The essential episodes of Killer Cases
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Killer Cases — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Dr. Teresa Sievers was a rising social media star when she was found bludgeoned to death in her kitchen in Bonita Springs, FL. Detectives quickly came to focus on her husband Mark, who had taken out a large life insurance policy on his successful wife, in a murder for hire scheme.
- 02
When Richard Smith failed to show up for work, police discovered the murdered bodies of Smith, his mother and brother in their home in Pensacola, FL. Sheriff's deputies told the media they were investigating possible ritual links to the Wiccan religion and the timing of the killings with the "blue moon sky."
- 03
Shayna Hubers called 911 to report she had killed her boyfriend, Ryan Post on, in self-defense after he attacked her. However, investigators soon learned he was planning a date with another woman and suspected Shayna killed him in a jealous rage.
- 04
When the body of single mom and former policewoman Taylor Wright was discovered buried on a remote Pensacola, FL, farm, detectives had a lineup of suspects to investigate including her ex-husband, her new girlfriend, and her best friend.
- 05
A New Year's Eve shooting in the small town of Benton Harbor, MI, and police body cam captures the heartbroken cries of Army Sgt. Kemia Hassel as she cradles her dying husband, Army Sgt. Tyrone Hassel III, who was on leave during the Thanksgiving holiday; he died from multiple gunshots. Despite the happy outward appearance of the attractive young military couple, investigators soon uncover a murder plot.
- 06
Firefighters made a desperate effort to save the Huggins family of seven, 2 adults and 5 children, from a blazing fire in Akron, OH, but rescuers were too late. Police declared the fire was no accident and began an arson investigation, which included another unexplained fire a year earlier on the same block that killed a beloved elderly couple, Gloria Hart and Lindell Lewis.
- 07
A camper gathering firewood in Arizona's scenic Sunset Crater National Park was shocked to discover the body of 27-year-old Sasha Krause in a traditional long dress, wearing black shoes. Her Mennonite family and friends in New Mexico were stunned--she had no known enemies and was a beloved, studious young woman, who loved books. How did she end up dead so far from home? [also shown as S3:E3]
- 08
Mengqi Ji, a Chinese exchange student, found a career and a love match with Joe Elledge in the idyllic Missouri university town of Columbia; they married and started a family. It was a shock to her loved ones when she disappeared in October 2019 apparently to be with another man, leaving both her child Anna and her cell phone behind. Her remains were eventually found by a hiker in February 2020. [also shown as S3:E2]
- 09
Kay Baker, a 3rd grade school teacher and divorced mom of two in Lithia, FL, was found lying in her neighbor's yard bleeding to death with her throat slashed. Soon after police arrive and search her house, they find a trail of blood outside and use a K-9 and then helicopter infrared leading to a suspenseful search. They spot a wounded man in the woods, and arrest him as a possible suspect.
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- 11
Legal scholar Dan Markel is gunned down execution style as he pull into the driveway of his Florida home. Detectives hunt for a killer, asking themselves who would hire a hitman to murder a law professor.
- 12
A man is gunned down on a Louisville sidewalk during Derby week. A few weeks later, the bodies of two teenage boys are found burned and abandoned in a vacant lot. Detectives investigate a strange connection between the murders.
- 13
Border patrol agents discovered the bodies of a young mother and her toddler son along the Rio Grande. Detectives closed in on a surprising suspect.
- 14
When school teacher Catherine Edwards missed a family outing, her worried parents went to her apartment to check on her. There, they made the horrifying discovery: Catherine had been restrained with law enforcement style handcuffs and murdered. Investigators followed dozens of leads as the alarmed community worried about a killer on the loose. Given the handcuffs, investigators even looked at fellow police officers but the case remained a mystery. Nearly three decades later, a team of dedicated detectives, a Texas Ranger, and forensic genealogists teamed up to catch an unlikely killer, finally bringing justice to the Edwards family and the city of Beaumont.
- 15
TikTok star Ali Abulaban and his beautiful wife were stars on social media, happy and in love. Hidden cameras in their apartment revealed a dark side to their relationship and a shocking double homicide was caught on tape.
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