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The Handcuffs Killer

Episode number: 1

Overview: When school teacher Catherine Edwards missed a family outing, her worried parents went to her apartment to check on her. There, they made the horrifying discovery: Catherine had been restrained with law enforcement style handcuffs and murdered. Investigators followed dozens of leads as the alarmed community worried about a killer on the loose. Given the handcuffs, investigators even looked at fellow police officers but the case remained a mystery. Nearly three decades later, a team of dedicated detectives, a Texas Ranger, and forensic genealogists teamed up to catch an unlikely killer, finally bringing justice to the Edwards family and the city of Beaumont.

A Death in the Bathtub

Episode number: 2

Overview: The sheriff's office responds to a 911 call from a distraught husband, who said his wife had killed herself with a gun. Once on the scene, detectives uncover chilling evidence that turned the case into a murder investigation.

Mystery in the Blueberry Fields

Episode number: 3

Overview: In 2002, a blueberry farmer in Ottawa County, Michigan, made a shocking discovery in his fields: the severely burned and beaten body of a man inside a trunk. Despite exhaustive efforts, investigators were unable to identify him, and he became known only as "Jack in the Box." The case sat cold on investigators' desks until 2015, when a detective started receiving emails with clues about the victim's identity. Investigators followed the tips, finally unraveling the chilling details of a gruesome crime, and a calculated cover-up, leading to an international manhunt and an ultimate betrayal by family.

Murder in Apartment 154

Episode number: 4

Overview: The cold-blooded murder of four family members in their own living room in a normally peaceful neighborhood shattered the local religious Sikh community. The wide-ranging investigation left many questioning if they truly knew their neighbors.

Death Came Knocking

Episode number: 5

Overview: Rap musician Martell DeRouen, known as "Kardone," was found shot to death in his luxury apartment, the door locked from the inside. Detectives faced a challenging mystery as they investigated the puzzling murder.

Murder at a House Party

Episode number: 6

Overview: A masked intruder stormed into a house party, murdering three young members of Detroit's LGBTQ community. As detectives worked to track down the killer, they uncovered a surprising and troubling motive.