Crime Night

This episode examines the unsolved 2008 murder of Beverly Logan, a respected nurse’s assistant who was found stabbed to death inside her Kansas home. The absence of forced entry or significant theft led investigators to consider the possibility that Beverly knew her attacker. Authorities pursued multiple leads, including her correspondence with prisoners and her estranged husband, while DNA testin...

This episode examines the unsolved 1989 murder of Rosa McMillan, an 85-year-old grandmother who was killed inside her home in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Decades later, retired detective Chris Corsion remains convinced that the case can still be solved. Early investigators focused on a serial offender named Harry Klein Lee, but DNA evidence eventually cleared him. Attention later shifted toward...

This episode examines the unsolved 2013 murder of Shad Gandy Kaydea, a 22-year-old aspiring rapper whose body was discovered burning in a Rhode Island cemetery. Investigators determined that Kaydea had been strangled before his body was set on fire, shifting the case toward a volatile family dispute involving a $250,000 life insurance policy. Attention focused on Reuben Ortiz, who allegedly gave c...

This episode examines the unsolved 1987 murder of Anita Carlson, a 22-year-old college graduate who disappeared while working a late-night shift at a Minnesota gas station. Investigators determined that the station had been robbed, while Anita’s body was discovered days later in a remote wooded area. Over the years, authorities have investigated multiple potential suspects, including a local man w...

This episode explores the tragic 1985 cold case of Tyra Garcia, a fifteen-year-old California girl who disappeared after leaving home for a brief errand. Her remains were discovered several days later in an orange orchard, but the investigation was initially delayed after authorities considered her a runaway. Nearly four decades later, investigators are revisiting the case and focusing on two pers...

This episode examines the gruesome 1994 murder of Benjamin Rosario, a Bridgeport man whose dismembered remains were discovered in multiple trash bags throughout the city. Early fears of a regional serial killer were eventually dismissed after investigators determined that the nature of the injuries did not suggest the work of a highly experienced offender. Attention instead turned toward people wi...

This episode examines the unsolved 2005 disappearance of Sandra Burus, a Louisiana mother who vanished after a night out with friends. The investigation has been complicated by sparse early case files, unverified jailhouse tips, conflicting witness accounts, and the passage of time, which has seen several key figures in the case die. Despite these challenges, the case remains active. Recent effort...

This episode explores the unsolved 1989 disappearance of thirteen-year-old Eileene Micheloff, a competitive ice skater who vanished while walking home from school in Dublin, California. Investigators spent decades pursuing leads, examining possible suspects, and comparing her case with other child abductions in the region, but only one significant physical clue—a distinctive Spuds McKenzie keychai...

This episode explores the complex legal proceedings surrounding Luigi Mangione following the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Manhattan. After gaining widespread media attention and a large online following, Mangione accepted a federal plea deal involving interstate stalking resulting in death, disrupting the planned state murder trial. His defense team subsequently sought...

The episode examines the suspicious death of Lakesha Thompson, who was initially believed to have died by suicide while visiting her fiancé, Nathan Fitten, in Atlanta. Her daughter, Andrea, and a private investigator later discovered troubling inconsistencies, including missing gunshot residue testing, questionable bullet trajectories, and conflicting statements surrounding Nathan’s behavior. Afte...

In 2011, Bill and Peggy Stephenson were found murdered inside their Kentucky home, leaving investigators with a deeply unsettling crime scene filled with staged objects and unusual, almost ritualistic elements. The evidence suggested that whoever killed the couple may have remained inside the house for hours after the murders, raising questions about the killer’s motives and whether the scene had...

A disturbing pattern of dismemberment cases across Wisconsin raises the possibility that a serial killer may have been operating for decades. At least twelve victims have been discovered under horrifying circumstances, with some found missing their heads or hands. Among the cases are the murders of Reese Pocan, Ray Torlot, and Julia Baez—separate tragedies that may be connected by a much darker th...

In 1945, a devastating house fire in Fayetteville, West Virginia, was believed to have claimed the lives of five Sodder children. But when the flames were extinguished, investigators found something deeply disturbing: there were no human remains. What followed was a decades-long mystery that would leave the Sodder family questioning whether their children had actually died in the fire—or had been...

