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- 0001-03-07 (xsd:gMonthDay)
- Celebrity fashion designer Gianni Versace, is shot and killed on the beach just outside his home. The suspect is serial killer Andrew Cunanan. (en)
- Elderly widow Ruth Tinney adopts her 38-year-old handyman, Kevin Jacob Koellisch. But when she dies, Kevin makes a bid for her estate. (en)
- Christopher W. Pritchard is a guy who is obsessed with Dungeons & Dragons that he and his friends often role-play by trekking through their college campus steam tunnels and carrying real weapons. He is suspected of killing his step-father, Lieth Von Stein. (en)
- When the extra-marital affair between Linda C. Brown and Kevin Cummings, both of the Santa Monica Police Department, goes sour, one of them uses a gun to make a point. (en)
- Womanizer Eugene Gilbert is gunned down in his basement by his wife, Terri, who thought he was an intruder. (en)
- After authorities declare the death of Lawrence Ocrant a suicide, his children find a way to prove that the case was botched and that it was, in fact, murder. (en)
- Rabbi Fred Neulander is suspected of murdering his wife Carol. (en)
- Gary Knepp's mistress is charged for conspiring to murder Gary's wife Carol. (en)
- In the hometown of novelist Larry McMurtry, Gail Bennett is accused of shooting her third ex-husband. However, she accuses the county sheriff, Presley Lamar "P.L." Pippin, of raping her. (en)
- Thomas Junta is accused of killing Michael Costin after they argued over how rough their kids should play in a pick-up hockey game. (en)
- Jim Webb, an owner and chef for the historic General Wayne Inn, is murdered. His fellow chef, Guy Sileo, becomes the prime suspect. (en)
- Michael Prozumenshikov, a Russian immigrant stockholder, is found under a compost heap. Investigators suspect he had been involved in some shady deals. (en)
- The story of the 2001 Dartmouth College murders, in which a professor couple, Half and Susanne Zantop are killed. (en)
- Former mayoral candidate Stuart Alexander, known as "The Sausage King", is charged with killing three meat inspectors. (en)
- After Charlie Minor, a record promoter for musicians such as Sting and Janet Jackson, sidelines stripper Suzette McClure for a new lover, he is found with nine bullet holes in his body. (en)
- Prominent pediatric neurologist Dr. John Malmstrom is murdered. His wife is put on trial. (en)
- Tina Biggar, a Catholic graduate student, leads a double life as a prostitute. After her boyfriend finds that she has gone missing, the investigation leads to drifter Ken Trachinda. (en)
- The murder investigation of Kim Marie Groves unravels corruption in the New Orleans Police Department. (en)
- Doug Koehler, a homosexual, is murdered after he used cocaine and made unwanted advances to another man. However, the judge sentences his killer to only six years. (en)
- Pharmacist Chester Radecki is shot when he was trying to help a woman from being raped by a motorist. Investigators suspect Daniel J. Martinez is the assailant but the bystanding police officer confuses the situation. (en)
- Crystal Todd is raped and murdered by her best friend, a former high-school football player. (en)
- FedEx airline pilot Mike Mullins is accused of killing his wife Holly, who is also a FedEx pilot. It is revealed they were planning a divorce. (en)
- Restaurant owner Geraldine Pucillo is strangled; the suspect is Kim Cain, a pest control worker. (en)
- The brutal murders of Melissa Hill and Troy Valentine by a group led by Edward Leroy Harris, known as "Tattoo Eddie", and his girlfriend, Kimberly Kay Pelley. (en)
- The acquittal of politician John S. Volpato leaves his wife Elaine's murder case without any more suspects. (en)
- Tommy Burks, a state senate candidate, is shot and killed a few weeks before the election. The prime suspect is his political opponent, Byron (Low Tax) Looper. (en)
- Glen Dale Summerford, a pastor of a snake-handler church, is suspected of attempting to kill his wife Darlene by sticking her hand in a cage full of rattlesnakes. (en)
- Vigilante farmers kill Ken McElroy, a criminal who terrorized Skidmore, Missouri. (en)
- Lured to a deserted farm, bankers Rudolph Blythe Jr. and Deems "Toby" Thulin are shot and killed. (en)
- The botched murder of Rob Whedbee becomes a media circus. (en)
- Carolina Panthers player Rae Carruth conspires to kill his pregnant girlfriend, Cherica Adams. (en)
- Millionaire John Birges is charged with bombing the Harvey's Casino. (en)
- Elderly newlyweds Leo Gleese and Hazel Stanley Gleese are murdered. Their pastor, John Canning, is arrested. (en)
- Bill Sybers, a respected community doctor, is charged with killing his wife Kay. Although Bill was convicted, he would later have it overturned, and arranged to plead guilty to manslaughter in exchange for time served. (en)
- Ingleside Mayor Mark Crawford murders business partner Nick Brueggen, but authorities have difficulty in convicting him. (en)
- Three leaders of the DeCavalcante crime family are arrested for killing their boss, Johnny Boy D'Amato. During the trial, it is revealed that the killing was done because of his sexual preference. (en)
- The investigation into the activities of Atlantic City Mayor Michael J. Matthews reveals ties to mob boss Nicodemo Scarfo. (en)
- When the county authorities seize a Mormon ranch for not paying back taxes and evicts its residents, handyman Tony Hamilton confronts the lawmen, and is charged with the murder of the sheriff's deputy.
