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. A Mother Knows
Aired 20 February 2022 • 43 min
A young female soldier is found slain after a night out in Colorado Springs, CO. The investigation into her torture, molestation and murder eventually goes cold. It takes decades and advances in DNA processing to finally land her killer and bring him to justice.
2. Hauntingly Familiar
Aired 27 February 2022 • 43 min
Hauntingly Familiar: Investigators must overturn a shocking decision before they can solve the hauntingly familiar murder of a teenager.
3. Capable of Murder
Aired 6 March 2022 • 43 min
Police investigate the gruesome murder of a mother and child, only to realize all the evidence indicates the killer was someone the victims knew and trusted.
4. Dark Clouds Lead to a Storm
Aired 13 March 2022
A beautiful young woman turns up savagely murdered in a bar parking lot; as investigators retrace her last known steps, several suspects with possible motives come on their radar.
5. FLRT 12
Aired 20 March 2022
Police wonder if a young woman's personalized license plate, FLRT 12, makes her the target for murder or if a far more sinister plot is behind the crime.
6. Blood Reveals the Sword
Aired 27 March 2022
Police find a giant sword bent in half, alongside a victim who has been savagely murdered. Investigators must sort through the details of his complicated life in order bring his killer to justice.
7. Hammer and Dust
Aired 3 April 2022
After a loving mother is murdered inside her own home, police focus on their two best clues -- a blood-stained hammer and a dusty footprint.
8. Dance to Doom
Aired 17 April 2022
Veteran journalist Paula Zahn steps out of the studio and into the field to unravel criminal investigations, tracking the drama of each story by featuring the opinions of those closest to the case.
9. Don't Open the Door
Aired 24 April 2022
An unidentified woman is found callously murdered in an off-campus apartment; police have no leads on the case until her terrified neighbour shares a chilling story.
10. Eyes in the Darkness
Aired 1 May 2022
The baffling murder of a young woman leads police to two potential suspects: her new boyfriend and an obsessed stalker.
11. Shadowy Figures
Aired 8 May 2022
The search for the man who murdered a single mother might lead police to the perpetrator of a second brutal crime with chilling similarities.
12. Where is Miya?
Aired 15 May 2022
A college student disappears, and her family launches a desperate investigation to find her; what they discover changes their lives forever.
13. The Smallest Clue
Aired 29 May 2022
A murdered teenager's body mysteriously turns up in the rural Iowa countryside. Will the smallest clue be the key to bringing her killer to justice?
14. A Spiderweb of Tragedy
Aired 5 June 2022
As police try to solve a disturbing homicide, each step of the investigation reveals another layer in a spiderweb of tragedy.
15. A Needle in the Mud
Aired 12 June 2022
A young mother vanishes, leaving behind nothing but puzzling clues and disturbing questions; a needle in the mud may reveal the truth behind her disappearance.
16. Lost Life, Evidence Found
Aired 26 June 2022
Paula Zahn talks to investigators, witnesses, victims' families and incarcerated criminals.