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It’s the crime that shattered Memphis. 25-year-old Brandon Isabelle didn’t want to be a father…so he murdered his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Hoyle, and their newborn daughter, Kennedy, just two days after her birth. Prosecutors say he shot Danielle five times, dumped her body in a ditch, and then threw baby Kennedy by her leg into the Mississippi River before heading to his other girlfriend’s house l...

In Utah, 15-year-old Nick Vetecnik had already faced unimaginable loss after both of his parents passed away. Known as a “gentle giant,” Nick was finally starting to rebuild his life when his best friend, Rowdy Aguilar, betrayed him and took his life. Then, in Idaho, Katie explores how a husband-and-wife duo turned faith into fanaticism. Jonathan and Jolene Harms wrote a 277-page “divine manifesto...

When 15-year-old Sarah Kopp met her 31-year-old PE teacher, she thought he was just being kind. What followed was years of manipulation, control, and abuse that changed the course of her life. Katie unpacks how Sarah’s teacher became her abuser, and the father of her children. Now, Sarah is fighting to make sure no child endures what she did. In tonight’s Night Watch episode, Katie traces Sarah’s...

For her first case, Katie reveals how a young boy in Iowa became a real-life hero after saving his mother from a terrifying hostage situation. The boy heard her being abused throughout the night by a man, so when he went on the school bus the next morning, he did something courageous that sprang authorities into action. Then, Katie turns to Detroit, where a viral “feel-good” video changed Curtis D...

In California, police say 29-year-old Varun Suresh used Megan’s Law listings to track down 71-year-old David Brimmer—then stabbed him to death, allegedly calling it “justice.” Suresh now faces murder and burglary charges as investigators probe his past and his vigilante motive. Meanwhile, Katie investigates a second case in Argentina, where the dismembered bodies of two young women and a teenage g...

On the scariest night of the year, two women met real-life terror. In 2008, Arpana Jinaga hosted a costume party in her Seattle apartment and was found strangled days later, her killer still unknown. On Halloween morning in 1981, Sister Tadea Benz was murdered inside her Amarillo convent, a case that may have ended with the wrong man executed. The scariest part of Halloween is knowing justice neve...

He wouldn’t talk after his arrest…but the data did. In the finale of our Idaho Student Murders series, we unpack what investigators uncovered about Bryan Kohberger’s alleged motive: unsettling internet searches, late-night car cleaning, Instagram follows and unanswered DMs to the victims, and a digital trail that points to obsession. With the trial moved to Boise and the death penalty on the table...

Today, Katie digs into two disturbing cases of power and violence. First, the fall of Howard “Horrible Howie” Rubin, a wealthy Wall Street trader accused of luring vulnerable women into a Manhattan torture chamber with the help of his assistant. Now facing federal sex trafficking charges, and linked to dozens of potential victims, Rubin’s decades of abuse are finally catching up to him. Then, the...

In Part 4 of our five-part deep dive into the Idaho student murders, the investigation closes in on its prime suspect. Detectives trace the movements of Bryan Kohberger through the early-morning hours of November 13th, 2022: his phone going dark just before the murders, his car circling the neighborhood, and his suspicious return to the crime scene hours later. Each clue paints a clearer picture o...

Today’s first case follows a shocking “family affair” murder that is headed back to court. Jeffrey Spence is accused of gunning down his daughter Caitlin’s drug dealer boyfriend, Kirby Carpenter, in a deadly plot that prosecutors say he carried out with Caitlin and her mother. After a dramatic mistrial fueled by Caitlin’s testimony against her own father, a new trial is set for 2026, where jurors...

In Part 3 of our five-part deep dive into the Idaho student murders, the investigation moves beyond the crime scene and into the chaotic world of online speculation. As police race to find the killer who brutally stabbed Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Kaylee Goncalves and Madison Mogen, a mysterious internet user known as “Pappa Rodger” begins posting disturbingly specific questions about the crime…...

In Iowa, 20-year-old Melody Hoffman, who lived with an intellectual disability, vanished after late-night messages. She was later found strangled and stabbed…a crime prosecutors say was planned by her ex-boyfriend McKinley Louisma and two accomplices. Investigators found a machete and bloodstained clothing in McKinley’s car. With two already convicted and serving life sentences, the final trial of...

