ND001 “Can’t Escape Justice”
More than 20 years after an unsolved murder was committed, detectives were able to use modern fingerprint identification technology to generate a lead on a possible suspect. When investigators interviewed the suspect’s ex-wife they were able to establish a motive, arrest and convict the suspect.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND002 “Sleepwalking Defense”
A woman was found stabbed to death in her swimming pool. A neighbor witnessed the husband kill his wife, but he claimed to have been sleepwalking throughout the attack. The prosecution had to prove that the husband’s conduct was too complex to have been executed while sleepwalking.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND004 “Long Kept Secret”
A four-year-old girl witnessed her father murder her mother. Twenty-four years later, the courageous daughter came forward to reveal her memories to police. She remembered her father fighting with and then burying her mother. After police excavated the body from the backyard, the prosecution’s crucial witness faced the abusive father who terrified her and killed her mother.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND005 “Biting Postal Worker”
A 30-year-old woman was found dead in the bar where she worked. The police investigation focused on the unusual bite mark on the victim’s neck. They eventually discovered that it belonged to a local postal worker who was dating the victim at the time of her death. Would this compelling evidence be enough to convict?
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND006 “Pillow Pyro”
A series of fires along the California coast set by a cunning arsonist led investigators to one of their own. Evidence against the fire captain was largely circumstantial until authorities learned of a manuscript the suspect was writing that chronicled his crimes of arson. His fellow officers felt saddened and betrayed by his actions but wanted prosecutors to obtain a conviction.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND007 “Natural Born Killer”
A San Diego man discovers his wife and young son murdered. Detectives track down a suspect and have him in custody when a strikingly similar crime occurs. The police quickly realize they have the wrong man. Detectives are left to piece together the evidence from the newest crime in an effort to find the murderer and get a conviction.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND008 “Mall Murders”
A string of robberies, kidnappings and murders outside a suburban Los Angeles shopping mall pointed to a ring of cold-blooded killers. A police investigation led to a gang of four who were finally apprehended in a swat team raid. The suspects’ surprising belligerence in the courtroom created havoc.
(Location: Southern California)

ND009 “Cop Killer”
Two police officers were gunned down during a routine traffic stop. Immediately, witnesses came forward to offer information. One of these witnesses was hypnotized to help create a composite of the suspect. Simultaneously, a convict was claiming to know the identity of the shooter as well. When the police were unable to find the suspect and the media released his identity, he surrendered to a local TV reporter.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND010 “Closet Killer”
The murder of a San Diego woman, found strangled in her closet, led to a nationwide search for a serial killer suspected of sexually assaulting and murdering 5 California women in 4 days.
(Location: California)

ND011 “Night Stalker”
For over 6 months, the infamous serial killer and sexual predator known as the “Night Stalker” terrorized LA County. With no pattern or MO to the killings, investigators were left with only a shoe print that connected their suspect to the 20-plus attacks.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND012 “Armored Car Murders”
Gang members went on a year-long robbery spree that left 8 people dead. Their leader led a double-life: family man and tow truck driver to his wife… but a vicious predator to his fellow gang members and police. Collecting evidence that would directly tie him to the robberies and murders would prove difficult.
(Location: Carson, CA)

ND013 “Cotton Club Mystery”
A Los Angeles film producer is missing for three weeks when his body is found in a remote canyon outside the city in the infamous “Cotton Club” murder case. An investigation determines the victim—last seen having dinner with his producing partner on the movie—may be the target of a murder-for-hire conspiracy. It is the district attorney’s job to prove the mysterious partner is behind the killing.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND014 “Insurance King Crime”
A man’s body was discovered by his adult son. The victim was heavily insured, but all family members had alibis. While police were investigating a possible murder plot, the victim’s wife and her lover both committed suicide. The son and a family friend of the wife’s lover were arrested. But could the prosecution obtain a conviction based on circumstantial evidence?
(Location: Los Angeles/Orange County, CA)

ND015 “Best Friend”
A young, teenage boy covered up the murder of his missing 13-year-old friend. Police investigated and quickly focused on the teenager as their suspect. His story changed each time he was interviewed by detectives and authorities were shocked by his callous, coldblooded demeanor. After an exhaustive investigation, he was eventually charged with 2nd degree murder and tried as an adult.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND019 “Linda Sobek Murder”
Model Linda Sobek disappeared after a photo shoot. Her body was found nine days later and the police investigation led to a respected photographer. He claimed her death was accidental but the victim’s injuries did not support this. The suspect changed his story several times… including while on the witness stand. But key statements taken from the suspect were thrown out of court, so the prosecution had a tough case ahead.
(Location: Los Angeles County)

ND028 “Vacation Nightmare”
A German tourist was robbed and run-over with the getaway car while her young son looked on from their rental vehicle. Detectives had merely the account of the young son, who spoke only German, to aid them until evidence from another robbery provided the break they needed to arrest the suspects. Despite taped confessions, the two suspects insisted on their day in court. The defense contended the confessions were coerced, but the jury found otherwise.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND030 “Make-Up Murder”
An elaborate undercover sting operation, which included recruiting a make-up artist to fake a death, was used to capture the victim’s husband who had solicited his wife’s murder.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND031 “Risky High-Rise Robber”
Over the course of 5 years, a daring thief scaled luxury, high-rise condominiums and walked away with millions in cash and jewelry. Police engaged in a frustrating game of cat and mouse that ended in over 150 burglaries. The intruder was nicknamed “Spiderman.” A stolen credit card gave authorities the break in the case they desperately needed. The suspect had been trained as an Army paratrooper and was eventually arrested for possession of stolen jewelry.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND036 “Deadly Affair”
A man who was about to divorce his wife was found dead in their home. After an exhaustive manhunt through a swamp, the murderer was captured. But as detectives investigated, they discovered a conspiracy that pointed to the victim’s cheating wife.
(Location: New Madrid County, Fulton, MO)

ND037 “West Hills Bandits”
A year-long string of armed bank robberies led authorities to two men who were stockpiling firearms and ammunition in preparation for a “doomsday operation.” The FBI was already investigating the pair. Once in custody, the suspects claimed to be on a mission from God. Prosecutors needed to prove to the jury that this was a case of criminal conduct… not insanity.
(Location: Northridge and Woodland Hills, CA)

ND038 “Mother’s Day Murder”
A 62-year-old woman is murdered in her home. Her adult son’s behavior immediately following the murder made him a suspect. Police collected circumstantial evidence from the crime scene while the victim’s son cashed in on her life insurance policy. It appeared he was going to get away with murder until the police received an unexpected break in the case.
(Location: Centerville, IL)

ND039 “Nazi Arms Dealer”
A routine traffic check ended in the murder of a young, Missouri State Trooper. An arsenal of weapons was found in the suspect’s van. A manhunt immediately ensued and eventually exposed an underground criminal network of Neo-Nazis.
(Location: Branson, MO)

ND040 “Cop’s Son Kills Cop”
A police woman was found in a snow embankment shot multiple times, her patrol car and gun missing. Detectives canvassed the neighborhood and were able to put together a composite of the suspect. Looking through her case files, they found an individual who matched this physical description. As it turned out, the suspect was the son of a decorated police captain whose gun had been stolen a short time before the murder. During the suspect’s interview, he displayed a multiple personality disorder and actually confessed, in detail, to the murder.
(Location: St. Louis, MO)

ND041 “Chaney Case”
A 12-year-old girl was found dead in a field. She was last seen at her best friend’s home and investigators soon suspected the friend’s stepfather. The investigation yielded little physical evidence, but they were able to use microscopic particles from the girl’s clothing known as “trace” evidence to connect the victim to her killer… the stepfather.
(Location: Springfield, MO)

ND045 “All American Girl”
A massive group search was organized when an 18-year-old college student was missing. The investigation led authorities to two men who had befriended the girl. One of the two suspects attempted to lead police on a lengthy yet unproductive search for further clues. Once the victim’s body was finally found, the two suspects were charged with her murder.
(Location: Las Cruces, NM)

ND058 “Neighbor Double Murder”
Evidence in the murder of a man and the disappearance of his wife pointed to their unassuming neighbor. The wife’s body was found days later inside the neighbor’s truck. Prosecutors had amassed a mountain of DNA and forensic evidence including a bloody fingerprint on the truck’s door, but were still puzzled by the lack of a motive.
(Location: Jamaica, VT)

ND059 “Broken Pearls”
A man attacks a 26-year-old woman he meets at a Vermont bar with her girlfriends. The incident occurs after she shares a drink and a car ride with him. The victim gives police an extremely detailed description of the night’s events, but due to the trauma of the incident, she blocks out her attacker’s face, leaving it to her friends to provide clues to his identity. An exhaustive investigation leads to a suspect who is a husband and father of two. Will a jury convict the defendant when his accuser cannot identify him?
(Location: Burlington, VT)

