9.0/1014 votesLoading...#1 - Left in the Dark
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 1/29/2012
When a beautiful young graduate student is found stabbed to death, detectives must determine if the murder was a crime of passion or a brutal attack by a violent intruder.
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#2 - Unmasking a Killer
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 2/19/2012
A beautiful grad student is found murdered inside a yoga apparel store. On the surface it appeared she was the victim of a botched robbery, but remarkable police work revealed a far more sinister plot.
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#3 - Out of the Ashes
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 12/20/2009
A man is convicted of a murder he says he did not commit. Can he prove he was framed from behind bars?
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#4 - A Killer in Disguise
Season 9 Episode 13 - Aired 3/23/2014
Police race to track down the unlikely killer responsible for three terrifying murders.
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8.9/1026 votesLoading...#5 - Web of Torment
Season 23 Episode 10 - Aired 10/10/2021
The abduction of a young mother from a crowded hospital parking lot is the beginning of a terrifying mystery that will torment her loved ones for decades.
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#6 - Secrets from the Grave
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 1/15/2012
After a teenager's partially nude body is discovered brutally beaten in a desolate cemetery, Investigators and her family face an emotional journey to the truth behind her murder.
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#7 - Murder at Sunset
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 1/22/2012
A mother and two daughters are discovered floating in Tampa Bay after a brutal triple homicide. Police must rely on a victim who survived a similar attack to bring the killer to justice.
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#8 - Dirty Secrets
Season 6 Episode 3 - Aired 6/17/2012
17-year-old Joanna Rogers disappeared from her home in the middle of the night in Lubbock, TX, and her body is later found dumped in a landfill. The investigation is aided by evidence from another brutal murder case. Police painstakingly track leads, including of all things, a barcode tag on luggage found in a landfill.
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#9 - Justice Never Quits
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 8/11/2013
A 54-year-old mother is shot in the head and stabbed. Solving this crime sends a district attorney down a horrifying trail of madness and terror.
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#10 - Heartbreak in the Heartland
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 2/23/2014
A quiet Midwestern community is rocked by a gruesome triple homicide. The unspeakable tragedy robs one man of his mother, grandmother and 5-year-old son.
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#11 - Buried Dreams
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 9/23/2018
A woman relentlessly investigates her daughter's disappearance leading police to a terrifying string of murders.
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#12 - Hanging by a Thread
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 7/1/2012
Hillsborough County in Florida is in the midst of a horrifying crime spree with young women turning up dead every week. Teenager Lisa McVey's bravery helps to bring an end to a vicious killer's reign of terror.
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#13 - Driven to Kill
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 3/3/2013
A new father comes home to find his infant son and wife missing. Four months later their bodies are found in a remote wooded area. When police investigate the father’s past they find the reason for the unthinkable crime.
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#14 - Nine Days of Terror
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 8/25/2013
When a young college student disappears out of a mall parking lot, police find themselves in a race against time to find her before it is too late.
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#15 - A Thin Disguise
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 9/15/2013
A mysterious stranger ambushes a family as they pull into their driveway. Could the memories of a five year old girl be the key to solving the crime?
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#16 - Ring of Truth
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 9/22/2013
When a young woman’s body is discovered high in the San Bernardino Mountains, detectives must figure out who she was and how she got there before they can catch the cold blooded killer who murdered her.
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#17 - The Long Road Home
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/16/2010
The murder of 19-year-old Mischelle Lawless sent shock waves through Benton, MO. As the investigation unfolded, police zeroed in on 17-year-old Josh Kezer who has gang ties. Was he the one who pulled the trigger?
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#18 - A Killing in Canova Beach
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/23/2010
After an alleged jailhouse confession, questionable canine scene evidence and sexual misconduct between the star witness and lead investigator, William Dillon was convicted of murdering James Dvorak in Canova Beach, FL, in 1981 and sentenced to life without Parole. But is any of it true? Did investigators convict the wrong man?
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#19 - Message in Blood
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 4/24/2011
After a frantic 911 call in a Tampa suburb, investigators arrive to find a shaken Timothy Permenter outside the home of his girlfriend, Karen Pannell. The former model had been stabbed multiple times and police discovered the letters "ROC" written in blood on the wall next to her body. Would the victim's dying act point them to her killer?
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#20 - Death and the Doctor
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 11/6/2011
Margo Prade, a prominent doctor in Akron, OH, is discovered shot and killed in her van parked outside her office. Margo was one of their own, married for 17 years to a highly respected captain in the Akron Police Department. Investigators quickly discover a videotape that documents the murder, but the most important clue is a bizarre bite mark left behind by the killer.
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#21 - Twice Is No Accident
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 12/11/2011
When Fran Smith mysteriously disappears her sister and daughter mount their own investigation... What they uncover sends police on a cross country man hunt for a killer.
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#22 - Innocent Witness
Season 6 Episode 2 - Aired 6/10/2012
Young mother Rhonda Boggs is stabbed to death in her kitchen and the only witness is her 2-year-old daughter. What the child witnessed aids the cops to catch the killer's trail.
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#23 - A Killer Among Friends
Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 10/30/2016
When a teenager is found viciously murdered, police must retrace her last steps alive to identify her killer.
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#24 - Scattered Clues, Shattered Lives
Season 16 Episode 11 - Aired 2/25/2018
A wave of fear sweeps across Aurora, CO, after two similar crimes are committed just days apart, and police race to stop a hammer-wielding killer before he strikes again.
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#25 - Web of Lies
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/13/2010
Police find a 22-year-old man shot to death in a deserted parking lot. Investigators uncover a possible motive for the murder. It appeared the victim, his middle-aged co-worker and a teenaged girl were involved in an internet love triangle.
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The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn
Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn!
Award winning journalist Paula Zahn unravels shocking crimes interviewing those closest to the case including lawyers, the victim's family, detectives and the convicted murderer themselves.
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Investigation Discovery
Best Episodes Summary
"Left in the Dark" is the best rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn". It scored 9/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/29/2012. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Unmasking a Killer".