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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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September 8 · 1 hr 3 min
The Honeymoon Lie: The 26-Year Secret of Clara Lynwood
In October 1998, 24-year-old newlyweds Clara Lynwood vanished from an isolated Smoky Mountain cabin during her honeymoon, leaving behind a zipped-up windbreaker snagged on a river branch and a grief-stricken husband. For 26 agonizing years, the case...
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September 5 · 1 hr 1 min
Buried Under the Barn: The 27-Year Secret of Sarah Jenkins
On an autumn afternoon in 1993, 28-year-old single mother Sarah Jenkins dropped her 7-year-old son Leo off at school with a promise to pick him up at 3:00 p.m.—and vanished into thin air. Her blue Ford Escort was found abandoned at a overgrown grocery...
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September 3 · 29 min
Don't Trust Him: The Deadly Secret Behind James's Death
Three months after her husband James tragically died in a car accident, Evelyn Cole was visited by his estranged younger brother Adam, whose bitter questions reopened wounds she thought she had buried. But when a mysterious letter written in James's...
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August 30 · 46 min
The Handyman's Dark Secret: Unmasking Dylan Everly
In March 2023, the quiet, wooded community of Shadewood was rocked to its core when 17-year-old Kelly Thorne vanished after an evening study session, only for her body to be discovered hours later inside a rusted Econoline van parked deep within...
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August 29 · 31 min
Two Families, One Lie: Unmasking a Corporate Fraudster
On a rainy Tuesday afternoon, marketing executive Karen Thompson opened a forgotten shoe box in her guest room closet, uncovering a second cell phone, child-written Father's Day cards, and photos revealing her husband’s secret eight-year second family...
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August 26 · 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 22 · 30 min
Behind Closed Doors: The Horrific Murder of Shakira Spencer
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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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