—There's a reason murder investigations don't begin with preconceived notions. Sometimes those least expected to be capable of committing such dark deeds -- respected role models and trusted members of the community -- can have a sinister side. "Unusual Suspects" documents baffling, challenging investigations, actual cases that were anything but cut and dry. Episodes feature in-depth interviews with leading law enforcement personnel combined with stylized re-enactments, illustrating how illusive offenders evaded capture for years before being undone by persistent police work.

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Season 813 of 13 Episodes

After 23-year-old Ashley Kline is found murdered in a Pennsylvania wildlife preserve, investigators must piece together the last few moments of her life to determine who killed her.
After Jaime Lyn Larson is found murdered in her Portland, Ore., apartment on Christmas day, investigators learn the terrifying truth about her killer.
After an 8-year-old girl is found strangled to death In Ocean Shores, Wash., a local woman is instrumental in helping detectives bring the young victim's killer to justice.
In North Carolina, a young woman's killer keeps police guessing until he slips up and finally gives them what they need to put him behind bars.
After a night out, a beautiful young woman ends up in a shallow grave, and her killer evades police for decades.
After a well-liked teenage boy is found stabbed to death in his Salt Lake City home, detectives leave no stone unturned in their quest to solve the murder that rocked this tranquil community.
Like in a scene out of one of his Westerns, a former actor is gunned down in Yuma, Ariz., and police chase down leads across the Southwest until they finally get their man.
When a 5-year-old girl describes her mother's killer as being a ninja, police puzzle out the truth behind the child's description as they put the murderer behind bars.
The killer of a disabled Denver woman is tracked down and police try to establish whether she was killed for her money or if there was a more personal motive.
Police make an arrest in the contract killing of a California businessman and realize it's just the beginning of the story.
When a college freshman is raped and murdered, a rookie police officer beats the odds to catch her killer.
In Santa Monica, Calif., a man who killed an art teacher remains at large for years as police use every trick in the book to hunt him down.
The leading advocate for the science of cold fusion is beaten to death and investigators theorize about a wide range of suspects, from corporate executives to burglars.

There's a reason murder investigations don't begin with preconceived notions. Sometimes those least expected to be capable of committing such dark deeds -- respected role models and trusted members of the community -- can have a sinister side. "Unusual Suspects" documents baffling, challenging investigations, actual cases that were anything but cut and dry. Episodes feature in-depth interviews with leading law enforcement personnel combined with stylized re-enactments, illustrating how illusive offenders evaded capture for years before being undone by persistent police work.

Mocean Melvin, Nelson Scott, Becktoria, Paula Lauzon, Sabra May, Susan Miller

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