Wednesday

When victims of murder know their killers, they are often caught off guard. But even the best-laid plans leave traces of the forsaken trust.

Power is a responsibility as well as a privilege. But in the wrong hands, power can corrupt. For former Deputy Attorney General for the State of Delaware, losing sight of his sworn oath to uphold justice could prove lethal.

In the early 1990’s, Washington, D.C., became the murder capital of the nation. Few were left untouched by gang violence, which was ignited by the drug trade. By 1994, that violence would strike at the very heart of law enforcement.

After trying for 20 years to solve the mystery of a 6-year-old boy found dead in the woods, an artist’s age progression portrait of the child posted on social media leads detectives to find new clues.

Between january 1994 and april 1996, in central florida, the bodies of four men are found in a wooded area known as the hog trails. All are severely decomposed, all are naked, and all have been genitally mutilated. Police realize they are chasing a serial killer, but the investigation is hampered by the fact that they are unable to identify any of the victims. Finally a fifth body yields a name, and soon puts authorities on the trail of nurse daniel conahan. Police are able to prove that conahan --a sexual sadist with a taste for bondage-- lured transients to the woods with promises of easy money posing for nude photographs. In the privacy of the wilderness, he tied them to trees and brutally murdered them.

Natavia Lowery was celebrity real estate broker Linda Stein's personal assistant. But then Linda found out that Natavia was stealing money from her.

Over the course of two decades, history repeated itself as 'black widower' Robert Spangler strove to free himself from marriage and children.

When a vicious attack leads to the death of a young parent and child, investigators are stumped. Years later, they arrest the gunman surprisingly close to home – but a change in the law puts the case in jeopardy.

In a tiny hamlet just outside the town of Bonnyville, Alberta, Canada, 58-year-old Doreen Bradley, owner and operator of a successful fast food restaurant, is found murdered in her rural home. Authorities are unable to find any clues that point them toward possible suspects. When they uncover a small amount of DNA from an unknown person, investigators must get creative to try to match it to possible killer – and the entire town is shocked and horrified by the results.

A massive brawl erupts at a local bar ends with the shooting death of a young army solider. To unravel the murder, Lt. Joe Kenda most infiltrate a revered military institution, and expose a dangerous vendetta.

In August of 1982, six members of the Bentley/Johnson family disappear in the Wells Grey National Park without a trace. Over a month later, the burned out Johnson vehicle is found with the remains of all six family members burnt beyond recognition inside. A massive manhunt for the killer begins, finally ending with a local man, David Shearing confessing to the crimes.

When a serial rapist targets St. Louis in the 1990s, a multi-agency task force exhausts countless leads in their search for the mysterious predator. Then, years later, a concerned citizen helps investigators bring an unlikely culprit to justice.