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Living a Nightmare
Living a Nightmare

Living a Nightmare

—Stories of real people who face the surreal horror of losing loved ones to vicious crimes.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • A student bikes home from her boyfriend's house and is never seen again.

  • A young man who overcame a devastating brain injury enters a taxi and never resurfaces; police are at a loss until they receive a mysterious text that pivots the case in a new direction and intensifies the race to bring Julian Williams home alive.

  • A young mother is murdered and dumped in an alley; police have plenty of suspects, including her former beau, but the trail soon runs cold; a ghost from the past suddenly reappears, giving the family renewed hope for justice.

  • A Florida psychiatrist and his son are shot dead; their home ransacked; investigators suspect robbery until they realize that only a gun and a car are missing; they must work backward to uncover a motive so they can track down a killer.

  • Drew Cato breaks up with his lover and disappears; police search the area to no avail, but the plot thickens when they interview his son's mom; as the search drags on, Drew's secrets come to light.

  • Business owner Larry Hughes goes missing from his Pulaski, Tenn., home; it takes a quarter-century to solve the case.

Record to Watch Later

2 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Deadly Message
    The Long Way Home
  • Deadly Message

    A young man who overcame a devastating brain injury enters a taxi and never resurfaces; police are at a loss until they receive a mysterious text that pivots the case in a new direction and intensifies the race to bring Julian Williams home alive.
    Upcoming
  • The Long Way Home

    A student bikes home from her boyfriend's house and is never seen again.
    Upcoming
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Stories of real people who face the surreal horror of losing loved ones to vicious crimes.

Starring

George Schoendorfer

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