Notorious Cases

Naomi Ekperigin talks about John du Pont's strange, wealthy upbringing and his murder of wrestler Charles Schultz.

Naomi Ekperigin talks about the early life of serial killer and contract killer Richard Kuklinksi, aka the Iceman, and his eventual capture.

The Golden State Killer terrorized California for a decade. For 40 years, victims and the community feared the killer might never be caug...

Learn why FBI agent Mark Felt was handpicked by J. Edgar Hoover and how Felt, disguised as Deep Throat, helped Washington Post reporters ...

Elizabeth Smart explains how Brian David Mitchell cited the biblical tale of Adam and Eve as a pretext to sexually abuse her in this bonu...

Elizabeth Smart recalls biting Brian David Mitchell's tongue as he raped her in this bonus clip from "Elizabeth Smart: Autobiography."

Elizabeth Smart details an attemtpted escape from the campsite as her captors, Brian David Mitchell and Wanda Barzee, drank and smoked in...

Elizabeth Smart explains how Brian David Mitchell used religious ideology to convince Wanda Barzee to go along with his plans to abduct ...

Family members and investigators recount losing volunteer help as the tabloid media began publishing tales of an alleged sex ring.

Alison Becker talks about Versace's rise to fame as a top fashion designer before his murder.

Teen lovers, Ronald and Kristen, committed a horrible crime in the woods against a 31-year-old man and were sentenced to life without par...

Alison Becker talks about the rise and downfall of Bernie Madoff.

Alison Becker talks about the early years of Mexican drug kingpin Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and the rise of his empire.

How did El Chapo evade authorities for so long? Alison Becker describes the drug lord's infamous escapes from government officials and th...

Alison Becker talks about the murder of Versace, the hunt to find his killer and his lasting legacy.

Alison Becker talks about Pablo Escobar's early life and rise to power.

Alison Becker talks about Pablo Escobar's close calls with the law and his death.

Alison Becker talks about Amanda Knox's first weeks in Italy and the murder that flipped her life upside down.

Alison Becker talks about Amanda Knox's trial in Italy and her ultimate exoneration.

Alison Becker talks about the early lives of Lyle and Erik Menendez and the circumstances of their parents' murder.

Alison Becker recaps the infamous trial of brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez.

Alison Becker talks about O.J. Simpson and the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

Irma Rivera began her career as the first Hispanic woman in her precinct. Before she reached the rank of First Grade Detective, she inves...

Explore the timeline of the weeks leading up to the Jonestown massacre on November 18, 1978.

Fifteen-year-old James shot his family members and then set their rural Wyoming home on fire. Two decades later, James’ legal team is arg...

Fifteen-year-old Bobby shot his girlfriend's mother and wounded her father. Bobby was sentenced to life despite claims that he was manipu...

Fifteen-year-old Brandon was sentenced to 141 years in prison without parole for kidnapping a college student and partaking in a heinous ...

Sixteen-year-old Otis was sentenced to life in prison without parole after kidnapping and harming a classmate and shooting her mother whi...

14-year-old Aaron shot his best friend and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. Now, 21-year-old Aaron is appealing his senten...

Defense attorneys Gerald Skahan and Marty McAfee talk about their experience representing alleged mass murderer Jessie Dotson, the most f...

In Great Falls, Montana, 51-year-old Rose Torres was discovered in an alley behind an apartment building. One resident describes that hor...

After Gay Logan discovers her brother, 42-year-old Jammell Hinton, dead in his Jacksonville, Florida trailer, she describes meeting her b...

A young man is executed on a remote mountain trail in New Mexico. Now his killer reveals how the murder has affected him.

While incarcerated in Texas for murder, Timothy Thomason married Amy Clarke, whom he had met 20 years earlier. Clarke never believed her ...

Van Brett Watkins describes growing up in Queens, New York where he was feared among his friends and rivals for his violent tendencies. H...

"Joe" explains if and when a fetish can turn deadly in this bonus scene from "A Darkness on the Edge of Town."

On Websleuths.com, Rachel discovers a theory about the Eastbound Strangler's pattern of positioning the women he killed in this bonus sce...

An escort who works in the killer's hunting grounds agrees to meet with Rachel and Josh in this bonus scene from "Whoever Fears Monsters."

Rachel and Josh retrace the last steps of victim Megan Waterman in Happague, Long Island in this bonus scene from "Danse Macabre."

Rachel and Josh try to uncover the identity of one of the unidentified bodies found on Long Island in this bonus scene from "The Most Dan...

Super opens up about her line of work in this bonus scene from "Whoever Fears Monsters."

"Practical Homcide Investigation" author Vernon Geberth explains the ramifications of mistakes made in the LISK investigation in this bon...

Daytona's chief of police is outspoken in this bonus scene from The Killing Season.

Curtis was sentenced to life in prison without parole after being found guilty for the death of an innocent bystander.

Naomi Ekperigin on the life of serial killer Richard Ramirez, aka the Night Stalker, from his troubled childhood to his jailhouse marriage.

Cynthia explains how she escaped from a sadistic killer who raped and tortured her for three days in this bonus scene from "Wasteland."

Alison Becker chronicles O.J. Simpson’s early football career and his marriage to—and subsequent divorce from—Nicole Brown Simpson.

The former Commissioner of Suffolk County on the public's fascination with serial killers.

Seventeen-year-old Preston was sentenced to life without parole after he was convicted for the murder of a classmate.

Dr. Drew asks Elizabeth Smart questions about her life now.

Naomi Ekperigin talks about serial killer Ed Gein - the inspiration for Norman Bates - from his relationship with his mother to his murders.

Elizabeth Smart explains how difficult terrain thwarted any plans she may have had of escaping her abductors.

Naomi Ekperigin examines Ted Kacynski, a.k.a the Unabomber, including his early admission to Harvard at 16 and final break from society.

Naomi Ekperigin explores the life of America's first known serial killer, H.H. Holmes, and his infamous "murder hotel" in Chicago.

Naomi Ekperigin talks about the life of serial killer Dennis Rader, aka the BTK Killer, and how the police eventually caught him.

Naomi Ekperigin tells the story of David Berkowitz's adoption, "Son of Sam" crime spree, and come-to-Jesus moment.

Ed Edwards, a convicted serial killer, admits to the murder of two high school sweethearts more than two decades after the horrific crimes.

A first-hand account of the The Abduction of Mary and Beth Stauffer.

Lorena Bobbitt describes how she channeled her traumatic experience and trial into activism.

George Anthony discusses why he testified against his own daughter.

Cindy and George talk about Casey learning to lie from her father.

Authorities question a woman who traveled with a serial killer about whether she was a victim or an accomplice.