APB Cold Case

In 1984, a woman waits by her broken down car on highway in Massachusetts when a man stops to offer assistance. Neither the Samaritan’s charming demeanor nor his handsome appearance cause the woman any alarm, so when he offers to drive her to a nearby mechanic, she accepts. She has no idea that she’s just accepted a ride from a serial killer. His evil intentions become apparent at the next exit wh...

In this special APB Cold Case Preview episode, we highlight several cases that we're working on for this season including the savage murder of two Marines on a tropical island; the unsolved homicide of a high school girl stabbed 18 times while in her own home; a gentleman farmer, who’s brutalized body is found in a well; and finally, two teenage girls who mysteriously vanish in the Florida Keys. T...

After celebrating the 4th of July holiday in Saratoga Springs, NY, a young woman leaves Gaffney’s bar in the early morning hours. She’s alone as she heads down the sidewalk towards her nearby apartment. But within 30 hours, her badly beaten body is found in a ditch along a country road 10 miles away. What happened after she left that downtown bar? We are looking for her killer, as we retrace her F...

What began as an exciting adventure for 19-year-old Tracy Onawa Jones, became a nightmare when she vanished from an Arkansas truck stop in 2006 while selling magazine subscriptions. Did she leave on her own or did someone take her? We retrace the last movements of a young woman with a competitive spirit and infectious personality who was on her way to winning a top sales competition… Was danger lu...

When tourists discover a body in the Arizona desert in 1989, it sets off a chain of events beginning with the investigation of the brutal murder of a young woman known only as Jane Doe. 30 years later a dedicated Sheriff’s investigator named Lori Miller takes on the case and is able to identify the victim as Marina Ramos. When notified of her death, Marina’s family asks Inv. Miller a question that...

In June of 1978, the violent death of one of the most beloved Hollywood actors of the 60’s and 70’s shocked the world. Forever known by his portrayal of Col. Hogan in the widely popular television series, Hogan’s Heroes, Bob Crane was hiding a big secret. That is, until his untimely death at the hands of an unknown killer. Bob’s career is punctuated by his remarkable talent and charisma in radio,...

On Mother’s Day, 1993, the Stabb family gathered at their parent’s rural home outside of Canastota, New York to honor their matriarch, Jessie. But the celebration was short-lived because less than 24 hours later, Jessie and Carl, her husband of almost 50 years, were found dead. As the couple spent the evening watching television together in the comfort of their home, they were both shot in the hea...

A young mother is found brutally murdered in her 2nd floor apartment. The investigation reveals several oddities including post-mortem stabbing, a strange mark on the victim’s face, and a crime scene that has been staged. Is the killer sending a message or trying to throw off investigators? Questions linger in this decades old cold case, but new technologies may help uncover the killer whose victi...

In honor of National Police Week, we’re re-releasing this special Behind the Badge episode about two police officers from a small community. Their story represents the commitment and sacrifice of law enforcement officers throughout the nation. A callous gunman who wreaked havoc upon several unsuspecting victims in 1969 could not shake the resilience of this tight-knit community, nor the legacy of...

While America was still reeling from the terrorist attacks of 9/11, another potentially catastrophic but invisible threat followed just days later. Letters laced with anthrax and sent through the mail to targeted individuals became the first biological attack in U.S. history. While many remember the frightening headlines warning of dangerous white powder letters which resulted in 5 deaths and many...

A notorious and cut-throat, gangster is shot dead in his Albany, NY apartment on December 18th, 1931. And his provocative lifestyle suggests a number of suspects for the murder. There were many people who wanted Jack “Legs” Diamond dead including his bootlegging competition, political rivals, and the police. And maybe even his jealous wife? This is the roller-coaster story of the dark and violent...

Two teenage girls go missing from the same small town in Saratoga County, New York, about a year and a half apart. Jennifer Hammond was last seen on an evening in 2003 heading into a trailer park to sell magazines. Christina White had gone out for a late-night walk in 2005 when she mysteriously disappeared. Their skeletal remains are later found about 10 miles apart in dense forest, both ruled as...

