Crime Will Tell

When clues to a cold case come from a very unlikely source, the details of decades of torture and abuse by an absolute monster are uncovered.

On October 21, 2021, Ali Abulaban went to the apartment of his estranged wife Ana and shot and killed her and her friend Rayburn out of feelings of jealousy and betrayal. On May 29, 2024, Ali was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. This is the story of the rise and fall of the TikTok star “JinnKid”.

Kelsey Smith was abducted by a stranger in a Target parking lot in broad daylight. Surveillance footage from the store helped police uncover the horrific details of her abduction and the identification of her captor.

In the early morning hours of January 24, 2014, Melissa Dohme was brutally attacked by her ex-boyfriend and left for dead. If it weren’t for a community of first responders and brave citizens, Melissa would have succumbed to her injuries. But she didn’t. She survived and this is her story.

A small-town love triangle leads to a night of chaos in a trailer park.

This is the case of Jeffrey Marsalis, who is likely Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s most prolific serial rapist. It took three trials and almost two dozen women to get Marsalis behind bars where he belongs. This one might make your blood boil.

When 15 year-old Timothy Ferguson died of malnourishment and hypothermia in his home, police uncover the heinous torture he endured at the hands of his mother and brother.

In the early morning hours of July 14, 1985, officer Gerald Mork was gunned down while on duty during the Iola Old Car Show in Iola, Wisconsin. The prime suspect was the Iola police chief.

When a couple was found murdered in their Myrtle Beach, SC hotel room, their son, who claimed to be an assassin for the U.S. government, became the primary suspect.

This case is filled with crazy twists and turns. When Dwayne Demkiw went missing in 2015, detectives were led on a wild goose chase trying to solve this unique and confusing case. Through their intense investigation, they uncovered other crimes and trail of deception by a life-long criminal.

Four teenage boys from northeast Missouri decided to steal a car and run away to Canada. Their plans to rob people along the way led to the brutal murder of a young mother in Iowa.

On February 2nd, 1998, a beautiful 18 year old girl was murdered by her ex-boyfriend. This is Andrea Faye Will’s story.

An obsession with winning the lottery and undiagnosed mental illness lead to the brutal murder of a convenient store clerk.

When 12-year-old Cora Jones’ bike was found abandoned in the middle of the road, family and friends knew that wasn’t a good sign. 5 days later her body was found in a ditch some 90 miles from where she lived. Through intense investigation, authorities quickly found her killer, and finally brought an end to the violent crime streak he had been committing for more than 3 decades.

When a family of 3 is murdered, one detective goes above and beyond to find the person (or people) responsible. And during the search for the truth, multiple other crimes are uncovered. This case proves that money is the root of all evil.

When months go by with little to no contact, the daughter of Dwight Tobyne reports him missing in July 2010 to the Scottsdale Police Department. As detectives begin to investigate the case, confusing clues and evidence begin to bring into focus what really happened to Dwight.

On September 12, 2001, Michele Harris disappeared and has never been seen again. She and her husband, Cal, were in the midst of a nasty divorce. He became the prime suspect due to his suspicious behavior following her disappearance. But, this case is full of twists and unexpected turns.

The nightmare continues... Robert Hansen made it his mission to abduct, hunt, torture, and murder his victims. He preyed on the most vulnerable and those on the fringes of society and left a trail of bodies in his wake. When he was finally caught, the true extent of his horrific rampage was learned.

Robert Hansen made it his mission to abduct, hunt, torture, and murder his victims. He preyed on the most vulnerable and those on the fringes of society and left a trail of bodies in his wake. When he was finally caught, the true extent of his horrific rampage was learned.

In 2005, a federal judge finds her husband and mother murdered in their home. The investigation leads to some interesting suspects and the discovery of a murder plot with multiple intended victims.

In May 2023, in South Korea’s 2nd most populous city of Busan (roughly 3.7 million residents), a true crime obsession leads to murder for the sake of curiosity.

Lois Riess, also known as the "killer grandma", sparks a nationwide manhunt after fleeing from her small town in Minnesota to the gulf coast, leaving a trail of murder and deception in her path.

In August 2014, Sheila von Wiese-Mack treated herself and her daughter to a trip to Bali, Indonesia to help their relationship and strengthen their bond. Sheila didn’t know she’d never return home and would be betrayed in the most heinous way by her own flesh and blood.

16 year-old Adrianne Jones was brutally murdered in Mansfield, Texas in 1995. This case, known as The Texas Cadet Murder, is about a mysterious small-town murder and a teenage love triangle.

On a cold December morning, the body of a young man, lying in a pool of blood, was found in a hotel room by the cleaning lady. What followed next was a police investigation that led to the unraveling of a love triangle, stalking, a whole lot of he said/she said, and more than one suicide attempt.