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Within days of his family’s disappearance, Chris Watts’s façade begins to crumble. Failed polygraphs, missing sheets, and GPS data all lead detectives to one horrifying conclusion: the husband everyone trusted has been lying. As the truth unfolds, from the interrogation room to the oil fields ,the nation learns what really happened inside the Watts home. Join Carter Roy for today's first episode o...

Join Carter Roy for today's first episode of Justice Served on the Watts Family Murder. To the outside world, Chris and Shanann Watts had it all: a beautiful home, two adorable daughters, and a baby boy on the way. But behind the smiling family photos, cracks were forming. When Shanann and the girls vanish without a trace, Chris’s pleas for their return ignite a nationwide search. Yet, as investig...

As fear gripped California, the Zodiac Killer escalated his mind games, sending letters, making threats, and pushing police and the public to the brink. In today's second Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels trace his psychological unraveling, the search for his true identity, and the failed attempts to bring one of America’s most notorious murderers to justice. An...

The Zodiac Killer left behind more than victims; he masterminded a chilling legacy of cryptic messages, taunts, and terror. In today's first Throwback Thursday episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels trace his early murders, the ciphers that baffled authorities, and explore the disturbing psychology that drove one of history’s most notorious serial killers. And for more cases just like...

A woman checks into a luxury hotel using a fake name—and is later found dead under suspicious circumstances. With labels removed from her clothes, no identification, and evidence suggesting the scene was staged, investigators are left with more questions than answers. In today's second Conspiracies & the Unknown episode, Carter Roy explores the haunting mystery of the Oslo Plaza Woman, a case...

In today's first Conspiracies & the Unknown episode, Vanessa Richardson unravels one of Russia’s most enduring mysteries: the 1959 Dyatlov Pass Incident, where nine experienced hikers were found dead under bizarre and increasingly inexplicable circumstances. Torn tents, barefoot footprints in the snow, massive internal injuries, missing body parts, traces of radiation, and eyewitness accounts...

Today's second Unsolved Tuesday case is about Sneha Anne Philip, who was last seen shopping in Lower Manhattan on September 10, 2001. The next morning, the attacks on the World Trade Center reshaped the world and Sneha disappeared into the chaos. Some believe she rushed out to help and died in the collapse. Others think she vanished before the towers fell. Sarah Turney and Kourtney Nichole cover h...

He threw her a birthday party. Named his boat after her. And was the last known person to see her alive. When Jodi Huisentruit disappeared in 1995, investigators quickly focused on the people closest to her... especially one man who inserted himself into the case from the very beginning. But he wasn’t the only suspect. In this episode of Unsolved Tuesdays, Morgan Absher and Kaelyn Moore break down...

Richard Ramirez believed Satan protected him, but he couldn't outrun justice forever. In today's second Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels explore "The Night Stalker’s" gruesome 1985 killing spree, the chilling trail of clues left in his wake, and the courageous community that ended his reign of terror in an unforgettable showdown. And for more cases just like th...

Richard Ramirez, "The Night Stalker," wasn't born a killer, but his path was paved with trauma, violence, and a dark obsession. In today's first Killer of the Week episode, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels explore Ramirez’s disturbing childhood in El Paso, his fascination with Satanism, and the twisted influences that turned him into one of California’s most feared serial killers. And for...

On February 12, 2010, biology professor Amy Bishop opened fire on her colleagues at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, killing three and wounding three more after being denied tenure. But investigators quickly discovered the shooting wasn't her first act of violence: a quarter century of buried history, closed files, and institutional failures had put a gun in that room long before tenure ev...

In 1955, Jim Jones founded the Peoples Temple. By 1978, he led more than 900 of his followers to their deaths. From political power plays to psychological torture in the Guyanese jungle, in this episode of Cults and Cons, Vanessa Richardson exposes how one man’s delusions led to one of the deadliest cult tragedies in history: the Jonestown Massacre. And for more cases just like this one, be sure t...

Between 2013 and 2017, Anna Sorokin — a Russian-born, German-raised young woman with a sharp eye for luxury and a sharper tongue for anyone who doubted her — convinced New York's elite that she was Anna Delvey, heiress to a vast European fortune. She stayed in five-star hotels, flew on private jets, defrauded banks out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, and nearly secured a $22 million loan to f...

