An Unexpected Killer
A wild and unpredictable journey into homicide investigations where the true identity of the killer comes as a shocking surprise. Combining unparalleled access, captivating interviews and stylish reenactments, each investigation starts in a familiar way - examining the crime scene, interviewing potential suspects… but then something unexpected changes everything. A new witness, an overlooked piece of evidence or even an innovation in forensic science sends investigators on a totally unexpected path that ultimately leads to the conviction of the real killer.
Episodes
When an athletic and popular college student is violently murdered in her apartment, police track down several surprising suspects, including one with a disturbing obsession, before crucial evidence unmasks a dangerous predator no one saw coming.
A fun-loving 59-year-old man is found shot to death in his home and his beloved jewelry collection has been stolen, leading detectives to a long list of suspects and a killer harboring a dark secret.
Runtime: 45m
A restaurant is robbed and the night manager murdered leading police to investigate suspicious coworkers, a disgruntled ex-employee and a violent serial attacker. The case goes cold, but explosive new evidence leads to a killer nobody suspected.
Runtime: 45m
When a young husband-to-be is found shot and stabbed, detectives investigate a secret affair, a kidnapping plot and a terrifying racist gang before unveiling a killer whose hidden criminal life leaves everyone stunned.
Runtime: 45m
A devoted mother is stabbed to death in a horrifying attack and suspicion falls on those closest to her, but while a cryptic note and a violent crime spree baffle detectives at first, they eventually track down a deranged killer no one predicted.
Runtime: 45m
A vibrant young mother of three is murdered in the safety of her own home and investigators look to a history of troubled romances, but when the case goes cold and police can't find the killer, a phone call leads to a culprit hiding in plain sight.
Runtime: 45m
An assassination, a bitter custody dispute and a gunman's cryptic words send police scrambling on an interstate hunt to find the killer of a beloved father and husband.
Runtime: 45m
When the strangling death of a young mother and bride-to-be baffles police, detectives probe a workplace grievance in search of a killer; later, a cherished possession provides a link to the crime and cracks the case wide open.
Runtime: 45m
A wealthy trader and father of four is gunned-down at home while his family is tied up in a closet; police dig into affairs, mob links and a missing coworker, until a chilling new lead and a taped phone call reveal a shocking plot decades later.
Runtime: 45m
When a young mother is found dead in a field after a night out, police scour security video to retrace a suspect's steps; the discovery of a second crime scene leads to an arrest, before high-tech forensics reveal a truth no one expected.
Runtime: 45m
A cat-loving and recently divorced young woman dipping her toes back in the dating game is beaten and strangled in a brutal and unusual way; investigators dive into the murky world of online dating to hunt a killer who could be ready to strike again.
Runtime: 45m
In 1979 in Irvine, CA, detectives performing a welfare check discover the badly beaten body of a single young woman left bizarrely staged on her bed; fear in the community grows amid a rash of nearby murders until police are handed a break when a fresh look at old evidence points to the killer.
Runtime: 45m
A beloved teacher and mother of four silently vanishes in the middle of the night. A blood-soaked bedroom and horrific lakeside discovery point police to a killer close to home until mysterious tracks in the mud lead to a culprit no one suspected
When a loving father of two is gunned down on his driveway, police uncover a hidden affair and workplace grudges before a nervous witness and chilling confession reveal a vicious vendetta from a killer no one expected.
When a family that runs a beloved vet clinic is gunned down, police investigate disgruntled tenants, a pet owner with an axe to grind and an estranged son. The case stalls until detectives uncover a twisted plot by someone who seemed above suspicion.
Runtime: 45m
When a young mother and beloved coworker is found savagely stabbed in her bedroom, investigators are unable to pin down a killer until secret recordings and evidence stashed in a van lead to a sinister plot and horrific confession.
Runtime: 45m
Could the execution-style shooting of a well-loved, self-made couple be a tragic case of mistaken identity? Early leads take police down a path of greed and desperation until a paper trail leads to a calculated betrayal shockingly close to home.
Runtime: 45m
After a Texas mother is found murdered in an office bathroom, her husband admits a disturbing past while police chase down a serial killer; the case goes cold until an oversight leads to a surprise suspect and an FBI manhunt south of the border.
Runtime: 45m
When a devoted mother vanishes from home, a series of grisly roadside discoveries take police on a hunt for a killer; detectives follow a path of greed and desperation until a shocking twist leads to a culprit with a bizarre motive.
Runtime: 45m
When an outgoing college student is gunned down, police investigate disapproving roommates, a psychic, and an infamous serial killer. However, decades-old evidence reveals a killer that original detectives had previously overlooked.
