Criminally Obsessed

Decades after the JonBenét Ramsey murder, questions surrounding the unknown male DNA found at the crime scene remain a major focus of the cold case investigation. With major advances in DNA technology and forensic genetic genealogy, why have the samples not yet been sent for testing? In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson follows up on her John Ramsey interview...

John Ramsey, father of JonBenet Ramsey, joins investigative reporter Anne Emerson following ABC’s 20/20 special with Diane Sawyer, for this revealing interview, sharing what he believes about "Unknown Male #1" and what DNA evidence the killer left behind 30 years ago. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, John Ramsey and Nicky Ali Jackson, Ramsey family friend and Executive Director of the Cente...

For decades, Unsolved Mysteries has invited viewers to help solve some of the most baffling cases in the country. Now, the iconic series is back with a new host, a new generation of viewers, and the same mission: bringing answers to families who have been waiting for them. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson sits down with Jordan Murphy, the new host of Unso...

Christina Downer, the sister of Saturday Night Live writer Jimmy Fowlie, disappeared in September 2025. More than a year later, her former boyfriend DeLorean Bijon Brandon is facing charges in connection with her alleged murder. But with no body recovered, how does the prosecution build a case? In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson sits down with defense attor...

Twenty one years after 18-year-old Natalee Holloway disappeared during a graduation trip to Aruba, her mother Beth Holloway is sharing more of her story than ever before in Taken: Natalee Holloway. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson sits down with Dani Sloane, director of Taken: Natalee Holloway, to discuss the  Natalee Holloway case  and the extr...

Criminally Obsessed investigative reporter Anne Emerson interviews J.J. Vallow's grandfather Larry Woodcock after Lori Vallow Daybell's bid to overturn her convictions for the murders of her children J.J. Vallow, Tylee Ryan, and her husband's ex-wife Tammy Daybell. Lori Vallow Daybell says she deserves a new trial — arguing that her rights were violated when her original attorney was disqualified....

There were fireworks when Lindsay Clancy returned to court Monday, November 2 – and Investigative reporter Kristin Thorne was inside the courtroom to witness the whole thing as the Commonwealth argued against Clancy's defense, a legal "dream team" made up of high-profile attorneys and prominent experts. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, Thorne breaks down with Anne Emerson what she saw when...

Every Halloween, the Ghostface mask from the movie Scream is everywhere. But Scream writer Kevin Williamson was inspired by the Gainesville Ripper — real-life serial killer Danny Rolling — whose name later resurfaced in the Idaho 4 case, when Bryan Kohberger researched Rolling on Christmas Day 2022 after the murders. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, Senior Investigative Reporter Anne Emerso...

The Matthew Farwell trial is unfolding without cameras in the courtroom. There is no livestream, no video, and no audio of the proceedings. For viewers following the case, in which the former Stoughton police officer is accused of strangling 23-year-old Sandra Birchmore and causing death to her unborn child, that means much of what happens inside the courtroom is happening out of public view. In t...

Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her Canton, Massachusetts apartment in February 2021. She was 23 and pregnant. Her death was swiftly ruled suicide, then changed by the state's medical examiner to undetermined in 2026 — five years later. Now, former Stoughton officer Matthew Farwell faces federal trial for killing her and covering it up. He has pleaded not guilty. In this episode of Criminally O...

Two days after serving divorce papers to her husband, JP Miller, Mica Miller was found dead at Lumber River State Park on April 27, 2024. Her death was ruled a suicide, but questions about the circumstances surrounding her death remain. In Part 1 of this special two-part interview, Bruna Pabon shared her memories of Mica and discussed what she says Mica confided in her about her marriage, her fear...

Two days after serving divorce papers to her husband, Mica Miller was found dead at Lumber River State Park on April 27, 2024. Her death was ruled a suicide, but questions about the circumstances surrounding her death remain. According to her best friend, Bruna Pabon, Mica had confided in her that she feared her husband, John-Paul Miller, would kill her and make it look like she had taken her own...

Nick Reiner, charged in the murders of his parents, filmmaker Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner, is heading to Los Angeles probate court on October 23rd to fight for access to a trust worth more than $1.5 million that he says he needs to pay for his criminal defense. The former trustee distributed close to $350,000, which allowed Reiner to hire defense attorney Alan Jackson for about two weeks;...

