Law&Crime On the Case with Chris Stewart
Prime Crime: Iowa Woman Tortured to Death After Breakup
The brutal murder of 20-year-old Melody Hoffman in a quiet Iowa community unravels a complex web of deceit, digital footprints, and a shocking motive involving her ex-boyfriend and his accomplices.
Doctor’s Sick Secret Exposed: Bodycam
A Michigan doctor, Omar Amjad, was sentenced for sexually assaulting unconscious patients and secretly recording children and adults in private spaces, including his own family members, after his wife discovered disturbing material.
7 Alleged Sex Offenders Caught By Police Caught On Camera
Police across multiple states conduct high-stakes operations, from traffic stops to tactical house breaches, to apprehend sex offenders and traffickers, often uncovering additional serious crimes like drug trafficking and attempted murder.
Entire Ohio Family Executed in Disturbing Mass Murder
Eight members of the Rhoden family were brutally executed in their homes in rural Ohio, revealing a shocking conspiracy driven by a bitter custody dispute within the Wagner family.
Fake Stalker Plot Ends in Wife's Brutal Murder
A Colorado woman's murder, initially blamed on a stalker, unravels into a shocking plot orchestrated by her own husband to cover up their failing marriage.
5 Times Suspected Cold-Blooded Killers Got Caught
This episode dissects five chilling true crime cases, leveraging bodycam footage and interrogation tapes to reveal how suspects, from family members to strangers, were apprehended and confessed to their brutal acts.
Killer Cases: Husband Kills Wife with Antifreeze for His Mistress
This episode reconstructs the shocking case of Mark Jensen, who murdered his wife Julie with antifreeze to be with his mistress, navigating two trials and a legal battle over a crucial 'letter from the grave'.
High School Predator Exposed by Secret ‘Barbie & GI Joe’ Texts
A seemingly trusted high school ROTC instructor, Justin Travis, was exposed as a predator after a student's phone revealed months of explicit 'Barbie and GI Joe' texts and a pattern of sexual abuse.
Prime Crime: Mom of 3 Vanishes Months After Surviving Kidnapping
A mother of three vanishes without a trace, leading investigators through a complex web of lies, infidelity, and a previously unreported kidnapping, ultimately exposing her fiancé as her murderer despite no body being found.
Widow Realizes Cops Know She Poisoned Her Husband
A seemingly routine burglary unexpectedly unravels a year-old murder, exposing a mother-daughter poisoning plot and a chilling pattern of suspicious deaths.
Man Drugs and Strangles Husband Before Staging His Murder
Herbert Swilly drugged, beat, and strangled his husband, Timothy Smith, then moved his body to a rental apartment to stage a fake crime scene and claim a $333,000 life insurance policy.
Hell On Wheels: Mackenzie Shirilla's Double Murder Crash
A seemingly accidental car crash that killed two young men in Strongsville, Ohio, was meticulously uncovered by investigators to be a deliberate act of double murder by the 17-year-old driver, Mackenzie Shirilla, amidst a tumultuous relationship and a shocking lack of remorse.
Disturbing New Claims Emerge in USF Double Murder Case
A man accused of the gruesome double murder of two USF students allegedly used ChatGPT to plan the killings and disposal of bodies, while his family claims they warned police about his erratic behavior before the murders.
Prime Crime: Miami Bottle Girl Murdered by Mystery Delivery Driver
A 23-year-old bottle service girl is brutally murdered in her Florida apartment, leading investigators to uncover a premeditated attack by a jealous woman from New York, fueled by a toxic love triangle and digital stalking.
Prime Crime: Wisconsin Woman Vanishes After Leaving for Doctor's Appointment
A woman's badly decomposed body is found in a wooded area, leading investigators on a challenging quest to identify her and piece together a murder case with no direct witnesses or definitive cause of death.
Woman Shoots Her Leg to Cover Up Murder
A woman's elaborate staged home invasion and self-inflicted gunshot wound unravels a chilling tale of manipulation, deception, and murder, revealing she killed her boyfriend to cover up financial theft.
LIVE: Cellebrite's JUSTYS — Celebrating and Awarding the Best in Digital Investigations
Cellebrite's second annual Justies awards ceremony honored 20 digital forensics and investigations professionals across 12 categories, while also raising over $67,500 for organizations supporting families of fallen officers.
The YouTuber Who Had Her Husband Murdered
A young YouTuber with dreams of online fame orchestrated the brutal murder of her husband, Ernie Abara, after staging a home invasion, leading to a complex investigation that exposed her calculated deception.
Florida Teacher’s Alleged Secret Relationship Gets Her in Big Trouble
A Florida substitute teacher was arrested and charged with multiple felonies, including child pornography possession, after an investigation revealed a month-long sexual relationship with a 13-year-old middle school student, initiated through social media and escalating to physical encounters and explicit photo exchanges.
Pastor's Son Had Disgusting Child Sex Material on Phone
The son of a prominent Indiana pastor, aspiring to be a chaplain, was arrested and sentenced for child exploitation after police found hundreds of child sexual abuse images and videos, including AI-generated content, on his phone, alongside private photos of his parents.
Rapper Gucci Mane Kidnapped by Pooh Shiesty: Feds
Federal prosecutors built a comprehensive kidnapping and robbery case against rapper Pooh Shiesty and eight others, allegedly involving Gucci Mane, using an extensive array of digital evidence from ankle monitors to social media posts.
5 Disturbing Details in Unsealed Ohio Dentist Double Murders Warrant
Newly unsealed warrant documents reveal extensive evidence, including DNA, fingerprints, ballistics, and digital forensics, in the brutal double murder case of Spencer and Monnique Tepee, implicating Monnique's ex-husband, Michael McKe.
Boyfriend's Shocking Confession to Burning His Girlfriend's Body
A South Carolina man's repeated denials unravel as detectives use phone data and surveillance footage to expose his escalating lies about his girlfriend's murder and the burning of her body.
Killer Cases: Detective's Secret Affair Exposes Wife's Staged Murder
This episode reconstructs two shocking murder cases where individuals with hidden lives orchestrated elaborate cover-ups, leading to first-degree murder convictions.
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