Verklighetens CSI

Motives & Murders: Cracking the Case

When a woman's skull is found on a Florida highway, investigators try to find her killer. But it will take a bizarre discovery a thousand miles away before the truth is revealed.

Donna Kitowski heads to the supermarket late one evening, but never returns. Before long, local news is reporting that a woman's near-lifeless body has been found in the desert.

Three blood-soaked dogs are the only witnesses to the brutal murder of Cathy Lamb in her Palm Beach, Fla., home, leaving detectives baffled by the gruesome crime scene.

Twelve-year-old Polly Klaas and two friends are having a sleepover when a man brandishing a knife appears at the door, ties them up, nabs Polly, and disappears into the night.

When a student is murdered in her own bed the case becomes the latest of several unsolved homicides in the area. It will take years and another murder before the truth emerges.

Investigators believe a serial rapist and murderer is terrorising cities on the west coast. As the death toll rises, police in three states join the hunt for the `I-5 Killer'.

A TV celebrity leads a major media campaign after a hardworking single mother is murdered in a Michigan town where violent crimes are nearly four times the national average.

A community is reeling from the execution-style slayings of five people. It will take several decades and major advances in DNA technology before the perpetrators are found.

Melissa Haferman's lifeless body is found in a vacant lot near the Louisville, Kentucky bus depot. It will take four years and a macabre discovery before police find her killer.

When a woman is gunned down the crime is a mystery from the start. With few leads and no evidence, the case goes cold. It will take 25 years before police can find the killer.

When the mutilated body of Shauna Card is discovered at her home, years pass before detectives can unravel the mystery and find a killer closer to home than anyone expected.

Authorities are stunned when a mother of three dies from cyanide poisoning. The investigation reveals a grisly story of greed and betrayal.

When a student is stabbed to death during her first night shift at a convenience store, it will take a decade before an informant comes forward that helps cops find her killer.