After exiting an upscale Manhattan night club, 26-year-old Joey informs his crew he’s going to an after-party with a handful of people he just met, never to be heard from again; his family and friends help the NYPD to solve this famous case.
With 2,000 audience members watching a ballet at the world famous Metropolitan Opera House, orchestra violinist Helen takes a break and leaves her $20,000 violin on her chair, never to return.
Mama Edna, a pillar of the Haitian community in Brooklyn is adored by all as the matriarch of East Flatbush; when she is found murdered in her home, NYPD uncover a Voodoo practice that leads them to a web of the unthinkable.
A tight-knit Orthodox Jewish community is terrified when police respond to a mother's 911 call from her ransacked house to break down the locked bedroom door of her daughter, 18-year-old Aliza, to find Aliza naked and dead on the floor.
When devoted girlfriends are murderously attacked in their Park Slope Brooklyn home, the NYPD doubts the surviving partner's story; these suspicions outrage members of the LGBTQ community who demand the real killer be found.
At only 17, Catherine leaves hometown Ohio to come to New York with a dream of dancing on Broadway; three short years later she is found viciously stabbed to death in her Manhattan apartment, inches from a critical hidden clue.
When an aspiring writer and painter in the vibrant Soho art scene of the early '80s is found murdered just two days after her debut book is published, her devastated husband offers a critical clue.
A single mother who is pregnant with her second child says goodnight to her 12-year-old daughter in their Brooklyn home at midnight; by morning, she is found dead miles away in the Hudson River of midtown Manhattan.
In the most expensive zipcode in Manhattan, an ageing, eccentric art collector is found strangled in his apartment, amidst his priceless trove of treasures, behind locked doors.
When a beloved owner of a famous Brooklyn pizzeria is gunned down in broad daylight in his backyard, the front pages buzz with mafia theories, while the FBI joins the NYPD to investigate this unsolvable mystery.
On a bone freezing January morning, when 39 year old daycare owner Anndrea goes missing, her fiance finds her wallet, keys and phone still in the house they share. The mystery deepens when the K9 unit searches the home, but finds no trace of her.
Criminology student Imette St. Guillen was dedicating her life to catching killers, when she herself was caught by one while celebrating her birthday late at night at a bar in lower Manhattan.
Millionaire banker and mother-of-two Shele Covlin had it all, until she fatally slipped and fell in her Upper West Side bathtub. But days after her burial, information emerges, and the NYPD realizes this may be no accident.
Linda Stein was a realtor to the stars, selling luxury New York apartments to Steven Spielberg, Bruce Willis, and Bette Midler, among others. When Linda is found bludgeoned to death in her apartment, the murder immediately becomes front-page news. Her larger-than-life personality meant Linda made enemies as well as admirers. With limited evidence from the crime scene, only painstaking sleuthing can identify her killer.
When a retired cop is found shot to death on a subway train in Brooklyn, detectives soon discover that his death is linked to two other shootings in the previous thirteen hours. With the victims seemingly chosen at random, police worry that any New Yorker could become the next target. The pressure is on to track down the suspects before they strike again.
When a sibling dispute over money turns into a double murder, all of Brooklyn is on alert for the missing killer. But days turn into months and then years, as the NYPD manhunt turns into a national and international chase for the fugitive.
When the body of a young woman is found hidden in tall reeds in a quiet park blocks from her home, fear grips her Queens neighborhood. After months of ceaseless investigation, a clue from the past leads NYPD detectives to an unexpected killer.
Days before the New Millennium, a jailed informant calls the NYPD with a cryptic tip about a murder, sending detectives on a hunt through dozens of New York's high-rise buildings, in search of a crime scene - and a body.
Two young women come to New York with big city dreams. But a chance encounter triggers a sequence of events that shatters those dreams forever as detectives must piece together a series of puzzling clues to bring the killers to justice.
Roger Brooks, popular Maitre D at one of the oldest restaurants in New York, is found slain in his apartment on the city's famous "Restaurant Row". Detectives discover a hidden side to the victim, and the chilling possibility of other victims.
When a young banker disappears, police piece together her final moments, leading them to a professional who's not as he presents himself.
After the brutal murder of a beloved Queens gay man, a community bands together while a detective goes undercover to catch the killers.
Everyone in East Harlem knew Jason Adams, and are shocked when his body is found stabbed; detectives are stumped until a tip from an unexpected source points them toward the killer.
Talented performer Jennifer Stahl and four friends are discovered shot execution-style above New York's iconic Carnegie Deli in the theater district. When the news breaks, the entire city fears there's a cold-blooded killer on the loose.
A mass shooting in Chelsea leaves one dead and three injured; the detective discovers this is the latest in a series of murders spanning multiple precincts; investigators find themselves plunged into the underground world of New York's bouncers.
NYPD detectives race to unravel the strange murder of one of their own before a devious killer slips out of the country.
An indie film star is found dead in Greenwich Village, victim of an apparent suicide. As detectives discover one eerie clue after another, they realize things aren't what they seem.
