HLN highlights the shocking motive that turned these brothers into killers.
Lyle Menendez speaks from behind bars to Chris Cuomo, more than 25 years after he and his brother Erik were convicted of first degree murder.
New theories emerge in the O.J. Simpson case, including a serial killer's confession, a possible hit man who claims responsibility for the murders.
New theories emerge in the O.J. Simpson case, including a serial killer's confession, a possible hit man who claims responsibility for the murders.
'How it Really Happened' uncovers Prince's secret struggles from his earlier years to the final days leading up to his shocking death.
Uncovering how Anna Nicole Smith's lavish lifestyle may have contributed to her mysterious death.
Revelations of what Michael Jackson's children and staff witnessed prior to his death.
Revelations of what Michael Jackson's children and staff witnessed prior to his death and an investigation into the claims that Jackson took his own life.
Investigating a wide range of suspects and evidence in the killing of JonBenet Ramsey.
The aftermath of the investigation into the murder of JonBenet Ramsey.
Examining the factors that led to the crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr. and a never before seen interview with a person who may have been the last person to speak to JFK Jr, moments before the crash.
Examining the factors that led to the crash that killed John F. Kennedy Jr. and a never before seen interview with a person who may have been the last person to speak to JFK Jr, moments before the crash.
A look at new details surrounding Whitney Houston's last days and her tumultuous relationship with Bobby Brown.
The chilling account of a man who survived his encounter with the notorious serial killer, who managed to evade police scrutiny for years.
David Kaczynski, the brother of convicted Unabomber Ted Kaczynski, discusses the hunt that led to the capture of his infamous sibling.
Heath Ledger's death is examined.
DC Madam,Deborah Jean Palfrey threatened to expose names on her client list and was found hanging on her mother's property.
In 2008, two-year-old Florida toddler, Caylee Anthony, vanishes. Her mother, Casey Anthony tells investigators Caylee has been kidnapped by her nanny, a woman Casey's family has never actually seen. But why?
An investigation into the murder of fashion designer Gianni Versace, who was gunned down in broad daylight on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion by Andrew Cunanan in 1997.
In the mid-1970s, hundreds of people began disappearing without a trace. Families were left wondering about their loved ones for decades until shocking news about a mysterious religious group made headlines around the world.
In Washington, DC, May 2001, 24-year-old intern Chandra Levy vanishes into thin air. Police find her cell phone in her apartment and no sign of a struggle. Who saw her last? Where did she go?Chandra had a secret, did that have anything to do with her disappearance? This episode reveals the new clues of a murder mystery that remains unsolved.
An eight-month-old baby is fatally injured while in the care of a family's au pair, Louise Woodward. Was it child abuse or a tragic accident? Doctors suspect the former, a case of 'shaken impact syndrome,' and detectives arrest the infant's 19-year-old British nanny who cared for him in the hours and minutes before his demise. But, was the baby's death a case of intentional murder or a tragic accident that occurred under Woodward's watch?
George Michael's life as an international super star comes to a mysterious and tragic end on Christmas Eve 2016. Family and fans are shocked by his sudden death. There are so many unanswered questions. Who was with Michael in those final hours? What happened the night he died? What did the coroner find was the actual cause of death?
It was the shocking affair that nearly toppled a presidency. Bill Clinton and a 21-year-old White House intern, Monica Lewinsky. The scandal would make household names of Linda Tripp and Ken Starr...and change how the media covers the President of the United States. This special two-part episode features extraordinary interviews with Clinton's advisers, White House journalists, and other key players.
A small town, seemingly perfect couple with a new baby on the way sounds like a recipe for a happy life. Not in this case, not even close. A tale of murder, adultery, courtroom drama and ultimately the death penalty. The story of Scott and Laci Peterson as told by those who lived it. Did Scott Peterson murder Laci?
A tale of murder, adultery, courtroom drama, and ultimately the death penalty. The story of Scott and Laci Peterson as told by those who lived it. Did Scott Peterson murder Laci?
