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Heart-wrenching, personal stories of unsolved missing cases and unexplained deaths that continue to baffle investigators and horrify those left behind. Each mystery is brought to life by unravelling the evidence, compelling viewers to hunt for

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Season 1

  • 5-Year-Old Vanished
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    5-Year-Old Vanished

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/2/2019

    5-year-old Haleigh Cummings mysteriously disappears overnight from her home near Jacksonville, Florida, after her dad's girlfriend puts her to bed. Was Haleigh abducted or did something else happen?

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Horror at the Campground
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    Horror at the Campground

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 11/16/2019

    A family camping trip to Timber Creek Campground in the remote Idaho mountains turns into something out of a horror movie when 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz disappears; at first it looks like he may have been abducted, until other disturbing theories start to emerge.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mystery In The Closet
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    Mystery In The Closet

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 11/9/2019

    Newlyweds Jessica and Matthew Boynton seems like the picture-perfect couple until the young mother is found unresponsive and covered in blood.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Mom of 3 Vanished
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    Mom of 3 Vanished

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 11/23/2019

    Beautiful mom Michelle Parker appears on an episode of "The People's Court", fighting with her ex-fiancé over a luxury diamond engagement ring; but hours after that episode airs Michelle mysteriously vanishes.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Deadly Hotel Check-In
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    Deadly Hotel Check-In

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2019

    College student Elisa Lam checks into a Los Angeles hotel -- but never checks out. The last known images of the young tourist are from the hotel's elevator security camera. Later, her naked body is found floating face-up in the hotel's rooftop water tank.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Million Dollar Death
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    Million Dollar Death

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 12/7/2019

    32-year-old Rebecca Zahau seemed to have it all until she's found dead in a multi-million dollar mansion hanging from a balcony under bizarre circumstances; police rule her death a suicide, but some aren't buying it.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown

  • Night of No Return
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    Night of No Return

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 12/14/2019

    20-year-old Lauren Spierer goes for a night out with friends in June 2011; the gorgeous college coed has never been seen since.

    Director: Unknown

    Writer: Unknown