People Magazine Investigates

A savage killer goes on a homicidal rampage and then abducts two young siblings from their home in the middle of the night. The children quickly decide they will do whatever is necessary to survive.

In 1987, West Virginia authorities receive a call from a woman claiming to have shot her husband. This seemingly open, and shut murder case is anything but.

During an armed robbery, a father of three is fatally shot. 23 years later, another family questions if the wrong man is behind bars.

Five young people disappear over a span of four years in the rural area of Lewis-Clark Valley. Investigators search for links to the mysterious cases.

In 1984, a slew of brutal hammer attacks leaves a Colorado community in fear. It takes nearly 40 years before a serial killer is brought to justice.

The murder of James Byrd, Jr. throws his family into turmoil as law enforcement investigate one of the most gruesome hate crimes in U.S. history.

A family's newfound American dream becomes a nightmare after their home is set ablaze. But is this just a freak accident or a cover-up for a more sinister crime?

Trusted crime journalists reveal the shocking twists and unexpected resolutions that occurred while they were investigating high-profile crime cases.

When a young woman goes missing, a rookie police officer's intuition leads to an intense investigation. They race against the clock to find her.

In Arizona, a young woman's body is discovered in a desert river basin. Police wonder if she was a victim of an alleged killer known as The Zombie Hunter.

In 2002, a couple goes missing in Maryland. It seems as if they vanished into thin air until a random, late-night burglary leads police to a ghastly discovery.

In 2011, a husband returns home to find his wife dead on the living room floor. He tells first responders she committed suicide, but it was murder. Police zero in on the husband, and what unfolds is one of the most outrageous tales in recent history.

When neighbours find a young teacher axed to death on Friday the 13th, a sleepy suburb fears a psychopath is loose. But the bloody crime scene leads police to a most unlikely suspect, unfolding a story people still have to see to believe 40 years later.