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 (16)
1. Devil in a Cowboy Hat
Aired 8 August 2021 • 43 min
A young woman is found bound and strangled to death on the side of a road. As police retrace her final steps, they discover she was last seen being followed by a suspicious man in a cowboy hat.
2. Trail of a Monster
Aired 15 August 2021 • 43 min
The murder of a respected health care aide sends a chill through her community. When the investigation reveals several shockingly similar crimes, police realize they've uncovered the trail of a monster.
3. Circled by Vultures
Aired 22 August 2021 • 43 min
A tourist takes a photo of vultures in Joshua Tree National Park and inadvertently discovers a gruesome homicide.
4. Terrifying Connections
Aired 29 August 2021 • 43 min
When a 15-year-old boy vanished under mysterious circumstances police feared the worst. It appeared the case had terrifying connections to a serial killer who had left a trail of bloodshed across the region.
5. What Happened to Sarah?
Aired 5 September 2021 • 43 min
A 14-year-old girl's mysterious runaway note raises difficult questions for police. Had she really left home on her own or had someone close to her pieced together writing from her journals to cover-up an unthinkable crime.
6. Terror in Terre Haute
Aired 12 September 2021 • 43 min
When a young college student is abducted from her campus parking lot it marks the beginning of a terrifying crime wave on a quiet college campus. Can police catch a serial predator before he strikes again?
7. Justice for Angie
Aired 19 September 2021 • 43 min
After a young girl disappears from her bus stop, a nine-day search reveals that her terrifying abduction has ended in a heartbreaking homicide. As police mount a tireless search to find her killer, the community rallies together to get justice for Angie.
8. The Smallest of Clues
Aired 26 September 2021 • 43 min
A burned out car and a blood-stained bedroom reveal the chilling murder of a community pillar. Will it be the smallest of clues that lead police to her heartless killer?
9. No Escape
Aired 3 October 2021 • 43 min
A young woman’s disappearance marks the beginning of a heartbreaking murder mystery. Will a clue discovered by a child be the key to catching his mother’s killer?
10. Web of Torment
Aired 10 October 2021 • 43 min
The abduction of a young mother from a crowded hospital parking lot is the beginning of a terrifying mystery that will torment her loved ones for decades.
11. Unthinkable Harm
Aired 17 October 2021 • 43 min
When a teenager is found savagely stabbed to death in her home, police hope a trail of blood found at the crime scene will lead them to her killer.
12. Gone in a Blink
Aired 24 October 2021 • 43 min
A teenager waiting for her friends to give her a ride home from work suddenly disappears. When her friends arrive, they find terrifying evidence of her abduction.
13. Alarm and Betrayal
Aired 31 October 2021 • 43 min
Police must unravel a puzzling mystery when a beloved father and real estate executive is ambushed in his office.
14. A Cracked Alibi
Aired 7 November 2021 • 43 min
If investigators can’t find the crack in their suspect’s seemingly air-tight alibi, a cold-blooded killer will elude justice.
15. A Secret Meeting
Aired 21 November 2021 • 43 min
After a teenager mysteriously disappears, police must determine if a secret meeting with a young man led to her murder.
16. Precious Jane Doe
Aired 5 December 2021 • 43 min
After a young woman is viciously murdered, police launch a two-part investigation; one to find her killer and a second to identify his victim, “Precious” Jane Doe.