ND060 “Frozen Dinner: The Crucial Clue”
The body of a woman was discovered in the woods. An autopsy revealed that her stomach was full, indicating she had eaten just before her death. The victim’s condition contradicted her husband’s account of events the night she disappeared. In questioning and again on the witness stand, her husband recounted conflicting versions of his story. Would his own testimony prove to be his undoing?
(Location: Burlington and Williston, VT)

ND061 “Porteous’ Print”
The victim of a rape had the presence of mind to leave on the tape that her attacker used to bind her hands. Investigators were able to recover a fingerprint from it and arrest a suspect. Another woman, who had been the victim of an unsolved rape one and a half years earlier, saw an article chronicling the details of the case and believed the same man was her attacker as well. Investigators compared evidence and the suspect was charged and tried for both rapes.
(Location: Sacramento, CA)

ND062 “Janitor Brought to Justice”
Two women were found at their place of employment, assaulted and stabbed to death. It appeared that the killer had tried to clean up the scene with janitorial supplies. Detectives quickly compiled a list of people who were in the building the day of the murders. Background checks of those individuals and further investigation pointed to the janitor as the lead suspect. He not only had prior convictions for assault, but his fingerprint was found on a bloody towel next to one of the victim’s bodies.
(Location: Sacramento, CA)

ND066 “Drugs and Murder in Vermont”
A violent drug trafficking gang moved into Burlington, Vermont from New York City. Authorities arrested an individual after buying drugs from this gang and he agreed to cooperate in the investigation of the dealers. An eight-month investigation involving the confidential informant supplied detectives with large amounts of evidence to arrest the members of the gang on both drug trafficking and firearms charges.
(Location: Burlington, VT)

ND067 “The Hit From Jail”
As he arrived home from duty, a deputy jailer was gunned down in his driveway. A graffiti mark left on his house led police to 4 gang members. Their leader, an incarcerated drug dealer, had ordered the hit from a pay phone inside the jail.
(Location: Memphis, TN)

ND069 “Unusual Voice”
For 18 months, a serial rapist terrorized the residents of a small community in Maryland. A special task force was created and eventually police identified their suspect through surveillance and a “voice line up.”
(Location: Montgomery County, MD; Washington, D.C. DMA)

ND074 “Sex, Drugs & Rock and Roll?”
A popular night club d.j. and his roommate were arrested for drugging and then sexually assaulting over a dozen women. As police collected evidence, they learned that one of the d.j.’s victims was in fact the sister of the d.j.’s roommate. Prosecutors had to prove the crimes took place even though the victims were unconscious during each attack.
(Location: Lawndale, CA)

ND075 “Leisurely Leasure”
The investigation into the theft of a luxury yacht triggered the discovery of a murder-forhire crime ring led by a crooked cop.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND076 “Deadly Love”
When a mother of two disappeared from a department store parking lot, the subsequent media frenzy yielded several helpful leads. Detectives learned that the victim’s husband was openly having an affair and had even made statements about wanting his wife dead. Once the victim’s body was located, both the husband and his mistress were charged with her murder.
(Location: Ventura, CA)

ND077 “Drug Doctors”
A 6-month undercover operation involving a DEA agent who infiltrated the international cocaine syndicate, led to the apprehension of 2 drug-dealing doctors.
(Location: Miami, FL; Bahamas)

ND078 “The Code”
A brutal, triple murder of a family in a small town left investigators with little evidence to solve the case. However, police suspected it was a drug- related crime because the youngest victim was a small-time dealer. Two months after the crime, detectives received a coded message from an informant, which led them to the killers.
(Location: Cape Girardeau, MO)

ND079 “Frat Rats”
A fraternity pledge was found dead in his apartment from what appeared to be football injuries. The autopsy revealed another scenario and detectives began an investigation. After a painstaking interview process, detectives uncovered a ritual of violent hazing. A complicated trial ensued as the DA decided to prosecute all 15 members of the fraternity.
(Location: Cape Girardeau, MO)

ND080 “Sister’s Revenge”
When only one of her two daughters returned from a visit with their aunt, their mother called the police to report a missing 4-year-old. The aunt denied any knowledge of the younger girl’s disappearance, but there was blood found in the trunk of her car. A DNA comparison revealed the blood to be the younger of the two sisters and the aunt was charged and tried for the murder of her niece.
(Location: Memphis, TN)

ND081 “Love Gone Wrong”
Evidence in a burglary-turned-homicide quickly pointed to the husband as the suspect in his wife’s murder. The husband had even shot himself in an effort to cover up the crime. His performance and having only circumstantial evidence would make it difficult to secure a conviction.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND082 “Tractor Trailer Kidnapping”
A female college student stops at a Vermont rest stop in June 1989, only to be kidnapped and sexually assaulted. During the attack, she has the presence of mind to leave clues behind that could lead to her attacker. After a series of twists and turns, a joint state and federal investigation nabs a suspect. An unprecedented criminal case subsequently unfolds that introduces a revolutionary new forensic technology: DNA profiling.
(Location: Westminster, VT)

ND083 “Scoutmaster Kills Wife”
During a hike, a human skull was discovered in the brush. Through clay facial reconstruction the victim was identified as the wife of a local scoutmaster. Throughout questioning, police uncovered numerous inconsistencies in the scoutmaster’s version of events. This, along with physical evidence, convinced detectives that the murder was deliberate.
(Location: St. Charles County, MO)

ND084 “Evil Soul”
A teenage daughter discovered her single mother dead in their home. An intensive forensic investigation of the crime scene provided a great deal of circumstantial evidence. Detectives also learned the victim had left the local tavern with a stranger the night of her death. A manhunt ended in the apprehension of the suspect. In an unusual move, the defendant chose to forego his right to a jury and had his case heard solely by a judge at a bench trial.
(Location: Clinton County, IL)

ND085 “For The Love Of A Baywatch Babe”
Firefighters were called to the scene of a car burning out of control and discovered 3 family members dead. The son who remained alive was later implicated in the death of his family. Could the prosecution prove that he was driven to murder his family members by his lust for his “Baywatch babe” girlfriend?
(Location: Southern California)

ND086 “Murder By Poison”
A woman’s sudden death baffles authorities until her husband’s first wife comes forward claiming he’d tried to poison her two decades earlier. An autopsy confirmed that there was cyanide in the victim’s system. Secret diaries that chronicled not only the victim’s affair with another man, but also her husband’s jealousy and plan to poison her were also found. The District Attorney presented this evidence to the jury attempting to secure a 1st degree murder conviction.
(Location: Los Angeles/Orange County, CA)

ND087 “An Eye For An Eye”
A rookie California Highway Patrolman, married and with a baby on the way, was shot and killed during a routine traffic stop. The suspect immediately fled the scene, but a wallet left in his car and a Houston informant’s tip led police to the killer. Powerful statements by the slain officer’s parents and widow were heard before the judge’s sentence was handed down.
(Location: Fullerton, CA; Houston, TX)

ND088 “Greedy Grandsons”
A visiting pen pal became the prime suspect in the murder of his host - a loving grandmother. But a series of unexpected clues sent detectives looking at the victim’s two grandsons as possible double murderers. Investigators uncovered a vicious plot to secure inheritance money that eventually pitted brother against brother.
(Location: Madison County, IL)

ND089 “Dr. Death”
Police were initially unable to solve the murder of a married couple. But when their adult son was murdered two years later, investigators uncovered a murder for profit plot. The conspiracy involved the son’s wife, her ex-lover, a dentist and his partner. The son’s wife hired celebrated defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, but his expertise was not enough to beat the prosecution’s case against her.
(Location: East St. Louis, IL)

ND090 “Daddy’s Little Girl”
A nefarious father manipulated his 14-year-old daughter into believing that she had to kill her stepmother in order to save him. Not only was she convicted of the murder, but also spent five years in jail until investigators convinced her to tell them the full story. Once she did, her father’s endless trail of lies caught up with him.
(Location: Orange County, California)

ND091 “Mustang Mayhem”
The owner of a gentleman’s club called The Mustang was found in a parking garage shot three times. Miraculously, he survived but refused to cooperate with police. Then, four months into the investigation, he decided to talk and provided detectives with sufficient information that led to the arrest of two organized crime figures responsible for his attempted murder.
(Location: Orange County/ Southern CA)

ND092 “German Tourist Tragedy”
What appeared to be a traffic fatality was actually the latest in a string of homicides targeting foreign tourists. Authorities requested assistance from the community and received a tip through Crimestoppers about a yellow moving van believed to be involved in the crime. The investigation of that van led to the arrest of the three perpetrators of this heinous crime. All three will spend the rest of their lives in prison.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND093 “Three In A Hole: Buried Alive”
A triple homicide was committed over ownership of drug territory. The two main suspects were just out of prison and looking to regain their former turf. The police investigation turned up a gruesome tale of murder that included the killing of the mother of one of the victims. The prosecution’s case was threatened when their key witness disappeared. The defendants’ unseemly courtroom tactics seemed to be working until their heavy-handed antics backfired.
(Location: Memphis, TN)

