Small Town Murder

This week, in Whitewater, Colorado, a horribly murdered man sparks an investigation that shows that someone may have been after him for a while, even trying to blow up his car, weeks before his death. But a threatening note to his widow, claiming "you're next" blows the case wide open, leading to a treasure trove of evidence. The suspect turns out to be the last person that the dead man would've expected, and it also turns out that...

This week, in Highmore, South Dakota, when a farm couple has problems, the wife begins to tell people that if anything ever happens to her, her husband will be the one who does it. When the husband comes home from an errand, one day, he finds his wife in a bloody heap, at the bottom of the basement stairs. He claims it's a tragic, and terrible accident, but the autopsy shows something much some sinister than a fall. It shows that s...

This week, in Burlington, North Carolina, a woman grows up in a life, filled with tragedy, and horrors. As an adult, every person she knows seems to die in unfortunate ways, and ahead of their time. The list includes her father, her mother in law, multiple husbands, a nice lady from work, and the guy who cuts meat at the grocery store, to name a few. But when her 3rd husband is has a mystery illness, that only seems to get worse, d...

This week, in Kawaihae, Hawaii, nobody freaks out when a beloved local musician disappears, thinking he may be playing some gigs, on another island, or maybe off searching for inspiration. But after a month, the search begins, centering around a local man, with a history of violence & meth dealing. When our musician is finally found, it's a brutal discovery. He's been horribly battered by multiple weapons. Did he accidentally c...

This week, in St. George, Utah, when a woman's friend finds the woman's house empty, but with pools of blood on the carpet, and a bullet hole in the window, a massive search begins. It's a real mystery, with everyone wondering where the body could've been moved. A piece of a specific plant, stuck in the woman's tires, leads police to her body, and the horrible discovery of what happened to her, after she died. An unlikely suspect e...

This week, in Simsbury, Connecticut, a very successful woman is found dead on a bike path where she jogs, leading to the initial theory that she was hit by a car. But those theories quickly disappear, when a single stab wound is found, directly to her heart. It's a giant mystery, with no real suspects. But out of nowhere, a man walks into a police station, to make a full confession. Police don't think he's the murderer, and let him...

This week, in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, when a successful woman from the suburbs is found, brutally murdered in her car, in a Detroit alley, police originally think it could've been a robbery gone wrong. Until they discover her husband's secret life, as a BDSM dungeon master, running kinky sex parties out of the basement of his business. He also has 2 girlfirends, and an entire double life, complete with plans for a live-in thr...

This week, in Franklin, New Jersey, two people who've been brutally killed are found, face down in the street, with 2 large pizzas sitting nearby. This somehow leads to a bad seed of a person, who was raised by a criminal in a terrible household, and had a dream of joining the mafia, even drawing up a price list for future jobs. This young menace, and his moronic accomplices attempt to pull off a crime spree, but end up just lookin...

This week, in Farmington, New Mexico, finding a tow truck driver's phone near a murder victim, out in the desert, leads to a trove of evidence. This all helps in solving of many more murders, over the previous couple of years. The serial killer turns out to be local, who is obsessed with knives & swords. But the even crazier part is that he has two different accomplices! A horrifying tale of serial murder, and downright stupidi...

This week, in Fairbanks, Alaska, a young woman is found horribly killed, in a college dorm's shared bathroom. This causes the dorms to empty out, and a massive investigation to be launched. After being unable to arrest any of the suspects, the case goes cold. Until new technology, and ancestry databases make it possible to link the killer's DNA to the scene. It turns out to be someone that detectives barely gave a second thought, w...

This week, in Howland Township, Ohio, a popular local man is brutally murdered in his own home, leading the investigation to his ex-wife, who he was still living & sleeping with. Detectives really want to talk to his wife's new, MUCH younger boyfriend, who just got out of prison. Luckily, there is a treasure trove of letters, and audio recordings that show a clear murder plan forming. But was that all a fantasy, and the real ki...

This week, in Depoy, Kentucky, a rural family road is the scene of a wild massacre, leaving four dead, with everyone holding their breath to see if the fifth victim is still alive. This leads to a standoff with the entire police department, and a family torn between the horrors of this event, and not wanting their murderous relative to be killed. This strange tale of brutality ends with a bit of a miracle, and a very odd confession...

This week, in Sharon, Massachusetts, the frantic search for a missing woman sends the area into a panic, but a bag of bloody clothes is all that detectives can find. Because of her unusual night time activities, there are several suspects, but only one of these men is found to have a chunk of human brain in his jacket pocket. That man is a mild mannered, respected, middle aged professor at a prestigious university. But detecti...

This week, in Fayette, Maine, a man comes home from a double shift, to find his wfe, brutally murdered, and his baby, crawling around in pools of blood. The problem is, they have no enemies, and robbery doesn't appear to be the motive. The husband is cleared as a suspect, leading to a long investigation, focused on the wrong man, even though the real killer was a suspect, from the start. But due to mistakes, he was allowed to terro...

This week, in Axtell, Texas, a horrifying scene emerges as a cold, but crazed man goes on a murder spree, involving his soon to be ex wife's family, leaving multiple people dead, and others handcuffed to beds. This results in a race against time to find him, and his now kidnapped wife, before it's too late. The killer's awful criminal past doesn't surprise anyone, considering this awful murder spree, but will it be enough to earn h...

This week, in Sidney, Montana, when a beloved local teacher disappears, after going for a morning run, all that's left behind is a running shoe, in a ditch. Luckily, a tip comes in that is very specific to one of the culprits. This tip leads to an unlikely pair, consisting of a large, dumb young man, and his smaller, craftier older friend. It seems that when the older man smokes a lot of crack he says "the devil gets in him", and t...

This week, in Columbus, Indiana, after the suspicious death of a man, in his estranged wife's backyard, detectives assume that it's just a sad tragedy. But when people, including his wife's children, start coming forward with information, a large investigation is put into motion. This uncovers motives for murder, some very strong missing drugs, and a probable attempt on another man's life, using a possibly poison Thanksgiving ...

This week, in St. Albans, Vermont, a wild & public confrontation happens when, a wife is finally sick of her husband's cheating & drug addiction, and follows him, to make sure he breaks up with the girlfriend, that he's been seeing for almost a year. After a crazy gas station argument, they follow each other, as they drive through the town. This somehow results in a most unexpected twist, and someone who had nothing to do w...

This week, in LaPlace, Louisiana, a woman being horribly murdered, in her own home, leads detectives to see if any other nearby towns have had any similar murders. Turns out, there are many other murders that are very similar. As a matter of fact, they have a serial killer on their hands. The FBI does a profile, that doesn't help too much, but he is eventually caught. Only problem is that his motivations are much different than mos...