7.5/1014 votes#1 - In Broad Daylight
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2011
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.
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- 8.6/1011 votes
#2 - 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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- 8.2/109 votes
#3 - Severed Ties
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 11/13/2011
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.
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- 8.3/1010 votes
#4 - No One to Trust
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/20/2011
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.
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- 8.3/1011 votes
#5 - A Stranger's Knock
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 12/4/2011
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.
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- 8.6/1010 votes
#6 - 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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- 8.1/1010 votes
#7 - Lost in the Fire
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 12/18/2011
When a pregnant mother of two is found shot to death in her fire-ravaged home, police find there are more suspects than clues.
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- 7.2/1012 votes
#8 - Last Rites
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 1/8/2012
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.
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- 8.8/1012 votes
#9 - 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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- 8.8/1014 votes
#10 - 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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- 9.0/1014 votes
#11 - 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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- 8.0/1012 votes
#12 - The Art of Murder
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 2/12/2012
In order to solve the murder of a talented young art student, investigators must first unravel a bizarre web of jealousy and deceit.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 9.0/1010 votes
#13 - 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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The Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 5
Every episode of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 5!
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 5 Ratings Summary
"In Broad Daylight" is the best rated episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/30/2011. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "Death and the Doctor".