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Criminal is the first of its kind. A show about people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle of Investigation.

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  • Wednesday · 29 min

    The Mastermind's Trap: How Audio Tapes Exposed Wael

    In August 2013, the quiet city of Abu Tig in Asyut, Egypt was rocked by the tragic discovery of Hanan, a devoted mother found dead in her bed with a wet cloth in her mouth and her family gold stolen. At first, suspicion pointed toward a mysterious...

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  • August 23 · 45 min

    The Vanishing Nuns: The Mystery of Saint Oralia Convent

    On a stormy October night perched above a roaring sea, four nuns vanished from Saint Oralia Convent without a trace, leaving behind only made beds, neatly folded habits, and a suffocating silence. For forty years, rumors of pilgrimage, cults, and...

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  • August 17 · 33 min

    The Mexico City Femicide: The Tragic Death of Ariadna López

    On October 30, 2022, 27-year-old mother Ariadna López Díaz joined friends for a lively night out in Mexico City, completely unaware it would be her last. Hours later, her bruised body was discovered abandoned along a desolate highway in Morelos,...

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  • August 17 · 39 min

    The Black Swan Murder: The Shocking Case of Ashley Benefield

    When 24-year-old former ballerina Ashley Byers married 54-year-old Navy veteran Doug Benefield just 13 days after meeting, their whirlwind romance seemed like a picture-perfect fairy tale. But behind closed doors, a bitter 30-year age gap, escalating...

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  • August 16 · 43 min

    The Ledger & The Tombstone: Two Impossible Cold Cases

    In this chilling true crime double feature, we explore two seemingly impossible cold cases broken wide open by the most unlikely clues left behind. First, discover how a trusted family accountant hid a devastating 11-year secret behind tax returns and...

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  • August 8 · 33 min

    8 Years of Love Ended in a Cement Grave

    When 21-year-old Egyptian student Bassam Osama uncovered a disturbing death certificate in his girlfriend’s home, he thought he was simply exposing a fake identity. He had no idea he was unmasking a wanted fugitive and a master criminal network. What...

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  • August 6 · 50 min

    The Voicemail Murder: A Mother's Fight for Shequon Farquharson

    In May 2003, 24-year-old former athlete Shequon Farquharson was shot in the back and left dying on a Toronto curb after a counterfeit money deal went horribly wrong. In a haunting twist, the terrifying final minutes of his life—including the voices of...

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  • August 4 · 34 min

    Mother of the Year: The Cold Murder Plot of Tracy Richter

    In December 2001, Tracy Ann Richter made national headlines as a courageous mother who shot and killed an intruder in her Early, Iowa home to protect her children while her husband was away. For years, she paraded across True Crime television shows as...

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  • August 2 · 33 min

    Webcam Obsession: The Tragic Murder of the Amato Family

    From the outside, the Amato family of Chuluota, Florida, embodied the American Dream—a hard-working pharmacist father, a loving mother, and two sons pursuing successful careers in nursing. But behind closed doors, 29-year-old Grant Amato was spiraling...

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  • August 1 · 59 min

    Master Manipulator Meets Her Match in This Murder

    In June 2012, a successful car salesman with a reputation as a ladies' man was found shot dead at point-blank range in his bed in his Silver Springs, Maryland apartment. A neighbor came forward, revealing she had been seeing him for several weeks and...

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  • July 28 · 33 min

    Sold by Her Own Mother: The Basement Nightmare of Camry Holland

    In December 2021, just days before Christmas, the disappearance of 5-year-old Camry Holland triggered a frantic multi-state search between Georgia and Alabama—only to end in an abandoned basement with a discovery that horrified veteran police...

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  • July 25 · 43 min

    Hunted at Harvey Nichols: The Tragic Execution of Claire Bernal

    When 22-year-old aspiring beauty consultant Claire Bernal moved from her quiet hometown to London to work at the prestigious Harvey Nichols, she believed her dreams were finally coming true. But after agreeing to a single date with the store's...

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  • July 23 · 30 min

    The Uncle's Secret: The 15-Year Cold Case of Jessica Dishon

    On a quiet Friday morning in 1999, 17-year-old Jessica Dishon vanished from her Kentucky home, leaving behind an unlocked Pontiac, one dropped shoe, and a cell phone with the digits '9-1-1' half-dialed on the screen. For 15 long years, her grieving...

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  • July 21 · 46 min

    The Jinkid Case: From Viral Comedian to Double Killer

    To millions of social media followers, Ali Abulaban—known online as the viral impressionist 'Jinkid'—was a charming and funny creator, but behind closed doors laid a dark spiral of domestic abuse, terrifying obsession, and lethal control. When his...

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  • July 19 · 38 min

    Inside Two Chilling Murder Cases That Shocked America

    Two promising young women had bright futures ahead of them—until violence changed everything. In this gripping True Crime compilation, uncover the heartbreaking stories of Juliana Reading and Eve Carson, two shocking murder cases that exposed...

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  • July 18 · 31 min

    The Marine, The Affair, and The Murder of Erin Corwin

    In 2014, 19-year-old Erin Corwin disappeared from a California desert community while pregnant with her first child. What began as a missing person investigation quickly uncovered a shocking web of betrayal, secret affairs, and hidden motives. As...

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  • July 16 · 35 min

    10 Feet of World: The Chilling Suburb Secret of Susan Wiley

    In 1970, a nearly blind mother walked into a California social services office, unwittingly exposing one of the most horrific cases of child deprivation in human history. Thirteen-year-old Susan Wiley—known to the world as 'Genie'—had spent her entire...

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  • July 11 · 34 min

    The 2-Year Silence: The Tragic Secret of Erica Parsons

    When 13-year-old Erica Parsons was finally reported missing in 2013, investigators made a chilling discovery: the young girl had already been gone for two full years. What began as a standard missing person search quickly unraveled into a horrific...

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  • July 9 · 32 min

    A Wife's Revenge Exposed Her Husband's Darkest Secrets

    Kate Matthews thought she had the perfect marriage—until she discovered her husband Mark was hiding a secret affair with someone she trusted. What began as heartbreak quickly turned into a calculated game of revenge, exposing lies, betrayal, and...

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