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She appeared on the highway in the spring, a young woman, her life cut short, her past and her identity a mystery. Only by finding out who she was could we ever hope to find her killer.

A motel housekeeper in Oakley, Kansas, discovers the body of her co- worker, Alice Pepperl. The room lacks hard evidence to point to any one suspect, but a special coin taken from the cash registered could be all it takes. Even after a suspect confesses, the question of responsibility looms over the town.

Housewife Elsie Jennes is found dead in the basement of her burning home. Lt Joe Kenda has no leads until Elsie’s son, William, turns up in a police station over 50 miles away, equipped with a suitcase, a pet golden retriever, and a bizarre story to tell.

In november 1986, a snowstorm rips through connecticut, leaving wife and mother helle crafts missing. Her husband, airline pilot richard crafts, evades suspicion for weeks by claiming that helle had left the country to visit her sick mother. Groundbreaking forensic work and an eyewitness to a gruesome scene involving an industrial-sized woodchipper, results in a conviction that shocks a community.

Soon after Mardi Gras in Mobile, Alabama, an 18-year-old freshman is found shot to death in the woods behind campus. Detectives take a hard look at several suspects, but thirty years go by before a stunning confession cracks the case.

After moving to Las Vegas, 19-year-old mother Sarah's colleague is found dead, and when she starts getting threatening messages, she realizes she might be next.