In the winter of 1974, college-age women from the Pacific Northwest began to disappear seemingly without a trace. Authorities were baffled – there were no witnesses and no physical evidence. Then on July 14, 1974, after two women went missing from a crowded lakeside beach, a 15-year-old girl came forward with a critical clue. She had been approached by a young, good-looking man who called himself “Ted” and asked her for help. When she refused, the woman next to her went with him… and was never seen again. Among thousands of tips, an unlikely suspect emerged – a political rising star and respected law student named Ted Bundy. While those who knew Bundy were shocked at the accusations, they soon learned there was more fact than fiction to the suspicions.
In the early 1970s, fear gripped the United States when young women in Washington state, Oregon, Utah and Colorado had been found murdered – brutally beaten and sexually assaulted. The main suspect was a handsome, charming former law student named Ted Bundy. He was already serving time for an aggravated kidnapping in Utah and was facing first degree murder charges in Colorado. But Bundy wouldn’t stay behind bars for long – he escaped not once, but twice from authorities. Weeks later, a new reign of terror was unleashed in Florida. A 12-year-old girl was abducted from outside her middle school in Lake City; two women were murdered; and three others were severely beaten in a late-night rampage near the Florida State University campus. This time, however, the killer left a clue – a bitemark on one of the victims. Was that enough to charge Bundy with murder?
Across the United States from January 1974 until February 1978 – young women were disappearing and turning up dead. By the time many of the victims’ remains were found – all that was left were bone fragments. Police searched for clues but had little physical evidence. However, everything would change with the brutal attack on the Chi Omega sorority house at Florida State University. At the school, the killer left behind bodies and clues all leading them back to the same man – a good looking, well-liked law student named Ted Bundy. Authorities were sure Bundy was their man and methodically built their case against him using cigarette butts, clothing fibers, price stickers and a bitemark. Bundy himself helped prepare his defense, but did his amateur lawyering help him beat the rap – or send him to the electric chair?
By 1980 the name “Ted Bundy” was one of the most recognized in the United States for all the wrong reasons. The former law student – who was a rising star in the Republican Party – was believed to have killed dozens of young women across the country. He was eventually convicted in Florida and sentenced to death for the brutal slayings of two college sorority sisters and a 12-year-old girl. Yet through the trials and years of appeals, Bundy maintained his innocence. His legal team did win several stays of execution, but as the clock wound down on his final death warrant, Bundy made a last desperate attempt to save his own life and he began to talk. Were his confessions too little – too late, or a could this last-ditch effort save him from the electric chair?
Jodi Arias was an attractive, small town waitress and aspiring photographer. Travis Alexander was a handsome, devout Mormon and successful businessman… both of them were looking for love. They met in Las Vegas and instantly fell for one another. However, two years after their sexually charged romance began, Alexander was found brutally murdered in his shower at home. He had a slit throat, was stabbed almost 30 times and shot in the head. It was a shocking, bloody crime scene. Who could have committed this vicious act? When police found a camera at the scene depicting his murder, a prime suspect came into view.
Four years after the vicious killing of Travis Alexander, his ex-girlfriend Jodi Arias stood trial for his murder. Millions of people were captivated by the lurid details of Arias and Alexander’s erotic relationship as told through photographs, recordings of phone sex, and by Arias from the witness stand as she revealed the events that took place the day of the murder and led to her to her kill Alexander in what she described as self-defense.
In the summer of 2012 Aaron Hernandez was on top of the world. The superstar football player, at only 23-years-old, had signed a 40-million-dollar contract with the New England Patriots and was set up for greatness. But less than a year later, a body was found riddled with bullets a short distance from Hernandez’s home. Forensic evidence and surveillance footage from the night of the murder soon tied Hernandez to the crime scene. It sparked an investigation into the famed athlete that unraveled a mysterious past and history of violent behavior that all led up to a shocking ending that no one could have imagined.
