Bill, Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. So when their bodies are pulled from the dark, murky waters of the Illinois Bayou, police are devastated by the sight of them.

When the body of a teenage girl is found dumped on the muddy banks of the Trinity River, Texas police identify her as 13-year-old Krystal Baker. Yet, sixteen years pass before Krystal's killer is brought to justice.