Forensic Justice

A shy teen makes headlines for 5 weeks of non-stop hiccups. Four years later, she makes headlines again, for murder. Plus, a behind the scenes look at the downfall of 'Fixer' to Hollywood’s elite, Anthony Pellicano.

A murder at 13,000 feet. A classic who dunnit love triangle between a schoolteacher, a married mother of two and a hot skydiving instructor.

A middle-aged Denver couple hires a homeless housekeeper. He shows his thanks by bludgeoning the couple to death. Plus, in a jealous rage, an American Astronaut, goes on a 900-mile road trip to seek retribution from her ex-lover’s new lady, a U.S. Air Force Captain.

A man is found dead. Ten years later his fiancée is convicted for the murder, but the verdict is overturned. Why? Plus, football brought him fame; conspiring to murder the woman carrying his unborn child brought him infamy. The downfall of Rae Carruth.

Former 'Survivor' producer Bruce Beresford-Redmond kills his wife during a family vacation. Plus, a small southern California city nearly goes bankrupt as the victim of a citywide corruption scandal.

A German impostor and killer on the run– Christian Gerhartreiter - masquerades across the U.S. under a guise - as an heir to the fabled Rockefeller fortune. He thinks getting away with murder is his final con, but he’s wrong.

The youngest mayor of Detroit and biggest hope for the dying city, ends up single-handedly destroying it. Plus, when a dark secret is revealed about the outspoken wife of Northern Ireland’s First Minister the public is stunned and a political dynasty is ended.

Joran Van Der Sloot, the primary suspect in the unsolved murder of American woman, Natalee Holloway, is convicted of murdering a Peruvian woman. Plus, an angry soccer player fatally assaults a referee over a penalty call.

FBI agent Robert Hanssen’s treachery has been called the worst breach of U.S. intelligence in the history of the FBI. Plus, WorldCom executives fix the company’s accounting numbers for their own personal game, causing the collapse of the telecommunications giant.

Jack Abramoff is one of the most successful U.S. lobbyists in history. However, his tactics aren’t quite legal. Plus, the chairman of Daewoo is charged with masterminding accounting fraud worth 41 trillion dollars.

A rogue broker whose unauthorized speculative trading causes the spectacular collapse of Barings Bank. Plus, seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong is accused of doping and stripped of everything, including his once unconditional admiration.

A marriage plagued by resentment and affairs hits it’s tipping point and ends in a gruesome murder. Plus, a surgically precise and digitally orchestrated heist known as 'Unlimited Operation' drains banks of nearly $45 million globally – all within a few hours.

Hours after robbing a bank in Waco, Nebraska, the 19-year-old culprit brags about it on YouTube along with her shocking reasons for doing it. Plus, a promising biopharmaceutical company goes from biotech sweetheart to stock market predator.

A Sri Lankan billionaire is arrested for insider trading as part of the largest ever-SEC case against a hedge fund. Plus, 'The Wolf of Wall Street' makes millions running a boiler room as part of penny stock scam that defrauds over 1,500 clients.

One morning a troubled Royal Canadian Mountie officer hits the tipping point and snaps killing one of his own. Plus, the son of a Las Vegas judge robs 1.5 million from the Bellagio Casino, dressed in full biker gear. The Biker Bandit’s downfall? Pure stupidity.

A website posts explicit photos of people, without their permission, and demands payment to remove them. This extortion is called 'Revenge Porn'. Plus, 'El Chapo' runs one of the world’s largest drug trafficking organizations in the world, until he is captured.

Vicente Fuentes rules his cartel with a bloody grip, responsible for mass murders and billions in drug trafficking. Plus, one of the most popular and longest serving U.S. mayors is accused of running a corrupt criminal enterprise.

Up and coming actress, Alexandra Ducsay, is murdered in her own home. For years this cold case goes unsolved until a key piece of evidence resurfaces years later. Plus, the downfall of a prominent leader of the pro-independence movement that sought to establish statehood for Taiwan.

In October 1997, an armored car driver for Loomis Fargo and Company leads a team in a brazen heist stealing $17.3 million from the Loomis vault. Plus, Bernie Madoff, a Wall Street superstar, destroys hundreds of lives in the biggest financial swindle in U.S. history.

Dale Cregan is a one-eyed drug dealer and cold-blooded murderer whose calling card is a grenade. Plus, the combined efforts of the top New York mob families result in the disappearance of more than 5 million dollars worth of cash and jewels from the Lufthansa airlines vault at JFK airport.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Rampart division is home to dozens of corrupt officers. The officers are committing heinous crimes, possibly even murder. One officer is at the center of it all and his arrest has a domino effect and the LAPD is forever changed.