ND094 “Little Pink Nails”
A young mother was abducted from her car after winning $5,000 at a nearby casino. A month into the investigation, her body was found in a shed in rural Mississippi. Shortly thereafter, a woman came to authorities claiming her husband had confessed the kidnapping and murder to her. Police issued a bulletin for the suspect and he was apprehended while attempting to cross the Texas border. Prosecutors not only had the testimony of the suspect’s wife, but they had overwhelming physical evidence to back it up.
(Location: Memphis, TN)

ND095 “Wrong Man”
A reserve police officer found his girlfriend’s dead body in her apartment. Following questioning and investigation, police arrested the reserve officer. Completion of DNA testing from the autopsy indicated that police had the wrong man… they proceeded to arrest the reserve officer’s cousin who was then tried for the murder. A surprise witness supported the DA’s crime scene evidence.
(Location: Millington, TN)

ND096 “Vegas Dancer Stalked”
An erotic dancer was shot and survived to name her attacker – an Iowa farmer who had been stalking her. With only circumstantial evidence and the profile of an obsessive mind, it would prove an arduous task to convict the stalker.
(Location: Las Vegas, NV)

ND098 “Husband Kills; Wife Confesses”
A corpse was discovered on a remote road by a passing motorist. The police investigation to uncover the victim’s identity and killer spanned 3 states and 5 cities. Painstaking detective work pointed to a husband and wife already in custody for fraud. Over the course of the interrogation, the wife finally tells of the murder and proceeds to testify against her husband during the trial.
(Location: Las Vegas, NV)

ND099 “Las Vegas Black Widow”
The discovery of a mysterious skeleton led authorities to a Las Vegas oddsmaker who had vanished under suspicious circumstances. His live-in girlfriend offered incomplete and conflicting accounts of her boyfriend’s disappearance and immediately became a suspect. When police had enough evidence to arrest her, she was already on the run. A tip from a man living in a Florida nudist colony led to her arrest.
(Location: Las Vegas, NV)

ND100 “Supermarket Abductor”
A 20-year-old mother never returned from a late night run to the supermarket. The next morning, her body was discovered in the desert, having been sexually assaulted. After detectives canvassed the supermarket and questioned witnesses, they arrested a suspect. At trial, the suspect chose to represent himself, and in the process charmed one of the jurors. His manipulation of the female juror led to a hung jury and the DA had to try the case again.
(Location: Las Vegas, NV)

ND101 “Die Hard Dad”
A bank robbery in New Hampshire evolved into a high-speed chase over state lines into Massachusetts. The fleeing suspect invaded a house and held a man and his 2 sons hostage in a desperate stand off. The father, a sheriff’s deputy, wrestled the suspect to the ground and he was arrested. What appeared to be an open and shut case became extremely complicated when the suspect chose to defend himself and was therefore able to cross-examine the father on the stand.
(Location: Salem, MA)

ND102 “She Said, They Said”
A stranger persuades a 30-year-old woman with a questionable past to get into a car. After the woman survives a brutal attack, Massachusetts police return to the scene of the crime to collect evidence. They are led to a local college football hero and three of his friends. To secure a conviction, the prosecutor must prove to the jury that the victim is a credible witness.
(Location: Lowell, MA)

ND106 “The Burning of Crosses”
Members of various hate groups terrorized a suburban neighborhood. A print reporter had infiltrated one of the white supremacists groups and was asked by them to document much of their activity on videotape. Once approached by investigators, the reporter proved pivotal in gathering enough evidence to enable authorities to prosecute four key organizers.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND107 “Death on Mother’s Day”
On Mother’s Day 1995, a family outing at a Universal City, CA, restaurant turned deadly for a young woman and her boyfriend’s mother. Detectives learned that the younger victim’s boyfriend was in debt and was romantically involved with another woman. Both were arrested for the murders. The District Attorney presented motive, timeline and evidence to the jury in an attempt to prove the conspiracy.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND108 “Sailing, Sailing”
A young woman went sailing with a neighbor one afternoon and was never seen again. Detectives on the missing person’s case questioned the neighbor. He eventually claimed that the woman accidentally fell from his boat and was lost at sea. Sometime later, local fishermen recovered her body. The discovery indicated foul play and the neighbor was arrested. Will the prosecution be able to prove premeditated murder?
(Location: Salem, MA)

ND110 “Volatile Marriage Ends in Murder”
The owner of a popular Las Vegas nightclub was shot execution style in his driveway. The investigation revealed a stormy marriage and his wife quickly became the prime suspect. Not long after the murder, the wife’s sister came forward and told detectives that her sister and her sister’s boyfriend had hired someone to kill the victim. During the penalty phase of the wife’s trial she claimed schizophrenia in an attempt to avoid the death penalty.
(Location: Las Vegas, NV)

ND111 “Tequila Sunset”
Paramedics responded to a 911 call and found a young wife unconscious, having slipped into a coma after drinking a shot of tequila. Five days later, she died. Police immediately suspected the victim’s husband due to his callous lack of concern over her welfare.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND112 “Armando Garcia”
The apprehension of a fishing boat used for drug transport gave investigators information on the operations of a notorious drug smuggler. While surveying a potential drop location, law enforcement began a 5-hour, high-speed, air and water pursuit.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND113 “Holy Day Murders”
On the religious holiday of Yom Kippur, an elderly couple were the victims of an apparent contract killing, shot to death in their parking garage. The wife’s sister gave detectives the family background and implicated the couple’s two adult sons. In the subsequent investigation, detectives uncovered the brothers’ motive and also found evidence linking them to the four individuals they had contracted to murder their parents.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND114 “Holtsinger The Gunslinger”
A young man was discovered dead in the desert having been shot repeatedly. Detectives learned that the victim was last seen with two friends from his place of employment – a gun shop. During the questioning of the two friends, investigators were able to pressure one of them into the truth and arrested the other as the shooter. The suspect insisted that the shooting was in self-defense; the prosecution had to prove it was pre-meditated murder.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND116 “BBQ’s & Bloody Marys”
A woman was murdered after an altercation with her boyfriend’s sister at a BBQ. Some time later, the sister reported her car stolen by her boyfriend and thus led police straight to evidence that would implicate both she and her boyfriend in foul play. Both were arrested and the police were left to sort out the deceit. At trial, the prosecution’s key witness was a neighbor with damaging testimony against the accused.
(Location: St. Louis, MO)

ND118 “Case of the Rubik’s Cube”
An Armenian man was killed when an armed robbery by 3 assailants at a campground went awry. During the investigation, media coverage led to a key witness as well as an integral piece of evidence – a Rubik’s cube. Detectives eventually arrested all 3 suspects. The prosecution made a bold legal maneuver in trying the defendants separately in order to use their respective testimony against each other.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND119 “Mystery of King Tut”
A woman and co-owner of the King Tut liquor store was shot in the face 5 times by an unidentified man. Detectives embarked on an investigation that included various ironic twists and several much needed breaks. After locating and arresting the suspect, the DA had to encourage the jury to focus on the facts of the case despite her presenting an unusual parade of witnesses.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND120 “Spittin’ Bullets”
Three seemingly unrelated, violent attacks prompted a convoluted search for suspects. The investigation of the sexual assault and murder of a military police woman, the attempted murder of a soldier’s wife and the killing of a young father led police to the same few names. The cooperation of five different investigative agencies uncovered three active members of the U.S. Army who were behind all of the grisly crimes.
(Location: Barstow and San Bernardino, CA)

ND121 “Valentine Murders”
After a party at their apartment, two girls were found murdered and sexually assaulted. Police questioned party attendees and arrested a Marine whom they located in the hospital with a severe cut to his hand. A bloody palm print found at the crime scene proved to be the crucial piece of evidence.


