About this season
A deep dive into some of the most chilling murder cases in New York City's recent history. New York City is a shining beacon of opportunity for people across the world and a true melting pot. It's a city with a gritty core, where tensions run high. A series of details to the brazen crimes that could only happen in New York and the intense work by law enforcement and civilians who race to take murderers off the streets.
Episodes (20)
1. The Almost Perfect Crime
Aired 10 June 2023 • 44 min
Millionaire banker and mother-of-two Shele Covlin had it all, until she fatally slipped and fell in her Upper West Side bathtub. But days after her burial, information emerges, and the NYPD realizes this may be no accident.
2. The Fifth Avenue Penthouse Slaying
Aired 17 June 2023 • 44 min
Realtor to the stars Linda Stein is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment, but her larger-than-life personality meant Linda made enemies as well as admirers; with evidence from the crime scene, only painstaking sleuthing can identify her killer.
3. The Brooklyn Murder Rampage
Aired 24 June 2023 • 44 min
When a retired cop is found shot to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, detectives soon discover that his death is linked to two other shootings in the previous thirteen hours. With the victims seemingly chosen at random, police worry that any New Yorker could become the next target. The pressure is on to track down the suspects before they strike again.
4. An International Investigation
Aired 1 July 2023 • 44 min
When a sibling dispute over money turns into a double murder, all of Brooklyn is on alert for the missing killer. But days turn into months and then years, as the NYPD manhunt turns into a national and international chase for the fugitive.
5. Howard Beach Murder
Aired 8 July 2023 • 44 min
When the body of a young woman is found hidden in tall reeds in a quiet park blocks from her home, fear grips her Queens neighborhood. After months of ceaseless investigation, a clue from the past leads NYPD detectives to an unexpected killer.
6. The Midtown Millennium Murder
Aired 15 July 2023 • 44 min
Days before the New Millennium, a jailed informant calls the NYPD with a cryptic tip about a murder, sending detectives on a hunt through dozens of New York's high-rise buildings, in search of a crime scene - and a body.
7. Shattered Dreams
Aired 22 July 2023 • 44 min
Two young women come to New York with big city dreams. But a chance encounter triggers a sequence of events that shatters those dreams forever as detectives must piece together a series of puzzling clues to bring the killers to justice.
8. Restaurant Row Murder
Aired 29 July 2023 • 44 min
Roger Brooks, popular maitre 'd at one of the oldest restaurants in New York, is found slain in his apartment on the city's famous "Restaurant Row". Detectives discover a hidden side to the victim, and the chilling possibility of other victims.
9. Dr. Fraud
Aired 5 August 2023 • 44 min
When young banker Maria Cruz disappears, police piece together her final moments, leading them to a professional who's not as he presents himself.
10. Shine a Light on Hate
Aired 12 August 2023 • 44 min
After the brutal murder of a beloved Queens gay man, a community bands together while a detective goes undercover to catch the killers.
11. Spanish Harlem Slaying
Aired 19 August 2023 • 44 min
Everyone in East Harlem knew Jason Adams, and are shocked when his body is found stabbed; detectives are stumped until a tip from an unexpected source points them toward the killer.
12. Carnegie Deli Murders
Aired 26 August 2023 • 44 min
Talented performer Jennifer Stahl and four friends are discovered shot execution-style above New York's iconic Carnegie Deli in the theater district. When the news breaks, the entire city fears there's a cold-blooded killer on the loose.
13. NY Nightlife Killer
Aired 2 September 2023 • 44 min
A mass shooting in Chelsea leaves one dead and three injured. The detective discovers this is the latest in an series of murders spanning multiple precincts. Investigators find themselves plunged into the underground world of New York’s bouncers.
14. Fatal Forensic
Aired 9 September 2023 • 44 min
NYPD detectives race to unravel the strange murder of one of their own before a devious killer slips out of the country.
15. Greenwich Village Mystery
Aired 16 September 2023 • 44 min
An indie film star is found dead in Greenwich Village, victim of an apparent suicide. As detectives discover one eerie clue after another, they realize things aren’t what they seem.
16. Real Estate Real Fatal
Aired 23 September 2023 • 44 min
When police discover two murdered lovers in East Harlem, a stolen phone leads them on a journey into the heart of New York's criminal underground and beyond.
17. From Moscow to Murder
Aired 30 September 2023 • 44 min
When a prominent Russian businessman goes missing from a ritzy neighbourhood in Staten Island, investigators believe the Russian mob is to blame. The case takes a series of hairpin turns to reveal the most unlikely of suspects.
18. The Final Lesson
Aired 7 October 2023 • 44 min
NYPD detectives are on the hunt for the killer who tortured and executed a beloved New York City public school teacher. They discover the victim is the son of a powerful businessman.
19. The Bronx-Yonkers Strangler
Aired 21 October 2023 • 44 min
Two young women are sexually assaulted and strangled five years apart but connected by the same unknown DNA; after both cases turn cold, the New York Police Department and New York State Police combine forces 17 years later to find the killer.
20. Brighton Beach Disappearance
Aired 28 October 2023 • 44 min
When a Ukrainian immigrant goes missing in Brighton Beach, a team of law enforcement's best agents from the New York Police Department, U.S. Attorney's office and FBI team up to find out what happened.