The Idaho student murders left a small college town reeling, and nearly two years later, new details continue to emerge about what happened inside 1122 King Road. In Part 2 of our special five-part series, Katie takes us inside the house as investigators uncover a brutal crime scene that shocked even seasoned officers. As the search for clues begins, detectives find a mysterious knife sheath that...

In Ohio, 32-year-old Angel Holland and her boyfriend, 34-year-old Aaron Stalling, were arrested last month after police say 3 children in their care were starved and abused. A 9-year-old weighing just 30 pounds arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest and severe hypothermia. Katie breaks down the case against them while both suspects are jailed on high cash bonds, and doctors continue to fight to...

The Idaho student murders shocked the nation. Nearly two years later, new details are still emerging in the case against Bryan Kohberger. In the first episode of our special five-part series, Katie takes us back to the beginning: the fall of 2022, where a group of University of Idaho students shared a home at 1122 King Road. What started as a typical night out, ended in unimaginable horror. As inv...

In Alabama, a 64-year-old plumber’s twisted plan to “erase” his family comes to light. Mohammad A.H. Mohammad has pleaded guilty to hiring a hitman, who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, to kill his wife and six children. Now, as he awaits sentencing in December, investigators say his years of stalking and arson finally caught up with him. Meanwhile in New York, a shocking backyard discove...

When faith becomes a weapon, devotion turns deadly. In 1982, Frances Thomas commanded her Miracle Valley followers in Arizona to attack sheriff’s deputies, sparking a bloody shootout that left multiple dead. Two decades later, doomsday prophet Jeffrey Lundgren convinced his followers that salvation required murder...and five members of the Avery family paid with their lives. These cases show the t...

He fooled women across the world with private jets, luxury hotels, and promises of forever. But behind the lavish lifestyle was one of the most notorious scams of the decade. Tonight on Night Watch, we’re revisiting the story of Simon Leviev, better known as “The Tinder Swindler”, the con artist whose crimes inspired a hit Netflix documentary. Years after his global infamy, Simon has been arrested...

In Louisiana, 70-year-old Charles Johnson is behind bars, accused of hiring a hitman to kill his wife, Pamela, during a bitter 2015 divorce. After nearly a decade of unanswered questions, Katie breaks down the new evidence that has led to multiple arrests, and prosecutors say more could follow as they uncover who ordered the deadly plot. Meanwhile in Lake Charles, Louisiana, 43-year-old Christophe...

In 1979, six-year-old Etan Patz vanished on his way to the school bus in New York City, becoming one of the first missing children ever featured on milk cartons. Decades later, Pedro Hernandez was convicted of his murder. But this summer, a federal court overturned that conviction, ruling he deserved a new trial. Now, prosecutors are taking the fight to the U.S. Supreme Court in a final push to re...

In Texas, 37-year-old Cindy Rodriguez-Singh is accused of murdering her 6-year-old son, Noel, before fleeing across the globe. After a year-long international manhunt, she’s been extradited from India to face trial as investigators continue searching for Noel’s body. Meanwhile in California, former KTVU news anchor Frank Somerville’s fall from grace deepens: he’s now accused of assaulting his daug...

Tania Wise was just 23 years old and over eight months pregnant when she was brutally murdered and left on a Florida roadside. With a mysterious truck sighting and a recorded conversation as evidence, investigators soon uncovered the shocking truth: the father of her unborn child was Jose Soto-Escalera, a married father of four, who killed Tania to hide their affair. A jury has recently found Jose...

Former USC & NFL quarterback and Fox Sports analyst Mark Sanchez made headlines after being stabbed during a parking dispute, and prosecutors say he was the aggressor. Sanchez is facing a felony charge and a civil lawsuit after allegedly attacking a 69-year-old truck driver in a violent confrontation. Katie breaks down his disturbing fall from grace. Plus, Katie covers two deeply disturbing mu...

For more than two years, Michigan teen Lauryn Licari and her boyfriend were tormented by a relentless stream of abusive, anonymous messages. They were sent up to 50 a day. Convinced a jealous classmate was behind the harassment, they turned to police and the FBI for help. But when investigators finally traced the source, the truth stunned everyone: the cyberbully was Lauryn’s own mother, Kendra Li...

In Washington, police say 32-year-old Travis Decker murdered his three young daughters with plastic bags and zip ties before vanishing without a trace. After a months-long manhunt, his decomposed remains were discovered in the woods. Katie investigates these tragic murders and the killer’s mysterious death. Meanwhile in Florida, former sheriff’s deputy Anthony Shea remains behind bars, accused of...