ND122 “Deadly Safe”
A convenience store clerk was killed in a brutal stabbing. The case was profiled on a crime-solving cable television show that led police to an informant who identified 2 crack addicts as suspects. Their motive – the money inside the safe for which the clerk did not have the combination.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND123 “Teenage Prostitutes”
When 2 teenage girls reported they had been sexually assaulted, police were led to a man who was turning young runaways into prostitutes. The prosecution’s case rested largely on the testimony of several frightened teenagers.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND124 “Romeo Ramon”
The investigation of a missing person’s report led police to clues that uncovered not only the missing person’s murder, but also two others. The trail of evidence led investigators to 3 victims who were close to the suspect - 2 ex-lovers and a best friend.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND125 “Attack By Pretense”
What began as an investigation into an isolated attack quickly became a search to find a serial sexual predator. Clues led to a suspect who had eluded police for 4 years. Once arrested, the suspect opted against a jury trial and the 50 criminal charges against him were heard solely by a judge.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND126 “Baby ‘Napping”
Parents of a newborn lived their worst nightmare when their infant daughter was abducted from the hospital by a woman posing as a maternity ward nurse. Police raced against time to find the missing baby. A pager left in the mother’s hospital room provided the one and only lead.
(Location: Providence, RI)

ND127 “Cheerleader Murder”
A 15-year-old cheerleader was found sexually assaulted and murdered in her home. Police were left with few clues, but the victim’s mother refused to give up and continued to keep the search for her daughter’s killer in the public’s eye. Four years later, a report of a “peeping Tom” outside the same residence shed light on the cheerleader’s murder.
(Location: San Diego and Santee, CA)

ND128 “Woodland Hills Murder”
A young girl’s kidnapping, sexual assault and subsequent murder horrified authorities and the local community. Police found her body inside a suitcase located in a neighbor’s apartment. Although the prosecution of the male neighbor was successful, the lead detective on the case left homicide squad one year later not wanting to ever handle another child homicide.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND129 “Freeway Killer”
Police believed they were dealing with a serial killer as week after week another teenage boy was found strangled and dumped in a remote area off of a freeway. They received their first break in the case when a teenage boy in custody came forward and claimed he knew who the killer was. Detectives determined that this person was a viable suspect and while searching his van, found blood that matched one of the victims. Of the twenty-two teenage boys authorities believed this predator killed, he was tried for twelve murders and convicted of ten.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND130 “Bittaker Murders”
A failed kidnapping attempt led police to two suspects, one of whom surprised investigators by confessing to a shocking killing spree. Police had no victims, yet were left to find evidence based on this bizarre confession.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND131 “Deadly Delivery”
The death of 3 unrelated infants, within hours of their births, led investigators to a doctor practicing unlawful medicine in order to cover up an insurance fraud scheme. The prosecution had to convince the jury that this was a case of murder, not manslaughter.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND132 “Family Betrayal”
A residential fire left a decorated, retired police sergeant dead. Police unveiled a family plot filled with greed and betrayal. The late sergeant’s adopted son and wife were having an affair. They were eventually arrested for arson and 1st degree murder. The prosecution had to prove the fire and death were not accidental.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND133 “Girl Gang Leader”
Police learn that a well-organized street gang responsible for a string of bank robberies that included a vicious murder is led by woman.
(Location: Los Angeles and San Pedro, CA)

ND134 “Nasty Bandits”
During a string of 14 bank robberies in Los Angeles, the thieves were nicknamed the Nasty Bandits for their aggressive treatment of bank employees and robbery victims. The first break in the case came when one of the getaway cars was in a traffic accident and the driver was discovered with cash and guns. Traumatized victims found it difficult to face their tormentors and testify during the trial.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA; Detroit, MI)

ND136 “Bank Robbers In Love”
A string of sophisticated bank heists stumped Los Angeles law enforcement for over a year. An arrest on a seemingly unrelated matter led investigators to a young couple who were the masterminds behind this crime ring.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND137 “Overseas Ransom”
The seventeen-year-old son of a prominent and wealthy Chinese couple living in California was kidnapped and held for more than two weeks for a 1.5 million-dollar ransom. For the first time, U.S. and Chinese police joined forces in a coordinated crime fighting effort to locate and free the abducted teenager.
(Location: Pasadena, CA; Taiwan and Fujo, China)

ND138 “Stripping Down Chippendales”
An FBI investigation into a murder-for-hire case uncovered the owner of the famous Chippendales Club at the helm of a plot of arson and murder. The investigation spanned 2 continents in an overseas sting operation that led to his arrest. A plea bargain seemed imminent until the case took a bizarre turn.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND139 “Operation Hotwheels”
“Operation Hotwheels” was the code name given to an elaborate FBI sting operation set up to bring down 3 separate SUV car theft rings. For 11 months, two FBI agents went under deep cover as a wealthy businessman and his bodyguard. Thirteen suspects were taken into custody at the operation’s completion.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND140 “Deadly Greed”
Detectives suspected the murder of a Baltimore businessman was more than a botched robbery. The investigation turned up no leads for 18 months, but investigators finally received a break in the case that pointed to the controller of the victim’s company. He was later arrested and tried along with the hitman he hired to commit the murder. Ultimately, an embezzlement scam was also uncovered.
(Location: Baltimore, MD)

ND141 “Hricko Case”
A man is killed in a fire while vacationing with his wife at a mystery dinner theater resort. His wife’s account of events and the state of the crime scene led investigators to question whether the fire was accidental or a homicide.
(Location: St. Michael’s, Talbot County, MD)

ND142 “The Perfect Couple”
A wealthy woman vying to enter the political arena solicited a local trash collector to help arrange the murder of 2 people – one of them, her husband.
(Location: Montgomery County, MD; Washington, D.C. DMA)

ND143 “The Wrong Hit”
A Maryland State Trooper was the victim of a murder-for-hire plot when he was shot in an ambush operation by a drug dealer who was attempting to eliminate the state’s only witness against him… the trooper. The only potential weakness in the prosecution’s case was that it relied heavily on the testimony of convicted felons and drug dealers.
(Location: Baltimore, MD)

ND144 “Angel Of Death”
After a 6-year-old girl was missing from her father’s yard, investigators were not able to compile enough evidence to make an arrest nor could they find her body. Years later, an unrelated disappearance-turned-homicide case provided investigators with an unexpected break in the 6-year-old’s case.
(Location: Montgomery County, MD)

ND145 “Buried In The Backyard”
A beloved mother vanished without a trace. Although her husband was under suspicion from the beginning, investigators were not able to locate her body until 4 years after her disappearance. Neighbors’ concern led police to find her buried in her own backyard.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND147 “Face From Bones”
A tip led investigators to a buried skeleton that revealed a 7-year-old murder. Through forensic reconstruction, the detectives were able to identify the victim and track down the killer. The case was difficult to prosecute due in part to the convincing testimony of the defendant.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND148 “Phillips’ Fiery Flames”
A serial arsonist eluded authorities for 16 years before he was finally caught on tape in a groundbreaking surveillance operation. He was charged with setting 16 fires.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND149 “Pyro Robles”
The investigation into a large brushfire revealed a unique arson device. The following year, San Diego County suffered several devastating brushfires and other, identical devices were recovered. Investigators received a tip that led them to a local volunteer firefighter. Surveillance of this suspect confirmed his involvement and he was arrested for aggravated arson.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND151 “Cano”
A yearlong DEA investigation culminated in the arrest of a Colombian drug kingpin responsible for large amounts of drugs being smuggled into the U.S. The prosecution had to work furiously to compile the overwhelming amount of evidence needed to secure a conviction that would put this man behind bars for a long time.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND152 “Mako”
A drug trafficker in custody and facing a no-win situation reached out to a DEA agent. The two men then worked together to bring a crooked lawyer and an elusive drug dealer to justice.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND153 “Tumbe”
A Chicago detective and a DEA agent formed an alliance to apprehend the suspects believed responsible for a murder that was contracted in order to settle a drug debt.
(Location: Chicago, IL; Miami, FL)

ND154 “Principal”
A drug trafficker turned informant teamed with a DEA agent to organize a sting operation. Their target… a drug dealing school principal.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND155 “Kiko”
A drug dealer turned informant who had assisted the DEA in the capture of numerous high-ranking drug dealers, had a proposition for the special agent assigned to him. He had been encouraging his brother “Kiko,” a dealer on the run for nine years, to get out of the drug trade and turn informant. After a year, he convinced his brother to turn himself in so he could be reunited with his family. Kiko went undercover in an elaborate plan to bring down drug dealers in Detroit and Chicago along with police officers involved in narcotics trafficking.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND156 “Murder For Little Money”
Police searched for answers in the murder of a female restaurant manager and a young delivery truck driver. The investigation led authorities to suspect an inside job. A former cook, who was fired for smoking pot, coldly killed the two victims inside the restaurant and escaped with $1400.
(Location: Columbia, MO)

ND157 “Kiko Returns”
A DEA Special Agent and a drug trafficker turned informant collaborated in an elaborate sting operation to confiscate 1800 kilos of cocaine from Mexican drug cartels and bring down a dirty police chief in the process.
(Location: Detroit, MI)

ND159 “Gas Gangsters”
The investigation into a complex and ingenious white-collar crime syndicate required federal agents to set up an elaborate undercover sting operation. As the investigation widened, agents unexpectedly uncovered a heroin smuggling operation where the central figure in both crimes was a notorious Armenian crime boss who had eluded authorities for more than two decades.
(Location: Los Angeles County, CA)

