Crime Time: On the Trail of a Child Murderer

Investigators pursue justice for eight year old Johanna Bohnacker, whose disappearance in 1999 haunted a community for decades. When a suspect is finally arrested in 2017, prosecutors must piece together long buried evidence to prove he is the killer and bring her family a measure of peace.

The search for Johanna's killer stretches across two decades as detectives navigate false leads, dead ends and fragile hope. When a suspect emerges after nearly twenty years, those who never gave up recount the relentless work and emotional toll behind a quest to uncover the truth.

A tragic 1999 disappearance becomes one of Hessen's most haunting cases as Johanna Bohnacker's murder remains unsolved for years. When new clues finally point to a possible perpetrator, investigators confront the challenge of proving guilt after so much time has passed.