Pablo Escobar is the drug kingpin of the world. He is the most successful criminal the underworld has ever seen. Plus, a scam artist goes from aviation entrepreneur to managing and ripping off boy bands like Backstreet Boys and ‘NSYNC.

A small town judge goes down a dark path of revenge and murder, leaving an entire town in fear. Plus, with the help of his internationally honored father, the world had high hopes for Jesse Jackson Jr. until his legacy crashed and burned amid scandal.

The Preppy Murder made international headlines and exposed the excessive living of NY’s upper crust kids. Plus, Melissa King is the benefits manager for the 'Sandhogs' Union. Over the course of 7 years, she steals over $40 million dollars from their benefits fund and leaves the retirees broke.

A group of celebrity-obsessed teens break into the homes of Hollywood Stars, steal millions and are proud of it. Plus, Ephren Taylor is a ‘financial savior’ urging the faithful to 'give back' to God through his various investments. But when churchgoers find that Taylor is nothing but a fraud, it’s too late.

Reckless film director Randall Miller sets up a risky shot on a live railroad track resulting in disaster. Plus, George Trofimoff is the highest-ranking U.S. military officer ever convicted of spying.

Baseball’s all-time hits leader, Pete Rose, is banned from baseball for allegedly betting on games while he was a player and manager. Plus, the man who rose from near poverty to become the governor of Illinois, finds himself living behind bars when the FBI nabs him on corruption charges.

In the underworld of Australia, drug trafficking explodes. An all-out war ensues resulting in numerous retribution murders between a half a dozen crime syndicates. Plus, Jerome Kerviel perpetuates the biggest rogue trading scandal in history, nearly destroying Societe Generale.

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his brother, Tamerlan, set two pressure cooker bombs at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The explosion kills 3 and injures over 200 people.

Two Pennsylvania judges abuse their power to unjustly throw thousands of kids into juvenile detention centers in exchange for millions in kickbacks. Plus, five-time Olympic track-and-field star, Marion Jones, tirelessly denies doping to achieve success. In the end, she pays the ultimate price.

AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd lives the life of a bad boy rock star. But Rudd’s temper leads to charges of threatening to kill and drug possession. Plus, as president of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos used his reign to launder billions of dollars of stolen public funds.

Pan Am Flight 103, from London to New York blows up over Lockerbie, Scotland in a horrific attack. Plus, Lutfur Rahman is the first directly elected independent mayor of Tower Hamlets, in London. However, multiple scandals plague his time in office.

Man Haron Monis takes a Sydney cafe and its patron’s hostage for over two days in December 2014. Plus, ‘Kid Cannabis’ is a 19-year old pizza delivery boy by day and a multi-millionaire drug kingpin by night.

Jane Bashara is found strangled to death in her car, her husband of 26 years, Bob, has many secrets and lives a double life. When the truth comes out, it is shocking. Plus, self-proclaimed genius Martin Frankel, becomes a multi-millionaire attributing his success to… astrology charts… and breaking the law.

Rudolph Moshammer, one of Germany’s most successful fashion designers, is found murdered at the hands of a male prostitute. Plus, Christian rock star, Tim Lambesis, spirals out of control and gets caught up in a murder for hire plot.

Known as 'The Long Island Lolita', teenager, Amy Fisher, shoots her 35 year old lover’s wife in the head, in hopes of killing her, but she survives to tell the story. Plus, a reality television star with a bigger than life personality finds herself living behind bars after pleading guilty to fraud.

A homegrown terrorism group plans a jihad through a series of bombings against the U.S. in Southern California. Federal officials call it the most operational advanced plot since 9/11. Plus, a congressman uses his political power to scheme investors out of millions and receives an unforgiving sentence.

He is called the most violent prisoner in Britain. While incarcerated, he’s attacked over 20 prison guards and countless prisoners, and taken 11 hostages. Plus, it’s the largest online manhunt in history. ‘Silk Road’ is an underground website where you can buy everything from illegal drugs to hitmen.

A 7 day cruise on the Costa Concordia ends in disaster when a reckless captain orders his ship off-course, causing it to hit a boulder and sink. Chaos ensues and many lives are lost. Plus, a Japanese cult leader masterminds several terror attacks for his followers to carry out until he is stopped.

When a young-American college student spends a semester studying abroad, she finds herself facing a lifetime behind bars when her roommate is murdered. An 8-year legal saga colored in sexual allegations, false DNA evidence and forced confessions, makes the trial against Amanda Knox an international media circus.

Popular television news anchor and rising star, Anne Pressly, is brutally murdered in her Little Rock Arkansas home. Plus, Kevin Trudeau is a notable radio and TV personality, and a successful author, until he is found guilty of numerous instances of fraud and larceny.