ND160 “Lords of Chaos”
A high school teacher was killed by a group of five students calling themselves the Lords of Chaos. Their gang activities initially consisted of vandalism and robbery, but escalated to murder when the teacher discovered and was about to expose the gang’s illegal activities.
(Location: Ft. Myers, FL)

ND161 “Operation: Gorilla”
U.S. Fish and Wildlife agents orchestrated an elaborate sting operation in order to stop smugglers from selling and transporting live gorillas from the U.S. to Mexico. The agents were unable to secure a live gorilla for the sting, so they had one of their officers dress in a gorilla costume and pose as one of the endangered species.
(Location: Miami, FL; Toluco, Mexico)

ND162 “Vampire Cult Killers”
A mother and father are found murdered in their home and their 15-year-old daughter is missing. Police quickly learned that she was involved in a murderous vampire cult and that she may be on the run with several fellow cult members. Her involvement in the murders is unclear until she is found and brought in for questioning.
(Location: Eustis, FL; Baton Rouge, LA)

ND163 “Family Dishonor”
A young girl was murdered by her parents in what they contended was self-defense and later tried to justify as an “honor killing.” Police received a fortuitous break when it was discovered that the girl’s murder had been tape recorded during FBI surveillance of the father for his involvement in terrorist activity.
(Location: St. Louis, MO)

ND164 “Husband Draws Deadly Bath”
A man returned to his hotel room to find his wife drowned in the bathtub. At first, the death appeared to be accidental, however detectives later found enough evidence to arrest the husband for murder. Due to technicalities, the case was tried 3 times. Eventually the husband admitted his guilt in a plea bargain.
(Location: St Louis, MO)

ND165 “Miami Blues”
A young girl was on the telephone with her father when a trio of criminals entered their home at gunpoint. After police interrupted the armed home invasion, they found themselves in a running gun battle with the three fleeing suspects. One was immediately captured, but the other two remained at large. A fingerprint taken from the crime scene eventually led police to the other suspects.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND166 “Deadly Dad”
Although her baby had supposedly died of SIDS seven years earlier, the mother harbored fear that her husband had killed the child. Her husband was living in another state when they had a conversation wherein he threatened her life and she vowed to prove that her intuition about her child’s death was true. During the investigation into her infant’s death, it was discovered that the husband’s first wife also suspected that he had murdered their baby.
(Location: Germantown/ Baltimore, MD)

ND167 “Double Double Cross”
Three young men were arrested in Ohio on federal firearms charges. One of the men revealed he had information, which implicated two other men in a murder that had taken place in Maryland. After questioning, this individual led authorities to the body. Both the detectives and the prosecution began to compile corroborative evidence to support his account of the murder and secure convictions of the other two perpetrators.
(Location: Toledo, OH/ Montgomery Co., MD)

ND168 “Botched Hit”
The second murder attempt on a hard-nosed businessman prompted him to give police a list of approximately thirty suspects. No one on the list proved a viable suspect and the businessman fled the area and went into hiding. Two years later, a FBI investigation provided a link between the businessman’s cousin, a local crime syndicate and a dirty cop. The cop’s weapon matched the bullets and casings found at the scene. The prosecution not only made the connection among the various criminals to the cousin, but a motive was established due to a civil lawsuit against him brought by the businessman.
(Location: Bethesda, MD)

ND169 “Stolen Car Clue”
The president of a local company was found dead on the side of the road and his luxury car was missing. Police were left with few clues and nine months later, the investigators hit a dead end. Then, miraculously, authorities located the stolen vehicle that led them to two suspects.
(Location: Laurel and Baltimore, MD; Prince George’s County – Washington, D.C. DMA)

ND170 “Trust Fund Murder Exposed”
The murder of a paraplegic man by a family friend led police to a cold-blooded killer. Police learned that he had earlier killed yet another friend and neighbor and then took over his victim’s identity in order to steal the victim’s trust fund. After investigators closed in, the killer agreed to plead guilty and led police to the first victim’s body in exchange for the guarantee that his wife, a co-conspirator in the bank fraud, would receive no jail time.
(Location: Silver Spring, MD…Washington, DC DMA; Wilmington, DE)

ND171 “Pimp ‘Till I Die”
The routine arrest of a 15-year-old girl led to an FBI investigation and eventual prosecution of a predatory pimp who kidnapped teenage girls and forced them to work for him as prostitutes.
(Location: Orange County and Los Angeles, CA)

ND172 “Romeo Escapee on the Run”
A sheriff was transporting two local jail prisoners for trial when they overcame him and stole his patrol car. The sheriff who was transporting them was later found, unharmed and handcuffed in a barn. But, during their subsequent time on the run, the escapees shot and wounded one police officer and shot and killed another. One of the suspects was arrested not long after the murder, but the trigger man remained at large while a massive manhunt ensued. He was eventually apprehended and charged with the murder of the police officer.
(Location: Tuscaloosa, AL)

ND173 “The Grim Reaper”
When a former Marine died at a Birmingham hospital under suspicious circumstances, police suspected a male nurse whose actions were either those of a dedicated employee or a twisted killer with a hero complex. Information from a fellow nurse helped to break the case.
(Location: Birmingham, AL)

ND174 “Baby Snatcher”
The police were called when a pregnant woman disappeared just days before giving birth. The investigation led authorities to a family friend who eventually claimed she’d made a deal with the young mother to raise her baby. But five weeks later, the mother’s body was found and evidence indicated that her baby had been ripped from the mother’s stomach.
(Location: Tuscaloosa, AL)

ND175 “Burning Love”
Police were dispatched to a burning car found in a remote area. Inside they discovered the charred remains of a woman who was later identified as the wife of an Alabama State Trooper. Compelling circumstantial evidence, including a recent insurance policy taken on his wife, led police to suspect the Trooper had murdered her. After five years, authorities finally had the evidence they needed to proceed. But could a jury accept that a mild-mannered law enforcement officer would murder his wife and then try to cover up the crime?
(Location: Mobile, AL; Houston, TX)

ND176 “Murder by the Book”
After not showing up for work, a man was discovered shot to death in his living room. The investigation revealed that the victim was in the middle of a bitter divorce and child custody battle. There were also rumors of his wife having an affair with a family friend. During a routine interview of that friend, he inadvertently mentioned a detail of the murder that only the killer could have known. Both he and the wife were arrested for the crime.
(Location: Mobile, AL)

ND177 “Cowboy Criminal”
Three University of Alabama co-eds were abducted at gunpoint and sexually assaulted. The offender was eventually tracked down through an eyewitness description of his vehicle. The victims bravely testified while the prosecution presented compelling DNA evidence.
(Location: Tuscaloosa, AL)

ND178 “Nightmare Nurse”
The sudden and unexplained death of a 15-month-old girl led authorities to the suspicious actions of a pediatric nurse. The investigation, led by the Texas Rangers, uncovered the nurse’s connection to other similar infant deaths. At trial, a previously untested medical technology would prove pivotal.
(Location: San Antonio, Austin and Kerrville, TX)

ND179 “White Collar Criminal”
A priest reported a home burglary wherein precious religious artifacts were stolen. A year later, an identical incident was reported by the same priest and investigators suspected fraud. After an extensive investigation, authorities were able to prove their suspicions and arrest the priest. During the hearing, the priest disappeared and authorities proceeded to try in him in absentia. A strange twist finally brought him to justice.
(Location: Tucson, AZ)

ND180 “While Innocents Sleep”
A 6-year-old girl appeared to be caught in the middle of a local gang war - shot to death through her apartment door. At first, authorities could not find witnesses willing to talk. Eventually, detectives were able to identify the gun used in her murder and frightened citizens began to come forward with information. During the trial the prosecution’s star witness, the suspect’s girlfriend, recanted on the stand, which put the case in jeopardy.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND181 “Barking Up The Wrong Tree”
The body of a prostitute was discovered hidden under some brush in the desert. Detectives quickly located a suspect, but he admitted to having sex with the woman the day of her death and therefore, negated the majority of physical evidence tying him to the crime. Investigators contracted a botany research professor to use botanical DNA technology in order to prove that the suspect was indeed at the crime scene location. The scientist was able to match the DNA of a bean pod found in the suspect’s truck to that of a tree at the scene. This was the first time plant DNA was ever used as an evidentiary tool at trial.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND182 “Uncle Hilty”
A father returned home and was unable to find his son. Moments later, he received a phone call from the boy’s kidnappers demanding a ransom. Not far into the investigation, the father’s best friend was identified as the prime suspect and subsequently arrested. He initially denied any involvement in the kidnapping, but after only 2 days in jail, it appeared the suspect’s guilty conscience got the better of him and he drew a map leading authorities to the boy’s body.
(Location: Montgomery Co., TX – Houston DMA)

