs believes in being a dutiful Christian wife and even teaches local women how to build harmonious relationships; she is later found brutally beaten and stabbed beside her beloved yellow piano.

When cops investigate the slaying of a casino worker in Las Vegas, they uncover a murder conspiracy that was months in the making.

The random murder of a woman in Central Montana sends law enforcement on the hunt for a killer; using a network of informants and good old fashioned methods the authorities track down the mentally unstable man behind the motiveless crime.

When a Southern California high school teacher suddenly dies, it appears his death was due to natural causes, but once law enforcement starts looking into his widow, they uncover her treacherous past and her preference for using poison to kill.

A heartbroken millionaire marries a much younger woman, ending with a shotgun blast to the stomach and a lethal dose of poison.

When a chef's wife goes missing from Southern California, it initially appears she may have left voluntarily, yet, after months of investigation, detectives uncover she was the victim of a ruthless homicide and an even more savage cover up.

A vicious custody battle ends when one of the parents vanishes without a trace; law enforcement investigates the usual suspects only to uncover a seemingly premeditated murder and a sickening attempt to cover it up.

Vinnie Politan takes a deep dive into the true crime stories that are captivating the world over.

Faceless killers lure victims to their deaths on social media.

Police search for two missing Florida teens before they can cross paths with a serial killer riding the rails across the country, leaving a string of murders behind him.

A shooter goes on a rampage, targeting police officers, and local residents update the nation in real time on social media.

When Army Pvt. Micah Xavier Johnson is discharged for sexual harassment, he becomes a deadly assassin bent on shooting police during a peaceful protest march.

The murderer of more than 50 African-American women is finally caught, brazenly pushing his latest victim in a shopping cart in broad daylight.

Anthony John Hardy is given three life sentences after a homeless man finds body parts in a garbage bin.

Mafia hit man Maurizio Avola, betrayed because he knows too much, turns informer in a secret ex-Mafioso compound.

As detectives dig into the lives of a couple who were found stabbed, they discover a twisted relationship of secrets, jealousy, adultery and murder.

Vicki and Gerald Monroe's dream of owning and operating a Louisville bar together came to a tragic end when Vicki found her husband shot dead and the cash register emptied in an apparent robbery.

When Sherri Malarik is found dead in a Winn-Dixie parking lot, police suspect her husband Greg is involved; but it takes twenty years and the confession of his accomplice and former lover Jennifer Spohn to finally charge him with murder.

After a masked man shot dentist Norman Larzelere who dies in the arms of his hysterical wife Virginia, police initially suspect a robbery gone wrong; a friend of Virginia's oldest son Jason reveals a twisted plot.

The girlfriend of an ex-Marine with a hidden life goes missing in Panama.

The investigation into the murder of a beloved Florida doctor reveals his dark, secret past.

The investigation into the death of a woman's husband reveals he is not the first man she married who died under suspicious circumstances.

The investigation into the 2010 murders of Julie Kibuishi and Sam Herr lead police to a rising actor named Daniel Wozniak.

A successful woman's death at first appears to be a suicide, but after further investigation the police begin to suspect her estranged husband.

The Jodi Arias conviction.

A 40-year hunt for a convicted killer on the run.

A woman speaks out about the person charged with leading her son to suicide through text messages; the verdict on the groundbreaking case.

The family of 15-year-old John McCabe work tirelessly to find out how and why he was murdered in 1969.

When Susan Wright's husband, Jeffrey, is found buried in the backyard, stabbed 193 times, people dub her the blue-eyed butcher of the suburbs.

Bad things happen to the people close to Robert Durst; his wife disappears without a trace; his best friend is killed in her home; his neighbor is dismembered and thrown in the Galveston Bay.

In New Port Richey, Florida, a sex party has a gruesome ending; on the outskirts of London, England, farmyard animals could hold the key to what's happened to a missing wife.

In Denver, Colorado, a mistress plots revenge when she's dumped; in a small community north of Stockholm, Sweden, a deeply religious woman believes she's receiving messages from God - to kill.

In Chicago, Illinois, a millionaire meets an exotic dancer with a secret agenda; in Marion, Ohio, friends suspect the worst when a wife and mother goes missing.

