In this week’s investigation Hot On The Case is transported back to the midst of the Satanic Panic, where fear and hysteria shaped one of America’s most controversial death row cases. At just sixteen years old, Sean Sellers admitted to killing three people and became the first and only person under seventeen to be sentenced to death in the modern era. This episode explores how panic, belief, and justice intersected in a case that still divides the nation.

In the first episode of 2026, Hot On The Case investigates the bizarre disappearance & death of Joshua Maddux, a case that has left online sleuths baffled for over a decade. Found inside a chimney under circumstances that were officially ruled accidental, the details of Joshua’s death are anything but simple. Strange inconsistencies, suspicious clues, & the possibility of a connection to a serial killer still at large. 

In this week’s investigation, Hot On The Case deep dives into the case of Paula Sims. The mother who committed unthinkable crimes because she wanted only sons.

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In this week’s investigation Hot On The Case goes back to Christmas Eve 2008. The night a man dressed as Santa Claus carried out a brutal attack at a holiday gathering in Covina, California, turning a night of celebration into unimaginable horror. This is the Covina Christmas Eve Massacre.

In this episode of Hot On The Case we travel to the most northern of United States, the chilly frontier of Alaska, where we uncover the disturbing crimes of serial killer Robert Hansen, a quiet family man and local baker whose unassuming life masked a horrifying secret. For more than a decade Hansen preyed on vulnerable young women in Anchorage, luring them with promises of money or safety before kidnapping them and flying them deep into the Alaskan wilderness. There, he unleashed a terrifying and sadistic ritual, hunting his victims through the remote forests like game. His reign of terror left investigators piecing together a trail of disappearances and fear until one survivor’s escape finally exposed the predator hiding in plain sight.

In this week’s investigation, Hot On The Case dives into the infamous case of Debra Lafave.

A name that once dominated headlines and the media circuit, her story has sparked outrage and controversy for decades. This episode unpacks how a married middle school teacher became entangled in an illegal relationship with an 8th grade student & how the phrase “too pretty for prison” became forever tied to her case.

We break down the legal twists, the public reaction, and the unsettling double standards that often arise when gender comes into play in discussions of victims and predators

In this week's episode of Hot On The Case, we dive into why 'The Carman Family Deaths' is one of the most chilling and tangled cases in recent true crime history. What begins as a tragic family mystery quickly unravels into a story filled with suspicious behavior, inheritance drama, and unanswered questions.

In this episode we'll do a deep dive on the case, discuss the recent popular documentary covering it, and touch on all the details the doc missed.

In this week's investigation Hot on the Case travels back to the 1970s in the quiet village of Amityville New York. After six members of a family were killed inside their home questions began to emerge about the forces that led to this massacre being committed. When another family moved in a year later and reported a bizarre haunting many people came to believe this was the most haunted house in America…

But is it really haunted or could it possibly all be a hoax? In this episode we explore the events surrounding the murders the chilling claims of paranormal activity and why skeptics and believers continue to debate the truth decades later.

In this week's episode, we go overseas, where in the summer of 2014 a man mysteriously vanished after exhibiting a bizarre change in behavior while on vacation. Captured on CCTV footage, this remains one of the most talked about missing persons cases on the internet.

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Welcome back to Hot On The Case, in this week’s investigation we dive into the shocking case of Alexis Avila, the New Mexico teen caught on camera throwing her newborn into a dumpster. The baby was found hours later by chance when people heard faint cries coming from a trash bag and rushed him to safety. The case sparked national outrage and renewed conversations about safe haven laws, teen pregnancy, and how moments of desperation can lead to unthinkable choices.

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