Note: With this episode, Keith David assumes the role of narrator for City Confidential. (en)
- Stan Cohen, a multi-millionaire living in Coconut Grove, is murdered using his own gun. His socialite wife Joyce is suspected of hiring hit men. (en)
- A minister and his mistress murder their spouses, Martin Moore and Linda Bird. (en)
- Computer whiz David Brown's fifth wife, 17-year-old Linda, is murdered. David, his 14-year-old step-daughter Cinnamon, and Linda's younger sister Patti Bailey become suspects. It takes five years before the mastermind is convicted. (en)
- While Richard DeCaro takes his kids to a "daddy's weekend", wife Elizabeth is killed. Richard is suspected of hiring a hit man. (en)
- Vidar Lillelid and his family are murdered by a group of teenagers. (en)
- Bobbi Holman Williams, the owner of a local upscale restaurant, is killed. Her husband becomes a suspect. (en)
- Local business rivals T.K. Harty and John Henry Mooney elevate their feud to murder for hire. (en)
- A lobsterman discovers a body part in one of his traps. It belongs to Martha Brailsford, who had been missing for six days. (en)
- The well-known Amityville Horror house and its history is examined. (en)
- Steven L. Harvey, an upcoming local jazz musician, is murdered, but the suspect is acquitted. Harvey's friends and family fight to bring his killers to justice. (en)
- In order to get her daughter on the high school cheerleading squad, Wanda Holloway, arranges to hire a hitman to kill the mother of her daughter's rival. (en)
- Racial tensions are fueled when Charles Stuart reports that he and his wife Carol have been shot in their car by a black gunman. However, it is revealed that he made up the story in order to murder Carol and to claim her life insurance. (en)
- The bizarre John Pinder is accused of the gruesome murders of his ranch hands Rex Tanner and June Flood. (en)
- The body of Victoria Lander Beckam, daughter of state senator James Lander, is found. The prime suspect is her husband, the son of a bishop. (en)
- Alice McArthur, the wife of an affluent criminal defense attorney, is murdered. Her husband's client is revealed to be his mistress and a suspect. (en)
- Ernest Brendel, his wife and daughter, mysteriously disappear. Their bodies are later found in a shallow grave after a rain storm. (en)
- After Larry Volk admits to authorities that his software for American Coin poker machines is rigged, he is murdered. (en)
- On a single day in 1985, two separate car bombs kill Mac Christensen and Kathy Sheets. A third victim, Mark Hofmann, is only injured. Hofmann, a respected Mormon, becomes a suspect. (en)
- After Sara Ambrusko Tokars is murdered, the investigation reveals knowledge of shady dealings by her husband, who is a lawyer and former prosecutor. (en)
- The 10-year-old cold case of musician Mia Zapata is solved. (en)
- Judge John H. Wood, Jr. is shot and killed outside his apartment. The hit man charged is Charles Harrelson, the father of actor Woody Harrelson. (en)
- The investigation of the murder of Lee Chagra, a well-liked defense attorney for drug dealers and smugglers. (en)
- The investigation into the murder of a South African steel magnate, Derek W.R. Haysom, and his wife, Nancy Astor Benedict Haysom, leads to their daughter, Elizabeth Haysom. (en)
- Hee Haw actor David "Stringbean" Akeman and his wife are found shot to death in their home. (en)
- The unsolved case of model and mayor's wife Athalia Ponsell Lindsley, who was hacked to death. (en)
- Nancy Lyon dies from arsenic poisoning in the wealthy Dallas suburb of Park Cities. Her husband is a suspect. (en)
- The murder of candy heiress Helen Vorhees Brach and its connection to the champion racehorse murders. (en)
- Dana Ewell murders his father, Dale, his mother, Glee, and his sister, Tiffany, so he can inherit his family's fortune. (en)
- The murder of scientist Yakov Gluzman sparks the prosecution to file charges against his wife for interstate domestic violence. (en)
- Mayor Buddy Cianci is arrested and indicted on various charges as part of "Operation Plunder Dome". (en)
- Horace McKenna and Michael Woods were former cops that successfully got into the strip club business. When McKenna is murdered, detectives discover that the events resemble the stories from the film, The Takeover, which was produced by the suspects. The film even mentions the same clubs with which McKenna and Woods had partnered. (en)