Alexander Litvinenko is an exiled spy who is poisoned by Russian federal agents, is the Kremlin actually behind the attack? Plus, John Rigas grows a small town cable company, to be the 5th largest in the U.S. However, Rigas and his sons are looting the company in one of the most massive frauds of all time.

TV icon Robert Blake is accused of murdering his second wife, Bonnie Lee Bakley. After the trial is over, several questions still remain. Plus, Silvio Berlusconi is a leading Italian political figure, but his long track record of abusing his power and position for personal benefit gets him accused of criminal wrongdoing.

The 'Beast of Ukraine' has murdered at least 52 people. He claims he kills due to voices in his head. Plus, it’s the most lucrative instance of insider trading when a stock trader is getting ‘tips’ on a promising experimental Alzheimer drug.

Andrew Cunanan is on the FBI’s most wanted list after a killing spree that ends with the death of fashion icon, Gianni Versace. Plus, Tyco’s top brass pilfers hundreds of millions from the company through illegal bonuses, stock inflation and loan forgiveness to themselves.

A young actress lands her big break in Hollywood, but her dreams are cut short when an obsessed fan fatally shoots her. Plus, when New York’s elite need an escort they go to her. Meet 'The Mayflower Madam.'

Eric Garner, a Staten Island father of six, is tragically killed when an NYPD officer puts Garner, into an illegal chokehold. Plus, Kevin Mitnick is one of the most famous hackers of all time. So famous, in fact, he’s hunted by the FBI.

A high ranking government official authorizes the arrests and subsequent deportations of over 1,400 Jews to Nazi concentration camps where most of them perish. Plus, Enron, the seventh largest company in America, collapses due to creative accounting practices and greed that leave the company broke.

A renown cancer doctor intentionally misdiagnoses thousands of patients with cancer as part of a major insurance scam. Plus, Parmalat, a global power in the dairy industry, falls victim to greed and deceit in what is considered to be one of the biggest instances of financial fraud in Italy’s history.

Crystal Gail Mangum made headlines for falsely accusing members of the Duke University men’s lacrosse team of rape. A few years later, Mangum is charged with attempted murder. Plus, a trusted employee embezzles $34 million dollars to binge on an extravagant lifestyle and feed a shopping addiction.

Critics call legendary music producer, Phil Spector, a genius, but the music can’t save him from being convicted of murder. Plus, a 'Virginia Jihad Network' of young U.S. Muslim men play paintball to train for holy war.

A minister's secret life exposed ends in murder. Explore the Baltimore drug lord's empire, shipping tons of cocaine cross-country in hidden vehicles.

A battered woman's desperation leads to a husband's death. Delve into the downfall of a powerful leader, sentenced to life for bribery, abuse of power, and leaking state secrets.

A British male model-turned-playboy has a rough night of sex, drugs and violence, which ends in murder. Plus a mother and daughter dream vacation to Bali becomes a nightmare.

Stella Nickell is the first person convicted of causing death by product tampering; the Puppetmaster scams and exploits his victims for a decade.

Ennis Cosby is gunned down on the streets of Los Angeles while changing a tire; during the Reagan administration, the U.S. is accused of selling weapons in exchange for hostages.

A stunt goes horribly wrong, causing three deaths on the set of 'Twilight Zone: The Movie'; billionaire hotelier Leona Helmsley is called 'the queen of mean.'

The brutal murder of a British soldier by radical Muslims on a London street is caught on tape; the Lackawanna Six go to terrorist training camp to prepare for holy war.

James Holmes is found guilty of murdering 12 people and injuring 70 more in a shooting rampage at a Colorado movie theatre in 2012 - an incident that rocked a nation.

A Florida billionaire's Bentley crash sparks a media circus. Meanwhile, a celeb publicist backs her SUV into a nightclub crowd, causing chaos.

Pamela Smart's affair with a student turns deadly in an American soap opera. The high school staffer convinces him to kill her husband, making headlines.

Los Angeles police respond to a bank heist and find they are outgunned by the robbers. Citizens and police run for cover in a brazen deadly shootout.

A son beats his mother to death in a savage attack and dark secrets come to light as police investigate Jeffrey Pyne. Also, athlete Maurice Clarett turns from football to crime.

John Hinkley Jr. shoots Reagan to grab a star's attention. A lab worker sabotages justice, leading to the release of convicted criminals, shaking the system.

Two elderly Los Angeles widows plot to profit from murder, targeting homeless men. Art investor Kenneth Ira Starr dupes Hollywood celebrities out of millions.

An Idaho man confesses to a brutal murder, raising questions about police coercion. White supremacist Buford Furrow's killing spree in LA sends shockwaves.

