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Season 912 of 12 Episodes

Questions and accusations fly after savvy entrepreneur and mother of five, 52-year-old Dee Warner, vanishes from her rural Michigan home. Authorities struggle for answers, until one day they find her, closer to home than anyone could have imagined.
As Pride Month kicks off in 2022, the deaths of two gay men in New York City shatter their families and the gay community, leading the NYPD to uncover a ruthless gang that stalks, drugs, and murders their victims before draining their bank accounts.
In Ocala, Fla., the local sheriff's office responds to a wellness check only to find the body of a man in what looks like a sexual pleasure palace; it could be a homosexual hate crime, revenge or a killer much closer to home.
In 2001, someone murders a father, sets his Florida home ablaze and his sons disappear; as prayers rise for their safe return, a so-called family friend steps forward, shifting the case; an interview finally uncovers the truth.
The weekend before Thanksgiving 1994, a killer savagely slays Robin Lawrence at home while her child is asleep; a relentless investigation circles her husband, until a drop of blood unlocks the mystery of Robin's murder and leads to a confession.
In Prairie Village, Kan., a reclusive mother goes missing in 2019; when her teenage daughter and the police go looking for answers, they are gaslit at every turn; without a digital footprint or even a friend who knows her, leads are running out fast.
In 1972, 20-year-old Jody Loomis takes a late afternoon bike ride to visit her horse and never returns home. She turns up murdered in the woods, and her case baffles the local authorities. For decades, everyone in the small town of Bothell is a suspect.
Fame, passion, and greed collide in a Hollywood hairstylist's murder.
Outside of Orlando, life is no longer a fairytale for childhood sweethearts Mike and Laurie Shaver; fighting and infidelities lead to shattered vases and broken dreams; when police search their backyard in 2018, what they find scars the family.
In 2022, Austin police discover the body of 25-year-old up-and-coming cyclist Mo Wilson; someone shot Mo execution style while she was visiting a friend for the weekend; homicide detectives discover a story of jealousy, betrayal, and total obsession.
Jennifer Brown, vanishes from her Limerick home and detectives race against the clock to find her. With her eight-year-old son asking where his mother is, investigators must confront a web of lies woven by the people she trusts the most.
A home intruder abducts a 60-year-old woman in the night; local sheriffs search relentlessly until they discover another horrifying attack just ten miles away that fits the same profile; is there a serial predator haunting Florida's Gulf Coast?

In May 2002, a couple goes missing in Ocean City, Maryland, almost as if they vanished into thin air, until a random, late-night burglary leads police to discover a tale of deception, brutality and savagery.
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In 1984, a slew of brutal hammer attacks leaves a Colorado community in fear; it takes nearly 40 years before a serial killer is brought to justice.
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Vanessa Bennett saw her family murdered by a hammer wielding stranger when she was three years old; on April 7, 2022, a Jefferson County jury found 61-year-old Alex Ewing guilty of killing Patricia Smith in early 1984.
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When neighbors find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose; the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later.
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In the early 1970s, Washington D.C. is terrorized by a cunning killer who abducts and murders six young African American girls; police and the community are outraged by the serial killings that target young children in their own neighborhoods.
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When a widower and father of three is found murdered outside his Long Island home, police have reason to look into shady business dealings as a possible motive; then, a tip leads to three unlikely suspects, exposing dark family secrets.
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Investigation Discovery and People magazine partner to re-examine some of the most high profile crime cases in recent history. The one-hour series brings viewers tales of betrayal, buried secrets and unsung heroes, ripped from the pages of one of the nation's top weekly magazines. These stories transcended news and became part of pop culture, revealing shocking twists, new evidence, and unexpected resolutions. Interlaced within every episode are exclusive interviews with People's journalists, archival footage, re-creations, and firsthand accounts by those closest to the investigations.

Steve Helling, Alicia Dennis, Cynthia Sanz, Christine Pelisek, Dan Wakeford, Jess Cagle

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