Every season of On the Case with Paula Zahn ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of On the Case with Paula Zahn!

A seventeen year-old student is missing and a charismatic young teacher may be involved. The investigation leads to a shocking discovery.

Deadly Lessons

After a mother is gunned down in a church parking lot, police uncover a tangled web of adultery, deception and corruption that ultimately led to her murder.

A Murder in Pleasant Valley

When a beautiful young woman is murdered in her own home, police use high tech equipment and old fashioned police work to bring an unlikely killer to justice.

Honeymoon Hit

An investigation into a deadly case of mistaken identity reveals a secret love triangle and an underworld web of intrigue.

Hit or Miss

A woman meets a younger man at a night spot and survives his brutal attack. It triggers a series of investigations and leads to the discovery that a serial killer might be on the loose.

Date with Death

Legendary Las Vegas casino owner Ted Binion dies under mysterious circumstances. Was it murder or just an accidental drug overdose?

A Death in the Desert

A husband catches his wife having an affair with a mysterious lover, but just after she ends the affair she winds up dead and police must figure out if it is a tragic accident or murder.

Love You to Death

A media mogul calls 911 and says he's been gravely wounded, but has no idea what happened. Police investigate and discover he's been shot. The investigation leads to a shocking motive and sensational trial.

The Millionaire Murder

A beautiful and talented woman's charred remains are found in a parking lot. Police race against the clock to discover the killer's identity before he gets away with murder. A minute by minute account of the investigation.

Last Stop Murder

A man is convicted of a murder he says he did not commit. Can he prove he was framed from behind bars?

Out of the Ashes

A successful lawyer calls 911 reporting that both he and his wife have been shot after being forced off the highway by an unknown assailant. Police investigate and unravel a shocking mystery.

A Murder at Echo Lake

Two men are convicted of murdering a newlywed couple. One faces the death penalty. Did they really do it or were they victims of small town corruption?

Newlywed Murders

A teenage girl is murdered in her backyard, but the he case goes cold. After more than 30 years police make an arrest, but do they have the right man?

The Boy Next Door

In 2004, a Brigham Young University student, Brooke Wilberger, mysteriously vanished from a parking lot in Corvallis, OR and the case made national headlines.

Beauty and the Beast

Bobie and Marilyn Blewer sold funnel cakes from their stagecoach wagon for decades at the Iowa State Fair, held in Des Moines every August. When the couple is found murdered on the fairgrounds, it becomes the first homicide ever in the 150-year history of the Iowa State Fair. Police unravel a shocking plot that leads to back to the unlikeliest killers.

Murder in the Heartland

When a prestigious and popular Huntsville Alabama doctor is found murdered in his own home, the investigation points to a local handyman who says the doctor's wife and her twin sister are the masterminds behind the murder.

Twin Killing?

College student Mark Fisher went out in Manhattan with friends one night and ended up shot to death outside a house party in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. The puzzle of what happened to Fisher left investigators at a loss when fellow partiers put up a wall of silence.

A Lamb Amongst Wolves

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?

The Long Road Home

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?

A Killing in Canova Beach

A college student goes missing from the parking lot of Montgomery College in Texas. Her parents organized teams to search for her. Will they find her alive, or will the mysterious man she was last seen with be found responsible for her disappearance?

She Never Came Home

Betty Mottinger, a postmaster in Elgin, Ohio, is abducted in broad daylight. When her body is discovered 6 weeks later it sets off a cat and mouse game between a career criminal and a postal inspector that may lead to the identity of Betty’s killer.

Deadly Delivery

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.

Web of Lies

When a wealthy, beautiful young girl is found burnt alive in a dilapidated basement her friends and family are devastated. But out of the ashes, her loving and grief stricken father embarks on a relentless, exhausting search for the truth.

Daddy's Girl

We enter the mind of a cruel and sadistic predator whose acts of wanton violence - and subsequent arrest - are the beginning of a twisted tale of one man's madness and one woman's quest for the truth.

Beyond Redemption

A bitter divorce pits a husband-and-wife team of FBI agents against each other and casts one into the arms of a world-famous crime novelist. What unfolds is a shocking, twisted tale stranger than any fiction.

Twisted Triangle

Danny Paquette is gunned down on the first day of hunting season. Is it a tragic accident or does someone want him dead? A story of dark family secrets and a twenty year search for the truth in a small New Hampshire town.

Aim to Kill

A man is shot in his living room while his family is upstairs. Guns are scattered all over the lawn, and there's no assailant in sight, but then police get a huge break when they set up an on-camera sting that ultimately leads to a conviction.

