When 58-year-old Kristie Marks went to pick up her daughter, Taylor, from her boyfriend's house on October 24, 2009, she felt ecstatic. They had been going through some issues, and Kristie thought that maybe Taylor was ready to come home for good and work things out, but that wasn’t how things turned out that night. As the mother and daughter headed toward the vehicle to leave, Kristie was randomly attacked by an unknown assailant. Unfortunately, Kristie lost her life that night. As the investigation into her murder begins, detectives soon learn that Kristie's attack and death weren't random at all, and the witnesses were all in on it. 

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On the night of August 22, 2005, 20-year-old Josh Bennet went to his estranged mother, Jacqueline's, house to have dinner and spend the night, as they were trying to repair their strained relationship. However, those hopes were shattered when, in the early hours of August 23, two intruders broke into the home and stabbed Jacquiline and Josh, resulting in Josh's death. As the investigation begins, detectives discover that Josh and Jacquiline were not the intended targets. It was something more sinister, and Josh just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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On November 19, 1986, 39-year-old wife and mother Helle Crafts was dropped off by a friend and coworker at her home after returning from an overseas flight, where she worked as a flight attendant. After she made her way inside, she was never seen alive again. When she failed to show up at work, her friends asked her husband, Richard Crafts, about her whereabouts, and he claimed she had gone to visit her sick mother in Denmark. However, as days went by with no word from Helle, it began to seem suspicious that Richard was in no rush to find his missing wife. As the investigation into Helle's disappearance started, authorities quickly discovered that all the clues pointed toward Richard being involved. 

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On Halloween night in 1984, 31-year-old Doreen Erbert expected to relax after taking her four-year-old daughter, DeAnna, trick-or-treating. After her husband, Charles, left home to run to the nearby convenience store, Doreen planned to stop giving out candy and watch movies on the couch. Those plans were shattered when a loud knock sounded at the front door around 9 pm. Standing there was a man in a wolf mask, who proceeded to attack Doreen and kill her. In an expected turn of events, as the investigation began, police were soon led by a trail of blood leading from the Erbert home straight to the killer's home. And, it was the home of someone who had been out of Doreen's life for years. 

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In early July 1996, a Canadian man named Blair Adams entered the US and never returned home. Before he left, family and friends noted that Blair was acting strangely and even mentioned that someone was after him, trying to kill him. Tragically, on July 11, Blair was found dead at a hotel construction site in Knoxville, Tennessee. As the investigation into his death begins, investigators learn that nothing adds up, nothing about the way he was found, his cause of death, or how there was no single clue as to what could have happened to Blair. Join us for today's case to learn about Blair's story. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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In September 2006, 22-year-old college senior Mindy Morgenstern couldn't wait to graduate that December and start her adult life. Unfortunately, she would never reach graduation. On September 13, friends went to her off-campus apartment since they hadn't been able to reach her all day. When they entered, they made a chilling discovery. There in the entryway was Mindy, dead, with a knife in her throat. As the investigation unfolds, numerous suspects emerge. But after the DNA test results returned, investigators were stunned by who was a match. Join us for today's episode to find out who was responsible for Mindy's murder. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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In the spring of 1999, a 14-year-old girl, using the alias Ah Fong, contacted the Hong Kong police about the ghost of a woman who haunted her. According to Ah Fong, the only way to get rid of this said ghost was to confess to the horrific murder of a woman that she had been part of. When police learn of the heinous details of the murder of 23-year-old Fan Man-yee, they were left speechless. Based on the evidence at the crime scene, she was brutally tortured and raped before finally succumbing to injuries. But even after her death, Fan Man-yee was not able to escape the torture. Join us for today's case to learn what happened to Fan Man-yee. So grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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In the fall of 2017, Brigida Uto, a wife and mother, fell ill with no apparent cause for her illness. Though she sought medical help for months, doctors were not able to figure out what was wrong with her and what was causing her debilitating symptoms.  After losing all hope, Dr. LaPoint, also a board-certified toxicologist, would be the one to solve the mystery. Brigida was suffering from an intentional poisoning of the very toxic metal, thallium. As the investigation begins to determine who could have committed this crime against Brigida, detectives learn that it was the person she would least have expected. Join us for today’s case to learn about what happened to Brigida. So, grab your cafecito and let’s get started. 

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In the fall of 1974, 19-year-old Arlis Perry moved to California with her new husband, Bruce Perry, where he was attending Standard University. A few weeks later, on the night of October 12, the couple argued, prompting Arlis to go to nearby Stanford Memorial Church to pray. When she didn't come home, Bruce contacted the police, and she was later found brutally murdered inside the church. It took many decades to finally identify her killer, and while that was accomplished, he was never brought to justice. Join us for today's case to find out what happened to Arlis. So grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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When a woman named Brandi Watkins arrived at her boyfriend's home on the late afternoon of May 19, 2002, she was not expecting to walk into the horrific scene that she did. There, lying in the foyer, were the dead bodies of her boyfriend, 48-year-old Carter Elliott, and family friend, 25-year-old Timmy Wayne Robertson. As the investigation begins, detectives are stumped to find no leads as to who could've killed them. But a month after the murders, a big clue that breaks the case wide open appears when Carter's ex-wife, Lark Swatz, is kidnapped by her soon-to-be ex-husband, Dick Conte. Join us for today's case to learn what happened to Carter and Timmy Wayne. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started. 

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