One of America's toughest and experienced detectives Lt. Joe Kenda presents the most mind-blowing cases from across the country. Some of the cases are more complex and twisted than the worst horror movies.

15 years after a girl goes missing, a man confesses gruesome details of a murderous life when he believes his new cellmate is Jesus Christ.

Shock spreads through the small border town of McAllen, Texas, when beauty queen Irene Garza is found raped and murdered. Is an unholy killer living among them?

When the body of loving father, Re'Mano Campbell, is found slain in his house in Prichard, AL, local investigators unravel a disturbing web of lies.

In 2008, Houston mum Tina DaVilla is out with her baby when she's attacked in a parking lot. Soon similar crimes hit the city - are they related?

Rex Harper is shot dead in what investigators believe is a professional hit. Detectives must crack the cowboy code of silence to reveal the key to his killing.

Miami teenager Christin Bilotti is as talented as she is beautiful. Her parents treat her like a princess and are wary when she meets a charming boy.

When Anne meets Danny it seems like a match made in heaven. But years later, their divorce quickly spirals into a violent custody battle, which soon turns deadly.

Poker club owner, Paul Horn, is gunned down in his apartment. Detectives reveal four potential suspects but Chris investigates which one pulled the trigger.

After being terrorised and threatened by a friend's partner, Susan Bauer is found dead in her own home. Chris reveals the truth behind her horrific murder.

After grandmother Irene Kennedy is found dead in a park, her family is split apart when a distant relative is charged with her murder.

Popular Spanish teacher and grandmother Patricia Mery is found brutally beaten and stabbed to death. Could a family feud had led to murder?

When the body of 18-year-old Tina Hendricks is found in a canal, police home in on a local bar. But it will take a cross country manhunt to find her killer.

What seems a simple accident becomes a murder case when 32-year old Mike Mueller's car is found across state lines. Will the car offer police the crucial clue?

In California, a woman disappears without a trace. Police suspect her roommate knows more than he claims, but they have no hard evidence.

A woman in a small town is the target of a terrifying and insidious stalker. When she goes missing, police must prove she was killed - without a body.

Normal life in the quiet city of East Point comes to a screeching halt when six people become random targets of a mysterious gunman. But can he be caught in time?

When Kiplyn never returns home after school, police suspect foul play. Investigators search for clues, but are met with little success. Who could be to blame?

Carla Lewis gives her husband the money to open a medical marijuana store. But spiralling costs and rumours of illegal activities sow the seeds for murder.

Jeffrey and Jeannine Glanda appear to have it all. But when someone craves control more than love, it sets in motion a deadly plot ending with a suspicious car accident.

When Kathey Horn vanishes, some believe she's following the Grateful Dead. Others think she was sacrificed in a Wicca initiation. Does the man with the van know?

Laurie Bursey believes she's finally found happiness in bad boy Kurt Bird. But when Kurt's violent side comes to light, happiness becomes fear.

A man turns out to be a bloodthirsty monster attacking young women at will. It takes decades for the survivors to discover he is a serial killer.

High school student Melissa is on the verge of a bright future when she meets Robert Burton. But when she tries to pursue her ambitions his jealousy leads to terror.

Fantasy killers imagine every aspect of their crime in detail. Daniel Conahan lured men into the woods, while Angela Sanford killed as part of a satanic ritual.