Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield

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Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield takes a look at the daily stories of mystery and justice, and examines some of America's most shocking crimes that we just can't forget. Mon - Thu 6p - 8p on HLN.

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Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield episodes:

09.05.2018
Cops chasing new leads in massacre? Cops: Dad buried wife, put kids in oil tanks. 'Family man' now a triple murder suspect. Accused killer hubby's secret life exposed?
Sources say that Chris Watts, the man suspected of murdering his wife, Shanann, and two daughters, Celeste and Bella, is now under suicide watch in the Weld County Jail. Watts, who told local news stations he had "no inclination" of...
09.04.2018
Is accused killer dad Chris Watts now starting to 'mourn' for his murdered family? New shocking details about what he's doing behind bars are revealed tonight.
Family and friends gathered Saturday in North Carolina to say goodbye to a pregnant Frederick woman and her two preschool-age daughters who were killed last month. Shanann Watts, 34, was found in a shallow grave and daughters Bella, 4, and...
08.30.2018
Was Affair Motive In Alleged Family Massacre?
A motive in the murder case has not been confirmed as allegations of Chris' infidelity draw greater scrutiny. Those who know the Watts family have described a seemingly happy union possibly beset by mounting tension. "It's beyond belief, really," friend...
08.29.2018
Alleged Former Lover Of Chris Watts Speaks Out
Crime and Justice producers reaches out to a former lover of Chris Watts, a father who is accused of murdering his wife and two daughters.
08.28.2018
Dad Allegedly Kills Family To Be With Mistress?
A Denver criminologist has claimed that the father accused of murdering his pregnant wife and their two children did so because he wanted to start a new life with his lover.
08.24.2018
Cops: Cheating hubby kills family, goes on TV; Mollie Tibbetts' autopsy results just released
Picture-perfect family slaughtered in home? Coed died from multiple sharp force injuries
08.21.2018
'Grieving' hubby killed missing wife & kids? Wife told friends hubby was cheating days before she's killed
Shocking reason behind massacre revealed? Cops: Dad killed family, then went on TV to say they're missing
08.17.2018
Pregnant mom & 2 daughters vanish, dad now accused of murder. Did he try to throw cops off his trail by giving TV interviews? Boyfriend found dead after he plans a date with beauty queen, girlfriend s
A Colorado man is facing three counts of murder and three counts of tampering with physical evidence after his pregnant wife and two young daughters disappeared this week, police say. 33-year-old Chris Watts was taken into custody Wednesday night and...
08.16.2018
Dramatic video now shows what led to officer-involved shooting. Girlfriend says lover got angry over sex life before she shot him. Dad kills man following girl into bathroom? Cops pinpoint five areas
Newly-released body cam video shows the moment officers shot a Florida man after he stole one of their tasers and pointed it at them. Just before, the Miami-Dade police officers rescued 29-year-old Jahmal Parker from crashing his car into the...
08.15.2018
Man covered in blood repeatedly stabs victim before cop stops him. Dad accused of intentionally crashing plane into home after fight with wife. Scott Peterson's conviction under scrutiny as new clues
A hero police officer saved the life of a domestic violence victim outside a Las Vegas apartment complex where the woman was viciously stabbed by her boyfriend. The Metropolitan Police Department responded to a call about a stabbing from a...
08.14.2018
Traffic stop turns nearly fatal after man pulled over opens fire. School facing backlash after officer's rough takedown of autistic child. Pig farmer takes polygraph test in missing college student's
In Pennsylvania, dozens of drivers passed by a simple traffic stop that would turn into a full-on shootout, though the people driving by probably didn't think much of it because at first, everything was under control. Two state troopers pulled...
08.09.2018
Woman found dead after boating trip w/friend. Boys slaughter family of 5 to be famous? Boy dies, mistakes dad's meth for cereal? Man who last saw missing coed speaks out?
Louisiana authorities have more questions than answers as they continue to search for 32-year-old Sadie Thibodeaux, who disappeared while sailing on Sunday, PEOPLE confirms. On Tuesday, while sweeping Lake Pontchartrain, where Thibodeaux went missing, a woman's body was found. A...
08.08.2018
Pig farmer questioned in coed's disappearance. Deputy shot dead, cops now eyeing his wife. Brad & Angelina's divorce battle gets nasty. Woman's outrageous excuse to avoid DUI arrest?
Smiling and laughing Mollie Tibbetts is caught on video the day before she vanished, as her father appeals directly to her 'kidnapper' to 'turn yourself in'. Mollie Tibbetts was last seen on an evening jog in Brooklyn, Iowa, on July...
08.06.2018
Gone Before The Storm
A mother vanishes just hours before Hurricane Harvey is due to hit her Texas town. But those searching for Crystal McDowell uncover dark secrets which lead them to believe the storm had nothing to do with her disappearance.
08.02.2018