At the height of his career, Sam Cooke was more than a music icon. He was becoming an increasingly outspoken figure in the civil rights movement, using his platform to challenge injustice while navigating the pressures of fame, business, and a rapidly changing America. In today's second episode of Justice Served, Carter Roy examines the final chapter of Cooke’s life, including his growing activism...

Today's first episode of Justice Served covers the first of two parts on the murder of Sam Cooke, who in 1964 was one of the biggest stars in America, a pioneering soul singer whose voice and business instincts were reshaping the music industry. Behind the success, Cooke was navigating growing personal pressures and a shifting cultural landscape as the civil rights movement gained momentum. Carter...

Today's second Throwback Thursday episode brings you the conclusion to the Boy in the Box murder investigation. For decades, investigators searched for answers to solve The Boy in the Box cold case. In this gripping conclusion, Carter Roy unpacks the moments that finally led to a breakthrough, from a chilling tip to the DNA match that identified Joseph Augustus Zarelli. But while his identity is n...

Today's first Throwback Thursday episode takes you back to 1957, when a young boy’s body was found in a cardboard box on the outskirts of Philadelphia. No name. No missing person report. No one to claim him. In this episode, we revisit one of America’s most haunting cold cases: The Boy in the Box. As investigators follow promising clues, including a department store box, a mysterious cap, and a ha...

In today's second Conspiracies & the Unknown episode, Carter Roy investigates the disappearance of the Sodder children, who vanished after a fire destroyed their West Virginia home on Christmas Eve in 1945. George and Jennie Sodder escaped with four of their children, but five were believed to have died inside. No remains were ever recovered, raising immediate doubts about the official ruling...

In today's first Conspiracies & the Unknown episode, Vanessa Richardson investigates Area 51, the secretive military base in the Nevada desert that has become ground zero for UFO sightings, alien rumors, and government cover-up claims. Originally established during the Cold War to test experimental aircraft, the facility’s extreme secrecy helped spark decades of speculation about what might be...

Today's second Unsolved Tuesday episode gets is about the disappearance of Brian Shaffer, who entered a crowded Columbus bar in April 2006 after a night out with friends. Surveillance cameras captured him going inside, but there is no confirmed footage of him leaving. Despite security cameras, witnesses, and a packed nightlife scene, no trace of Brian has ever been found. Sarah Turney and Kourtney...

On December 18, 2011, twenty-three-year-old Phoenix Coldon got into her car in St. Louis, Missouri and drove off the map. Her car was found the same day, abandoned with the engine still running and her belongings inside. Phoenix was not. No confirmed sightings. No credible leads. No body. Her mother Goldia has spent over a decade searching for answers with almost no support from authorities. For t...

For more than 30 years, Dennis Rader terrorized Wichita, Kansas,living a double life as a devoted husband, church leader, and Scoutmaster by day, and a sadistic killer by night. As he taunted police and played a deadly game of cat and mouse, Rader’s arrogance would ultimately become his undoing. In this shocking conclusion for today's Killer of the Week, Vanessa and Dr. Engels break down the psych...

Before he was known as the BTK Killer, Dennis Rader was a quiet Midwestern boy with a dark imagination. Behind his polite smile and churchgoing charm, Dennis harbored fantasies of control, torture, and death. For today's first episode of Killer of the Week, Vanessa Richardson and Dr. Tristin Engels uncover how Rader’s early experience, from childhood humiliation to secret obsessions, shaped one of...

In the first of our four-part limited series "Campus Crimes," Vanessa breaks down the 1905 murder of Jane Stanford, co-founder of Stanford University, who was poisoned to death in a Honolulu hotel room. A coroner's jury ruled it murder, the evidence was clear, and the prime suspect had motive and opportunity. But the university's own president intervened, hired a compliant doctor, and replaced a m...

What began as a self-help movement for ambitious women became one of the most disturbing cults in modern history. Led by so-called guru Keith Raniere, NXIVM lured in Hollywood stars, heiresses, and professionals — only to trap them in a secret society built on control, blackmail, and abuse. For today's second episode, join Vanessa Richardson as she unravels how NXIVM’s “executive success” seminars...