When police discover two murdered lovers in East Harlem, a stolen phone leads them on a journey into the heart of New York's criminal underground and beyond. The truth behind the bloodshed leaves them utterly stunned.
When a prominent Russian businessman goes missing from a ritzy neighborhood in Staten Island, investigators believe the Russian mob is to blame; the case takes a series of hairpin turns to reveal the most unlikely of suspects.
NYPD detectives are on the hunt for the killer who tortured and executed a beloved New York City public school teacher. They discover the victim is the son of a powerful businessman.
Two young women are sexually assaulted and strangled five years apart, but connected by the same unknown DNA. After both cases turn cold, NYPD and New York State police combine forces 17 years later hellbent on finding a killer.
When a Ukrainian immigrant goes missing in Brighton Beach, a team of law enforcement's best agents from the NYPD, U.S. Attorney's office and FBI team up to find out what happened.
When a popular teacher is stabbed in her Staten Island home, NYPD officers in this close-knit community embark on a quest for justice, uncovering a web of secrets and lies behind closed doors that leave even the most seasoned detectives reeling.
When a beloved landlord disappears in Brooklyn, the NYPD is convinced it's more than a missing person's case. Without a body and with limited physical evidence, a suspect roams the city for years until discovering a secret witness to the grisly truth.
In the 1990s, a group of over-the-top misfits known as the Club Kids rule New York’s downtown club scene. After a beloved member goes missing, a gruesome rumor circulates and detectives uncover a seedy world of drugs, debauchery and murder.
When a Holocaust survivor and the king of the disco scene is found bound and murdered on the Upper East Side, detectives embark on a multi-borough investigation, uncovering a salacious private life with a woman who may hold clues to his demise.
When a killer tries to use the chaos of one of New York's worst weather catastrophes to get away with murder, detectives in Far Rockaway, Queens fight through Mother Nature's wrath, uncovering a plot of lust, jealousy and, ultimately, betrayal.
When a Bronx businessman is gunned down at a drive-through, detectives look back into the series of vicious attacks on the family that led up to the murder. A trail of text messages leads to a shocking perpetrator nobody ever could have imagined.
When a prince and princess are found murdered in their Park Avenue apartment, detectives discover both their lives and deaths are shrouded in mystery and deception. A surprise confession leads to more carnage than police ever could’ve imagined.
When a beloved Staten Island mother vanishes, NYPD detectives have a gut feeling she didn’t run off and have trouble believing she abandoned her family. As they retrace her last known whereabouts, CCTV footage leads them to a horrific discovery.
Post 9/11, terror strikes again when Queens and Brooklyn are rocked by the senseless killing of neighborhood shopkeepers. With no leads and a lack of motive, the NYPD must form a task force to catch the spree killer before he claims his next victims.
In the midst of a blizzard, the abduction of a Hasidic man from his Williamsburg office sparks a desperate NYPD search. As more dark details emerge, discoveries of debts, betrayal and ties to the Russian mob send police on a mission for the truth.
When a college student goes missing, a search of her Bronx apartment leads the NYPD to suspect foul play. The investigation stalls until a witness comes forward, prompting an undercover sting operation that blows the lid off a deadly conspiracy.
When prominent Latino journalist and activist Manuel de Dios Unanue is fatally shot at a Queens restaurant, a joint task force must figure out which of a long list of enemies, including some international terror groups, is behind his execution.
When a wealthy Tribeca businesswoman is reported missing by her two sons, the NYPD is in a race against time to find her. In less than 24 hours, detectives piece together a disturbing picture of lies, greed and the ultimate betrayal.
In Williamsburg, a slew of strikingly similar murders sets off alarm bells. As the body count rises and the victims bear the same twisted signature, investigators reach a terrifying conclusion: a serial killer is stalking the streets of Brooklyn.
A violent home invasion in Queens ends with the murder of an NYPD officer's brother. When detectives investigate, they discover there's more to this case than meets the eye, including a secret card game with links to the mob.
When a jeweller is executed in Midtown in broad daylight, detectives uncover the dark underbelly powering Manhattan's Diamond District. Zeroing in on the killer, a network of crooks, savagery and silence stands between the NYPD and the truth.
When a barefoot pregnant woman is found dead in Coney Island, the NYPD races to find her killer. It’s not until detectives pit suspects against each other, however, that a web of jealousy emerges and the shocking evil truth comes to light.
When a world-class chef from a renowned Manhattan restaurant goes missing, an intense NYPD manhunt leads detectives into a twisted underworld awash in drugs, sex and diabolical fiends with a trail of bodies longer than Broadway.
A young woman steps out of her local deli only to be never seen again. When she's reported missing days later, detectives from Staten Island find themselves mired in a maze of suspects and tracing her last steps before it's too late.
After a celebrated and beloved young tech CEO is found dismembered in his Lower East Side penthouse during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, detectives must utilize technology themselves to identify and apprehend his masked killer.