Jilted lover kills woman for texting ex? 2 toddlers die, cops doubt teen mom's story. Lice-infested kids in house of horrors? Where is missing Mollie Tibbetts?
Kristen Elizabeth Jones of Oklahoma was arrested for the murder of her roommate after police responded to a house fire and found the roommate's body dead inside the home. Investigators say that Jones had just ended her two-year relationship with...
07.31.2018
Accused killer preying on dating apps? Family mysteriously turns up missing & dead. Mystery deepens in coed's disappearance. Governor's grandson walks free in rape case.
Not only has 27-year-old Danueal Drayton been charged with sexually assaulting and attempting to kill a woman in Los Angeles County, he has also been accused of the murder of Samantha Stewart in Queens, and is now connected to an...
07.30.2018
Man shoots ex-girlfriend dead, then texts her? Woman found dismembered after online date. Was coed abducted on nighttime jog? Wife shoots hubby dead over porn stash?
New evidence in the case of Markeith Loyd, accused of fatally shooting his pregnant ex-girlfriend. According to recently released documents, text messages were found on Loyd's phone that he sent approximately 10 minutes after shooting Sade Dixon, telling her he...
07.26.2018
Mom Of "Abducted" Baby Charged In His Murder. Missing Man Killed, Cops Eyeing Ex-Girlfriend. Is FitBit Key To Finding Missing CoEd? Naked Woman Steals Police Truck, Then Flees.
A mother is arrested for the death of her 6 month old son. Police charged 22 year old Hanna Barker after her son was found burning near train tracks and subsequently died from the injuries. A woman is charged with...
07.25.2018
Did Son Kill Parents Or Was It An Intruder? Married Politician Has Sex Affair With Teen Girl. Bride To Be Kills Groom Over Wedding Guest? Caught on tape, road rage and a knife.
Defense attorneys for a son of a former NFL player who is accused of killing his parents, has filed a motion to have his murder charges dismissed. Police investigating a married politician for having a six affair with a young...
07.25.2018
Nail Salon Owner Sets Fire, Kills 2 Firemen. Jilted Lover "Accidently" Kills Coworker? "Real Houswives Star" Attacks Cop, Walks Free?
Woman who set her nail salon on fire for insurance money kills two firemen who helped put out the fire. Man wanted to break into a woman's house to "scare" her and then "come to her rescue". Instead he...
07.23.2018
Accused Killer Stages 911 Call As Cover-Up? COPS: Teen Lovers Plan To Kill Girl's Family. COPS: Bikini Model Mom Faked Girl's Abduction. Beautiful CoEd Vanishes While Jogging. Missing Mom's Remains
After two years after police found 3 year old buried in a shallow grave, the boyfriend of the mother's child goes to trial for his death. Teenage daughter and her boyfriend plotted to kill her family while they slept. Bikini...
07.19.2018
Cops: Killer on TV, pretends lover is missing. Girl found dead, cops eyeing mom's boyfriend. Young nurse strangled to death inside home, suspect at large. Brutal attack: Two men jump out of car, beat
Lauren Wallen, 31, was four months pregnant and missing for nine days before police found her body buried in a wooded area of Damascus, Maryland. But before the high school teacher was found dead, police had suspicions that Laura's boyfriend...
07.18.2018
Dismembered remains of at least 8 men found buried in planters. Cops: 15-yr-old with 'death list' fatally stabs woman at apartment, plans to use acne meds as murder defense? Driver arrested after 1100
Toronto police found additional human remains almost every day after resuming a search of a property linked to suspected serial killer Bruce McArthur, according to police. "We did recover human remains virtually every day we were there," said police spokesperson...
07.17.2018
Family eyed in dad's mysterious boating death. DNA on used condoms leads to the arrest of alleged child killer. New questions after toddler & newborn found dead outside home. Candy-stealing bear caugh
An Idaho woman, who is wanted for grand theft, went missing after her husband died with lethal levels of allergy medication in his system. 68-year-old Larry Isenberg was reported missing in Lake Coeur de'Alene in February. His body was found...
07.16.2018
Heroin: America's Nightmare
Crime and Justice travels to a West Virginia city where the heroin crisis is taking hold, testing families and challenging a community.
07.13.2018
Travis County Sheriff's deputies arrested a third suspect connected to the murder-for-hire death of an Austin, Texas, jeweler. : The former aspiring model who captivated a courtroom with her eye-catch
Teen & new bride hire hitman to kill dad? Model hires 'hitman' to kill hubby's ex Mom of 10 kills, buries son in backyard
07.12.2018
Police arrested three babysitting teens after a Snapchat video surfaced showing one of the teens pretending to poke the toddler with a taser. An 80-year-old woman in Las Vegas was nearly killed after
Cops: Teen babysitters taunt baby with taser Cops: Woman beaten, shot in face by intruder Fatal fall in shower or did doctor kill wife?
06.28.2018
COPS: At Least 5 Dead In Newspaper Shooting COPS: Drunk Attorney Plows Down, Kills Woman. Picture Perfect Love, Becomes A Nightmare.
One person is in custody, after killing five people in the newsroom the Capital Gazette. A lawyer was captured on camera stumbling to pay for his parking at a garage pay station just moments before he allegedly ran over a...