Beauty Queen Killer

In September 2000, Eric Plunkett - a popular student known for his smile - was mysteriously murdered in his dorm room at Gallaudet University, plunging the campus into a state of shock and terror. Could police stop his killer from striking again?

Gallaudet Murders

When a beautiful college freshman is viciously assaulted in her dorm room, police quickly zero in on a suspect… but when he points the finger at someone else, the search for the truth threatens to tear a small town apart.

Voices in the Dark

When a man is found shot to death in his bedroom, police suspect the author of a threatening series of emails the victim had received. The trail leads them to a jilted lover but will it be enough to prove murder?

Murder She Wrote

A blossoming love is cut short when a young woman is found brutally murdered in her boyfriend’s home. The puzzling crime leads investigators to multiple suspects and reveals a tragic tale of senseless violence.

A Cry in the Night

A woman asks her husband for a divorce but he has a very different plan for how to end their marriage… Which will prove stronger her will to survive or his desire to see her dead?

Cheating Death

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.

Internal Affairs

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.

Run Bambi Run

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.

Sins of the Father

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.

Blood Betrayal

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.

Shadow of Doubt

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?

Evil Twin

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

Dark Side of a Dream

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?

Silenced

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?

Message in Blood

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?

Race to Judgment

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.

A Tangled Past

When a young girl goes missing from her university campus, her mother is forced to lead an investigation for the truth. Can she find her precious daughter before it’s too late?

Campus Killer

A small town is outraged when its unofficial mayor is the victim of a attack at work. The police investigation uncovers a number of possible suspects and a confusing trail of evidence but will it lead them to the person who committed the crime?

Murder by the Numbers?

When a 26-year-old wife and mother vanishes investigators wonder if she simply just ran away or if it was something far more sinister. The search for answers would take nearly a decade and lead her family on a journey they could never have imagined.

Under Suspicion

A young boy is murdered in his bed in the middle of the night. Police suspect the child’s mother. Over the next nine years there will be accusations, a confession and a conviction but will justice be served?

A Mother's Nightmare

After a wealthy couple is found dead in their stately Virginia home investigators are taken on a wild journey around the globe before they uncover the shocking truth.

A Murder at Loose Chippings

When a man is found murdered on the side of the road investigators must unravel a tangled web of intrigue that will test the strength of a family's love.

Betrayal at Charisma Farms

After a young woman disappears from her mountain home, it looks like the case will never be solved. Then, a retired FBI profiler joins the cold case team and jump starts a 13-year-old investigation.

Mystery in the Mountains

A woman is found clinging to the guardrail of a steep embankment. She tells police a harrowing story; two men had attacked her and her husband at gunpoint and now he is missing. Was it a robbery gone wrong or part of a far more sinister plot?

A Slip of Fate

When a young minister’s wife is found dead, it appears to be a tragic accident. But then, another member of the congregation is murdered. Police begin to wonder if its just a coincidence or a calculated plot.

Murder Ordained?

In a small town outside Atlanta, young mother Heather Strube is gunned down in a Target parking lot in broad daylight while stunned eyewitnesses search for cover, and with her 18-month-old son just a few feet away. Police have little to go on beyond a bizarre description of the brazen killer and the surveillance video of him walking away from the crime scene. After a painstaking and difficult investigation, they come up with an incredible and surprising suspect.

In Broad Daylight

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.

Death and the Doctor

Cathy and Lyndel Robertson were both shot multiple times while asleep in their bedroom. Cathy died at the scene, but somehow, Lyndel survived, despite being shot in the face and chest. A mysterious fingerprint on a box of ammunition could be the key to unlocking the mystery behind the brutal crime.

Severed Ties

18-year-old Lisa Kimmell was driving home for the Easter holiday when she vanished somewhere on the 600 miles of desolate highway between Denver, CO, and Billings, MT. Days later, her body is found, murdered. The case spans 14 years and dozens of suspects are examined, including the man in charge of the investigation, before reaching its shocking conclusion.

No One to Trust

Norma Ates' body was discovered when firefighters responded to a fire at her house; she was shot and killed in her own bedroom. After years of searching, police finally find two mysterious strangers who were seen outside the house just before the crime took place; their story will help solve the mystery and convict the most unlikely of suspects.

A Stranger's Knock

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.

Twice Is No Accident

When a pregnant mother of two is found shot to death in her fire-ravaged home, police find there are more suspects than clues.

Lost in the Fire

When a nun is found strangled and stabbed to death on the day before Easter, investigators are forced to look behind church walls in search of a killer.

