A devout member of the Church of Scientology becomes a spy and gets caught up in the organization's war against its critics.
Bill Cosby warmed the hearts of fans through his comedy shows, his enduring hit television series “The Cosby Show” and his notable charitable works. But is it possible there was something more sinister lurking behind his wit, charm and generosity?
A look into the shocking serial killings of young couples that terrorized New York 40 years ago, and the remarkable hunt to find the killer and bring him to justice, told by victims, families of the deceased and the detectives who worked the case.
Relive the horrific Tate/LaBianca murders, and the media circus surrounding the trials of cult leader Charles Manson and his "Family" of misfit killers. Archival news reports, photos and interviews paint a searing portrait of 1960's L.A.
When 23-year-old mother of four Stacy Peterson vanishes, suspicion lands on her police officer husband, Drew; investigators discover Drew is no stranger to tragedy after finding out his previous wife .
The hunt for prolific serial killer Ted Bundy is recalled by the man who brought him to justice. Included: archival film and case documents reveal deeper truths behind the crimes.
New Englander Victoria Cushman is well-loved. So the community is shocked when she's found at home in a pool of blood. Also: 86-year-old Bostonian Nordella Newson confronts criminals on her street. Now, police must discover if her killer is among them.
The violent and disturbing murder of Katie Gingerich by her own husband rocks a peaceful Amish community to its core.
In Merced, Calif., a contractor works hard to give his new bride and her children a lush life, but after an economic downturn and an unwanted pregnancy, shots are fired, turning everyone in the family into a suspect.
A funeral director begins a steamy affair with his neighbor, then desire turns into obsession with deadly results.
Two husbands are murdered by a man advertising himself as a gun-for-hire; a career criminal enlists his wife to plot the murder of the man whose identity he has stolen.
In Anchorage, Alaska, a young man kills his father with a machete, then goes on a shooting spree, killing strangers at will.
This week Mystery Close to Home examines the murder of of high school student Tara Rose Munsey, who was murdered and dumped in a ravine.
A killing spree which left people across Idaho terrified in the 1980s is profiled tonight on an Investigation Discovery.
Police investigate the disappearance of a 30-year-old high school teacher, uncovering a complex history of relationships; a latex glove containing male DNA is found in the victim's yard.
While on the hunt for a currency counterfeiter, Secret Service agents uncover audio recordings of their suspect, revealing he may be a prolific serial killer.
A military man's wife engages in a passionate affair while he's away, then trouble erupts once he returns.
A look back at the Lyle and Erik Menéndez murder case to determine whether the brothers' motive was greed and fear of being financially cut off from their lavish lifestyles or payback for the years of alleged abuse at the hands of their parents.
The Boston Strangler terrorized the city of Boston decades ago in the 1960s. History tells us that Albert DeSalvo was the gruesome killer. Today, modern advances in forensic science and public opinion tell a different, and more tantalizing story.
In February 2004, Maura Murray's car swerves off a road in New Hampshire, then she disappears without a trace; Murray's family refuses to give up hope even as days turn into years without any sign of the missing college student.
Frustrated by the modernization of the Mormon church, Cheryl and Dennis Avery join a fundamentalist group led by preacher Jeff Lundgren; faith gives way to manipulation as Lundgren leads his followers down a path of devastating violence.
52-year-old Ray Patterson is a tow truck driver in Dyersburg, TN. When he sets out to aid a motorist in need, he runs into Steven Ray Thacker - a cold-blooded killer on the run who’s prepared to do anything to continue to elude police.
A promising young businessman disappears from his office in Lakeland, Fla.
In 1984, 22-year-old Morna Brennen vanishes from an icy Minnesota parking lot, then body parts begin to show up around town, and police must decipher the clues that will lead them back to the night Brennen disappeared.
The Bender Tavern, a popular stop for travelers, turns out to be the final destination for many unlucky patrons.
Friends and family suspect foul play after Carla Fuqua disappears; she is the fourth person to vanish from town, prompting a police manhunt.
After a police officer is gunned down while on patrol, investigators are determined to catch the monster who murdered one of their own.
Even after Jane Vogler turns down fellow student Jim Martin's advances, she continues to be the center of his universe; Martin makes Vogler the star of his new video project and won't stop harassing her until his video reaches a deadly conclusion.
A volunteer firefighter dies under mysterious circumstances; a man disappears after selling a car.
Larry Bell kidnaps Sharon Smith, then makes taunting telephone calls to her sister, Dawn.
In Kokomo, Indiana, 21-year-old Anita Wooldridge is abducted and locked in a metal cabinet hundreds of miles from home. Repeatedly raped, she struggles to stay alive. Meanwhile, the FBI joins the search to find her before it's too late.
The true story of Colleen Stan, a woman kidnapped in 1977. Trapped in a box for 23 hours a day, Colleen tells the harrowing story of her imprisonment lasting more than seven years.
Following multiple fatal shootings of citizens and officers, tensions between minorities and police seem to be at an all-time high. Veteran journalist Tony Harris travels the nation in search of solutions. Can the escalation of violence be stopped?
Chicago resident Renee Rondeau is found strangled to death in her apartment the day after Halloween; police are puzzled and the case goes cold, but Rondeau's intrepid parents mount a prodigious campaign to find her killer.
