Prints Among Thieves

This episode originally aired August 19, 2019. War criminals who moved to the United States are captured many years later thanks to forensic technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. 

This episode originally aired August 15, 2019. A Canadian scam-artist, Albert J. Walker, assumes the identity of co-worker Ronald Platt as part of a money-laundering scheme. Platt later turns up dead and the only clues to his real identity are a Rolex watch and a maple leaf tatto ... Show More

This episode originally aired August 12, 2019. A brilliant young architect became ill and died just before she was to testify in a criminal trial. The autopsy revealed she'd been poisoned with arsenic; it was a slow and painful death, so suicide was unlikely. Investigators had to ... Show More

In 1897, the discovery of a severed torso led to an explosion of investigative activity in the media. The identification of the body and the arrest of the dead man’s murderers would prove to be one of the most incredible true crime stories ever told. Learn more about your ad choi ... Show More

In the wake of inmate Bobby Joe Fabian’s stunning allegations, Pete Halat and Kirksey Nix strongly deny their involvement in the murders. But a new sheriff’s investigator suspects they know more than they’re letting on. 

A teenager stabs his sister – a crime with no known motive. His defense says he was sleepwalking. 

<p>When Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are killed on their family’s estate in 2021, the investigation unravels a history of privilege, corruption, and suspicious deaths tied to one of South Carolina’s most influential families. But beneath the headlines and courtroom drama are stories ... Show More

To the outside world, Charlie Brandt was a regular guy who loved fishing, drinking, and hanging out with his friends. In secret, he was a vicious serial killer. After a horrifying murder-suicide revealed his true nature in 2004, the authorities wondered: how many victims did Char ... Show More

The 1840 trial for the calculated murder of Lord William Russell had one defendant and multiple witnesses — but everyone seemed suspect: the housemaid who discovered his body, the valet who had been pilfering his money, even the police investigating the case. Learn more about you ... Show More

A beloved doctor and his family are murdered. A suspect emerges with a fantastical story of shadowy figures and intrigue straight out of a spy thriller. Natalie Morales reports. 

He left no fingerprints. No witnesses. Just bodies and patterns. In Part 2, we examine the forensic trail that finally exposed Steve Wright as "The Suffolk Strangler." As police closed in, Wright’s calm façade began to crack… revealing a killer who never showed remorse, even as t ... Show More

<p>On a winter night in 1981, a teenager stepped out of his Essex Junction home and never returned. His disappearance unsettled the quiet Vermont town, leaving his family searching for answers that never came.</p><p>Years later, a hunter in the woods made a discovery that would f ... Show More