Seasons & Episodes
Motorway Killer
In March 2003, a lorry driver was found dead behind the wheel in Camberley, England. Police gambled on the revolutionary
Unrighteous Act
In 1976, a woman was left for dead in her home in southern California. Despite a major manhunt, the violent killer avoid
Deadly Desire
On Valentines' Day 2007, police in Southern California were called to a particularly violent murder scene. Advances in f
Scottsdale Spree Shooting
In 2018, two paralegals were shot dead whilst at work in Scottsdale, Arizona. Four more victims were linked to the killi
Blood Bath
In 1984, a young woman's body was discovered in a lane close to her home in Bath, England. How did police eventually tra
Road Trip to Hell
After being reported missing, a young couple's bodies were discovered more than 60 miles apart. Dedicated investigators
March Massacre
In 1979, two young boys came home from school to find their mother's dead body in the living room. Investigators set out
Murder in the Snow
After a young woman was found beaten to death in Wisconsin in 1984, the killer evaded detection for decades. However, a
Ice Cold Murder
The murder of a respected teacher brutally attacked in her Pennsylvania home. Her death shocked the community, though it
Llandarcy Serial Killer
In 1973, two schoolgirls were found murdered in the Welsh village of Llandarcy. The killer's identity would remain a mys
Sheeps Flat Murder Mystery
In 1982, a woman is found shot to death near Lake Tahoe. 37 years later, ground-breaking technology would help identify
Carnage in Cardiff
In 1988, police discover the mutilated body of Lynette White. 25 years later, a ground-breaking DNA technique would fina
The Rockville Horror
In 1994, 42-year-old Le Bich-Thuy is found dead next to her home. Decades later, DNA and genealogy technology allow dete
A Life Stolen
69-year-old Evelynne Derricott is found brutally murdered in 2011. After the case goes cold, new DNA technology eventual
Walking Nightmare
In 1986, in Kent, a teenage girl is on her way to the shops when she is attacked and sexually assaulted. Decades later,
Town Path Predator
In 2001, a young couple were brutally assaulted in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Over a decade later, new DNA technology helped
The Murder of Tangie Sims
In Colorado, in 1996, a young woman's body was found in an alley. After the case goes cold, advancements in genetic tech
The Williamsburg Rapist
In 2001, a student is attacked in Williamsburg, Virginia and months later the attacker strikes again. Finally, new DNA t
The Murder of Helene Pruszynski
In 1980, a young woman disappears and her body is discovered shortly after. Almost 40 years later, new DNA technology re
The Clearfield Rapist
A series of brutal and terrifying sexual assaults occur across northern Utah and Wyoming. 17 years later, new DNA techno
Body in the Stairwell
In 1999, hospital worker Jennifer Watkins was sexually assaulted and murdered. Two decades later, revolutionary DNA test
Sacrilege in Sacramento
In 1992, a woman is sexually assaulted in Sacramento, California by a man wearing a ski mask. This sexual predator conti
The Montana Murders
When two teens are found dead in Montana, detectives suspect an infamous gangster might be responsible. But it will take
Sinful Act In St George
A small community in Utah is shocked when an elderly woman is brutally attacked in her own home. Detectives use innovati
Left for Dead in Logan County
After decades of searching, Ohio detectives use ground-breaking technology to hunt down the man who abducted and sexuall
The Alameda Attacker
In 1997, two women are sexually assaulted in separate attacks. Forensic evidence suggests the crimes are linked, but it
The Murder of Siobhain
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The Montana Creek Murders
On 24th December 1984, a body is discovered in a shallow grave. When another dead body is discovered police fear a seria
Mother Mojave
When a woman takes a genealogy test to learn what happened to her estranged mother, she is shocked to learn that her DNA
The Mystery Murder of Mary London
In 1981, a female high school student is found dead on the side of a road. Police work tirelessly on the case until new
The Knifepoint Rapist
In 1995, a masked man commits a series of sexual assaults at knifepoint. It takes more than 20 years for this serial rap
Gunpoint Horror
In Alexandria, Virginia in 2016 a young female lifeguard is raped while working at a local pool. Police learn of a simil
The Hunt for Precious Jane Doe
In 1977, the body of a young woman is discovered by blackberry pickers in Everett, Washington. The body is covered in fl
The Rapid City Rapist
In 1968, 60-year-old Gwen Miller is brutally raped and murdered inside her own home. A devastating flood then halts the
A Family Torn Apart
In 1998, a woman and her daughter are found brutally murdered, both shot in the head several times. The case goes cold f
Justice for Leslie
In 1976, a young woman is found dead at a military base in Orange County, California. Using forensic genealogy, experts
Cuyahoga Falls Mystery
In December 1987, the nude body of a 17-year-old girl was dumped on the side of a rural road in Ohio. She had been raped
Chilling Notes From a Killer
In 1988, Janet Tinsley reports her 8-year-old daughter April missing after she fails to return home. Three days later, a
Remembering Stevie
In 1963, the body of a toddler is discovered in the Keene Creek reservoir in Ashland County, Oregon, wrapped in a bundle
Date Night Murder in Michigan
Niles, Michigan 1987, Terry Wood comes home to find his wife Roxanne lying dead in a pool of blood.
