Storyline

The key to solving the toughest homicides lies somewhere in the final hours of a victim's life. In each one-hour episode, determined investigators must piece together events during this critical window to reconstruct the timeline, unlock the motive, and ultimately close in on the killer.

First Aired

2020-06-04
Last Aired

2023-10-26
Creator
Genre

Crime, Documentary
Seasons

9
Episodes

81
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

Investigation Discovery

Keywords:

suspicion of murder interview interrogation true crime murder investigation timeline murder suspect homicide investigation

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Season 9

1. The Body in the SUV

When the badly decomposed body of Margarita Scott is found in the backseat of her estranged husband's ...More

When the badly decomposed body of Margarita Scott is found in the backseat of her estranged husband's missing SUV, investigators must interview everyone close to her to retrace her final steps.Less

43mins 2020-06-04

2. Footprints in the Snow

When a small-town Michigan couple is gunned down in their own home, footprints in the snow and loose l...More

When a small-town Michigan couple is gunned down in their own home, footprints in the snow and loose lips will lead police to their killer.Less

43mins 2020-06-11

3. The Man in the Background

Two young girls arrive home from school 10 days before Christmas and find their father dead; police na...More

Two young girls arrive home from school 10 days before Christmas and find their father dead; police narrow the timeline of the murder down to an eight-minute window before the girls walked in the doorLess

42mins 2020-06-18

4. Betrayed

When newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell are gunned down outside their Wilmington, Del., home, police inves...More

When newlyweds Joe and Olga Connell are gunned down outside their Wilmington, Del., home, police investigate a sibling rivalry, a business partnership plagued by drugs, and an outlaw motorcycle gang.Less

42mins 2020-06-25

5. A Miami Murder Mystery

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42mins 2020-07-02

6. Murder of the Snowplow King

Snowplow King Randy Scheffield is found shot dead in his bed by his wife on the first snowy day of the...More

Snowplow King Randy Scheffield is found shot dead in his bed by his wife on the first snowy day of the season, and Ohio detectives look into Randy's business to establish a motive.Less

42mins 2020-07-09

7. Murder on His Mind

A young Iowa man is shot dead while he sleeps peacefully next to his fiancée. Investigators wonder how...More

A young Iowa man is shot dead while he sleeps peacefully next to his fiancée. Investigators wonder how she remained unharmed, and suspicion quickly swirls around her and two of her ex-boyfriends.Less

42mins 2020-07-30

8. The Missing Hotelier

A two-bit Florida criminal is arrested while driving a stolen convertible that has blood in the backse...More

A two-bit Florida criminal is arrested while driving a stolen convertible that has blood in the backseat, and its owner, a 49-year-old hotelier named Sabine Musil-Buehler, is reported missing; the case expands to include a possible homicideLess

42mins 2020-08-06

9. A Murder in Cordova

When the body of 43-year-old Tina Coronna is discovered in the backseat of her abandoned truck, detect...More

When the body of 43-year-old Tina Coronna is discovered in the backseat of her abandoned truck, detectives must piece together clues gleaned from the victim's emotional husband, his mistress, and a neighbourhood vigilanteLess

42mins 2020-08-13

10. Words from the Grave

A woman is gunned down in her garage after finishing a shift at work and investigators must search in ...More

A woman is gunned down in her garage after finishing a shift at work and investigators must search in vain for a motive in the brutal murder. When her boyfriend finds notes she wrote prior to the crime, the case is flipped on his head.Less