ND183 “You’re Getting Very Sleepy”
A woman with car trouble was abducted, but miraculously escaped by jumping from the speeding truck of her captor. At first, the victim was unable to provide investigators with crucial information. However, the use of forensic hypnosis to uncover details not consciously remembered by both the victim and a key witness led to the arrest of the kidnapper.
(Location: Webster, TX)

ND184 “Slave Ranch”
A Texas Rangers investigation uncovered a family of men luring drifters to their ranch, torturing them, holding them at gunpoint and forcing them into a makeshift labor camp. Interviews with several victims revealed that one of the tortured hitchhikers was then murdered.
(Location: San Antonio and Kerrville, TX)

ND185 “Baby Seat Bait”
Two bikers discovered a woman’s body in the desert. Investigation revealed that there was a serial rapist whose crimes had escalated to murder. The prior assault victims and a young woman who survived a recent murder attempt were able to identify their assailant in a line-up. Police arrested a mild-mannered family man that used his persona to lure women into his car.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ)

ND186 “Hot Shots”
A routine narcotics arrest uncovered a vicious murder-for-revenge case. The victim was a confidential informant. The suspect learned that she was the person who had identified him in an earlier case. The trial turned into a contentious courtroom standoff between an ex-con and a prostitute.
(Location: Tucson, AZ)

ND187 “Silence Proves Deadly”
A young man is reported missing by his girlfriend after he had reportedly taken a walk and did not return. The search for him or any trace of him was unsuccessful. Some time later a body washed up on a Washington beach and was identified as the missing man. Detectives returned to question the girlfriend at the cliff where she said she last saw him and surprisingly, she confessed to pushing him off.
(Location: Tualatin, OR/ Portland DMA)

ND188 “Bear of a Case”
A poacher had been preying on the Black Bear population in the mountains of Oregon for many months. He was selling their gall bladders for export to Asia where they were believed to have medicinal qualities. A concerned citizen came forward hoping to help investigators stop the slaughter of these animals. With the help of this individual, authorities were able to compile evidence to arrest not only the poacher, but also the man who was buying and exporting the gall bladders as well.
(Location: Eugene, OR)

ND189 “Convenience Store Killing”
Incredibly, a clerk from a convenience store survived a vicious assault wherein her coworker was killed. Investigators were able to identify one of the four suspects through a redeemed lottery ticket that was taken from the store during the attack. Police set up surveillance on the suspect in hopes of identifying the other three involved. The assailants suspected this and headed for the woods, but police were able to arrest them with the aid of a SWAT team.
(Location: Eugene, OR)

ND190 “Multiple MO Killer”
A woman’s car had been sprayed with bullets and forced off the highway. Her body was found a mile away on the roadside. Detectives had a partial description of the suspect and his car, but were unable to generate any further leads. Police had their first break in the case when an inmate came forward claiming his cellmate was bragging about several different murders. With this lead, detectives were able to collect evidence from the suspect’s home and later charge him with this murder as well as three others in the community.
(Location: Hillsboro & Portland, OR)

ND191 “A Second Look”
A mother arrives at her ex-husband’s home to retrieve her 2-year-old child and finds that her baby has died, apparently from SIDS. The child’s grandmother was convinced this was a suspicious death. She insisted upon further investigation, which included exhuming the child’s body. Upon second examination, the death was ruled a homicide and the father was the prime suspect.
(Location: Alvin, TX)

ND192 “Delivery Man”
A woman was struck in the head but survived what appeared to be a home invasion robbery. Evidence in a seemingly unrelated case uncovered a conspiracy to have the woman murdered. She was in the middle of a contentious divorce and her husband had hired several men to do away with his wife. Authorities arrested and convicted 5 men in conjunction with this plot.
(Location: Hollywood, FL/Baltimore, MD)

ND193 “Child Abductor”
A 17-year-old girl disappeared from her driveway 2 days before her high school graduation. Her kidnapper contacted the family repeatedly and even had the girl write a letter to them. While still at large, he gave the family explicit directions as to where her body was located. After the funeral, the kidnapper continued to taunt them and in the process led authorities to another young victim in a nearby town. Detectives were finally able to track down the killer from an imprint of a phone number imbedded in the original victim’s letter.
(Location: Lexington, SC)

ND194 “Ninja Bandit”
A string of bank robberies were being committed by a man dressed in all black “Ninja” type gear. During this time, a homicide that evolved out of an attempted car theft was also tied to this bank robber. The investigation led authorities to a fellow police officer who was arrested for the robberies and the homicide.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND195 “Evaporating Love”
A woman was found dead in her bathtub from an apparent accidental drowning, but pathological evidence indicated it was a homicide. Detectives suspected either the woman’s ex-husband or her new boyfriend. Although there was no physical evidence linking the ex-husband to the crime, he made incriminating statements that proved to be his undoing.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND196 “Smile Now, Cry Later”
The body of a teenage girl was found in the local mountains outside Albuquerque. A check of missing persons turned up nothing, but when the local news ran a description of the victim, her mother positively identified her. Police had a suspect after they questioned the victim’s 2 girlfriends and discovered that all 3 had accepted a ride from a young man the day of the victim’s murder. The suspect was a parolee who vehemently denied any knowledge of the crime even when investigators found the victim’s coat in his home.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND197 “Cleaning House”
Two seemingly unrelated murders were being investigated when a curious connection was discovered between them. The victims each had arguments with a mutual neighbor. When police brought the neighbor in for questioning, he quickly became a suspect and was arrested. Evidence recovered from both of the crime scenes and the suspect’s belongings gave the prosecution a strong, albeit, circumstantial case.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND198 “A Very Evil Man”
For over a year, a serial sexual attacker had terrorized women in their homes despite a special police task force set up to capture him. His youngest victim was just 13 years old. The predator left very few clues, and later came back to the 13-year-old’s house to attack her mother. Tragically, the young girl then took her own life. Police received a tip from a wife who had found several women’s wallets and a ski mask in her husband’s car and suspected that he was the man sought by authorities.
(Location: Charleston, SC)

ND199 “Trick or Treat Murders”
A triple homicide left detectives with very few leads. However, shell casings from the murder weapon were found at the crime scene. Extensive detective work and a tip helped them link the gun used in the murder to four teenage boys. Of the four, three gave corroborating statements, but the fourth, the shooter, went to trial and was convicted of the murders.
(Location: Charleston, SC)

ND200 “Lethal Husband”
A woman became violently ill and later died from what appeared to be Toxic Shock Syndrome. Her family, however, insisted that there was foul play. The victim’s father related that his daughter had been fearful that her husband was poisoning her. Forensic evidence showed the cause of death to be arsenic poisoning. During trial, the husband’s defense maintained that the victim had attempted to poison herself to keep her husband from leaving her.
(Location: Dallas, TX)

ND201 “Patience”
Police were initially left with few clues to help them solve the murder of a female convenience store clerk. While questioning witnesses, they pieced together the fact that the murderer had briefly posed as the store clerk in an attempt to avoid being identified by a patron. Once the deception was discovered, a suspect was arrested, but authorities had insufficient evidence and could not proceed. However, 16 years later, a new witness surfaced and advances in forensic testing allowed prosecutors to proceed with a solid case.
(Location: Abeline and Dallas, TX)

ND202 “Riddle Me This”
Nine days after a 12-year-old girl disappeared on Halloween night, police received an anonymous letter leading them to her body. The killer then taunted detectives with cryptic messages and threatened to kill again unless police solved the riddles and captured him.
(Location: Bay Town, TX)

ND203 “Candyman”
After an 8-year-old boy died mysteriously, police suspected that he had eaten poisoned Halloween candy. Authorities were shocked when evidence pointed to the boy’s father as the man behind the contaminated candy.
(Location: Houston and Pasadena, TX)

ND204 “Three Out Of Four”
After a Philippine mail-order-bride vanished, police questioned her husband, a retired Army Master Sergeant. The investigation uncovered that his first wife died 17 years earlier under suspicious circumstances. The older case was re-opened and further questioning revealed surprising leads in the current missing person’s case.
(Location: Arlington, TX)

ND205 “Almost Perfect Murder”
A mother of three was found dead in her car along the side of a road. Detectives quickly focused on her estranged husband as the lead suspect, but believed he had an accomplice. After a year-long investigation, a witness came forward with information that led to a second suspect. That suspect became the key witness in the murder trial of the estranged husband.
(Location: Newberry County, SC)

ND206 “Burton Boys”
A small, sleepy South Carolina town became home to a highly sophisticated drug distribution ring. The gang known as the Burton Boys ran a violent crack cocaine empire. Their leader suspected that a teenage girl was working with police as an informant and he was later charged in her death. Once he was in custody, fellow gang members gave statements to police that supported their leader’s guilt in the murder.
(Location: Burton and Beaufort, SC)