What happened at the latest Alex Murdaugh retrial hearing—and is Harpootlian in trouble with the new judge? Former South Carolina Attorney General Charlie Condon joins Anne Emerson to break down what’s next in the Alex Murdaugh case after the evidentiary hearing on October 16, 2026 before Judge Debra McCaslin. Judge McCaslin warned both sides that she would not allow the proceedings to become a ci...

You asked for the full JP Miller interviews and now you're getting them — this Mica Miller interview special shares both unaired JP Miller interviews in order. Reporter Mike Owen sat down with South Carolina pastor JP Miller twice in 2024 after the death of his wife Mica Miller on April 27th, 2024, and ABC 15 News in Myrtle Beach only aired a few soundbites out of caution before any public allegat...

Alex Murdaugh returns to court Friday, October 16, for an urgent pretrial evidence hearing, months before the date the judge says she won't move: an April 5, 2027 retrial in Sumter, South Carolina. The defense and prosecution have been trading a "dizzying" flurry of filings over what the jury will and won't see, and the judge is about to start making calls. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed,...

Mike Owen was the first reporter to interview pastor John Paul "JP" Miller after the news broke that his wife, Mica Miller, was dead. Owen says what followed was months of daily texts from Miller, a binder of documents, and a sit-down JP Miller interview in which, according to Owen, Miller didn't seem to remember who he was. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emers...

Before Christa Pike's execution attempt on September 30, 2026, a physician told a Tennessee court the procedure was likely to fail. Unpersuaded, the court moved forward with her execution -- only for their worst-case scenario to become a reality. Pike survived the two doses of pentobarbital meant to end her life and was rushed to the hospital where the extent of the adverse effects to her body is...

Nearly 80 years after 22-year-old Elizabeth Short's body was found in Los Angeles, the Black Dahlia case remains one of America's most famous unsolved cold cases. In this episode, investigative reporter Anne Emerson speaks with filmmaker Jeff Thomas, producer Kimberly Lupini, and senior criminalist Leslie Thompson about their five-year investigation for Deconstructing Dahlia, why they say the...

On September 30, 2026 in Tennessee, Christa Pike survived a botched execution by lethal injection for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer after living through two supposedly lethal doses of pentobarbital. Prison staff called an ambulance to take her to a hospital where she is now reportedly awake and talking and moving around her room. However, she has pneumonia, a blood clot, and is unable to swal...

Mica Miller’s death has generated countless questions, theories, and investigations. But what actually happened during the final hours of her life? In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigative reporter Anne Emerson speaks with Rich McHugh, investigative correspondent for NewsNation, who began reporting on Mica’s case shortly after her death. McHugh went to South Carolina and retraced Mica...

The Cornell 7 case centers on “Jane Doe.” In 2024, while a student at Cornell University, Jane Doe reported being assaulted while unconscious at a Chi Phi fraternity party. Her 120-page interview transcript was condensed to a six-page summary by campus police, and District Attorney Matthew Van Houten declined to pursue criminal charges. Instead, two fraternity members were expelled, one was barred...

HE WAS AT CHRISTA PIKE’S BOTCHED EXECUTION: Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee on September 30, 2026. What was meant to be a day of closure for Colleen’s family after decades of grieving ended up becoming one of the most chaotic days – and nights – in execution h...

Christa Pike was scheduled to be executed in Tennessee on September 30, 2026, at 10 a.m. for the 1995 murder of Colleen Slemmer. Nothing went as planned. In what was a day filled with shocking turns and twists, we saw Pike’s execution stayed by a federal appeals court; her stay overturned by the Supreme Court; and two lethal injection doses of pentobarbital administered that were unsuccessful. It...

When Kathryn Myers shared her story of surviving postpartum psychosis with Criminally Obsessed during the Lindsay Clancy trial, thousands of women responded. Now, her husband Chris is sharing his side — what it was like to watch his wife slip away from reality without fully understanding why, and how the couple found their way back to each other. In this episode of Criminally Obsessed, investigati...