About this season
Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.
Episodes (17)
1. A Harvest of Grief
Aired 30 August 2015 • 43 min
A trail of blood and broken cornstalks leads police to the body of a beautiful young girl.
2. Eyes of a Killer
Aired 6 September 2015 • 43 min
A 19-year-old clerk is abducted from a Del Ray Beach convenience store while eyewitnesses watch in horror.
3. Shortcut to Murder
Aired 13 September 2015 • 43 min
A 14-year-old girl's shortcut home from school puts her on the path of a savage killer.
4. A Wave Goodbye
Aired 20 September 2015 • 43 min
A 14-year-old girl is found stabbed to death in an empty campground more than 50 miles away from where she was last seen.
5. Hidden by Lies
Aired 27 September 2015 • 43 min
A college student is found stabbed to death in her off campus apartment. Will it take a second tragic murder to solve her case?
6. A Killer in Town
Aired 4 October 2015 • 43 min
Police must track down a vicious killer on his deadly cross-country killing spree.
7. Desperate Cry
Aired 11 October 2015 • 43 min
A mother's desperate cry for help leads to a terrifying discovery.
8. A Killer in the Sun
Aired 25 October 2015 • 43 min
When Kenny Baker returns home, the backdoor is ajar and his wife, Kathy, and two-year-old son, Ryan, are nowhere to be found, having disappeared out of their backyard in broad daylight.
9. Shattered Hope
Aired 1 November 2015 • 43 min
19-year-old Shelley Sikes vanishes one night after her shift, and then her abandoned, blood-streaked car is discovered on a dark roadway.
10. A Hole in Their Hearts
Aired 8 November 2015 • 43 min
A mother of three disappears from her office in broad daylight, and the case remains open for eight years until two farmers unearth a clue.
11. Golden Promises Broken
Aired 15 November 2015 • 43 min
High school sweethearts disappear during a picnic and investigators spend years chasing false leads.
12. Darkness After Dawn
Aired 22 November 2015 • 43 min
After a newlywed is found murdered in her bedroom, a search is launched for the killer that will last for three decades.
13. Same Crime Next Year
Aired 29 November 2015 • 43 min
A teenager is found murdered on the weekend of the Daytona 500 motor race in Daytona Beach, Florida. Then, one year later, police are called to the scene of a nearly identical crime.
14. River of Sadness
Aired 13 December 2015 • 43 min
A heartbreaking mystery begins with the discovery of a young woman's body floating in Washington state's Yakima River.
15. Crossed by Evil
Aired 20 December 2015 • 43 min
Police race to find a young woman who disappeared on her way to work, but the clues they discover reveal a trail of unspeakable evil.
16. Deadly Silence
Aired 27 December 2015 • 43 min
An 18-year-old woman never returns home after a night out with friends, and the police come up against a wall of silence that keeps them from uncovering the truth.
17. The Pastor's Wife
Aired 3 January 2016 • 43 min
Two small boys witness the brutal murder of their mother, and their story may bring her cold-blooded killer to justice 30 years later.