Dana Barker was only 17 when she killed her former stepmother, Brenda, in 1994 back then, the court failed to consider the role of her father, Joe, in the crime, and the circumstances that led her to murder.
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When gambler Scott Martinez, 47, is found eviscerated by a sword in his La Mesa, Calif., home, investigators can't tell who is telling the truth within his inner circle it takes 13 years and an advance in DNA analysis to find his killer.
When Texas gas store owner Subir Chatterjee, 58, is shot inside his check cashing booth in 2002, detectives suspect his killer is someone Subir knew with the murderer's DNA in hand, one detective refuses to retire until the case is solved.
When 31-year-old Linda Slaten is brutally strangled in her Lakeland, Fla., home in 1981, a complex web of suspects emerges the case takes a dramatic turn when a DNA hit exposes the sinister underbelly of a seemingly peaceful community.
When the blood-smeared car of 27-year-old Stefanie Watson is found in a Maryland parking lot, her family holds out hope she's still alive but when a jawbone is dumped in a local neighborhood, a missing persons investigation becomes a murder.
Near what's known as the hanging tree, the mutilated body of Timothy Coggins is found in late 1983 the investigation is thwarted, and the case freezes for over 30 years, until a newly elected sheriff vows to bring the killers to justice.
When Susan Woods, 30, is found beaten and drowned in her tub in America's cowboy capital, suspicion falls on her estranged husband with a suspect's DNA in hand, detectives go back to the basics to unmask a killer cowboy living in plain sight.
When the battered body of Shawna Yandell, 16, is found floating in Washington State's Yakima River, detectives first suspect those closest to her the case grew cold until new DNA technology revealed a callous killer that no one suspected.
When gambler Scott Martinez, 47, is found eviscerated by a sword in his La Mesa, Calif., home, investigators can't tell who is telling the truth within his inner circle it takes 13 years and an advance in DNA analysis to find his killer.
Shelton Jackson was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Thomas Maynard, who tragically left behind a week-old baby boy.
Dana Barker was only 17 when she killed her former stepmother, Brenda, in 1994 back then, the court failed to consider the role of her father, Joe, in the crime, and the circumstances that led her to murder.
Seventeen-year-old Deon Haynes was sentenced to life in prison for killing former classmate Christy Davis in her home now 47, Deon has been granted a resentencing hearing.
Sixteen-year-old William Najar shot and killed Michael Decker, who was camping in the Phoenix desert now 38, Najar is facing an upcoming resentencing hearing.
Final rulings are issued for convicted murderers Otis Daniels, Ronald Bell and Kristel Maestas Otis' attorney works to strike a deal to make him eligible for parole Kristel has a resentencing hearing while her victim's family testifies against her.
In 1999, 17-year-old Ronald and two other teens seek retaliation for an alleged sexual assault, ultimately burning their victim alive in the woods of Fort Walton Beach, Fla. now 36 years old, Ronald is granted a resentencing hearing.
In 1998, 16-year-old Otis breaks into Valerie's home and allegedly tries to rob her, shooting her and her 16-year-old daughter sentenced to life without parole, Otis is later granted a resentencing hearing and hopes he can someday be released.
Shelton Jackson was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Thomas Maynard, who tragically left behind a week-old baby boy.
Shelton Jackson was 17 when he was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of Thomas Maynard, who tragically left behind a week-old baby boy.
Dana Barker was only 17 when she killed her former stepmother, Brenda, in 1994 back then, the court failed to consider the role of her father, Joe, in the crime, and the circumstances that led her to murder.
Seventeen-year-old Deon Haynes was sentenced to life in prison for killing former classmate Christy Davis in her home now 47, Deon has been granted a resentencing hearing.
Sixteen-year-old William Najar shot and killed Michael Decker, who was camping in the Phoenix desert now 38, Najar is facing an upcoming resentencing hearing.
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