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The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 17

Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 17 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 17!

The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 17

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 Notes From a Killer
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Notes From a Killer

    S17:E1

    When a young girl disappears from a quiet suburban street, it marks the beginning of a terrifying game of cat and mouse between police and her abductor.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Long Sought Truth
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    #2 - Long Sought Truth

    S17:E2

    It takes decades for investigators to follow the evidence to the long-sought-after truth behind the terrifying abduction and murder of 20-year-old Leslie Long, a young mother of three.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for A Different Time
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - A Different Time

    S17:E3

    After leaving home with a baseball mitt on a sunny afternoon, 14-year-old Barbara Rowan disappears, never to be seen alive again. A neighbor informs the police that she left to speak with her coach, even though she wasn't signed up for a team.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Wheres Crystal ID
    8.4/10(11 votes)

    #4 - Wheres Crystal ID

    S17:E4

    After a young mother goes missing during a Fourth of July weekend, it marks the beginning of a disturbing mystery, one that will devastate a loving family and tear a small community apart.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Terror in Waupaca
    7.9/10(9 votes)

    #5 - Terror in Waupaca

    S17:E5

    A young girl's mother reported that her daughter had disappeared while playing outside her mother-in-law's home. Investigators immediately descended on the community, searching cornfields and creeks in the area hoping for clues.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Taken From Her Bed
    7.4/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Taken From Her Bed

    S17:E6

    A mother discovers that her young 8-year-old daughter has been abducted from her bedroom in the middle of the night.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for A Bridge Too Far
    8.2/10(12 votes)

    #7 - A Bridge Too Far

    S17:E7

    Just hours after a popular teenager is reported missing, her lifeless body is discovered under a nearby bridge; police must sort through her puzzling last hours alive to bring a ruthless killer to justice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Shifting Stories

    S17:E8

    After a beautiful young woman vanishes, investigators must sort through a series of puzzling clues to solve a deadly mystery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Terrifying Clues

    S17:E9

    A young woman's late-night call from a pay phone is transformed into the scene of a terrifying abduction.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Buried Dreams
    8.8/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Buried Dreams

    S17:E10

    A woman relentlessly investigates her daughter's disappearance leading police to a terrifying string of murders.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(9 votes)

    #11 - In the Dead of Night

    S17:E11

    Police must retrace a teenager's last known movements if they hope to find out when and where she crossed paths with her killer.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Lethal Offer
    8.3/10(9 votes)

    #12 - Lethal Offer

    S17:E12

    While a predator leaves a trail of destruction in his wake, it may fall to a teenage girl to bring an end to his reign of terror.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    8.4/10(9 votes)

    #13 - The Depths of Evil

    S17:E13

    While searching for a missing mother, police discover evidence that puts them on the trail of a deadly sexual predator.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for Unchecked Violence
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #14 - Unchecked Violence

    S17:E14

    When a senior at Ohio State University goes missing, it marks the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for No Goodbyes
    8.1/10(12 votes)

    #15 - No Goodbyes

    S17:E15

    A mother arrives home to have lunch with her teenage daughter and walks into a nightmare she will never forget.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for History Repeats Itself
    8.4/10(10 votes)

    #16 - History Repeats Itself

    S17:E16

    After a young mother vanishes, her trail goes cold, then a shocking discovery reveals that history repeats itself.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    #17 - A Face and a Voice

    S17:E17

    When a young teacher is murdered in her home, police must rely on the eyewitness testimony of a young neighbor who saw her killer lurking outside her window.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for Alone With Evil
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #18 - Alone With Evil

    S17:E18

    A young mother is strangled to death during her overnight shift at an office building.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.9/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Blood Secrets

    S17:E19

    A beloved grandmother is savagely murdered during a life-and-death struggle; a family secret may be the key to bringing her heartless killer to justice.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

Season 17 Ratings Summary

"Notes From a Killer" is the best rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn" season 17. It scored 7.5/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/15/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Long Sought Truth".