At only 23-years-old she was one of the biggest music sensations and known only by one name. Selena had captivated fans across the country, but the Tejano star and fashion designer’s biggest dream was about to become a reality—an English-language crossover album that would launch her music onto the pop charts. But then, an unexpected and unbelievable tragedy took place. On the cusp of superstardom, Selena Quintanilla-Pérez’s life ended with one fatal shot. The shooter was her fan club president and close friend. Who was this trusted insider who turned on Selena? And why did she do it?
In the early nineties the federal government learned that a religious cult called the Branch Davidians and their leader David Koresh were stockpiling illegal weapons. Federal agents raided the group’s compound outside Waco, Texas that sparked a violent confrontation and set into motion one of the most controversial standoffs in American history.
The siege at Waco ended in a fiery hell that killed Branch Davidian leader David Koresh, his followers, wives and children. Television news crews and demonstrators watched in horror as the ranch went up in flames. Oddly, among the witnesses there was Timothy McVeigh who perpetrated the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. Following the siege, an investigation commenced on who started the fire. Could this tragedy have been avoided?
During a terrifying three-day period in late August 1990, five college students were found brutally murdered in Gainesville, Fla.; panic filled the usually sunny city as investigators searched to find the serial killer before he struck again.
Five college students were found brutally murdered in Gainesville, Fla. but it would take investigators months, and the discovery of a campsite, a screwdriver and an audio tape, before they identified who the serial killer was.
Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Salt Lake city home in 2002 and snatched from her bed at knifepoint by a mysterious man in the middle of the night; to the public it seemed as if she had vanished into thin air.
For nine months in 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was the most famous missing child in America; kidnapped by Brian David Mitchell, she was forced up into a hiding spot in the mountains behind her home, assaulted and forced to be his second wife.
On Oct. 25, 1994, Susan Smith reports that a carjacker has abducted her two young sons, Michael and Alexander; this report sets off a nationwide search for the boys; while the world waits for news about the boys, investigators deliver shocking news.
For nine days, the nation waits for news as to the whereabouts of missing 3-year-Michael and 14-month-old Alex Smith; then, there's a shocking break in the case; the boys' father, David, shares his heartbreaking story; a look at the investigation.
On Oct. 28, 2007, 23-year-old Stacy Peterson, the wife of veteran police sergeant Drew Peterson, goes missing. as police launch an intensive search to find Stacy, the case raises shocking new questions about her husband.
Actor-musician David Cassidy ("The Partridge Family") experiences the pressures of fame as a teen idol in the 1970s; in the end, his death is surrounded by mystery, leaving his family, friends and fans with more questions than answers.
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh, a 26-year-old U.S. army veteran, detonated a 7,000-pound truck bomb outside the Alfred Murrah Federal Building in downtown Oklahoma City, claiming the lives of 168 innocent people. We take a look back at the events that led up to the largest domestic terrorist attack in the history of the United States. Told through exclusive interviews with survivors of the bombing, first responders, FBI investigators, and Timothy McVeigh himself in extensive never-before heard audio recordings taped before his execution, this program takes you inside the mind of a terrorist to try to understand “How It Really Happened.”
After Timothy McVeigh’s truck bomb claimed the lives of 168 innocent people, including 19 small children, the world was asking why. Why would a young army veteran – a man who once fought for the lives of all Americans – want to cause such unspeakable devastation? In an exclusive prison interview, Timothy McVeigh himself describes how events in his personal life – and in the ever-changing world around him – inspired him to take action against his fellow Americans? We also hear from survivors of the bombing, as well as family members of victims, who describe the full impact of that fateful day.
From 1979 to 1981, more than two dozen of Atlanta's black children disappeared without a trace; a look at who was killing the city's most vulnerable and why.
Investigators believe Wayne Williams, a 23-year-old black man murdered more than two dozen black children and young men in Atlanta; 40 year-old evidence is reexamined using modern forensics in search of more answers.