ND207 “Killer Movie”
A 22-year-old college student was abducted from the driveway of her boyfriend’s home. After 5 days of intensive investigation, detectives apprehended 3 men believed to have kidnapped the girl. Two of these young men agreed to tell the story of her abduction in exchange for immunity. In doing so, they implicated the man who ordered the kidnapping. His intent was to make pornographic movies, but he subsequently ordered the girl’s murder when the media attention around her disappearance became too great. Their testimony was the basis of the prosecution’s case.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND211 “World Trade Center”
On February 26, 1993, a terrorist’s bomb shook New York’s World Trade Center. Investigators were able to locate the vehicle that housed the bomb and retrieved the VIN number. This critical clue led to the apprehension of the terrorists responsible. At the time, the United States did not have domestic terrorism statutes. Legislation currently in place was enacted because of the World Trade Center bombing.
(Location: New York, NY)

ND213 “Iceman: Mob Killer”
An undercover ATF agent went into deep cover to catch a known member of organized crime suspected of murder, drug trafficking and gun running. After infiltrating the organization for 14 months, the agent was asked to meet the “big guy” face to face. The relationship that followed led to the arrest and conviction of this notorious mob killer.
(Location: Patterson, NJ)

ND214 “Family Cover-up”
A young wife was found murdered in the hallway of her workplace. Detectives immediately suspected her husband due to his non-reaction to her death, all too perfect alibi and a recent life insurance policy he purchased for her. They believed his brothers had been potential accomplices in the crime, but did not have evidence to make arrests. A year after the murder, a jailhouse informant came forward saying one of the brothers confessed to the shooting. Authorities then had the information they needed to move forward and arrested all three brothers.
(Location: Redbank, NJ)

ND217 “Capano Case, Part I”
A missing person’s report was filed on a young woman last seen with her former lover. The FBI was brought into the investigation and the ex-lover quickly became the prime suspect in the woman’s disappearance and possible murder. Investigators believed the suspect must have had help and questioned his brothers as probable accomplices. They confirmed the victim’s murder and the suspect’s involvement. The authorities feared that the suspect knew of his brothers’ cooperation and was on the run.
(Location: Wilmington, DE)

ND218 “Doctor Beware”
A plastic surgeon and his secretary were gunned down in their office. The investigation quickly focused on disgruntled patients. All but one woman were ruled out as suspects. Detectives were unable to locate the woman until she was found in a hotel room in a temporary diabetic coma. Also found in the room was a diary with what appeared to be a hit list containing the doctor’s name.
(Location: Petaluma, CA)

ND219 “Slumber Party Abduction”
When 12-year-old Polly Klaas was abducted from her home during a slumber party, a manhunt immediately ensued. On day 58 of the search, authorities finally got a break in the case. When police arrested the suspect, who had a record of kidnapping and sexual assault, he led them to Polly’s body. Her community and the nation were outraged that a career criminal was free to commit this heinous crime. Her father championed an effort to ensure that repeat offenders receive maximum sentences which led to California’s adoption of the “3 strikes” law.
(Location: San Francisco, CA)

ND220 “Red Dog Case”
When state troopers were sent to check on a woman at her home, she was missing and her son was found dead in the basement. A neighbor approached detectives at the scene and revealed that her husband, an ex-convict, had been given a ride by the missing woman and neither had been home since. Police then received a call from the missing woman who had managed to escape her attacker. A manhunt ensued and 4 days later he was located and arrested. Several months before the trial, the suspect, who was in the Federal Witness Protection program, pled guilty to the crimes and prosecutors moved on to the penalty phase. He was executed 2 years later, having committed 4 murders during his life.
(Location: Wilmington, DE)

ND221 “Chilling Confession”
When a hospice nurse failed to make her daily call into work, two co-workers went to her home to check on her. They discovered her husband shot to death, but no sign of her. A massive search for the nurse was in its fifth day when 911 received a desperate call from the victim who was being held in her kidnapper’s home. She was rescued by police and her attacker arrested. During the police interview, the suspect confessed to the entire chain of events providing a detailed account of his crimes.
(Location: New Castle County, DE)

ND222 “Fugitive on a Rampage”
Four inmates escaped from a maximum-security prison in rural Delaware. A short time later, the murder of a woman was reported in a nearby community and investigators were able to confirm through fingerprints that the murderer was one of the escapees. For the next 24 hours, the suspect continued on his crime spree and was eventually apprehended by two state policemen while he was hiding in a car. The suspect was charged and tried for crimes including burglary, car theft and murder.
(Location: Milford/Kenton, DE - Wilmington, DMA)

ND223 “Corridor Killer”
A young woman was found at a construction site having been tortured and murdered. It appeared her death would go unsolved until another victim was found murdered in the same manner. Detectives realized they had a sadistic serial killer on the loose and called in the FBI to help complete a psychological profile. The investigators then chose to set a trap with an undercover operation and in turn apprehended the killer.
(Location: New Castle County, DE)

ND224 “Capano Case, Part II”
Seventeen months after the young woman’s disappearance, the suspect in her murder was arrested. He rejected a plea offer of federal kidnapping and was charged with first-degree murder. Investigators suspected he had used a gun in the murder and searched for evidence of a purchase made by another girlfriend. She cooperated with authorities resulting in the suspect’s conviction and subsequent sentence of death.
(Location: Wilmington, DE)

ND225 “M.O.: A Sinister Kiss”
A serial sexual attacker tormented his victims by insisting that they pretend he was their boyfriend. He further traumatized his victims by forcing a goodnight kiss on them. Detectives finally got a break in the case when the usually careful predator left a crucial piece of evidence behind… which included his DNA. In court, several victims had severe words for the accused.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND226 “Beachside Attacker”
For nearly a year, a serial sexual predator stalked the beaches of San Diego terrorizing more than a dozen victims. Detectives received a break in the case when crucial evidence was left at the scene of a botched assault. The evidence led to a San Diego police officer as the perpetrator. He was eventually found guilty of 38 felonies.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND228 “Operation Green Ice”
A female agent was asked to be the cornerstone in a dangerous undercover operation. Authorities planned to take down drug cartels through their international money laundering that had been rampant among them for years. A fake investing company was set up as the front to the illegal money dealings of the agent and her cartel clients. After two years, the operation was complete and culminated in 170 individuals charged in the U.S. and abroad. Due to the overwhelming evidence against them, most of the defendants agreed to plea bargains.
(Location: San Diego, CA)

ND229 “Tunnel Case”
With the aid of an informant, the DEA uncovered a vast number of safe houses used by one of Mexico’s biggest drug organizations. In the raid of one of these houses, a map leading to a warehouse was discovered. The warehouse was the starting point of a 1400- foot tunnel that crossed the U.S./Mexican border and was to be used for drug transport. The ensuing investigation culminated in the arrest and conviction of the U.S. head of operations for that drug organization
(Location: Los Angeles, CA)

ND234 “Noriega”
The DEA planned two subsequent investigations/sting operations to infiltrate a drug cartel. Their goal was to apprehend the ringleader who could testify to General Manuel Noriega’s involvement in drug trafficking to the United States through his country of Panama. This investigation led to the arrest and prosecution of the General.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND236 “Smack Smugglers”
With the cooperation of authorities from Spain and Switzerland, the DEA was able to bring down an international group of conspirators manufacturing and distributing heroin. The prosecution’s case hinged on the testimony of the heroin chemist responsible for the heroin distributed in the 1960’s via the infamous French Connection.
(Location: Miami, FL)

ND237 “Snakeheads”
The grounding of a ship used to smuggle 287 Chinese nationals to the U.S. led to the drowning death of 10 of those immigrants. Interviews were conducted to separate the crew from the illegal aliens. During questioning, the aliens revealed the inhumane conditions under which they traveled. A search of the vessel uncovered information leading to the arrest of several key members of an illegal alien smuggling ring. The ringleader, still at large, was eventually located in Bangkok and extradited for trial. Shortly before the trial, he entered a guilty plea, but later attempted to have it withdrawn.
(Location: New York, NY/Bangkok, Thailand)

ND238 “Wrong Prescription”
A drug store owner was shot just inside the doorway of his house, the apparent victim of a home invasion gone awry. Investigators quickly determined that the perpetrator must have had inside information on the victim’s habits, as it appeared the target of the crime was a large amount of money brought home from the victim’s store. Through employee interviews and extensive detective work, authorities were able to locate and prosecute the man responsible for this senseless crime.
(Location: Huntington Beach, Orange Co., CA)

ND239 “Evil Twin”
A desperate 911 call during a home invasion revealed a complicated murder-for-hire plot that uncovered a twisted sibling rivalry. The controversial case of the Hahn sisters captured national headlines as one sister tried to have the other killed in order to assume her identity and return to Korea. Many were baffled by the victim’s unending loyalty to her sister.
(Location: Irvine…Orange County, CA)

