About this season
Most killers know their victims but recently there has been an alarming rise in 'stranger murders'. This is the shocking stories of people who were killed by someone they had never met.
Episodes (10)
1. Where Mercy Died: Sean McKay
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
23 year old Sean McKay is randomly stabbed to death in Dalry, Scotland, in 2021 by violent criminal Gary McVey. After killing him, McVey bragged to a friend about the act with no remorse.
2. A Mother's Absence: Michelle Gunshon
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
In December 2004, security guard Michelle Gunshon vanishes after her shift in Birmingham. Years later, DNA ties violent offender Martin Stafford to her murder, though her body is still missing.
3. In Plain Sight: Breck Bednar
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
14-year-old Breck Bednar is murdered in 2014 by online predator Lewis Daynes, who groomed him via a gaming group. Breck's family believed the friendship had ended, until it was too late.
4. Taken: Carlie Brucia
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
In 2004, 11-year-old Carlie Brucia is kidnapped while walking home in Sarasota, Florida. Her body is found days later. The killer is Joseph Smith was a released convict on probation.
5. Uninvited: The Petit Family
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
After being followed from a store, the Petit family are targeted in a brutal home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. Three family members are murdered, and only the father survives the horrifying ordeal.
6. Without a Trace: Kelsey Smith
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
In Overland Park, Kansas, 18-year-old Kelsey Smith vanishes after a routine shopping trip. Her body is later found, revealing a horrific case of stranger violence by Edwin Hall.
7. Unforgotten: Mandy Stavik
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
18-year-old Mandy Stavik vanishes while jogging in 1989. Her body is found in the Nooksack River near Acme, Washington. In 2013, DNA leads to Timothy Bass, a local with a dark secret.
8. Targeted: Beverly Carter
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
In 2014, real estate agent Beverly Carter vanishes after a showing in Little Rock, Arkansas. Her body is found days later. Police track and arrest Arron Lewis, a career criminal with violent motives.
9. Love & Hate: Philip Walsted
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
24-year-old Philip Walsted is brutally murdered in 2002 by neo-Nazi David Higdon in Tucson, Arizona. Attacked with a bat over 50 times, his killing is revealed to be a hate crime.
10. A Father's Love: Jorge Rodriguez
Aired 18 August 2025 • 45 min
On Independence Day 2017, 51-year-old Jorge Rodriguez is shot in his car while shopping in Pasco, Washington. He dies from his injuries. Pedro Cardenas is arrested two days later for the killing