Last Rites

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.

Secrets from the Grave

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.

Murder at Sunset

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.

Left in the Dark

In order to solve the murder of a talented young art student, investigators must first unravel a bizarre web of jealousy and deceit.

The Art of Murder

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.

Unmasking a Killer

When an innocent couple is murdered execution-style in the Arizona desert, it marks the beginning of a 50-year search for the truth. After decades of investigation, the controversial case remains shrouded in mystery including a claim that an innocent man was framed by his ex-wife for both murders.

Mystery in the Desert

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.

Innocent Witness

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.

Dirty Secrets

Police are called to the scene of a tragic car wreck in the Blue Ridge Mountains. But as investigators examine the crash site they realize Wendy Kratzert's death was no accident. As they follow a startling trail of betrayal back to their prime suspect, they uncover another mysterious disappearance.

Over the Edge

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.

Hanging by a Thread

When 17-year-old high school student Stacy Fairchild disappears from a mall parking lot in Lancaster, OH, on her way home from work, the police suspect kidnapping or murder and zero in on her suspicious soldier boyfriend, but they may be pursuing the wrong man. Later, another young woman escaped an attack inside a tanning salon and helped police link DNA from her attacker to the Fairchild mystery.

The River's Edge

A beloved father of two is killed execution-style after a friendly game of poker turns deadly. It's up to the police to find out the real truth behind the the crime.

A Deadly Betrayal

A couple is gunned down in a savage attack while in Washington, D.C., and the killer leaves almost no clues. When another similar murder is discovered, the mystery starts to unravel and police are led to an evil beyond imagination.

No Exit

An innocent mother of two is mysteriously gunned down on her way to work in downtown Philadelphia. Despite the fact that surveillance cameras recorded every detail, including the killer's getaway, but the footage does not reveal his identity.

Fatal Footage

A 20-year-old woman goes missing after a night out with friends, and police are baffled. The disappearance remains unsolved for a decade, until a cold case investigator and an undercover sting operation uncovers dark secrets that blow the case wide open.

Vanished in the Night

In the span of 8 months, 3 young girls are kidnapped from their homes in Virginia and murdered. As police hunt for the killer, he strikes again, and a young girl's heroic actions crack the case.

Taken

A successful businessman is found brutally murdered in his palatial home in Sarasota, Florida. Stabbed four times, it appears he is the victim of a robbery gone wrong, and a mysterious backpack found at the crime scene is the key to the case.

Murder at Bird Key

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.

A Tale Tell Call

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?

Painful Memories

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.

Profile of a Killer

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.

Final Words

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?

A Knock on the Door

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?

Snapshot to Murder

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.

A Deadly Secret

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?

Murder at Sunrise

A man and his girlfriend are attacked by a mysterious intruder in their home. Despite near fatal wounds, she survives and helps investigators solve the crime.

The Day After Christmas

After abducting a 17-year-old girl in front of her home her kidnapper taunts the family with phone calls and disturbing letters. But a tiny mistake will eventually lead police to his door.

One Month of Terror

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.

Driven to Kill

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.

A Long Journey to Justice

A man’s crisis of conscience unravels a decades old mystery behind a young girl’s murder.

The Ultimate Sin

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

Signed in Blood

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.

Tangled Web

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.

Bound by the Truth

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.

Smoke and Ashes

Lee Sehorne, a beloved husband and father is found executed in front of his home. Police officers strive to determine if a dark secret is the reason for the execution-style shooting.

Veil of Suspicion

After a single mother is viciously attacked and left for dead, she still manages to help police track down her assailant.

At Death's Door

A 9-year-old girl disappears while delivering cookies to a neighbor, and Paula takes a look at the mystery that took Nashville on a 30 year journey to the truth.

Hidden in Plain Sight

After the investigation into the death of beautiful real estate agent goes cold; detectives wonder if another shocking crime can be the spark that reignites her case?

The Killer Rang Twice

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.

Justice Never Quits

19-year-old Katie Poirier was working the night shift at a convenience store when she was violently kidnapped. The abduction was captured on videotape but the images were not clear enough to identify her attacker.

The Best Seasons of On the Case with Paula Zahn

The Best Seasons of On the Case with Paula Zahn

Season 27

Season 19

Season 9

Season 5

Season 8

Season 11

Season 6

Season 12

Season 13

Season 10

Season 14

Season 4

Season 17

Season 16

Season 7

Season 15

Season 2

Season 18

Season 3

Season 23

Season 20

Season 22

Season 1

Season 26

Season 21

Season 25

Season 24