ND240 “Forced Prostitution”
Believing they were being offered a ride to North Carolina, two teenage girls agreed to leave the bus station with a young man. He took them to a motel where he and his two friends sexually assaulted them and forced them to prostitute for them. One of the girls was able to escape and get to police with her story. The detectives believed that in order to capture the perpetrators and rescue the second girl they would need to put the first girl back on the street as a decoy.
(Location: Chicago, IL)

ND241 “Stealing Was Not Enough”
Police officers on nightly patrol discovered a man shot to death in an alley. Authorities were unable to identify the victim for two weeks when a missing person’s report was filed and the victim’s godfather identified him. The godfather implicated the victim’s business partner/friend as a possible suspect. After a lengthy investigation, detectives arrested three suspects in the case. The business partner was the mastermind behind the plot to kill his friend.
(Location: Chicago, IL)

ND242 “Cold Blooded Cupid”
A prostitute working on the street was shot with an arrow and subsequently died. The media attention after the murder brought other victims forward who were able to give a description of the suspect. The investigation showed that all the victims were either prostitutes or had been attacked in known prostitution areas. Detectives were able to locate the suspect through his purchase of the bows and arrows. The defendant chose to defend himself.
(Location: Chicago, IL)

ND243 “Latin Lover’s Murder”
The body of a young woman was found in a Dumpster wrapped in plastic bags. The fact that she had been strangled caused detectives to believe this was not a random act of violence. After identifying the victim, an anonymous tip led detectives to a witness who heard the victim’s ex-boyfriend confess to murdering someone and putting them in a Dumpster. By this time, the suspect had fled and 11 months later an informant told detectives the suspect was in Chicago. He was arrested and tried for the murder of his ex-girlfriend.
(Location: Albuquerque, NM)

ND244 “Carlos Lehder”
The DEA was called when three men purchased expensive vehicles with cash. A DEA agent put them under surveillance and started interviewing their constituents. During questioning, a pilot told authorities about the entire operation of marijuana and cocaine smuggling and fingered the leader of this group as Carlos Lehder, the notorious drug kingpin. The DEA’s extensive international investigation culminated in the conviction of all the individuals in this smuggling ring, including Carlos Lehder.
(Location: Jacksonville, FL)

ND245 “The Ride”
A highway worker found the body of a young woman alongside the road. Her family identified the victim and her sister provided a possible suspect. The following investigation yielded only circumstantial evidence not believed to be substantial enough for trial and the charges were dropped. The tenacity of the investigating officers on the case convinced federal prosecutors to take it on. Through their subsequent investigation, the suspect was eventually arrested and convicted of federal interstate kidnapping.
(Location: Alexandria, VA/ Washington DC)

ND246 “Caught by Surprise”
Detectives were called to a homicide at the apartment of a known drug dealer. A young man was dead in the kitchen and the drug dealer was nowhere to be found. Months later, shared information between detectives and local DEA agents led to the identity of the shooters. The DEA joined the investigation and authorities were able to locate the drug dealer and ascertain the facts of the night of the murder. The suspects were both already in custody on unrelated charges and were quickly charged with the murder.
(Location: Richmond, VA)

ND249 “Indian Trackers”
U.S. Customs officials became aware of a group of drug smugglers traversing the U.S./Mexican border on foot. They employed the unique skills of trackers to find and follow the trail of these marijuana smugglers, known to officials as the carpet people for their use of carpet over their shoes to conceal their tracks. The trackers located the smuggler’s U.S. destination and arrested them along with the owner of the home.
(Location: Sells, AZ - Tucson DMA)

ND250 “Ruthless Ricky”
The DEA, IRS, ATF and local police combined forces in an attempt to bring down a drug trafficker known for his extremely violent methods. A witness surfaced who agreed to help authorities and they set up an apartment furnished with surveillance equipment to gather evidence.
(Location: Savannah, GA)

ND251 “Officer Down”
This special edition of Arrest & Trial pays tribute to those officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. First… A highway patrolman was gunned down during a routine traffic stop by a man who showed no remorse for his crime and demonstrated sheer disdain for authority. Next… A female police officer was shot in cold blood while attempting to offer assistance. Her murderer was the son of a police captain. Lastly… It was a case of mistaken identity when an officer became the victim of a contract hit meant for his brother, who also happened to be a State Trooper. Luckily, this officer survived, but unfortunately can no longer serve on the force.
(Location: Orange Co., CA/ St. Louis, MO/ Baltimore, MD)

ND252 “Forensics”
This special edition of A&T explores the fascinating world of forensic science and its ability to aid detectives. First… Model Linda Sobek’s murderer initially maintained 2 different versions of her accidental death. The criminalist in the case was able to disprove both stories with carefully examined evidence. Next… Detectives believed that a son had brutally murdered his parents and brother. A forensic specialist was called to examine the suspected crime scene and gather evidence to prove their theory. Lastly… A forensic scientist used facial reconstruction to identify the skeletal remains of a body buried for over 7 years. With the victim’s identity, detectives were able to solve this murder.
(Location: Southern California)

ND253 “Serial Killers”
This special edition chronicles the crimes of three notorious serial killers that terrified Southern California. First… A man, who used murder to deal with his domestic disputes, was found guilty of the murders of two of his girlfriends and his best friend. Next… Two ex-cons plot the kidnap, rape and murder of teenage girls. Lastly… The story of the infamous “Night Stalker”, who murdered 13 victims in the course of a year before he was apprehended, is profiled.
(Location: Los Angeles & San Diego Counties, CA)

ND254 “Wasted Youth”
This special edition of A&T examines the growing phenomenon of teenage killers. First… A missing 13-year-old boy was last seen with his best friend. This friend was eventually proved to be his killer, but seemingly had no motive. Then…A young girl disappeared on Halloween. Her killer sent riddles to the police daring them to catch him. Lastly… Two parents were found beaten to death in their home, their younger daughter missing. She was found with a band of teenagers - a vampire cult - who admitted to the murders. The daughter was exonerated in her parents’ deaths.
(Location: Phoenix, AZ/ Baytown, TX/ Lake Co., FL)

ND255 “A&T Special Edition – Texas Prison Break, Part I”
The first episode in this special, 2-part series focuses on the mastermind of the “Texas Seven” and the crime that originally put him behind bars. He robbed a toy store, held a dozen people hostage, and was ultimately captured and sent to prison. While incarcerated, he met and forged relationships with the other 6 members of the gang and began to plot their escape.
(Location: El Paso, TX)
ND256 “War on Drugs”
This special edition of A&T joins the courageous men and women who fight the war against drugs. First… A drug trafficker in custody and facing a no-win situation reached out to a DEA agent. The two men then worked together to bring a crooked lawyer and an elusive drug dealer to justice. Next… The DEA, IRS, ATF and local police combined forces in an attempt to bring down a drug trafficker known for his extremely violent methods. Lastly… A 6-month undercover operation involving a DEA agent, who infiltrated the international cocaine syndicate, led to the apprehension of 2 drug-dealing doctors.
(Location: Miami, FL/ Savannah, GA/ Bahamas)

ND257 “A&T Special Edition – Texas Prison Break, Part II”
In part 2, we trace the gang’s escape and month-long flight from authorities. While on the run, the fugitives shot a police officer at a sporting goods store. In an attempt to evade authorities, they took up shelter in a trailer park, which proved to be their undoing as the owner turned them in. Four gang members were apprehended in the subsequent swat raid. One committed suicide and the remaining 2 fugitives, including the mastermind, were eventually captured.
(Location: San Antonio, TX; Colorado Springs, CO)

ND258 “Femmes Fatales”
This special edition chronicles the crimes of three deadly women. First… A cocaine dealer who believed a Hollywood producer was cheating her had her three henchmen brutally shoot him and dump his body in the desert. Next… A sister hatched a sinister plot to have her twin killed so she could assume her identity and flee the country. Lastly… A vicious woman leads a gang of bank robbers on a burglary and murder spree through Southern California.
(Location: Los Angeles and Orange Counties, CA)

ND259 “Bad Love”
This special edition of A&T will explore the violent and deadly outcomes of three relationships gone awry. First… A man and his lover orchestrated the murder of his mother and his ex-girlfriend. The investigation yielded overwhelming forensic evidence that contradicted their account of the crime. Next… Forensic scientists were able to identify a murder victim through clay reconstruction of her head. Then during the questioning of her husband, he admitted killing her. Lastly… A woman was found dead in a burning car and the inconsistency of her husband’s statements led detectives to believe he was responsible for her gruesome demise.
(Location: Los Angeles, CA/ St. Louis, MO/ Mobile, AL)