—Maybe it's the jealous ex, the co-worker seeking revenge, or perhaps a predator with an appetite for blood? Whatever the motives, crimes are most often solved by relentless investigators searching for the truth and following clues wherever they may lead. This series explores the emotional stories of those attempting to find closure in homicide investigations, from the victims' families to the dedicated police officers. Hourlong episodes present compelling versions of what may have happened and stylized re-enactments of events from different perspectives as new evidence emerges.

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In Iowa, a pregnant 23-year-old woman is shot in her own bed, and investigators must determine if they are looking for someone with a deadly grudge or a culprit closer to home.
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In Cleveland, 14-year-old Gloria Pointer is snatched off the street, assaulted and murdered on her way to school, and it will take detectives nearly 30 years to put her killer behind bars.
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On her last day of school, a 14-year-old girl is brutally beaten and set on fire, sending shock waves through her California community.
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Years after a woman is shot, and the case goes cold, news of a potential prison confession leads investigators back to her front door.
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In Oregon, 19-year-old college student Brooke Wilberger, a devout Mormon, is abducted from a parking lot in broad daylight, prompting a massive search that grabs headlines across the country.
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The dumping of a woman's body prompts detectives to begin connecting the dots and find the link between seemingly random beatings, carjackings and murders.
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Season 66 of 6 Episodes

When 18-year-old Lisa Monza is murdered in San Lorenzo, Calif., investigators look for a connection to other unsolved murders in the area.
After a respected widow is beaten to death in her Salt Lake City home, investigators suspect she knew her killer, but it will take 20 years before a set of children's fingerprints can put him at the scene of the crime.
A high school senior is murdered in her family's Minnesota farmhouse, but the case soon goes cold; years later, a fresh set of eyes spots an overlooked clue, but cold case detectives will need more to convict the killer.
A New Hampshire man is shot dead through his screen door; investigators are stumped until they uncover a seething grudge and a culprit closer to home than anyone could have imagined.
In southern Louisiana, a task force forms to hunt for a serial killer following a series of deadly home invasions.
The mutilated body of 17-year-old Lori Billingsley is found in a ditch on the outskirts of town, pointing to a sadistic killer on the loose in Oregon, but Billingsley's case goes cold, and it's up to her sister to pursue justice.

Maybe it's the jealous ex, the co-worker seeking revenge, or perhaps a predator with an appetite for blood? Whatever the motives, crimes are most often solved by relentless investigators searching for the truth and following clues wherever they may lead. This series explores the emotional stories of those attempting to find closure in homicide investigations, from the victims' families to the dedicated police officers. Hourlong episodes present compelling versions of what may have happened and stylized re-enactments of events from different perspectives as new evidence emerges.

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