The Greeley Rapist
2001, Greeley, Colorado, a 7-year-old girl is walking to school with her 8-year-old brother when an unknown assailant sn
Carla's Last Valentines
Fort Worth Texas 1974. 17-year old Carla Walker is kissing her boyfriend Rodney in his car when suddenly the door is rip
Last Seen At Dairy Queen
High school student Kim Bryant is last seen outside a Dairy Queen restaurant. Three weeks later, her body is discovered
The Coat Hanger Killer
On the morning of September 4th, 1981, mom of two, Linda Slaten was found murdered in her bedroom in her Lakeland Florid
The Mystery of the Headphones
December 30th 1983. 22-year-old Diana Hanson fails to return home from jogging in Las Vegas.
Christmas Tree Lady
In 1996, the body of a woman in her 60s is found in a cemetery in Annandale, Virginia (US), surrounded by empty alcohol
Little Miss Nobody
The body of a little girl is found in the Arizona desert. Detectives are unable to identify her so the local community l
The Slaying of Sylvia Quayle
Arapahoe County, Colorado, 1983. The body of Sylvia Quayle is discovered by her distraught father in her Cherry Hills ho
Valentine's Day Murder
Florida Keys, 1991. A young woman is last seen alive hitchhiking on Valentine’s Day. The next day her body is discover
The Mystery of the Parks
Tacoma, Washington State, 1986. 12-year-old Michella Welch goes missing in Puget Park.
Murder by the Base
Sanford, Florida, 1984. The bruised and bloodied body of 25-year-old naval recruit Pamela Cahanes is found in an abandon
The Murder of Mary Scott
San Diego 1969. 23-year-old Mary Scott is visited by a friend when she fails to show up for work.
The Schoolbag in the Road
Las Vegas, Nevada, June 1 1989. Stephanie Isaacson sets off on her morning walk to school; she never makes it.
Her Last New Years Eve
Pensacola, Florida, New Year’s Day 1985. The body of Tonya McKinley is found lying on the side of a city street.
Dancing with Death
Colorado Springs, Colorado, St. Patrick’s Day 1987. The naked body of Darlene Krashoc is discovered by two patrol offi
The McLeary Rapist
A 17-year old girl arrives home in McCleary Washington and honks her car-horn. Her dad finds her distraught with duct ta
Delta Dawn Doe
December 5 1982. Deputies from Jackson County Sheriff’s Department discover the body of a female toddler along the Esc
The Mint Box Murder
March 6 1959. 9-year-old Candy Rogers leaves home to sell girl scout mints in Spokane Washington, she never returns.
The Telephone Cord Killer
October 9 1980, Santee, San Diego. The neighbours of 20 year old college student Michelle Wyatt hear screams coming from
The Norcal Rapist
A fugitive has at least 9 victims known to police over the course of 15 years. They had his DNA even, but still no suspe
Horror by the Roadside
In the summer of 1976, the body of 16-year-old Carol Sue Klaber is found in a roadside ditch in Kentucky. Fast forward t
Murder on Elm Street
In July 1987, Donna Hyatt's daughter finds her mother brutally murdered at home in Carlsbad, New Mexico. Donna Sue Hyatt
The Mammoth Lakes Murder
In 2003, the skeletal remains of a young woman are found.
The Court Reporter Murder
When the body of a young woman is discovered in 1970, her family never loses hope that one day her killer will be identi
Murder by I-59
Dade County police in Georgia work to uncover the identity of a Jane Doe and locate the perpetrator responsible for her
The Huntington Beach Body
In 1968, the remains of an unidentified woman are discovered; detectives work for nearly half a century to identify the
The Murder of Little Marise
In 1964, the body of a young girl is discovered in Hazleton, Pa. The community lives in fear that a child predator is hi
The South Lake Tahoe Strangler
Two unsolved murders from the late 1970s near Tahoe, Calif., stump investigators for decades.
Stabbing in Sacramento
40 years after the sexual assault and murder of 20-year-old Robin Brooks in Sacramento, California, determined cold case
The Phoenix Canal Killer
Cutting-edge DNA science finally names the Phoenix Canal Killer who terrorized the city in the early 90s.
Mommy Has Been Murdered
Investigative genetic genealogy is used to resolve the 1988 murder of a mother killed in front of her toddler
The Three Rivers Killer
Investigative genetic genealogy reveals the killer of a young mother murdered in her own home 34 years prior.
Double Homicide in the OC
A young woman is found beaten, raped and strangled in Garden Grove, California in 1987. Two years pass until a woman in
The Mississippi Rapist
In 1990 Mississippi, a woman is kidnapped at knife-point. Police are unable to identify the perpetrator. It'll take forw
Justice Delayed
DNA science unveils a predator who sexually assaulted a 20-year-old before shooting her in Washington in 1972.