John Wayne Gacy is known as a pillar of his community before the bodies of countless young men are found beneath his suburban home.
A young mother is gunned down in front of her own child; the investigation leads detectives to a set of intimate Dictaphone recordings that could reveal the killer's identity.
Unabomber Ted Kaczynski terrorized the country with mail bombs but when his brother David realized, he made a hard decision to turn Ted over to authorities. David shares his dramatic story with us and retraces the Unabomber's steps.
A schoolteacher and his wife seem to have it all, then their dream life turns into a nightmare when she disappears.
The LA riots of 1992 shocked the nation. It was the most deadly civil unrest in American history. Over 3000 fires were set; over 50 people died; nearly a billion dollars in property damage. For six days in 1992, the world watched as LA burned.
After a young mother is accused of killing a complete stranger, she fights to prove her innocence; a disturbing confession caught on tape reveals the truth behind the question of whether she is being framed or is a cold-blooded killer.
America is shaken as the Oklahoma Federal Building is bombed. When Timothy McVeigh is convicted, questions surface as to why he carried out this act of terrorism.
Tupac Shakur's revolutionary music and message continue to live on after his tragic death; his murder remains unsolved until investigators uncover a disturbing new break in this world-renowned murder mystery.
A killer stabs a single mother to death in her home in Cape Cod, Mass., leaving her young child as the only known witness; the child's father and his wife factor among the many suspects in this small-town murder case.
A sleepy Washington town is rocked to its core after Narleen Campton is found brutally murdered in her own home days before Thanksgiving.
In Waldorf, Md., 23-year old Chris Mader is murdered on Thanksgiving, and the police have no suspects; years later, an unlikely informant will lead police to Mader's killer.
Sixty-seven-year old Alice Hufnagle is murdered in her own home days before Thanksgiving 2002; police must run through a litany of suspects before unmasking her killer.
After 27-year-old expectant mother Laci Peterson vanishes on Christmas Eve, suspicion falls on her husband, Scott, who becomes the lead suspect in a gripping investigation, the defendant in an explosive trial and the subject of a national spectacle.
A 24-year-old runner vanishes without a trace in the forest outside Lander, Wyo., and investigators will spend years and travel hundreds of miles to find answers.
Despite being on California's death row for decades, serial killer Rodney Alcala's reign of terror continues as three more murders of young women are linked to him.
After a couple's former foster child goes missing, detectives race against the clock to find her; then, a man's secret is revealed as police try to find his missing daughters.
In 1970, Dr. Jeffrey MacDonald survives a home invasion that claims the lives of his wife and daughters; from the beginning, authorities doubt MacDonald's story about drug-crazed hippies and believe he is responsible.
Detectives discover audio tapes recorded by a missing woman's husband; the tapes seem to hold clues to her whereabouts, then the detectives' hopes turn to horror as they realize the tapes could be recordings of the victim's last moments alive.
When a home invasion turns deadly, police must determine whether it was a case of self-defense or cold-blooded, premeditated murder.
In The Family I Had, a mother recalls how her brilliant teenage son came to shatter their idyllic family through one horribly violent and shocking act. Now, left to pick up the pieces, the survivors test the boundaries of their newly defined reality in this moving true crime exploration of the nature and limits of familial love.
Residents of a small village are shocked when lifelong resident Billie Cunningham is found murdered in her home; right before the case goes cold, an unlikely killer comes forward with a shocking confession.
Ed and Minnie Maurin vanish right before their annual Christmas party; after an exhausting search, their family's worst fear turns into a horrifying discovery.
When charismatic businessman George Jodoin gets shot to death in his Auburn, N.H., home after Christmas, suspicion falls on Jodoin's small group of friends as detectives try to get to the bottom of the case.
A family of six perishes in a horrifying house fire on New Year's Eve; a woman and her two sons are found fatally stabbed; the killer is far closer to home than expected.
It's New Year's Eve, and Ashley Kline's friends are concerned because no one has seen or heard from her in hours; days pass until, finally, her remains are found; police must piece together her final moments to determine who killed her.
In 2006, when an entire family is brutally murdered on New Year's Eve in Richmond, Va., there are no leads.
Heather Jones is bursting with confidence and flirting with men online after separating from her husband; once Heather goes missing, her family and friends wonder if she ran away with an online suitor.
Capt. Jeffery McDonald is convicted and sentenced to life in prison in 1979 for the murders of his wife and two children at their Fort Bragg home.
For 80 years, Stuart Alexander's family has owned a sausage plant in San Quinten, Calif., but when a newly promoted USDA officer threatens to shut down the factory for health violations, rising tensions lead to a deadly confrontation.
Archival footage and new interviews provide a look at the arrest and conviction of Scott Peterson in the murders of his wife, Laci, and their unborn son, even as Peterson awaits answers to an appeal and a legal petition from death row.
In British Columbia, Canada, a pig farmer who trolls the downtown streets of Vancouver for prostitutes is discovered to be the most depraved serial killer in the country's history.
Over the 4th of July holiday, an 18-year-old woman vanishes from a motel after a fight with her boyfriend, and her family and friends are bewildered by the clues left behind in her room.
Journalist Tamron Hall investigates the frequency with which women experience sexual assault while attending college; survivors share their stories of assault and its aftermath, bringing the controversy surrounding this issue into focus.