8.0/1012 votes#1 - A Harvest of Grief
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 8/30/2015
A trail of blood and broken cornstalks leads police to the body of a beautiful young girl.
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#2 - Eyes of a Killer
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/6/2015
A 19-year-old clerk is abducted from a Del Ray Beach convenience store while eyewitnesses watch in horror.
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- 8.3/1014 votes
#3 - Shortcut to Murder
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/2015
A 14-year-old girl's shortcut home from school puts her on the path of a savage killer.
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- 8.1/1012 votes
#4 - A Wave Goodbye
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2015
A 14-year-old girl is found stabbed to death in an empty campground more than 50 miles away from where she was last seen.
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- 7.9/1012 votes
#5 - Hidden by Lies
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 9/27/2015
A college student is found stabbed to death in her off campus apartment. Will it take a second tragic murder to solve her case?
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- 8.5/1014 votes
#6 - A Killer in Town
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 10/4/2015
Police must track down a vicious killer on his deadly cross-country killing spree.
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- 7.7/1013 votes
#7 - Desperate Cry
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 10/11/2015
A mother's desperate cry for help leads to a terrifying discovery.
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- 7.9/1015 votes
#8 - A Killer in the Sun
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 10/25/2015
When Kenny Baker returns home, the backdoor is ajar and his wife, Kathy, and two-year-old son, Ryan, are nowhere to be found, having disappeared out of their backyard in broad daylight.
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- 8.3/1015 votes
#9 - Shattered Hope
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 11/1/2015
19-year-old Shelley Sikes vanishes one night after her shift, and then her abandoned, blood-streaked car is discovered on a dark roadway.
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#10 - A Hole in Their Hearts
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 11/8/2015
A mother of three disappears from her office in broad daylight, and the case remains open for eight years until two farmers unearth a clue.
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- 8.4/1012 votes
#11 - Golden Promises Broken
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 11/15/2015
High school sweethearts disappear during a picnic and investigators spend years chasing false leads.
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- 7.6/1014 votes
#12 - Darkness After Dawn
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 11/22/2015
After a newlywed is found murdered in her bedroom, a search is launched for the killer that will last for three decades.
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- 7.8/1014 votes
#13 - Same Crime Next Year
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 11/29/2015
A teenager is found murdered on the weekend of the Daytona 500 motor race in Daytona Beach, Florida. Then, one year later, police are called to the scene of a nearly identical crime.
Director: N/A
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- 8.3/1013 votes
#14 - River of Sadness
Season 12 Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/2015
A heartbreaking mystery begins with the discovery of a young woman's body floating in Washington state's Yakima River.
Director: N/A
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- 8.5/1013 votes
#15 - Crossed by Evil
Season 12 Episode 15 - Aired 12/20/2015
Police race to find a young woman who disappeared on her way to work, but the clues they discover reveal a trail of unspeakable evil.
Director: N/A
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- 8.2/1013 votes
#16 - Deadly Silence
Season 12 Episode 16 - Aired 12/27/2015
An 18-year-old woman never returns home after a night out with friends, and the police come up against a wall of silence that keeps them from uncovering the truth.
Director: N/A
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- 8.0/1012 votes
#17 - The Pastor's Wife
Season 12 Episode 17 - Aired 1/3/2016
Two small boys witness the brutal murder of their mother, and their story may bring her cold-blooded killer to justice 30 years later.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 12
Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 12!
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
Season 12 Ratings Summary
"A Harvest of Grief" is the best rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn" season 12. It scored 8/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 8/30/2015. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Eyes of a Killer".