When in 1999, young women mysteriously disappear from Yosemite National Park, investigators determine foul play and a prime suspect emerges, then escapes.
The key suspect in the murder of young women in Yosemite National Park is caught, but it's up to an exceptionally skilled FBI agent to dismantle his web of lies and denials to draw a confession.
In 2003, the wildly successful careers of master illusionists Siegfried & Roy come to a shockingly abrupt end when one of the team's prized tigers bites Roy Horn on the neck and drags him offstage.
Roy tries to recover from severe wounds inflicted by his beloved tiger Mantacore, but the team's excuses for the animal's behavior lose credibility upon further investigation.
On April 15th, 2013, two bombs explode during the iconic Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and injuring hundreds of others. In a race against time, investigators, using state of the art technology, circulate images to the public of the two suspects dubbed "black hat" and "white hat."
With the Boston Bombing suspects identified as domestic terrorist brothers, the manhunt begins, a terrifying crime spree ensues, and new information sheds light on the heinous crime.
News of the sudden passing of celebrated rock musician Tom Petty shocked fans worldwide, but a deeper look into the music legend's life reveals physical and emotional afflictions that may have led to his death at age 66.
Who would want to murder the father of beloved superstar Michael Jordan? When in 1993, James Raymond Jordan Sr. goes missing and his luxury car is found stripped and abandoned in North Carolina, clues point to a tragic crime.
Susan Powell, a 28-year-old mother of two, goes missing in December of 2009. Her husband Josh claims to have taken their two young sons winter camping in the Utah desert and says he returned the next day to find her gone. Questioned by detectives, he doesn't behave like a concerned husband and his version of events doesn't match his son's. The mystery about where Susan's is deepens as more details about her marriage to Josh and their life behind closed doors emerge. Susan's family and friends do everything they can to find her while Josh insists that she ran out on him and their two little boys. The search for Susan Powell plays out on a national stage with everyone wondering: did she run off? Was she taken? Is Susan Powell dead or alive?
Authorities search for missing mother of two, Susan Powell, in every nook and cranny of the desert in Western Utah while her friends and family wait for a break in the case. Her husband Josh is named a person of interest as suspicion about his involvement in her disappearance grows. He and his father wage a counter-attack and a war between Susan and Josh's families erupts in the glare of the public spotlight. Shocking revelations about Josh and his family come to light--evidence of violence, obsession and sexual perversion. The family drama leads up to a shocking and unimaginable conclusion.
Two dangerous killers break out of one of New York State's toughest prisons. Convicted murderers Richard Matt and David Sweat cut through steel walls, crawl through steampipes, and snake their way through a maze of tunnels on their way to freedom. When authorities discover the details of their elaborate escape - there are more questions than answers. Who are these men? How did they mastermind their plan? And can they capture them before they kill again?
The manhunt for escaped prisoners--Richard Matt and David Sweat was growing, expanding from the Northeast United States to Canada and Mexico. Thousands of leads were being followed, but weeks into the search, there was still no sign of the missing men. Where are they? How much help did they have? And--would they ever be captured?
Bernie Madoff was a legend on Wall Street. He helped create Nasdaq, served as its chairman, and operated a highly successful brokerage firm. But at the same time, Bernie Madoff was also running a secret hedge fund, a fund known only by word of mouth. As news spread about Madoff's steady returns, some of the wealthiest people were begging Bernie Madoff to invest their money. Billions of dollars were pouring in from around the world. But in 2008, when the financial crisis hit and Madoff's investors began demanding their money back, Madoff knew he wouldn't have enough to pay them. He finally confessed to his sons that he had been living a lie--that his investment business was nothing more than a multi-billion-dollar fraud - the largest Ponzi scheme ever.
The news of Bernie Madoff's arrest sent shockwaves around the world. His staggering crime affected thousands of victims, including charities, universities, celebrities and even Madoff's own family and friends. How did he do it? Why did he do it? Did he have any help? Investigators were about to unravel a scheme that went back decades and involved several loyal employees.
