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S8 E823 In the Shadows of Home

Crime

12+

48 minutes

31 Dec 2016

September 2nd, 2011. 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba called her mom to ask permission to meet a friend to get a textbook to do her homework. It was late in the afternoon, but her mother believed Alyssa could get the book and be back before dark.

Season 8, 16 Episodes

On the Case - Deadly Hymn

March 29th 1981. It was a warm Sunday afternoon in Mishawaka, Indiana when the mother of 28-year-old Gerry Gherardi received a disturbing call from the local priest. He informed her that Gerry, the church's organist did not show up to morning services.

On the Case - That's Him!

September 17th, 1988. It was a warm California night and 58-yr-old Sal Ruscitti was enjoying some quiet time at home. Then the successful car salesman heard a knock on his front door. Seconds later the front room of the home erupted in chaos

On the Case - Stacy's Story

July 30th, 1980. Judy Linzey returned home in Oxnard, California. As she unlocked the front door, she noticed drops of blood on her porch and hurried inside and called out to her teenage daughter but there was no answer.

On the Case - A Murder in Coralville

A Murder in Coralville,

October 21st, 1981 22-year-old Vicki Klotzbach was reported missing. The research lab employee failed to show up for work and no one had seen or heard from Vicki in more than 24 hours

On the Case - A Predator in Deerfield

A Predator in Deerfield,

March 17, 1986 in Deerfield Beach, Florida 5- year-old Stacy Savage happily bounded up the street to the spot where her mother Angela Savage and her little brother met her after school. But when Stacy got there, her mother was nowhere to be found

On the Case - In the Blink of an Eye

In the Blink of an Eye,

November 21, 1988, Sheriff's deputies received an alarming phone call from a convenience store in Leesville, Louisiana. A delivery person said the clerk who signs for deliveries was missing and the store's cash register was open and empty

On the Case - In the Shadows of Home

In the Shadows of Home,

September 2nd, 2011. 15-year-old Alyssa Otremba called her mom to ask permission to meet a friend to get a textbook to do her homework. It was late in the afternoon, but her mother believed Alyssa could get the book and be back before dark.

On the Case - Scattered Clues, Shattered Lives

Scattered Clues, Shattered Lives,

January 10th 1984. A frigid morning when pilot Ron Holm arrived home from a long flight. As Ron pulled into his Aurora Colorado driveway, he was puzzled to see that the garage door was open and his girlfriend purse was on the ground.

On the Case - As She Lay Dying

As She Lay Dying,

August 19th, 2014. It was a hot afternoon in Portland, Oregon when police received a distressing 911-call. A woman had been stabbed at an apartment complex. By the time first responders arrived, the victim had already lost too much blood to be saved.

On the Case - River of Sorrow

River of Sorrow,

Wednesday, June 1, 2011, police in Platte City, Missouri received an unusual call. A man on his lunch break was walking in a secluded area along the Platte River when he stumbled upon what appeared to be a body submerged in the murky water.

On the Case - A Lifetime of Questions

A Lifetime of Questions,

When Sergeant David Brewer from the Carbon County Sheriff's Office met with an old high school friend named, Heidi Jones, he had no idea what she wanted to talk about. But the conversation would change his life forever.

On the Case - Last Night Before Murder

Last Night Before Murder,

The keys June 19th, 1987. It was a Friday night in Lake Worth, Florida when Dana Fader left for a night out with her sister. Hours later, Officer Barbara Hopper made a grim discovery inside Dana's 1980 Ford Fairmont. Dana's lifeless body

On the Case - A Daughter's Quest

A Daughter's Quest,

Victoria Baker was born with visual impairments and put up for adoption. When Victoria became an adult, she never imagined that her nearly 10-year-old quest for her biological mother would ultimately involve her in a heartbreaking murder investigation.

On the Case - Notes From a Killer

Notes From a Killer,

April 1st 1988. It was a cloudy afternoon when 8-year-old April Tinsley left home for a play date. Janet Tinsley never could have imagined that would be the last conversation she would ever have with her beloved daughter.

On the Case - Long Sought Truth

Long Sought Truth,

Sunday December 3rd, 1978. A motorist walked into the empty office of a Palmdale, California gas station and stumbled upon the aftermath of a violent robbery. Even more chilling was the fact that station's attendant was nowhere to be found.

On the Case - A Different Time

A Different Time,

When Barbara Rowan left her house on an afternoon in 1984, she had a baseball mitt, a ball and a radio. Barbara claimed she was on her way to meet her coach. After she didn't return home, Police discovered that the teenager didn't play any sports.

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Crime

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