A young pregnant wife was found raped and beaten in California, 1979. Her husband was accused, who spent 17 years in jail before DNA revealed another man was to blame.
43m • 2005A young pregnant wife was found raped and beaten in California, 1979. Her husband was accused, who spent 17 years in jail before DNA revealed another man was to blame.
A forensic dentist helps police nab a child killer by showing that teeth marks on the killer's arms match the teeth of a murdered boy. And blood stains on a blue bandana solve the 10-year-old case of a teenage girl murdered at a Texas carnival.
42m • 2005A forensic dentist helps police nab a child killer by showing that teeth marks on the killer's arms match the teeth of a murdered boy. And blood stains on a blue bandana solve the 10-year-old case of a teenage girl murdered at a Texas carnival.
When three missing women seem to have ties to one Kansas man, police are suspicious. But the trail goes cold until a hunch reveals a horrific conspiracy of sex slaves and serial killing.
43m • 2005When three missing women seem to have ties to one Kansas man, police are suspicious. But the trail goes cold until a hunch reveals a horrific conspiracy of sex slaves and serial killing.
A false murder confession is disproved with forensic evidence, and a DNA profile on a scarf helps to solve the 21-year-old cold case of an Ohio woman who was raped, bound and strangled.
43m • 2005A false murder confession is disproved with forensic evidence, and a DNA profile on a scarf helps to solve the 21-year-old cold case of an Ohio woman who was raped, bound and strangled.
A policeman's testimony against his own brother cracks a 20-year-old murder case in North Carolina. Also, in Long Beach, 31 women were assaulted before DNA evidence nailed a serial rapist.
44m • 2005A policeman's testimony against his own brother cracks a 20-year-old murder case in North Carolina. Also, in Long Beach, 31 women were assaulted before DNA evidence nailed a serial rapist.
A Seattle man is convicted of killing his wife, 16 years after her battered body was found by police. And, in New Mexico, an elderly man's murder is solved by a determined cold case team.
44m • 2005A Seattle man is convicted of killing his wife, 16 years after her battered body was found by police. And, in New Mexico, an elderly man's murder is solved by a determined cold case team.
A vicious series of rapes in Texas is solved thanks to a new fingerprinting system. And an Atlanta man's disappearance is finally solved when his son refuses to give up the case.
45m • 2005A vicious series of rapes in Texas is solved thanks to a new fingerprinting system. And an Atlanta man's disappearance is finally solved when his son refuses to give up the case.
A nine-year-old girl was found raped and strangled in a Houston parking lot in 1994. Investigators, fearing a repeat offender, shared their findings with other forces in the hunt for a lead.
43m • 2005A nine-year-old girl was found raped and strangled in a Houston parking lot in 1994. Investigators, fearing a repeat offender, shared their findings with other forces in the hunt for a lead.
A young girl was abducted and sexually assaulted just a few hundred feet from her home. DNA could have caught her attacker, but the prime suspect fled town. How was he tracked down?
44m • 2005A young girl was abducted and sexually assaulted just a few hundred feet from her home. DNA could have caught her attacker, but the prime suspect fled town. How was he tracked down?
An intrepid reporter solves a homicide that had been wrongly declared an accidental death, and a detective spends three years dealing with the Mexican Mafia to solve a woman's murder.
42m • 2005An intrepid reporter solves a homicide that had been wrongly declared an accidental death, and a detective spends three years dealing with the Mexican Mafia to solve a woman's murder.
A mass DNA testing programme leads Ohio police to a serial rapist. Also, a cigarette butt found at a murder scene helps investigators to smoke out the killer 29 years later.
44m • 2005A mass DNA testing programme leads Ohio police to a serial rapist. Also, a cigarette butt found at a murder scene helps investigators to smoke out the killer 29 years later.
Years after their child was kidnapped, the parents receive a chilling package.
43m • 2005Years after their child was kidnapped, the parents receive a chilling package.
A school cleaner is suspected of killing a teen but, with no hard evidence, the case goes cold. Also, after watching this series, a woman asks police to reopen her missing cousin's case.
43m • 2005A school cleaner is suspected of killing a teen but, with no hard evidence, the case goes cold. Also, after watching this series, a woman asks police to reopen her missing cousin's case.
A man looking to clear his conscience gives police information which solves the murder of a mother of seven. Also, why was an 86-year-old woman killed with a pillow and a footstool?
44m • 2005A man looking to clear his conscience gives police information which solves the murder of a mother of seven. Also, why was an 86-year-old woman killed with a pillow and a footstool?
The brutal murder of a Florida woman is solved when DNA in a blob of saliva points to the killer. Also, a footprint which matched one left at a murder scene 18 years ago puts a man in jail.
44m • 2005The brutal murder of a Florida woman is solved when DNA in a blob of saliva points to the killer. Also, a footprint which matched one left at a murder scene 18 years ago puts a man in jail.
A bloody dagger and a phone tap help detectives solve a 20-year-old murder case. And DNA taken from an eyelash found on a dead prostitute's body brings a killer to justice.
43m • 2005A bloody dagger and a phone tap help detectives solve a 20-year-old murder case. And DNA taken from an eyelash found on a dead prostitute's body brings a killer to justice.
Follow the 20-year hunt for the Green River Killer. Detective Dave Reicher talks through the case, which shaped his life and career, and eventually became his obsession.
45m • 2005Follow the 20-year hunt for the Green River Killer. Detective Dave Reicher talks through the case, which shaped his life and career, and eventually became his obsession.
Three women were attacked in their apartments. Based on the proximity of the attacks, the investigators believe all three cases are connected. But will they find a suspect?
44m • 2005Three women were attacked in their apartments. Based on the proximity of the attacks, the investigators believe all three cases are connected. But will they find a suspect?
Advances in DNA technology help nail a killer more than ten years after he raped and murdered a six year old, and a grisly slaying is solved after seven years of work by a dedicated cop.
42m • 2005Advances in DNA technology help nail a killer more than ten years after he raped and murdered a six year old, and a grisly slaying is solved after seven years of work by a dedicated cop.
More than 30 years after his first horrific crime, the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) murderer, Dennis Rader, was at last jailed for his multiple, brutal slayings. How was he finally caught?
41m • 2005More than 30 years after his first horrific crime, the BTK (Bind, Torture, Kill) murderer, Dennis Rader, was at last jailed for his multiple, brutal slayings. How was he finally caught?
An adulterous church deacon was found dead on the wrong side of the Mexican border. Police believed a husband was responsible, but did he have help?
43m • 2005An adulterous church deacon was found dead on the wrong side of the Mexican border. Police believed a husband was responsible, but did he have help?
For two decades Coral Eugene Watts wreaked havoc as the 'Sunday Morning Slasher', stabbing women in the chest as they walked by. Interstate police co-operation brought Watts to justice.
43m • 2005For two decades Coral Eugene Watts wreaked havoc as the 'Sunday Morning Slasher', stabbing women in the chest as they walked by. Interstate police co-operation brought Watts to justice.