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The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn

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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.
  1. Background image for Run Bambi Run
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Run Bambi Run

    S3:E8

    A sultry waitress gets fingered for brutally murdering her husband’s ex-wife. After her brazen prison escape turns the convicted killer into a national celebrity, questions about the case against her come to light.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Dark Side of a Dream
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Dark Side of a Dream

    S3:E13

    When a young girl goes missing under mysterious circumstances, police must determine if her dreams of fame and Hollywood stardom lead her to tragedy...

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Justice Never Quits
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Justice Never Quits

    S8:E8

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Internal Affairs
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Internal Affairs

    S3:E7

    After the wife of a local policeman is gunned down in broad daylight, investigators uncover a murderous plot stemming from a torrid affair; and fear one of their own may be involved.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Sins of the Father
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Sins of the Father

    S3:E9

    A mysterious call about a decades-old murder baffles police. As they dig deeper they uncover the monster behind the crime and a son’s terrible secret.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Blood Betrayal
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Blood Betrayal

    S3:E10

    A beautiful young mother is savagely murdered in her own home. As police investigate, they discover a dangerous web of intrigue connected to an all American family.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Shadow of Doubt
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Shadow of Doubt

    S3:E11

    A mother of three is found brutality murdered in a downtown bar. A former Air Force sergeant is charged with the crime, but his family's crusade for justice leads to a surprising conclusion.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Evil Twin
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #8 - Evil Twin

    S3:E12

    When several young girls go missing, the investigation leads to a desperate hunt for a possible serial killer. Is the only hope at cracking the case the suspect's twin brother?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Silenced
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Silenced

    S4:E1

    In the summer of 1996, 22-year-old Carrie Culberson was last seen driving away from her house. The timing of her disappearance was suspicious as she was about to testify in court against her abusive boyfriend, Vincent Doan. Did she simply run away from a troubled relationship or was her disappearance something far more sinister?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Message in Blood
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Message in Blood

    S4:E2

    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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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Race to Judgment
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #11 - Race to Judgment

    S4:E3

    After a September home game in the tiny town of Tatum, TX, 18-year-old David Reid jumped into his truck and drove off into the night. Meanwhile, 4 cheerleaders heading out for a post-game party pulled onto Highway 149 and suddenly, the vehicles crashed into each other. David was the only survivor, but was he to blame?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for A Tangled Past
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - A Tangled Past

    S4:E4

    Margaret Bradley had Multiple Sclerosis and was living with her daughter, Rhonda, a nurse. A part-time aide helped Margaret while Rhonda was at work. In 2002, Margaret suddenly fell ill and died the next evening of unusual and dangerously low blood sugar levels. Rhonda, who knew her mother didn't have diabetes, looks into her mother's untimely end and wonders if her mother's death was really murder. Her search for answers would eventually lead authorities to open a criminal investigation.

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    Director:Unknown
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  14. Background image for A Tale Tell Call
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #13 - A Tale Tell Call

    S7:E1

    When Jackie Casseteri fails to show up for work, her friends and family know something is terribly wrong. Her sister rushed to her apartment and stumbled upon Jackie's lifeless body lying on the floor in a pool of blood. Investigators were unable to determine the cause of death and believed that the key to solving the mystery were calls made to a telephone dating service, from Jackie's cell phone... after her death.

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    Director:Unknown
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  15. Background image for Painful Memories
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #14 - Painful Memories

    S7:E2

    Young marine Kevin Green comes back home from a fast food run and finds his 9-month-pregnant wife savagely beaten in their bedroom. Was he an innocent victim, or could he have been responsible for the terrible crime?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for Profile of a Killer
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Profile of a Killer

    S7:E3

    When beautiful 22-year-old Karla Brown's boyfriend returned home from work, he discovered her lifeless battered body hanging out of a barrel of water in the basement of her brand-new home. After years of trying to solve the puzzling murder, investigators decide to launch a bold and risky plan to bring an unlikely killer to justice.

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    Director:Unknown
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  17. Background image for Final Words
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Final Words

    S7:E4

    As Pauline Card returned home from work to have dinner with her 17-year-old daughter Shauna, she found her daughter lying dead on the floor of the bathroom; Shauna had been stabbed more than 70 times. The mention of a mysterious boyfriend in the pages of Shauna's diary may point to the person responsible for murdering her.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for A Knock on the Door
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - A Knock on the Door

    S7:E5

    A beautiful young mother is found murdered in the bedroom of her home. The only witness was her five year old son. Would he be able to help police solve the crime?

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    Director:Unknown
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  19. Background image for Snapshot to Murder
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Snapshot to Murder

    S7:E6

    A high school student vanishes into thin air during a day studying in the park. Will a photograph from a nearby celebration help solve the case?

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    Director:Unknown
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  20. Background image for A Deadly Secret
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - A Deadly Secret

    S7:E7

    A small town hair dresser is found beaten and strangled in her beauty salon. After the investigation goes cold, an act of conscience cracks the case.

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    Director:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Murder at Sunrise
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Murder at Sunrise

    S7:E8

    A beautiful young mother is found murdered while walking her dogs. Investigators suspect her killer is someone she knew. Twenty-six years latter police make an arrest but is he the right man?

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    Director:Unknown
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  22. Background image for A Long Journey to Justice
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - A Long Journey to Justice

    S7:E12

    When a young college student is found murdered on the side of road, it is the start of a tormenting 26 year journey to justice for her family.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Signed in Blood
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Signed in Blood

    S7:E14

    In order to solve the vicious double murder of a beloved couple, police must uncover a cold blooded killer’s carefully calculated plot

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    Director:Unknown
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  24. Background image for Tangled Web
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Tangled Web

    S8:E1

    A wife discovers her husband's body lying in a pool of blood in front of his truck on Valentine's night. While she pointed investigators toward a prime suspect, they uncovered a love triangle that stood between them and the truth.

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    Director:Unknown
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  25. Background image for Bound by the Truth
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - Bound by the Truth

    S8:E2

    When a retired professor is found murdered, police must figure out whether the victim’s son and daughter in law were eyewitnesses or the killers.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Smoke and Ashes
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Smoke and Ashes

    S8:E3

    A beautiful bride-to-be is murdered when a bomb explodes as she enters her home and investigators must piece together shards of glass to solve the case.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Run Bambi Run" is the best rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn". It scored 9/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/2/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Dark Side of a Dream".