Killer Cases

Firefighters made a desperate effort to save a young family from a blazing fire but rescuers were too late.

A camper gathering firewood in Arizona's scenic Sunset Crater National Park was shocked to discover the body of a young woman in a traditional long dress, wearing black dress shoes - shot in the back of her head and hands bound with duct tape.

Chinese exchange student Mengqi Ji found a career and a love match in the idyllic Missouri university town of Columbia. Soon Mengqi and Joe Elledge were the adoring parents of toddler Anna. So it was a shock to their friends and family when Joe reported Mengqi had disappeared, leaving both her child and cell phone behind.

Ten days after NBA player Lorenzen Wright went missing, the player's body was found in a swamp, shot 11 times.

Hairstylist Joleen Cummings, a mother of three, was last seen working at Tangles Hair Salon on Mother's Day in 2018.

A member of the Halliburton oil dynasty, Jill Halliburton Su was found by her son Justin - dead in the bathtub at her upscale home in a Davie gated community in 2014.

Makeva Jenkins seemed to have it all. A successful businesswoman and mother of 3 boasted on her Facebook account she had grown her business to six figures. But just hours after the posting, she was shot dead - a bullet to the head.

In the spring of 1993, two newspaper carriers were driving down a rural road when they spotted what they thought was a doll. At closer inspection, they were shocked to discover that it was not a toy, but rather, a newborn boy's body.

Todd Kendhammer called 911 in a panic, describing a freak accident while he was on his way to work with his wife Barbara in the passenger's seat.

Amanda Colley was starting her life over. Despite a contentious divorce and an ongoing custody battle with her ex-husband James, the 36-year-old mother of two was excited about a new love interest, Lamar Douberly. But one summer night in August 2015, Amanda returned to a ransacked house.

Jazz musician, trumpet player Scott Sessions was reported missing when he failed to show up for a gig.

When Reagan Tokes failed to respond to messages from her parents, they feared the worst. Their nightmare became a reality when a 911 caller reported the discovery of a female body in the local park. The Ohio State senior was found dead - shot execution style.