Murder in Apartment 101
In Willoughby, Ohio, Mark Madger comes home to find his wife Nadine lying in a pool of her own blood, stabbed to death.
Carrie's Courage
A woman who was sexually assaulted at gunpoint in the 1980s contacts a genetic genealogist to solve her case.
The Sadistic Killer
Investigative genetic genealogy unmasks the sexual deviant who raped and killed Christina Castiglione in 1983
Murder in Marietta
The 1972 rape and murder of 9-year-old Debbie Lynn Randall is solved thanks to new science 50 years later.
The Body in the Blanket
In 1996, two workers report that they found a body rolled up in a blanket on the side of the road near Grand Rapids, Mic
Evil Angel
In 2015, a woman is viciously assaulted while running in an Albuquerque, New Mexico park. Investigators unable the find
The Book Store Murder
In 2010, a great-grandma Sherry Black is found murdered in her own bookstore in South Salt Lake, Utah. It took 11 years
The McClintock Park Murders
Wisconsin 1976. 25-year-old David Schuldes and 24-year-old Ellen Matheys are murdered in a park. The case goes cold unti
Strangled in the Sand
The 1994 murder of Clare Holman in Borrego Springs, California went unsolved for decades. Determined investigators got t
Terror in Garden Grove
In 1976, 19-year-old Janet Stallcup goes missing in Garden Grove, California while on her way to a party. Eight days lat
The Runaway Murder
In 1978, the body of 16-year-old Krisann Baxter is found in Washington. Investigators try to find Krisann's killer, but
Justice for Krista
In 1989, 20-year-old Krista Martin’s life is tragically cut short when an intruder interrupts her dinner, leading to a
The Imposter Rapist
In Chandler, Arizona in 1991, an intruder viciously sexually assaults a woman in her own home. The case goes unsolved fo
The Schoolteacher Murder
In 1995 in Beaumont, Texas, the parents of Catherine Edwards find her body in her bathroom. The killer evades justice, t
Cathy Sposito
Will a new forensic science tool find the killer of Cathy Sposito, murdered on an Arizona hiking trail in 1987?
Terror in Texas
Susan Eads is found murdered in Texas in 1983. Decades later, can modern forensics finally find the perpetrator?
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Murder in the Median
In 2024, Pamela Wittman, a 25-year-old from Indiana, was identified, solving the 1980 Daytona Beach cold case linked to
Jane Doe by the Road
Found shot near Highway 67 in 1986, Maria Pilar Del Gadillo Carrillo remained unidentified until 2024, when authorities
Murder on Highway 243
Esther Gonzalez was killed in 1979 while walking in Riverside. Randy Williamson, cleared by polygraph, lived freely unti
A Forensic Gamechanger
In 1991, 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough was murdered outside her school. Eyewitnesses saw a man - but it took nearly 30 ye
The Suspect List
DNA and genealogy reveal serial killer Jerry McFadden murdered Anna Hlavka in a 1979 Portland case.
Murder Between Two Floors
Found murdered in a Seattle garage in July 1967, Susan Galvin remained without justice until 2018, when DNA and genetic
Uncovered Truths
In October 2003, the San Diego County community was shaken by a tragic discovery: the dismembered legs of a woman were f
The Last Valentine
In 1985, Terri McAdams is murdered in her fiance's apartment; in 2023, DNA and genealogy identify the killer.
A Confession in Cold Blood
In 1974, 25-year-old Mary K. Schlais is murdered while hitchhiking from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin.
Stolen Youth, Stolen Lives
In 1976, 16-year-old Pamela Maurer's body is found along College Road in Lisle, Illinois.
Adopted by Death
A 65-year-old mystery is solved when DNA testing identifies the remains of 7-year-old Chester Alfred Breiney.
The Angel of Seaside
DNA and genealogy identify soldier Robert Lanoue as the murderer of 5-year-old Anne Pham.
The Hair That Called His Bluff
DNA and genealogy solve the murder of schoolgirl Rashell Ward after over 40 years.
Bloodshed
Mark Dribin vanishes in 1999. After over 20 years, DNA technology finally unmasks his killer and dark secrets.
No Safe Haven
In 2013, a newborn baby know as "Baby Precious" is found dead; DNA technology tracks down the child's parents.
The Stanford Murders
DNA technology helps solve the murders of two 21-year-old women in North Carolina in the 1970s.
The Phone Call Rapist
DNA and genealogy reveal the identity of a man responsible for home invasions from 1982 to 1997.
Murder in Montana
Danielle Houchins is found murdered. DNA technology finally unmasks the killer in the 2010s.
A Good Deed Punished
Teresa Solecki is murdered in 1984 in California. After more than 30 years, DNA technology reveals the killer.
A Stranger in Her Home
Genetic genealogy links a serial offender to the 1990 murder of Genevieve Zitricki.