- On Christmas Eve 1996, Mahoning County Prosecutor, Paul Gains, is shot and left for dead. The botched hit leads to the downfall of Lenine "Lenny" Strollo, mob boss for the Pittsburgh crime family. (en)
- After 81-year-old Marjorie Nugent went missing for nine months, police finally begin to investigate, and discover her body in the freezer of her business manager Bernie Tiede. (en)
- Jeffrey and Kathy Willet operate a bordello in their home. However, one of their clients turns out to be a politician who has been campaigning against porn. (en)
- After losing a bitter campaign Judge Daniel McDonald offs his rival's law partner, James Klein. (en)
- The investigation of a highly respected dentist, Larry Lavin, reveals a secret life of drug dealing. (en)
- After high school student Joey Fischer breaks up with his girlfriend, the mother of the girl wants revenge. (en)
- Ed Cantrell, the town's public safety director, shoots his own drug agent, Michael Rosa. The court hears two radically different accounts of what happened. (en)
- Conservative televangelist George Crossley is upset that Disney expanded insurance benefits to same-sex partners of employees. However, he has his own problems when he is arrested and charged with conspiring to murder his lover's husband, Butch Waldo. (en)
- When Holmes Weems is murdered; his family members become suspects. (en)
- Successful restaurant owner Anjette Lyles is charged with poisoning two husbands, her mother-in-law and her daughter. The community raises possibilities of voodoo influences. (en)
- Pat Redmond, his wife Marilyn, and Marilyn's mother, Helen Phelps are shot in their home by three men. Marilyn, who survives the attack, identifies one of the men as Pat's business partner, who is then suspected of having ties to the mob and hiring the hit men. (en)
- Erik and Lyle Menendez, the only two sons of a wealthy record executive, brutally execute their parents, Jose and Kitty. During their trial, they claimed self-defense and a history of abuse. (en)
- Punk-rock teenager Brian Deneke is murdered by a high school jock during a confrontation in an IHOP parking lot. (en)
- The untimely death of famed blues guitarist Robert Johnson in 1938 sparks a variety of theories on what happened that fateful night. (en)
- Former U.S. Senate candidate Ruthann Aron is charged with trying to get her husband and lawyer killed. (en)
- A cantankerous city commissioner, Enrique Zambrano, is the primary suspect in the 1988 beating of married couple Robert and Barbara Mishell. The star witness in the case, Luis Reyna, is found decapitated. (en)
- Trent DiGiuro, a football player at University of Kentucky is killed by a sniper with a rifle. Shane Ragland, a fellow player, is charged for the murder. (en)
- Sabato "Sabino" Raia, a tavern owner, shoots three men who had assaulted him at work and followed him home. He claims it was in self-defense, but the community is surprised when he is charged with murder. (en)
- College student Cara Knott is killed at a highway overpass. The investigation leads to Craig Peyer, a by-the-book and exemplary CHP officer. (en)
- Maryann Boczkowski drowns in her outdoor hot tub. Detectives discover that oddly enough, her husband's first wife, Mary Elaine, also "accidentally" drowned in a tub. (en)
- White supremacist skinheads beat an Ethiopian student, Mulugeta Seraw, to death. (en)
- A woman's body is found outside of a Seattle night club. The suspect is an affluent and charismatic man named George Walterfield Russell Jr. (en)
- The case of Frederick "Kevin" Coe, known as the South Hill Rapist, is detailed. He is suspected of over 53 assaults between 1978 and 1981. (en)
- Speedboat builder Don Aronow is murdered in his Mercedes coupe. The investigation raises several people of interest from drug smugglers and mistresses to rival speedboat companies. (en)
- Rebecca Johnson, one of the state's wealthiest doctors, is conned out of over a million dollars before losing her life. (en)
- A Russian ballet dancer becomes the prime suspect in the murder investigation of Wanda Cowger Kuzmichev. (en)
- Rob Nuckols, the owner of a militia-style compound, is charged with dealing drugs. Nuckols claims the government made up the charges in order to seize his land. (en)
- Klansmen murder local communists in what becomes known as "The Greensboro Massacre". (en)
- Mel Fisher was a chicken farmer who became a world-renowned treasure hunter from scavenging shipwrecks. However, when he is later accused of selling counterfeit coins, he mysteriously dies from cancer. (en)
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