Killer Cases

Hog farmer, Todd Mullis, claimed his wife fell on a four-pronged corn rake and died, but when investigators found more than four holes in Amy Mullis' body, they knew her death was no accident.

When Shirley Carter was found murdered in her farmhouse kitchen, her abusive husband Bill was considered a prime suspect. But the husband pointed the finger at someone else--his son Jason. It was up to the jury to decide who to believe.

Ohio v. Brooke Skylar Richardson, September 2019. Ashamed of a pregnancy out of wedlock, and fearful of her parent's reaction, high school senior Skylar Richardson told no one of her condition. But when a newborn's body was found buried in the family's backyard, Skylar was charged with murder.

In 1979, 18-year-old Michelle Martinko was found brutally stabbed to death in her car in the parking lot of a shopping mall in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. For decades, the police and her family searched for answers -- who did this and why? But the case grew cold. Thirty-nine years later, DNA evidence from the crime scene finally led to a suspect and a murder trial.

Charities lavished gifts on Gypsy Lee Blanchard, a sympathetic young girl confined to a wheelchair. The Make-a-wish foundation sent her on trips and Habitat for Humanity built her a home. But it all came to end when her mother was found murdered and Gypsy went missing, leaving her wheelchair behind.

When a beautiful young teacher was found shot to death in a Wisconsin farm field, police quickly arrested her live-in boyfriend who had waited 18 hours to report her missing. But his Fitbit device proved he was asleep at home the night of the murder and a stranger Nicole met at a heavy metal concert in a local bar became a prime suspect.

The State of Florida v. Ashley McArthur, August 2019. When the body of former policewoman Taylor Wright was discovered buried on a remote Pensacola farm, detectives had a lineup of suspects to investigate - her ex- husband from whom Taylor stole $100,000, her new live-in girlfriend Casandra, or her best friend Ashley. A locked cell phone held the clues.

Kentucky v. Shayna Hubers, August 2018. Shayna Hubers called 911 to report she had killed her boyfriend in self-defense after he attacked her. But investigators soon learned he was planning a date with a beauty queen the night he died. Did Shayna kill him in a jealous rage? A stunning interrogation room confession and emotional testimony left the jury with a tough decision.

The State of Florida v. Donald Wayne Hartung, January 2020. When Department of Homeland Security employee Richard Smith failed to show up for work, police discovered the murdered bodies of Smith, his mother and brother in their Escambia County, Florida home.

The State of Florida v. Mark Sievers, December 2019. The beautiful, blonde, highly popular Dr. Teresa Sievers, was a rising social media star when she was found bludgeoned to death in her Bonita Springs, Florida kitchen. It was the 3rd suspicious death of a holistic doctor in several weeks.