Famous Murders Episodes

May 8, 2024

59. The Ballroom Murders

An episode of America's Most Wanted in 1989 showcased the story of John List who killed his entire family - wife, mother, and three children - leaving them in the ballroom of their 19-room mansion. More than one viewer calle…
March 27, 2024

53. The Burning Bed

Before there were restraining orders and women's shelters galore, domestic violence victims often suffered for years in silence. This is the story of one woman and her final desperate attempt to save herself when she realize…
Feb. 28, 2024

49. The MacDonald Family Murders Pt. 2

In early 1970 Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald is awakened by the screams of his wife and daughters being attacked.  He claims a group of drugged-up hippies were the intruders, but authorities quickly begin to question that claim. Th…
Feb. 21, 2024

48. The MacDonald Family Murders Pt. 1

At the height of the hippie culture and "Satanic Panic" in the early 1970s, a gruesome murder is committed at Fort Bragg, NC.  A pregnant mother and her two small daughters are repeatedly stabbed to death.  Her husband, Capt…
Nov. 8, 2023

36. The Natalie Wood Thanksgiving Tragedy

In 1981,  Hollywood darling Natalie Wood invited friends to spend the after-Thanksgiving weekend with her and her husband Robert Wagner on their yacht Splendour.  Most invitees declined due to bad weather but current co-star…
Aug. 23, 2023

27. Poor Naomi Wise

Naomi (Omie) Wise was an orphan girl. She fell in love with a young gentleman named Johnathan Lewis. Naomi found out she was pregnant. When she told Lewis, he told her to meet him that night so they could run away and get…
July 6, 2023

20. Who Took The Lindbergh Baby?

One evening in 1932, a baby was taken from his crib as he slept. The child was Charles Lindbergh Jr., son of the infamous Atlantic crossing aviator, Charles Lindbergh. The crime became an instant sensational case. When sever…
Feb. 2, 2023

7. Lana Turner - A Real Life Tragedy

One of Hollywood's golden girls, Lana Turner,  lived a life that could have been a movie itself.  Unfortunately, the life of a movie star is not always as glamorous as it is portrayed. By the time she realized she was involv…