An internet love triangle leads to deception and murder near Buffalo, New York; on the outskirts of London, England, a romantic stroll through the woods ends with a brutal attack.

After a 25-year-old landscape architect is murdered along a roadside, police receive an anonymous tip that leads them to the killer.

Timothy McVeigh kills 168 people in minutes; personal stories from victims of his act.

The downfall of a wealthy Japanese businessman who has an obsession with drugging and raping Western women is that he saves videos of his attacks.

An actor is stabbed to death defending his brother in a fight.

A brilliant banker is found dead wearing only a head-to-toe bodysuit.

Two gunmen execute a banker who is trying to clean up corruption in the Russian system.

Vigilante Gavin Eugene Long targets Baton Rouge policemen in the line of duty.

More than 200 detectives are dispatched to find and arrest the man murdering prostitutes in Suffolk, England.

A drug-fueled killing spree terrorizes a small California town; police believe they are dealing with a serial killer who lives quietly among them.

Australian Paul Denyer, 20, says he has received "the sign" to start carrying out violent attacks on women.

Moses Sithole, the leader of a child-advocacy group, is convicted of 38 murder counts and is sentenced to 2,400 years in prison.

English doctor Harold Shipman is found to have been providing lethal injections to his elderly female patients.

A cell phone video is evidence in a murder trial.

After keeping quiet for years about a teacher's abuse, a former middle-school athlete tries to get the woman to admit to her crimes.

Secret pictures may reveal clues about a woman's killer.

A teenage girl stops a serial killer in his tracks.

The 25th anniversary of the deadly standoff in Waco, Texas; a retired United Parcel Service driver reveals his experiences with cult leader David Koresh; a former ATF agent tells about his involvement.

Police arrest the man they believe to be the Golden State Killer, who committed at least 50 rapes and 12 murders.

A woman turns to a private eye for help tracking down a Russian whom she believes robbed and killed her mother.

A New York dentist denies killing his lover's husband -- who was also his best friend.

Updates on how author Ann Rule helped a woman prove that her daughter was killed.

A young woman who had been conned by her boyfriend goes missing.

The murder of an Aspen, Colo., heiress produces many suspects.

When a millionaire's son is kidnapped, his frightened family receives a wild ransom note.

A man helps a new detective figure out who murdered his father.

A prominent Georgia attorney is dead and his remains found in a burn pile; wife and son blame each other amid family feuds and affairs; a juror explains the difficult decision of who is guilty for the multi-million dollar estate.

After Dan Markel's murder by two hitmen, his former mother-in-law, Donna Adelson, is now accused of orchestrating the plot; with her son and his girlfriend already convicted, prosecutors allege Donna was the mastermind.

Thirty years since the Trial of the Century, why did O.J. Simpson win; hear from the detectives, attorneys and families as they share their stories and why they believe the football star turned Hollywood actor walked away a free man.

A shooter who has a history of bizarre behavior kills six and wounds 13, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), at a shopping center.

A beautiful high school girl goes missing in the middle of the night, without a trace; after months without leads, police uncover a shocking story of obsession, revenge and a teen love triangle.

Houston is rocked by a grisly crime scene: a man whose head is nearly hammered off his body and a seminude woman riddled with pickaxe wounds; the police uncover an unlikely suspect.

Young female students disappear with alarming frequency from the college town of Santa Cruz, Calif.; when mutilated body parts show up, the police begin receiving calls from the murderer.

A meek night-shift nurse finds godlike power by having life-or-death control over hospital patients, serially killing as many as 40.

A strangler has killed several elderly women in Mexico City; there is no connection between the victims and no discernible motive; after the police investigation comes to nothing, the killer is suddenly caught red-handed.

A murderous spouse disposes of a dead body at sea after being confronted about an illicit affair; the body is never recovered.

A murder mystery play becomes a reality for a married couple on a Valentine's Day date at an oceanfront resort.

Former prosecutor Julie Grant is joined by a team of top trial attorneys and forensic experts to cover the high-stakes trials that are on the docket, and the crime cases dominating the headlines.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.

Gavel-to-gavel coverage and legal analysis of the nation's most compelling trials.