Alexander Pichushkin's deranged killing spree near Moscow aims to make him Russia's most prolific serial killer. In New York, art dealer Larry Salander swindles clients.

Yale student Annie Le vanishes, later found dead inside a basement wall. Hollywood actor Wesley Snipes faces IRS scrutiny, adding legal drama to his celebrity status.

Minutes after pop star Michael Jackson dies, his personal physician, Dr Conrad Murray, launches a cover-up. Plus, the greedy stock trader who nearly took down Wall Street.

Self-proclaimed Messiah David Koresh takes on federal agents in a battle that kills ATF personnel and Koresh's followers, before a 51-day standoff ends in a fiery tragedy.

Athlete Steve McNair's affair takes a tragic turn. Explore the murder-suicide mystery. Chicago cop Jon Burge's extreme methods push cruel and unusual punishment to the limit.

Murder investigation in China implicates a family in the Communist Party. Meet the Hollywood Madam providing A-list clients with escorts, revealing a scandalous world.

Nancy Kissel incapacitates her husband with a strawberry milkshake full of sedatives before bludgeoning him to death. The FBI goes after a shady congressman allegedly with the mob.

Religious cult leader Jim Jones leads hundreds of followers in a mass suicide in the jungles of South America, after the assassination of a US congressmen.

Police launch a manhunt for a handsome wanderer who picks up women in bars and kills them. A doctor reports intruders killed his wife and children, but his story doesn't add up.

Motown legend Marvin Gaye is fatally shot in a family tragedy involving abuse, arguments and drugs. When a doctor's wife falls in the shower, investigators see no accident.

Two terrorists out for blood go on a deadly rampage in Paris over editorial cartoons in the magazine Charlie Hebdo that target their satire at the prophet Muhammad.

Years of broken marriages result in the deaths of a woman's five husbands; an obsessed man goes on a deadly rampage.

A wife claims her husband ran off with another woman, years later he's found dead; a minister swindles the faithful out of millions.

Aaron Hernandez goes from the football record books to life in prison for murder; a former stripper is accused in her husband's brutal death.

Dr. Herman Tarnower's lover murders him; a series of vicious killings terrorizes a community.

Teen twins say an intruder broke into their home and killed their mother, but the truth is far more sinister; TWA Flight 800 explodes in flames over Long Island.

An Egyptian immigrant opens fire at a Los Angeles International Airport ticket counter; bank robbers elude police across 15 states.

Wherever Dr. Michael Swango goes, illness and death follow; a wife and mother vanishes after filing for divorce.

Anwar Al-Awlaki is killed by a U.S. drone strike after joining the top ranks of Al Qaeda; a vengeful accountant tries to silence his wife.

Eric Rudolph sets off bombs at the Atlanta Olympics; the life of a TV funnyman ends tragically.

A family car turns into a deadly weapon; a toy gun and a 911 call spark a tragic shooting at an Ohio Walmart.

A car bomb kills a businessman outside an Arizona country club; a model's sexual con game ends in murder.

An affair between Sunday school teachers leads to a husband's murder; a Bollywood star is accused in the death of a homeless man.

An adulterous affair leads to the deaths of both members' spouses; a tennis pro's life is built on lies, deceit and deadly consequences.

A bride-to-be disappears; a Mexican drug lord says his cartel protects people from even more violent rivals.

Patients die unexpectedly at California hospitals; a bride-to-be lies to escape her impending marriage.

Though admitting to abusing drugs and stripping for money, Nevada's Kirsten Lobato denies being a killer; a real-life soap opera turns into a twisted, lethal tale.

Jerad and Amanda Miller take their extremist views on a violent rampage; a teacher's husband goes over the edge when she begins dating one of her former students.

A young wife and mother thinks murder is easier than divorce; a suspected terrorist is accused of plotting to detonate a dirty bomb.

An Englishman uses household tools to commit murder; a woman is accused in the death of her husband.

After his wife is murdered, chemist Mark Barton uses the life-insurance money to dive into the world of day-trading. A designer turns his young models into victims of sexual abuse.

A California arsonist ignites a fire that kills five firefighters; a Texas mother will do anything to get her high school daughter a spot on the cheerleading squad.

A teen claims a masked intruder killed her stepfather; a young bride dies while scuba diving near the Great Barrier Reef.

Maurizio Gucci's scorned ex-wife hires a hit man to save a family fortune; when parents stand in the way of young love, a teen hatches a shocking plan.

A right-wing organization in South Africa tries to overthrow the democratic majority by force; teens don't believe a classmate when he threatens to kill his parents.

An Army psychiatrist goes on a shooting rampage in Texas; a young wife disappears after learning she is pregnant.