When Lizzbeth Aleman-Popoca disappeared in Connecticut, her longtime boyfriend, Jonathan Jara-Ruiz, claimed that she had abandoned their young daughter and fled to Mexico. But Lizzbeth’s family refused to accept his story. As they began investigating on their own, they uncovered evidence that directly contradicted his claims—including surveillance footage showing that Lizzbeth’s car had never disa...

Amanda Knox faces another legal setback in Italy as a slander conviction against her is upheld, reigniting questions about the interrogation that shaped one of the most infamous criminal cases of the 21st century. Although the ruling does not send Knox back to prison, she argues that it continues to reinforce a narrative she has spent years denying: that she was somehow involved in the murder of M...

Nolan Wells, a college athlete on a holiday trip to Horn Island, Mississippi, vanished under circumstances that have left his family questioning nearly every detail of what happened. Two days later, his body was recovered from the water, and authorities initially leaned toward an accidental drowning. But for Nolan’s parents, the timeline surrounding his disappearance raised troubling questions—esp...

In 2016, Alyssa Romine-Olson was found dead in a shallow pond at an Arizona nature preserve, leaving behind a case filled with unanswered questions. Authorities initially appeared to consider suicide, but the circumstances surrounding her death raised troubling doubts. Her clothing and personal belongings were missing, while investigators struggled to identify clear physical evidence explaining ho...

Renowned filmmaker Joe Berlinger has spent decades examining some of the most disturbing and controversial cases in America, using true crime filmmaking as a way to explore deeper questions of justice, accountability, and human suffering. In this conversation, he reflects on his career and his ongoing work surrounding the unsolved murder of JonBenét Ramsey. Berlinger argues that advances in DNA an...

Between 2005 and 2009, eight women were found dead in Jennings, Louisiana, in a series of cases that would become known as the Jeff Davis 8. The victims were connected through overlapping social circles and the local drug trade, and investigators repeatedly encountered the same suspicious individuals surrounding their disappearances. Yet despite the number of victims and the disturbing similaritie...

The sixth day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial takes a dramatic turn as a deeply divided jury struggles to reach a verdict. After previously declaring themselves deadlocked, the jury’s internal conflict becomes even more serious when reports emerge that one juror may be refusing to apply the law regarding reasonable doubt. The revelation sparks a tense courtroom confrontation, w...

In 2000, nine-year-old Asha Degree disappeared from her North Carolina home, launching a mystery that would remain unsolved for decades. Now, a series of newly uncovered developments has brought investigators closer than ever to understanding what happened to her. DNA evidence and a green vehicle seized by authorities have reportedly connected the investigation to the Deadman family and a former t...

In 1998, Marcus Rutledge, a young father living in Nashville, suddenly disappeared after failing to meet his girlfriend. What initially appeared to be a missing-person case soon revealed a hidden side of Marcus’s life. His family discovered that he had left college and secretly begun selling marijuana, a double life they knew little about. The investigation became even more complicated when detect...

The case of Dianna D’Aiello is a heartbreaking story of survival, wrongful conviction, and the power of forensic evidence. In 1979, Dianna survived a brutal attack that left her seriously injured and resulted in the loss of her unborn child. Her husband, Kevin Green, was eventually convicted after Dianna identified him despite suffering a period of memory loss surrounding the attack. Green spent s...

The story of John Ackroyd reveals a disturbing trail of disappearances and unsolved cases stretching across Oregon’s Highway 20. It began with the 1978 disappearance of Kay Turner, whose remains were eventually found after Ackroyd himself suspiciously claimed to have discovered them. Despite a history of sexual assault and other warning signs, he remained free for years. Ackroyd later became a cen...

The disappearance of Patricia Blough, Anne Miller, and Renee Bruhl in 1966 remains one of Indiana’s most haunting mysteries. The three young women vanished after reportedly leaving Indiana Dunes State Park in a small boat, leaving investigators with no clear answer as to whether they drowned, deliberately disappeared, or became victims of foul play. Over the decades, investigators pursued numerous...