Based on the Evidence

On February 24, 1986, the body of 29 year old Sherri Rasmussen was found in the apartment she shared with her husband in Van Nuys, California. She had been beaten and shot three times in a struggle, apparently a victim of a botched robbery. It would be 23 years before Sherri’s father and a few cold case detectives force the LAPD to re-open the case and consider that the murder may have been committed by someone who knew how to do just enough to make the crime scene look like an interrupted burglary.

In our final episode about the brutal murder of an innocent young girl, Sarah Cherry, we take a look at Murder In America, the documentary based on the true crime book ”Human Sacrifice” by James P. Moore.

Could Dennis Dechaine, the man convicted for the murder of Sarah Cherry, actually be innocent? Did the prosecution suppress evidence of other potential suspects? Did the police department ignore or not follow through on leads?

Tonight we’ll take a look at evidence that wasn’t presented to the jury in the original trial.

The brutal murder of Sarah Cherry on July 6, 1988, resulted in what some have called the most notorious criminal case in Maine history.

The close knit town of Pembroke, KY is thrust into the national spotlight when three of it‘s residents are gunned down in this idyllic community.

The lives of three young Girl Scouts are tragically cut short in 1977

A trail of red herrings leads detectives to multiple suspects.

A rich lover and and a hefty insurance policy leads police straight to the killer.  But a false accusation and a false confession might make it more difficult to prosecute than the State first thought.

On July 25th, 1984 two young boys were fishing in a small pond when they saw little Dawn Hamilton walk off into the woods with a stranger. They were the last people to see her alive.

Can a breakthrough in forensic technology prove a man's innocence, or send him to the gas chamber?

On July 25th, 1984 two young boys were fishing in a small pond when they saw little Dawn Hamilton walk off into the woods with a stranger. They were the last people to see her alive.