A fun, family night out turns into a living nightmare when 2-year-old Teekah Lewis vanishes from a crowded Tacoma, WA bowling alley in 1999. The investigation has uncovered several leads but detectives are faced with a number of challenges and layers of suspicion leading to more than one person of interest: What about the Pontiac Grand Am seen racing away from the scene? Or the previous incidents...

In August 1986 a couple building a new home in rural New Jersey make a startling discovery during a weekend visit to their remote property – a mutilated female body. The young victim had been bound, stabbed, and burned with acid. No identification is found at the scene, so she is classified as Jane Doe. Decades pass with no leads to her identity or her murder until 2011 when a dogged detective wor...

In 1981 a farmer finds a dead body laying at the edge of his field not far from the town of Bethlehem, New York. The body is so badly decomposed that the coroner cannot determine the cause of death. So, without any clue as to the man’s identity, the case goes cold. Years later, a Bethlehem police sergeant is asked about the case. He is unable to find the file as the original records were destroyed...

Serial Killer’s First Victim? The Murder of Dorothy Waterstreet One of New York State’s most notorious serial killers, Lemuel Smith, is currently incarcerated at the Wende Correctional Facility in Erie County for several horrific crimes. But Smith was never arrested or prosecuted for what many agree was his first homicide, the vicious murder of Dorothy Waterstreet, the mother of one of his high sc...

In January 1988, a couple out for a walk discover skeletal remains lying at the bottom of an old industrial well at an abandoned distillery in Pennsylvania. For years detectives chase down leads from missing persons cases trying to identify the body to no avail. The autopsy indicates that this Jane Doe, probably in her teens, had been 6-months pregnant at the time of her death. Why was there no mi...

A 6-year-old girl falls asleep one night on the couch with her siblings. But when morning comes, she is nowhere to be found, launching a massive search and intense police investigation. Two days later, her mother’s boyfriend is found shot in an alley – was it murder or suicide? Is his death connected to the little girl’s disappearance? In recent years police have dug up the yard of the home where...

This is a special “Bonus” Behind the Badge episode . Anthony Dwyer had accomplished a lot for a 23-year-old, including his dream of becoming an NYPD cop. But the young man who touched so many lives had his own life cut short while pursuing an armed suspect onto a rooftop near Times Square in 1989. In this special episode, his family remembers a beloved son and brother; and the fellow officer who s...

On a stormy day in March of 1983, 14-year-old Tracy is dropped off at school by her mom’s boyfriend, Paul Greenwald, but Tracy never returns home. It’s later learned that Tracy had been suspended from school. Where did she go? Rumors circulate that she may have been pregnant. Months pass with no sign of her, but then suddenly her mother Jean goes missing too. Tragically, Jean’s body is found days...

Bullets flying, bombs detonating and shrapnel exploding…it sounds like a scene straight out of an action movie, but this story happened late one night on a sleepy residential street in Watertown, Massachusetts. Many of us know about the horrific Boston Marathon bombing on Patriot’s Day in 2013. But the details of how the bombers were ultimately tracked and captured may have eluded the bigger headl...

In 1972 Patricia Fairbanks runs an errand for her mom to the local drug store but was fifteen cents short. 14-year-old Patricia heads back to the drug store with the fifteen cents but never comes home. Her bludgeoned and strangled body is found a month later, just yards from her home. But there is controversy in what was found at the crime scene. A half century later, cold case detectives are taki...

In 2000, a 7-year-old girl with AIDS had mysteriously vanished. When the caregiver she was entrusted to claimed not to know where she was, authorities demanded answers. But since the child's disappearance, there have been no answers. A passionate Virginia prosecutor charged the caregiver with fraud for stealing benefits intended for the little girl. But he said, “That&nbsp...

A young, deaf woman moves to Reno to escape a troubled relationship. But did trouble follow right behind her? One fateful night she visits a friend at a casino near her apartment – and after leaving alone and on foot, she’s never seen again. Does the answer to her disappearance lie within the estranged relationship she had with a former boyfriend, a man with an allegedly volatile past? Together wi...

A callous gunman who wreaked havoc upon several unsuspecting victims in 1969 could not shake the resilience of this tight-knit community, nor the legacy of the heroes who lost their lives that fateful night. The story of tragedy and terror in and around Sherrill, New York is remembered more than 50 years later by those who lived it. For timeline, map and photos, check out our show notes at: https:...