People Magazine Investigates

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

Police find a mother brutally stabbed and her daughter missing. Everyone fears she's in danger, but what they uncover is darker than they could have imagined.

In 2003, a bank heist escalates into a robbery-homicide. Despite having his picture and DNA, police struggle to find the killer, until they learn he hides in plain sight.

The small town of Craig is shocked when the charred body of Lauri Waterman, a devoted mother, is found. Who could be responsible for this heinous crime?

In 2011, a baby girl goes missing from her home. The family fears that she been kidnapped - but are accused of being responsible for her disappearance.

A mother and three teens are murdered in the remote town of Keddie, California. Despite a trail of suspects no one was ever brought to justice.

When Mike Williams fails to return from a duck hunting excursion, it's thought he drowned in a boating accident. 17 years later, his murdered body is found.

A fire chief's wife is found burnt to death in her home. But an autopsy reveals the cause of death was a gunshot to the head, shocking a small Louisiana town.

When an 11-year-old Arizona girl vanishes while waiting for an ice cream truck, the search for her is the largest missing child investigation in Arizona history.

When three women from three different decades die or go missing under mysterious circumstances, investigators reveal they all fell in love with the same man.

In 1980, a teen goes for a run around her hometown in Maine. Days later, her savagely beaten body is found. Police re-examine the case when her mum intervenes.

In July of 2010, NBA star Lorenzen Wright goes missing outside of Memphis. When his dead body is discovered in the woods, investigators struggle to find the truth.

On June 6, 1992, Suzie Streeter and Stacy McCall are out celebrating high school graduation. By morning, the teens are missing, along with Suzie's mother.

In 1984, ten-year-old Kevin Collins disappears on his way home. The police have few leads and his case sheds lights on hundreds of kids who have vanished in America.

Entrepreneur Chris Smith moved to Southern California with dreams of sand and success. After making a fortune, he decides to travel the world, but he never returns home.

When doting mother, Cheryl Coker, vanishes from Riverside, Ohio, search efforts come up empty. Police uncover disturbing information and a web of secrets.

When a widower and father is found dead outside his home, police suspect it's linked to shady business deals. A tip exposes dark family secrets.

In 1970s Detroit, a murder rocks an African-American neighbourhood. Police think they've got the killers - but it will take 47 years for the truth to emerge.

In Oklahoma City, two masked gunmen allegedly ambush a couple and kill the husband. With few leads, police use forensics and neighbourhood gossip to solve it.

A couple's weekend getaway takes a tragic turn when they are found murdered on a California beach. Satanic imagery nearby leads local deputies on a manhunt.

In 1992, a college student disappears after her car breaks down on the highway. Police are stumped when her body is found 500 miles from where she vanished.

In the mountains of Colorado a young pilot goes missing without a trace, leaving behind her baby. Police unravel a story far more horrifying than they imagined.

A quiet rural town is rocked when two schoolgirls are found murdered. Police discover one of the girls may have recorded her killer with her phone.

A suspected serial killer prowls Hollywood. As the number of victims climbs, one brave woman fights back fiercely and manages to survive.

Actor Robert Blake finds his wife, Bonny Lee Bakely, dead in the couple's car. The police investigation history uncovers a story of ambition and betrayal.

In December 2003, police respond to a mysterious 911 call at a home in Mansfield, Texas. When officers enter, they discover two bloodied bodies.

A radio station intern is murdered, launching a long and frustrating investigation. Eventually, forensic genealogy leads to a man on the run for decades.

In June 2003, a five-year-old girl vanishes as she walks to a friend's house. As police investigate, they realise the community is hiding some disturbing secrets.

When two people are murdered, a teenage boy is arrested and pleads guilty. For 24 years one woman believes he is innocent, but once released his true nature surfaces.

A Texas woman is brutally raped and murdered, and the trial sparks a racially charged debate over whether an innocent man has been condemned to death.

The Freeman family trailer is burned to the ground and the parents are found dead with gunshot wounds, but their teenage daughter and her friend are missing.

Five young people disappear over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley. Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases.

In 1987, West Virginia authorities receive a call from a woman claiming to have shot her husband.

In 2011, man reports that his wife took her own life. But it was murder - and leads to an investigation that proves truth is stranger than fiction.

During an armed robbery, a father of three is fatally shot. 23 years later, another family questions if the wrong man is behind bars.

A family's newfound American dream becomes a nightmare after their home is set ablaze. But is this just a freak accident or a cover-up for a more sinister crime?

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

In Arizona, a young woman's body is discovered in a desert river basin. Police wonder if she was a victim of an alleged killer known as The Zombie Hunter.

A triple homicide at an all-girls summer camp shocks Tulsa and the nation.

In December 1977, the manhunt for the murderer of three young girls is called off. But police refuse to lose hope and a new tactic is employed.

Tragedy strikes days before Thanksgiving when an 11-year-old boy goes missing on the Jersey Shore in 1991. Police discover disturbing secrets.

In 1992, police race to find a ruthless murder who is targeting store clerks across the Midwest. Can police locate the killer before they strike again?

In 2018, a young girl vanishes after attending a high school party in an isolated town in Northern California. What happened to Karlie Guse?

In 1992, police race to find a ruthless murder who is targeting store clerks across the Midwest. Can police locate the killer before they strike again?

In 1991, four teenage girls are shot to death in Austin, Texas. Police scramble to find an answer to one of the most notorious crimes in Austin history.

In 1982, in an upscale suburb of Rochester, New York, a Kodak executive returns home and finds his wife dead. People believed a madman was on the loose, so 40 years later when police make an arrest, everyone is stunned at who stands trial for the murder.

In 2007, a 19-year-old woman is brutally murdered in a small town of Winnsboro, Texas. The investigation brings some of the town’s darkest secrets to light.

A serial killer stalks women in New Jersey whilst a murderer prowls the streets of New York City. Decades pass before police realise the crimes are linked.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

For years, a serial killer stalks unsuspecting elderly victims. However, when one woman survives, she helps break the case wide open.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

In 2020, someone shoots a loving father nine times in front of his apartment complex. Police struggle to find the shooter's identity and motive.

A young woman's violent murder in 1972 plagues Hawaii investigators for decades until a new investigative technique emerges.

Kathy Gillcrist wants to find her biological parents. Her worst fears come true when she discovers that police want her father for an infamous crime.

In 2020, a deadly fire in a small Illinois town raises questions as to whether it was a tragic accident or murder. But the truth reveals secret lives.

In 2021, a savage double murder in a New Jersey shore town has investigators suspicious of those closest to the victims. Who had their knives out?

In 1975, the Indiana Slasher attacks three girls, leaves them for dead in a cornfield and then disappears into the night. Will justice ever be served?