What's Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield about?

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Crime & Justice with Ashleigh Banfield episodes:

Cops chasing new leads in massacre? Cops: Dad buried wife, put kids in oil tanks. 'Family man' now a triple murder suspect. Accused killer hubby's secret life exposed?

Is accused killer dad Chris Watts now starting to 'mourn' for his murdered family? New shocking details about what he's doing behind bars are revealed tonight.

Was Affair Motive In Alleged Family Massacre?

Alleged Former Lover Of Chris Watts Speaks Out

Dad Allegedly Kills Family To Be With Mistress?

Cops: Cheating hubby kills family, goes on TV; Mollie Tibbetts' autopsy results just released

'Grieving' hubby killed missing wife & kids? Wife told friends hubby was cheating days before she's killed

Pregnant mom & 2 daughters vanish, dad now accused of murder. Did he try to throw cops off his trail by giving TV interviews? Boyfriend found dead after he plans a date with beauty queen, girlfriend s

Dramatic video now shows what led to officer-involved shooting. Girlfriend says lover got angry over sex life before she shot him. Dad kills man following girl into bathroom? Cops pinpoint five areas

Man covered in blood repeatedly stabs victim before cop stops him. Dad accused of intentionally crashing plane into home after fight with wife. Scott Peterson's conviction under scrutiny as new clues

Traffic stop turns nearly fatal after man pulled over opens fire. School facing backlash after officer's rough takedown of autistic child. Pig farmer takes polygraph test in missing college student's

Woman found dead after boating trip w/friend. Boys slaughter family of 5 to be famous? Boy dies, mistakes dad's meth for cereal? Man who last saw missing coed speaks out?

Pig farmer questioned in coed's disappearance. Deputy shot dead, cops now eyeing his wife. Brad & Angelina's divorce battle gets nasty. Woman's outrageous excuse to avoid DUI arrest?

Gone Before The Storm

Jilted lover kills woman for texting ex? 2 toddlers die, cops doubt teen mom's story. Lice-infested kids in house of horrors? Where is missing Mollie Tibbetts?

Accused killer preying on dating apps? Family mysteriously turns up missing & dead. Mystery deepens in coed's disappearance. Governor's grandson walks free in rape case.

Man shoots ex-girlfriend dead, then texts her? Woman found dismembered after online date. Was coed abducted on nighttime jog? Wife shoots hubby dead over porn stash?

Mom Of "Abducted" Baby Charged In His Murder. Missing Man Killed, Cops Eyeing Ex-Girlfriend. Is FitBit Key To Finding Missing CoEd? Naked Woman Steals Police Truck, Then Flees.

Did Son Kill Parents Or Was It An Intruder? Married Politician Has Sex Affair With Teen Girl. Bride To Be Kills Groom Over Wedding Guest? Caught on tape, road rage and a knife.

Nail Salon Owner Sets Fire, Kills 2 Firemen. Jilted Lover "Accidently" Kills Coworker? "Real Houswives Star" Attacks Cop, Walks Free?

Accused Killer Stages 911 Call As Cover-Up? COPS: Teen Lovers Plan To Kill Girl's Family. COPS: Bikini Model Mom Faked Girl's Abduction. Beautiful CoEd Vanishes While Jogging. Missing Mom's Remains

Cops: Killer on TV, pretends lover is missing. Girl found dead, cops eyeing mom's boyfriend. Young nurse strangled to death inside home, suspect at large. Brutal attack: Two men jump out of car, beat

Dismembered remains of at least 8 men found buried in planters. Cops: 15-yr-old with 'death list' fatally stabs woman at apartment, plans to use acne meds as murder defense? Driver arrested after 1100

Family eyed in dad's mysterious boating death. DNA on used condoms leads to the arrest of alleged child killer. New questions after toddler & newborn found dead outside home. Candy-stealing bear caugh

Heroin: America's Nightmare

Travis County Sheriff's deputies arrested a third suspect connected to the murder-for-hire death of an Austin, Texas, jeweler. : The former aspiring model who captivated a courtroom with her eye-catch

Police arrested three babysitting teens after a Snapchat video surfaced showing one of the teens pretending to poke the toddler with a taser. An 80-year-old woman in Las Vegas was nearly killed after

COPS: At Least 5 Dead In Newspaper Shooting COPS: Drunk Attorney Plows Down, Kills Woman. Picture Perfect Love, Becomes A Nightmare.