Wendi Mae Davidson excelled in school and succeeded in her career, but her personal life was always a mess.  Wendi had a habit of either choosing the wrong men or sabotaging her relationships.  Unfortunately, her parents enabled her unstable and selfish behavior. After two unplanned pregnancies, Wendi married 24-year old Air Force officer Michael Severance. […]

Daniel James Morcombe was a happy 13-year old boy living in the Sunshine Coast Region of Queensland, Australia, when he disappeared and his family’s life was irrevocably changed. It was Sunday, December 7, 2003, when Daniel walked less than a mile to catch a bus to the Sunshine Plaza Shopping Centre, where he planned to […]

In a small, quiet seaside town in 1991, the bodies of young nurse Lesley Howell and police officer, Trevor Buchanan, were found in a car filled with carbon monoxide.  Lesley wore headphones playing her favorite Christian music. She was surrounded by family photos. These deaths stunned the community and broke the hearts of family members.  […]

Maria Cruz was a perfect example of the American dream fulfilled.  Growing up in the Philippines, she moved to New York in 1992, received her M.B.A. from Fordham University, and took a job as a senior credit analyst. On Palm Sunday, April 13, 2003, Maria attended mass at St. Malachy’s Church.  She stopped by her […]

Dale Ewell worked hard to give his children all of the advantages he didn’t have as a child.  His wife, Glee, provided a loving home, staying home with their daughter Tiffany and son Dana, and showering them with attention as well as possessions. Growing up with every advantage, Dana Ewell didn’t appreciate what he was […]

It was Halloween morning 1999 when Mabel Greineder was found dead.  Mabel was a devoted mother and wife, living in the wealthy community of Wellesley, Massachusetts. Mabel’s body was found less than a mile from her home. Mabel and her husband, Dirk, had taken their usual early morning walk with their dog that morning, but […]

Doug Gissendaner’s wife Kelly cheated, lied, and manipulated to get what she wanted.  After finding the charred wreckage of Doug’s car, investigators searched for him, knowing full well that they were looking for a body and not a live human being.  Kelly had been having extramarital affairs for years, but she had finally found a […]

Dr. Anthony Pignataro thought he was a big shot, driving around in his red Lamborghini in expensive clothes.  He called himself a plastic surgeon.  He even invented “snap-on” hairpieces for balding men.  But when a 26-year old patient died on the OR table during a routine breast augmentation surgery performed by Dr. Pignataro, his long […]

At first glance, Sheila Davalloo seemed to have it all together.  She was educated, friendly, and financially secure.  Even Sheila’s husband thought that she was great—until the night she tried to murder him. Join us at the quiet end today for Deadly Intent: The Crimes of Sheila Davalloo. Sheila’s ever-changing explanations for her behavior seem […]

Young marriages can last a lifetime, but they usually don’t.  Immaturity and the stresses of adult life can turn husbands and wives against one another.  In some of the worst instances, there is domestic violence. In a rare, tragic few, there is murder. Join us at the quiet end today for Pushed Too Far: The […]