Crime Night

This episode examines the 2016 murder of Robert Mitchell Jr., a former basketball player whose body was discovered smoldering in a Rochester park. The investigation initially stalled because of grainy surveillance footage and misleading forensic evidence, including blood found in an apartment that was later determined to be unrelated to the murder. The case gained renewed momentum in 2022 when a n...

This episode examines the unsolved 1971 murder of Karen Streed, a young woman who disappeared while hitchhiking in Iowa to meet her husband. Her body was discovered a week later in the Mill Race Canal, showing evidence of blunt force trauma, gunshot wounds, and sexual assault. Over the decades, investigators have pursued multiple leads, including a former police chief with a history of voyeurism a...

This episode examines the unsolved 2012 murder of Kyle Seidel, a husband and father who was fatally shot in the parking lot of a bowling alley in Waterford, Connecticut, while picking up dinner. Investigators have considered several possible motives, including a random road-rage incident and a potential meeting connected to an off-the-books gun purchase. Years into the investigation, two primary s...

This episode examines the unsolved 1982 murders of Agustin Chacon and Marshall McCarthy, two men who were killed on the same night in the same Odessa, Texas, neighborhood. Although their deaths occurred less than half a mile apart, investigators believe the murders were separate incidents involving different circumstances and suspects. Chacon, a hardworking laborer, may have been the victim of a b...

This episode examines the cold case of Tanya Dawn Knight, a fifteen-year-old girl who disappeared from Spring Hill, Kansas, in 1996 and was found murdered six months later. Early investigative mistakes, including initially classifying Tanya as a runaway and failing to properly test physical evidence, severely complicated the search for answers. Decades later, Detective Natalie Bright is revisiting...

This episode examines the cold case murder of Susie Timmons, a teenager who was killed in Rochester, New York, in 1982. The investigation was reopened in 2020 by investigator Seth Carr, who used modern DNA technology to re-examine evidence that had remained inconclusive for decades. Several persons of interest emerged over the years, including Susie’s boyfriend and an inmate who provided a suspici...

This episode examines the unresolved 1990 murder of Mary Kathleen Rodriguez, a young nanny who was found beaten to death inside a rental home in Odessa, Texas. Investigators quickly focused on her employers, Eda and Eddie Bryant, citing financial disputes, failed polygraph tests, and their alleged involvement in a previous violent encounter. Despite substantial circumstantial evidence and a suspic...

This episode examines the tragic 2010 murder of thirteen-year-old Jonathan Garcia-Valladares, a promising student who was killed while jogging in Phoenix, Arizona. Despite reports suggesting a possible robbery, the case quickly went cold because investigators had few witnesses and limited forensic evidence. Years later, Detective Dominic Rostenberg revisited the case and focused on DNA evidence re...

This episode examines the mysterious 2021 disappearance of Daniel Traina, a 49-year-old Florida man who vanished after leaving a convenience store. Despite his distinctive 6'4" height and the presence of surveillance cameras, investigators have found little physical evidence to explain what happened to him. Daniel had struggled with addiction following a series of personal losses, while suspicious...

This episode examines the 1986 murder of Margaret Reimann, a wealthy 73-year-old woman who was killed in the garage of her California ranch. For decades, investigators and relatives focused on a bitter inheritance dispute involving Margaret’s cousins, who stood to benefit financially from her death. Recent DNA testing of material recovered from beneath Margaret’s fingernails produced a male geneti...

This episode follows the investigation into the 2010 murder of Terrence Kenomi Plumber, a case that remained unsolved for more than a decade. Lieutenant Jeff Locklear continued examining the evidence, particularly a bloody palm print that initially produced no matches in local databases. Years later, advances in forensic technology allowed investigators to search the print through updated national...

This episode examines the disappearance and murder of Kelsie Schelling, a young pregnant woman who vanished in 2013 after traveling to meet her boyfriend, Dante Lucas. Although her remains have never been found, investigators built a case using circumstantial evidence, including ATM surveillance and cellphone tracking. Lucas was convicted of first-degree murder in 2021, but he has never disclosed...

This episode examines the unsolved 2013 murder of 62-year-old Jerene Matta, who was found dead inside her heavily monitored home in Yakima, Washington. Investigators determined that she had been tortured and bound during a robbery apparently intended to gain access to her bank accounts. The perpetrators removed Matta’s surveillance equipment and set the house on fire, apparently attempting to dest...

This episode examines the unexplained 2018 disappearance of 25-year-old Kevin Nguyen, who vanished after a night out in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Surveillance footage captured several of his interactions at a local bar and food truck, but conflicting accounts, missing video segments, and uncertainty surrounding his final movements have left investigators with unanswered questions. Kevin’s family has ra...

This episode examines the unsolved 1985 murder of Carmen “CJ” DeLuca, a young gas station manager who was killed during an overnight shift in Connecticut. Investigators connected the crime to a violent multi-town robbery spree after ballistics linked the murder weapon to a non-fatal shooting that occurred the same morning. Two primary suspects, William Spikes and Douglas Whitehead, were identified...

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...