Glenn Frey was a multi-talented musician and along with Don Henley co-founded the legendary band, the Eagles. During the 1970's the Eagles released a series of hit songs--from Peaceful Easy Feeling, to Already Gone, to the classic hit Hotel California. Glenn Frey played piano, guitar, sang and wrote songs that stood the test of time. On stage fans always saw a fun-loving Glenn Frey but behind the scenes he had been dealing with a number of health issues. And ultimately when he died in 2016 his fans were shocked because he was still playing the music they loved.
They were well-known and well-liked Dartmouth College professors. But on January 27th 2001, Half and Suzanne Zantop's incredible lives came to a shocking and unforeseeable end: found brutally murdered in their remote Hanover, New Hampshire home. The double killing quickly became national news. Who would commit such a heinous act, and more importantly, why? With few leads and few clues at the get-go, investigators were stumped. But some good old fashioned police work would lead detectives to a small town just across the border in Vermont--where they found an incredibly unexpected twist to this 'whodunit' mystery.
In the early 1990's daytime talk television was on the rise. In an effort to capture high ratings shows began to push the envelope with outrageous stunts and controversial guests. Viewers liked watching the dramatic scenes play out, but critics called it trash TV. Then in March of 1995, after three friends went on The Jenny Jones Show to reveal a secret crush, one of them ended up dead and another was charged with murder. What lead to the killing and why did one of the friends feel the spotlight was too hot?
Kate and Gerry McCann thought that they were going to a beautiful holiday resort when the unthinkable occurred. As the British doctors dined across the swimming pool from their vacation apartment, their three-year-old daughter, Madeleine, vanished from her bed in the Portuguese beach town of Praia de Luz. Very quickly, the McCanns realized that their daughter was abducted. In their relentless effort to find Madeleine, they courted the media and enlisted celebrities to publicize the case. But this provoked a backlash from people who began to accuse the McCanns of playing a role in their daughter's disappearance.
As the investigation of Madeleine McCann's disappearance continues, Kate and Gerry McCann unpeel one dark layer after another about what they thought was a safe holiday destination. Fifteen years later, investigators have a new suspect.
On January 26th, 2020, Kobe Bryant's helicopter crashed, killing all people on board.
Tom and Jackie Hawks dreamed of retiring early, buying a boat, and sailing the Pacific. The couple worked hard, saved their money, and were finally able to make their dream happen in 2002. They sold their home, bought a 55-foot yacht, and hit the high seas, traveling to exotic ports, and living the life most people only dream of. Then, in November 2004, when their first grandchild was born, the Hawks knew it was time to come back ashore. They put their beloved boat up for sale, and they vanished. No one could have predicted what came next.
On February 21, 2001, a beautiful young woman is viciously murdered inside her Hollywood home just before she was scheduled to go on a date with actor Ashton Kutcher. As detectives search for answers, her friends relay stories about a strange air conditioning repairman who would show up uninvited at her home. They only know him as "Mike," but as the investigation unfolds, police discover that his full name is Michael Thomas Gargiulo, and he may be linked to another murder almost eight years earlier in Illinois. While a suspect and not yet arrested, Gargiulo commits more brutal crimes, only to be stopped by one young woman who fights back and survives.
Forty-year-old Adrienne Shelly was an actress, writer, director, wife, and mother. She finished working on her film Waitress when she was found hanging from a shower curtain rod on November 1, 2006. Initially, authorities believed her death to be a suicide, but they soon learned that her death was not what it seemed.
In the dark hours of June 23, 1993, in Manassas, Virginia, a man lies fast asleep on his bed, while a woman looms over his prone body with a kitchen knife and proceeds to slice off his manhood. A stunning end to the broken marriage of Lorena and John Bobbitt. But what outrageous situation led two young people to a horrifying silent scream in the night?