Nightmare Next Door

In Portsmouth, VA, a father comes home to find his 16-year-old daughter stabbed to death. With DNA and fingerprints police hope for an open and shut case. However, the case still goes unsolved for months until a piece of gum points to an unlikely suspect.

When Austin York, Matt Self, Mark Barbosa, and Rosa Barbosa are found dead in a McKinney, TX home, detectives embark on a three year investigation. And just when it seems like the murders may never be solved, an eyewitness breaks the case wide open.

Karin Strom is discovered strangled to death in her home. When a suspect emerges, investigators don't have enough evidence for a conviction. It will take twenty-six years to ultimately prove their case, and the final outcome surprises everyone.

When the Korean-American Chae family is terrorized in their suburban home in 2009 in North Wales, PA, only three survive. Local investigators wonder if this is a robbery gone wrong or something more. As the case unfolds, police are shocked to learn of the betrayal behind the murder.

Bloomsbury, NJ, is the epitome of small-town America. When Monica Massaro is found viciously murdered in her home with her throat slashed, it rocks this town to its core. A tip comes in from 300 miles away to help police hunt down the killer, and the results leave residents shaken.

22-year-old college student Katie Sepich disappears one night only to be found raped, murdered and set on fire in a landfill the next morning. It's a case that leads Las Cruces, NM, detectives from the victim's inner circle to a potential serial killer and then back to their own front door.

When 21-year-old Jamaican immigrant Dawnia Dacosta meets a hellish end in 1998, residents of Broward County, FL, are puzzled. Who would want to kill such an angelic, church-going young woman? Detectives are stumped until "divine intervention" strikes and luck leads them to a killer with evil intentions.

When 56-year-old widower David Lunz is gunned down in his Palm Harbor, FL, home, this laid-back community fears the worst. It takes investigators more than two years and a surprise clue found 600 miles from the crime scene to nail a killer from David's past.

The tiny town of Boonville, MO, is devastated when the body of 8-year-old Alyssa Owen is found near a rural country road. When another body turns up six weeks later, investigators soon learn the senseless brutality of this double homicide.

When 18-year-old Breanna Schneller is discovered stabbed to death and her throat slashed in her apartment where she lived with her fiancé and his brother, the residents of tranquil Wausau, WI, are stunned. Police hope a cell phone and surveillance videos can help them unravel the mystery surrounding Breanna's death.

The bloody murder of Beth Grosskopf in 2009 leaves the town of Freedom, PA, riddled with fear. Hopes for quick justice are dashed when the initial suspects don't pan out. But when someone reveals his inner demons, cops move in to catch the killer.

When accountant and two-time divorcee Geraldine 'Jerry' Martin goes missing, and is later found viciously murdered and mutilated in 1975, the city of Tulsa, OK, is left in fear. With no solid leads, it takes detectives more than 25 years and new DNA evidence more than 1000 miles away to warm up this cold case.

24-year old waitress Zilpha Lowery goes missing in July 1993. Six months later, the gruesome discovery of her body has folks in Marion, NC, baffled. It's a frustrating case that takes police through the victim's past but goes cold until a decade-old lead helps police catch a killer.

The 2009 brutal slaying of 32-year-old divorcee Stacie Ann Smith, a single mom of 2, has the townsfolk of St. Albans, WV, reeling. The murderer's message at the crime scene baffles investigators and citizens are shocked that a killer lives in their midst.

When peaceful older couple 69-year-old Norm Leighton and 44-year-old Patti Hubbert are violently murdered and their apartment is set on fire, locals fear quiet Billings, MT, is turning into the Wild West. And when the couple's neighbor turns up dead, police are off on a wild ride to solve the case.

When beloved store manager 47-year-old Mary Peterson is found stabbed to death in her bed in 1995, storm clouds brew over sunny Lakeland, FL. Cops race through a lengthy list of suspects, but a tip from an unlikely source helps nab the cold-blooded killer.

On April 15, 2004, residents of Riverton, WY are worried about more than the IRS after the brutal murder of 39-year-old prison nurse, wife and mom Tammy Watts. Police begin an all out manhunt for the killer and it takes a hair-raising discovery for them to nab their guy.

When friendly cashier Tammy Petrin is found shot execution style at the local burger joint in 1991, the town of Woonsocket, RI, is in shock. After lead suspects don't serve up answers, a helpful hooker and letters from jail might be just what detectives ordered.

In the quaint city of Portage, IN, everyone starts pointing fingers when 8-year-old Sarah Paulsen is brutally assaulted and murdered in 1995. Cops wade through hundreds of tips to try and figure out if her killer is a creepy local or a sketchy stranger.

When divorcee Adele Curtis, a mom of 5 adult children, meets a terrible end in her Phoenix, AZ, rental property in 1996, detectives delve into a series of suspects to find the killer. But when the search goes cold as a desert night, it takes the dawn of DNA to catch this murderer.

When 10-year-old boy Vernie Mitchell makes a quick run to the store in Trenton, NJ, in January 1976, he runs into a nightmare instead. He was found deceased with 47 stab wounds and severe blunt trauma to his head. A strange slew of suspects pops out of the woodwork, but the case goes cold. When police zero in on the bad guy 18 years later, his motive is more shocking than anyone can imagine.

When high school sophomore Kiplyn Davis never returns home after school, police suspect foul play. Investigators search her hometown for clues, but are met with little success. After years go by without any answers, dark secrets begin to be revealed..

When 13-year old paperboy David Reed never returns home his hometown is devastated. How could one of their most familiar faces vanish into thin air? Two decades later, the case remains a mystery... until police get an unexpected blast from the past...

When 19-year old Danielle Davis is found dead in her college apartment, strangled with the cord from her laptop, Statesboro, Georgia police know they'd better be quick and find this co-ed's killer. When they discover you can't judge a book by its cover.

On a sunny summer day in Orlando, FL, a city known for theme parks and family fun, a professional woman vanishes in broad daylight. When her naked body is found dumped in the woods days later, detectives jumpstart a manhunt for her depraved killer.

When Bob Eidman is found executed in his office in broad daylight, the people of St. Charles are terrified a cold-blooded killer is on the loose. But when police discover Bob's secret life, they expose a slew of suspects with motive for murder.

In the small, snowbound city of Bangor, MI, the murder of Christopher Green sends shivers up the citizens' spines. Detectives must follow the few clues they have down a path of unsavory characters, deception, and lies, to a chilling outcome.

Melinda Snyder's death stunned Rock Hill, SC, where even her closest friends came into question. The former homecoming queen's murder embroiled the quiet town in a mystery that wouldn't be settled until the South Carolina Supreme Court weighed in.

When Staff Sgt. Michael Severance goes AWOL the community of San Angelo, TX, rallies around his new bride. But there is something more sinister behind his disappearance, and investigators uncover a saga of treachery and passion as big as the state of Texas.

When 18-year-old freshman Katherine Foster goes missing, terror strikes the heart of the University of South Alabama. Has she been abducted? Raped? Is there a killer in their midst? Rumors fly, as students fear the worst - anyone could be next.