Real Life Nightmare

A raging fire kills Nanette Krentel in her secluded home in the middle of the day. Investigators are puzzled why she was unable to escape, until the autopsy reveals the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the head.

College student Faith Hedgepeth is found bludgeoned to death in an off-campus apartment in Chapel Hill. DNA, a threatening note at the crime scene, and a voicemail from Faith’s cellphone could point to her killer.

Mother of five, Jennifer Dulos, disappears after dropping her kids at school, but evidence shows a brutal assault in the garage of her upscale, Connecticut home.

Avid outdoorsman Kenny Veach vanishes near the mysterious Area 51. Searchers find his cell phone near a mine shaft, but no sign of Kenny. In earlier, recorded video, Veach describes his body vibrating as he approaches a cave near the same location.

After leaving a friend's hotel, 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel suddenly disappears during spring break in Myrtle Beach; the case comes alive when twisted and disturbing details start to emerge from a prison cell.

6-year-old Timmothy Pitzen vanishes after a three-day trip to waterparks and the zoo with his mom. In a terrifying twist, his mom is found dead in a motel room with a disturbing note by her side.

In 2011, baby Lisa Irwin goes missing from her crib in the middle of the night and is never found. Stolen cell phones and a disturbing charge on a parent's debit card adds to the mystery.

Three young brothers are reported missing the day after Thanksgiving in 2010. In a shocking twist, their daddy claims he gave them to an underground group -- but investigators say his story doesn't add up.

20-year-old Lauren Spierer goes for a night out with friends in June 2011; the gorgeous college coed has never been seen since.

32-year-old Rebecca Zahau seemed to have it all until she's found dead in a multi-million dollar mansion hanging from a balcony under bizarre circumstances; police rule her death a suicide, but some aren't buying it.

College student Elisa Lam checks into a Los Angeles hotel -- but never checks out. The last known images of the young tourist are from the hotel's elevator security camera. Later, her naked body is found floating face-up in the hotel's rooftop water tank.

Beautiful mom Michelle Parker appears on an episode of "The People's Court", fighting with her ex-fiancé over a luxury diamond engagement ring; but hours after that episode airs Michelle mysteriously vanishes.