Forensic animator Scott Roder and his team help formulate the defense for a woman who says she killed her husband in self-defense as well as the defense for a man who is suing the LAPD for using excessive force during his arrest.

Brazilian-born Claudia Hoerig allegedly kills her American husband, Karl, fleeing to Brazil to escape extradition; Hoerig does not count on the tenacity of her husband's family or the toughness of an Ohio district attorney.

Victoria Rickman reports she shot her boyfriend, Will Carter Jr., because he raped her, never expecting Detective Summer Benton to investigate her case while taping the story for a true crime series.

Peter Van Sant looks back at the 1993 siege on the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas, and presents the untold story of one heroic couple who unwittingly played a key role in setting the conflict in motion.

After Virginia Vertetis shoots her boyfriend, Patrick Gilhuley, her attorney insists it was done in self-defense; prosecutors say it was murder; to prove it, they rely on crime scene evidence, particularly the shattered glass in the front door.

Raynella Leath is called "The Black Widow" for allegedly killing two husbands; so far, she has only been tried for killing husband number two, David Leath; now, at Leath's third trial for his murder, it is the judge who steals the show.

Irene Garza's family members and friends pray that one day Father John Feit will be brought to justice for killing the young teacher in 1960, not knowing it will take 57 years for the priest to be convicted.

For the first time, investigators reveal what they learned in 2011, when they reopened the case of actress Natalie Wood's mysterious death decades ago.

Jessie Bardwell moves to Texas with her new boyfriend and loses touch with her family; her father, Gary, knows something is wrong, especially after dreaming about her death; sadly, it was no nightmare, but a premonition instead.

Authorities launch a search for Crystal McDowell who has gone missing during Hurricane Harvey; heavy rains and high floodwaters hinder the search while washing away vital evidence.

In Green Bay, WI, Nicole Vander Heyden goes out with friends but never returns home; a day later, she is found murdered in a field; the groundbreaking case is solved using 21st-century tracking technology.

An $800,000 business deal between an entrepreneur and a Silicon Valley businessman looking to invest in the Napa Valley wine scene ends in murder.

Hairstylist and beauty company executive Fabio Sementilli is living the good life in Los Angeles, then he is murdered while relaxing near his pool, leaving authorities puzzled about why anyone would want to kill him.

Investigators spend decades searching for an elusive criminal who terrorized Californians by committing at least 50 rapes and a dozen murders between 1976 and 1986; police now believe they have caught the Golden State Killer.

Best-selling author James Patterson investigates the life and death of NFL football player Aaron Hernandez, who was convicted of murder in 2015; this troubling crime story explores why a successful athlete fell from grace.

Susan Spencer reports on the story of a Colorado man who gets a second shot at freedom after being convicted of killing his wife in 2004.

Covered in blood, a young wife calls 911 to report her attempted suicide, then she changes her story while clinging to life.

In 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz leaves his New York City home headed for a school bus stop, but he never makes it; Richard Schlesinger tells the story of the lost boy who continues to haunt investigators.

When Marsha Brantley suddenly vanished in 2009, her husband, Donnie, eventually became a suspect in her murder; this story has a stunning ending that nobody, including prosecutors, saw coming; Peter Van Sant reports.

More than 15 years after a Texas woman is found floating dead in a river, a former U.S. Marine and a filmmaker think they can find her killer.

Wealthy Atlanta lawyer Tex McIver shoots his wife, Diane, from the backseat of a car; Maureen Maher reports on whether Diane died as the result of a tragic accident or cold-blooded murder.

In July 2010, a hometown NBA hero was gunned down in the woods in Memphis, Tenn.; seven years later, police get a tip that would lead to three possible suspects; James Brown investigates.

In Palm Beach County, FL, a woman is shot in her home by someone wearing a clown costume; two eyewitnesses describe what they saw to correspondent Peter Van Sant.