In 1999, Shelley Swain and her husband, David, began the vacation of their dreams on the beautiful Caribbean island of Tortola. They were avid divers and couldn’t wait to explore its crystal blue…
In 1986, 21-year-old Mitzi Nalley was brutally murdered in her Texas home. Police arrested Jonathan Wayne Nobles, who confessed to the crime and was sentenced to the death penalty. For more than a…
In 2001, Charles Forshee was charged with murdering Dillon Ferrar, a two-year old child in his care. Dillon’s four-year-old brother, Lucas, was a key witness at trial, and testified that he saw…
In 2012, model-turned-housewife, Monica Olsen, and her husband, millionaire, Dino Guglielmelli, were embroiled in a bitter divorce. Guglielmelli asked his business partner, Richard Fuhrmann, to “take…
On June 1, 2002, Memphis police responded to an alleged attack outside a morgue. The victim was the medical examiner, Dr. O.C. Smith, who was found wrapped in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his…
Two cases featuring abductions that sparked worldwide searches. First, Glen Heggstad was kidnapped during a motorcycle adventure. Second, Paul Marinkovich’s efforts to be reunited with his son who…
In October 1997, newlyweds Heather and John Grossman were targeted in a drive-by shooting. They both survived but a bullet severed Heather’s spinal cord, paralyzing her from the neck down. Heather…
The night before Halloween in 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was beaten to death. The murder weapon? A golf club. Decades later Michael Skakel, the well-connected cousin of Bobby Kennedy…
20-year-old Arizona college student Noor Almaleki died from injuries caused by an unlikely hit-and-run driver: her father. But while he claimed it was an accident, police believed it was premeditated…
Luck and persistence helped solve the mystery of a missing Florida man, David Jackson. There would be a chance encounter between the police and Jackson’s son, and even a basic Google search would…
In 2004, successful Florida lawyer, John Sutton, and his wife, Susan, were gunned down in their home. Susan died and John sustained a serious head injury. Initially, suspects included John's law…
In the mid-1990's, a group of body builders in Miami targeted millionaires in a kidnapping and murder scheme to get ‘financially fit.’ Nicknamed the Sun Gym Gang after the health club they worked at,…
After millionaire Bill McGlaughlin was gunned down at his California home in 1994, two leading suspects emerged: his fiancé, Nanette Johnston, and Eric Naposki, the former NFL player who thought he…
In 2003, wealthy widow Linda Fishman was found strangled to death in her Boca Raton home. Police discovered a ransacked house, a stolen car, and an arson attempt to cover up evidence. The initial…
In November 1997, Florida couple Marlene and Steve Aisenberg reported their five-month-old daughter Sabrina missing from her crib. The police began to search for the baby but soon became convinced…
Three children of John Gotti, the former head of the Gambino family crime syndicate, share their childhood experiences and ongoing love for their father in spite of their eventual knowledge of his…
Mark Twitchell was an aspiring filmmaker who wrote screenplays about murder and compared himself to TV's fictional serial killer, Dexter Morgan. In 2008, police were investigating the disappearance…
In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Henry Turner. At his trial for Laura Ling's murder,…
In April 2002, Texas real estate agent, David Nixon, was found dead in a storm drain. At the time, his live-in girlfriend, Tracy Frame, were in the process of splitting up and were fighting over…
Part two of the investigation into the murder of Charla Mack and attempted murder of Judge Chuck Weller. Darren Mack was charged with killing his wife, Charla, and shooting Judge Weller, the family…
Part one of the investigation into the murder of Charla Mack and attempted murder of Judge Chuck Weller. On June 12, 2006, Charla was found stabbed to death in her estranged husband's condo. Two…
In 1999, Ohio teenager Penny Chang was stalked and killed by her older brother’s best friend, Scott Strothers. Strothers pled guilty and was sentenced to 23 years to life in prison, but Penny’s…
In February 2005, Rosemarie Essa was in a minor car accident, and though she suffered no physical injuries she died shortly afterwards at a Cleveland hospital. Her best friend, Eva McGregor,…
On December 20, 1980, teenage sweethearts Sabrina Gonsalves and John Riggins were supposed to attend a birthday party but never arrived. 36 hours later their bodies were found by police in a…
On December 2, 2000, Eric Miller died in a Raleigh, NC hospital and blood tests revealed that he had been poisoned with arsenic. Police discovered that Eric’s wife, Ann, was having an affair with her…
Inside the mind of murderer Mark Twitchell. Letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter. Troy Roberts reports.
In 2009, millionaire Ben Novack was murdered in Rye Brook, NY. The son of parents who once owned the famed Miami hotspot, the Fontainebleau Hotel, and a business mogul in his own right, he was…
On Fourth of July weekend in 2005, police arrived at the Franklin, Tenn., apartment of Lesa Buchanan and were surprised by what they found: a cache of prescription drugs and sex toys. Lesa's…
Teenager Natalee Holloway disappeared on May 30, 2005 during a post-graduation trip in Aruba. Gerold Dompig, deputy chief of police in Aruba, said they did everything in their power to crack the…
In April 2003, Air Force Colonel Philip Shue died in a violent car crash when his vehicle struck trees alongside a Texas interstate highway. After a year-long investigation, all the agencies involved…
In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Henry Turner. At his trial for Laura's murder,…
On February 13, 2009 Amber Dubois disappeared just blocks from Escondido High School in Southern California. Almost a year later, another teenage girl, Chelsea King, went missing. Chelsea had been…
This classic episode of “48 Hours" explores the death of 50-year-old Kathy Augustine, a career politician from Nevada. Questions arose about the cause of her death after police received a tip from…
This classic episode of "48 Hours" explores the report of 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck who was kidnapped in October 2002 while riding his bicycle in Richwoods, Missouri. Over the course of the next…
The millionaire, his fiancée, and the NFL player. Troy Roberts reports on a love triangle turned deadly. This episode of 48 Hours originally aired on 10/29/2011.
Inside the mind of murderer Mark Twitchell. Newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter. "48 Hours" contributor Troy Roberts reports.
After a young girl is adopted from Russia, her American parents come to believe she is capable of murder and return her. Years later, "48 Hours" contributor Troy Roberts learns her surprising story.
A Weight Watchers executive is murdered by her Wall Street lawyer boyfriend. Did his mother's neglect 30 years ago push him to kill? "48 Hours"' Troy Roberts investigates.
A millionaire is willing to shell out $80,000 to have someone kill his model wife. What could possibly go wrong? "48 Hours"' Troy Roberts investigates.
In this 48 Hours Interview, correspondent Troy Roberts talks to the man who helped break the Kelli Bordeaux disappearance and murder case, bounty hunter David Marshburn.
Was an alleged religious cult responsible for a young bride’s death? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.
A triple murder, a young woman set afire in a wheelbarrow. Police have suspects until a courtroom twist changes everything. Troy Roberts investigates.
A woman survives a brutal attack to find true love -- the real story of a survivor and the hero EMT that helped save her life and more. Troy Roberts reports.
A lover is shot dead -- will a cell phone video recorded in the aftermath be enough to clear or convict? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts reports.
A millionaire is willing to shell out $80,000 to have someone kill his model wife -- what could possibly go wrong? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.