Beauty and the Beast
Air Date: April 18, 10PM e/p
In 2004, a Brigham Young University student, Brooke Wilberger, mysteriously vanished from a parking lot in Corvallis, OR and the case made national headlines. Zahn conducts interviews with Brooke's parents, Greg and Cammi Wilberger, who share their soul-testing journey as they rallied to find Brooke. Lead detective Sean Houck discusses the frustrating process of bringing Brooke's perpetrator, Joel Courtney, to justice and providing closure to the Wilberger family. Zahn also interviews Courtney's sister, who remembers her chilling suspicions of Courtney's involvement with Brooke's disappearance.
Murder in the Heartland
Air Date: April 25, 10PM e/p
Held in Des Moines every August, the Iowa State Fair is a cherished tradition celebrating Midwest culture. But when Bobie and Marilyn Blewer, who for decades sold funnel cake from their stagecoach wagon, were found dead, the heinous crime shook the entire ambiance of the event. While Jerimy Sneed, who had been hired by the Blewers for the fair season, was convicted for the double homicide, the truth eventually became a family affair. In two separate trials nearly a year apart, both the Blewers' daughter Jamie Borushaski and her husband Rodney were convicted in connection to her parent's death in an apparent scheme to collect their insurance policy. Zahn examines this twisted story of deception and attempts to untangle the claims of innocence professed by Rodney and Jamie.
Twin Killing?
Air Date: May 2, 10PM e/p
In 1992, Betty Wilson came home to her Huntsville, Alabama mansion to a gruesome discovery: her husband of 14 years, Dr. Jack Wilson, had been murdered. Authorities begin their search and as clues unravel, evidence points at two women who might be in the center of the crime: Betty Wilson and her inseparable twin sister Peggy. Authorities arrest the two women and charge them with capital murder. The small town erupts with a sensational media circus that would tag the twins as "The Black Widows." The two women are tried separately but the results of their trails are shockingly different. Paula Zahn interviews the twin sisters that still have the town of Huntsville wondering who really killed Jack Wilson.
A Lamb Amongst Wolves
Air Date: May 9, 10PM e/p
College student Mark Fisher went out in Manhattan with friends one night and ended up shot to death outside a house party in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The puzzle of what happened to Fisher left investigators at a loss when fellow partiers put up a wall of silence. Paula Zahn interviews investigators and prosecutors, who eventually secured a conviction against John Giuca, the host of the party. But one of the most spellbinding aspects of this case is unveiled in Zahn's interview with Doreen Giuliano, mother of Giuca, who believes her son was unjustly convicted. Giuliano went to extreme lengths including going undercover to expose what she considered possible juror misconduct at his trial. While controversial, Giuliano's unorthodox efforts might lead to a new trial for her son.
The Long Road Home
Air Date: May 16, 10PM e/p
19-year-old Mischelle Lawless was found dead in a car on the side of the road in Benton, Missouri. The investigation into her death leads police to arrest a young man who some say argued with her at a party days before. Do police have the right man or is Mischelle's killer still at large?
A Killing in Canova Beach
Air Date: May 23, 10PM e/p
Paula Zahn sits down with William Dillon, who was convicted of beating James Dvorak to death in Canova Beach, Florida in 1981. After an alleged jailhouse confession, questionable canine scent evidence and sexual misconduct between the star witness and lead investigator, Dillon was convicted of murder and sentenced to life without parole. Dillon shares with Zahn his odyssey of perseverance and personal redemption, including how he researched and wrote by hand his own motion for DNA testing, which was characterized by some as the ultimate legal "Hail Mary." Once granted, the DNA testing led to his release from prison after 27 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit.
Deadly Delivery
Air Date: May 30, 10PM e/p
Betty Mottinger, a postmaster in Elgin, Ohio, is abducted in broad daylight. When her body is discovered six weeks later, it sets off a cat and mouse game between a career criminal and a postal inspector that may lead to the identity of Betty's killer.
She Never Came Home
Air Date: June 6, 10PM e/p
College student Melissa Trotter went missing from the parking lot of Montgomery College in Texas. Her parents organized teams to search for her. Would they find her alive, or would the mysterious man she was last seen with be found responsible for her disappearance?
