A pastor who is loved almost to point of being worshiped by his church congregation wife is found dead in her car in the next county. What is the church and the preacher hiding and will her family ever got the truth?
At first it was thought Eric had shot himself, until the there is no gun found. It is soon clear Eric had many women he dates. Who had killed and why as everyone seemed to love him. Was there was a lover who felt slighted?
Marc Despain was a married father of two and a successful real estate appraiser. He was busy building a life, until his ended all too soon. Investigators wondered if money was a motive, or maybe a family rift. His loved ones wanted answers.
Lisa and Kevin Knoefel seemed like the perfect couple. They were busy raising three children, and then welcomed a foster child too. When Sabrina admitted to killing Lisa, no one could understand why. This case was about to get very complicated.
A successful, seemingly healthy doctor collapses at home and is rushed to the ER, leaving friends and colleagues puzzled. When her blood test reveals what killed her, the case goes from a medical mystery to murder mystery.
Missing wife. Grieving husband. Turns out, both had secrets. Jen Ramsaran vanished just before Christmas and detectives needed to know if her online life held the key to this mystery or if the answer was closer to home.
Lynn Friend was a devoted mother with wedding plans when she vanished. The question was whether she was a runaway bride, or if she ran into trouble. Investigators searched land and sea, going to unexpected depths to solve the mystery.
A top doctor known for saving lives found himself fighting for his own after he was poisoned. Investigators immediately started looking into the women in his life, wondering if one relationship was toxic.
Chiquita Tate was growing her reputation as a tenacious defense attorney but her promising career was cut short when she was murdered. Police had a challenge. At work, she dealt with tough clients, and at home, she was going through a rough time.
The Harkey name was famous for pecan harvesting in Texas; the matriarch, with a powerful grip on the family fortune, went missing, so investigators focused on the family; in fact, the plot was more tangled than the branches of a pecan tree.
A college freshman is found brutally beaten, a crime scene so bloody police can't identify the victim, but identifying the killer was easier -- and his motivation for the killing becomes the foundation for his defense.
On an April evening in Miami, Orlando Mesa, described as a "doting" dad, took his 18-month-old son, Noah, for a walk. It would be the last walk Mesa ever took with him.
One murder in broad daylight, then another brutal attack almost exactly a year later; police discover a chilling connection between the victims, and many fear they had a serial killer on their hands.
Vern Holbrook seemed to have it all: A thriving estate company and a beautiful family. When this beloved patriarch failed to show up at a meeting with his daughter-in-law, she was concerned Vern was not delayed, that it was something far worse.
It was a violent and bizarre crime scene: #1 scrawled next to the lifeless body. The victim's boyfriend had an alibi and the case went cold. Then, a DNA hit. But investigators couldn't figure out the link between two people separated by 1,500 miles.
When a beloved socialite in the suburbs of New Your is an unlikely target for a brutal murder, police immediately zero in on the most likely suspect, but solving the crime is neither easy nor quick.
A woman is brutally murdered in her bed and her husband and son both immediately begin pointing fingers at each other after two rapid fire calls are made to 911.
It was a custody battle, then baby Savanna was gone. The mystery of her whereabouts spanned two decades. Solving it took investigators nearly 10,000 miles around the world, driven by a determined dad trying to learn what happened to his daughter.
Real estate developer Gary Triano lived large; his murder was a bold statement; there were whispers of a mob connection, an angry investor, or a mad ex, and the mystery took nearly two decades to unravel.
Lynne Knight was a vibrant young nurse whose love of adventure made her stand out. Then, she was murdered. The savage crime haunted detectives for decades. The killer thought his secret was safe, until new investigators put fresh eyes on the case.
A chance meeting at a nightclub ends in murder; those involved in the gruesome crime thought they had buried the secrets of the past, but a relentless team of investigators will stop at nothing to unearth the truth.
Detective identify multiple suspects after a mother disappears, but they later face scrutiny from the woman's family due to the lack of answers they have provided.
Nick popped the question and Kristy said yes; they were busy planning their future when she found him dead in the bedroom; police questioned spurned lovers and office enemies before a tip from Nick's brother helped reveal the true killer.
Michelle Mockbee met her husband at the warehouse where they both worked; it was also where she met an untimely death; security footage led police to a suspect, but when it appeared justice had been served, a scandal turned the case upside down.
Angila Wilder was a busy mom, working to make her dream of becoming a nurse come true, then she was murdered; at first, investigators thought it looked like an open-and-shut case, but it would take an elaborate sting to uncover the truth.
When a recently divorced mom vanished, the search to find her was halted by a hurricane; as the floodwaters receded, investigators discovered the same deadly storm that slowed their investigation was about to flush out her killer.
Private First Class Karlyn Ramirez had a job she loved and a baby she adored. Then, she was shot dead in her home. Her killer thought he'd covered his tracks, but investigators uncovered a plot so devious, it defied imagination.
Cassy Farrington had two beautiful kids, a doting boyfriend and an exciting new job. Then she was found dead in her bathtub. Cassy's parents were determined to solve the mystery, stopping at nothing until they found justice.
A woman is found strangled after a powerful storm. Police focus on a fiance and a co-worker with a crush until they hear from a flood of women who've had chilling encounters with a stranger. It seemed a predator was stalking the women of Austin.
It was supposed to be happy weekend at their cabin. They went on a hike, pausing at a perfect spot for pictures. But something went wrong, and the frigid currents below took a life. Investigators wondered if they also swept away a secret.
In a case made for Hollywood, they were camera ready. Erik and Lyle Menendez were convicted of murdering their own parents more than two decades ago. Now hear chilling new details about the gruesome double slaying from the brothers themselves.
Diane Marcell walked into her home and found her daughter covered in blood. Then, she felt pure terror. The attacker said she was next. A single drop of blood was the key to finding him, but it took nearly a decade to unlock its secrets.
After Erin Corwin told her husband she was scouting hiking trails in Joshua Tree National Park, she suddenly vanished -- police quickly uncovered a steamy love triangle and a mystery with a deep pool of potential suspects.
An Oklahoma City doctor's wife, Susan Hamilton, is murdered on Valentine's Day. Detectives had plenty of theories to work with, but the suspect they took into custody surprised everyone.
Amber Dubois disappeared in the San Diego area, and the search turned up nothing. Then, a year later, Chelsea King disappeared in a neighboring town. Investigators were determined to find out if the two cases were connected. Will these girls be found together and alive?
A young wife and mother is slowly dying, and her doctor thinks she has been poisoned. However, the kind of poisoning is rare, and detectives search its origin.
A rebellious teenager with issues is accused of the murder of his parents. But things do not seem to add up leading many to wonder if the teen really committed the crime.
Christy Mirack, a teacher is murdered in 1992, and her friends fear that the killer won't be caught. It took 27 years to put Raymond 'DJ Freez' Rowe behind bars.
Two girls were from the same town and both loved riding bikes. They did not know each other but were forever connected by their unsolved murders. Someone else their age grew up to become a detective and was trying to solve their cases.
As a love triangle between a podiatrist, his estranged wife and his new girlfriend took shape, a luxury car salesman got a surprising visit from a beautiful former customer. She was not looking to buy a car. She wanted someone murdered.
After following the case for more than fifteen years, Dateline delivers a comprehensive report with rarely seen interrogation video, new insight from prosecutors, and surprising details from Amber Frey who helped uncover the truth.