Season 5
S5 Ep183: Bad Teacher: John J. Donovan, Sr.
A multimillionaire in a feud with his family over money and property perpetrates a bizarre hoax in order to get revenge on his children and hold on to his assets. Resources: "Professor Donovan's Magnificent Entanglements" by ...
S5 Ep182: Bad Teacher: Vincent Brothers
A well-respected educator in Bakersfield, California is accused of a brutal crime - the murders of five of his family members. Resources: "The Mystery of the Lost Weekend", by Keith Morrison for Dateline NBC , July 24, 2009. ...
S5 Ep181: Bad Teacher: Mary Kay Letourneau
In this month's series "Bad Teacher" I'll share cases of educators who committed newsworthy crimes. First up, a 34-year-old teacher scandalizes the nation when she is convicted of child rape with one of her 6th grade students...
S5 Ep180: Familiar Strangers: Anastasia Romanov - Part 2
We conclude this two-part episode with a young woman who comes forward claiming to be Grand Duchess Anastasia Romanov. The investigation into her claim would take decades to unravel. I welcome back my sister, Yolanda, to help...
S5 Ep179: Familiar Strangers: Anastasia Romanov - Part 1
On this first part of a 2-part episode, I share the fascinating story of the disappearance of the last imperial family of Russia, the Romanovs. After their disappearance, most believed they had been executed by the Bolsheviks...
S5 Ep178: Familiar Strangers: Walter Collins, Part 2
On this second part of a two-part episode we continue the story of 9-year-old Walter Collins who went missing from Los Angeles in 1928. In part two, we discover that a serial killer, Gordon Stewart Northcott, has been preying...
S5 Ep177: Familiar Strangers: Walter Collins - Part 1
In this month's series I'll tell you stories about people who missing and then, months or years later, miraculously reappeared. But, these stories all have a twist - were they who they claimed to be or were they imposters? In...
S5 Ep176: Stranger Than Fiction: Starr Faithfull and "BUtterfield 8"
The life and tragic death of a young socialite in the 1930s inspires an Academy Award winning movie. But, Starr Faithfull's life was far from the glamorous treatment it would receive on the big screen. Resources: Ripped from ...
S5 Ep175: Stranger Than Fiction: Belva Gaertner & Beulah Annan and Ch…
Two women accused of murder in the Roaring 20s would become the inspiration for one of the best known and longest running shows in American musical theater history. This is the story of the real life Roxie and Velma from …
S5 Ep174: Stranger Than Fiction: Richard Crafts and "Fargo"
In 1986, a beautiful young mother discovers her husband is cheating on her and files for divorce. Soon afterward, she goes missing. Discovering what happened to Helle Crafts would take an small army of detectives, forensic sc...
S5 Ep173: Till Death Do Us Part: Nancy Andrade and Mark Crew
In the last chapter of "Till Death Do Us Part" a woman meets and quickly marries a man. He promises her a new life, but soon after the wedding she goes missing. It will take years of investigative and legal …
S5 Ep172: Till Death Do Us Part: Kelly Ecker and Scott Samson
A bride sees many red flags in her relationship before walking down the aisle, but her fear of angering her fiancee would compel her to go through with the ceremony. Within hours, that decision would become fatal. #domestic v...
S5 Ep171: Till Death Do Us Part - Jordan Graham and Cody Johnson
A new bride decides she's made a mistake in tying the knot. The decision she makes in order to end the marriage will be a shocking act of cruelty. Resources: "A Murder in Glacier Park" by Justin Franz for T …
S5 Ep170: Till Death Do Us Part: Wendy Trapaga and Michel Escoto
In this series, I'll share cases of newlyweds whose lives were cut short by the person who vowed to love them forever. In this first case, a young bride is unaware that her new spouse married her to collect on …