About this season
High-profile homicide cases are told through the first-person accounts of detectives and FBI agents detailing their incredible investigation techniques as well as forensic analysts who trace the evidence to help solve these compelling murder cases.
Episodes (13)
1. Written in Blood
Aired 20 July 2009 • 45 min
On the case of the murder of a young woman, police discover a clue on the wall near her lifeless body. Investigators identify the word "Roc" and they must determine whether or not she wrote it herself or if someone else was responsible.
2. Gone But Not Forgotten
Aired 27 July 2009 • 45 min
29-year-old Summer Baldwin is found dead inside of a suitcase. Surveillance shows a man buying the exact same suitcase Summer would later be found dead in. As detectives build their case, they discover Summer might not be his only victim.
3. Impediment to Riches
Aired 3 August 2009 • 45 min
A millionaire, his wife, and their daughter are all found shot to death in their California home. With a long list of potential suspects, investigators spend three years analyzing every piece of the puzzle and make an arrest that shocks everyone.
4. Truth in Shadows
Aired 10 August 2009 • 45 min
The body of Jennifer Myers is found in her art and frame shop. Investigators determine the 44-year-old mother of two died of multiple gun shot wounds. With little evidence, detectives soon uncover an alarming link between Jennifer and her killer.
5. A Test of Time
Aired 17 August 2009 • 45 min
Dana Satterfield is found strangled to death in the back room of her beauty salon. A solid alibi clears Dana's husband of any suspicion. But, as other leads are exhausted, the case turns cold -- until an individual comes forward with a dark secret.
6. The Green Dragon
Aired 24 August 2009 • 45 min
A four-year-old boy runs to his church and tell volunteers his grandparents are "melting." Police find the boy's great-grandparents dead from shotgun blasts. Detectives spend several days reviewing suspects until a tip breaks the case wide open.
7. Sin
Aired 31 August 2009 • 45 min
One morning, a church employee arrives to work and trips on a woman's body. The pastor of the church suspects it could have been a random killing. Further questioning leads detectives to suspect another member of the church.
8. Betrayal
Aired 7 September 2009 • 45 min
The murder of family man Ronald Whitehead is disguised as a carjacking. A long trail of clues leads detectives back to Ronald's doorstep with a member of his family suspected of masterminding the killing.
9. No Way Out
Aired 19 October 2009 • 45 min
Caught on surveillance video, Rhonda Ward-Goodwin is seen forced into her car by an unknown man and driven away. With little evidence, detectives do not have much to go on, until Rhonda's car is found engulfed in flames a week later.
10. Last Man Standing
Aired 26 October 2009 • 45 min
Paramedics respond to a horrific crime scene - a woman is found tied to a bed with slashes across her body. Next to her on the floor, a man with three gunshot wounds. Detectives spend the next several years unraveling this bizarre mystery.
11. Life and Death
Aired 2 November 2009 • 45 min
Bobbie Jo Stinnett is found strangled to death in her home. Known to be eight months pregnant, paramedics are shocked to find that Bobbie Jo's fetus has been removed through a crude cesarean section. Investigators race to find the newborn.
12. Poisoned by Love
Aired 9 November 2009 • 45 min
After David Castor is found dead from poisoning, his wife and stepdaughter are both suspected of crafting the murder plot. The investigation takes an unexpected twist when one suspect attempts to kill the other.
13. Lost Decades
Aired 16 November 2009 • 45 min
In 1980, Karin Strom is found strangled to death. A seemingly open and shut case turns into a 26-year whodunit. DNA taken from three prime suspects is compared to DNA recovered from the victim. The results are startling.