When a couple of young women, Christine Vu and Wendie Prestcott, who lived in the same apartment complex, were sexually assaulted and killed at the end of 1996, fear gripped the Arlington, Texas community. Despite investigators finding physical evidence at the crime scenes, the killer remained at large for years. It wasn't until 2000, when the FBI introduced new technology, that police finally discovered who they were looking for. And they learned that Christine and Wendie were not the killers' only victims.

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On the night of December 30, 2000, the Miyazawa family had no idea that they would not live to see the following morning. The Miyazawas consisted of the father, Mikio, the mother, Yasuko, and their children, 8-year-old Niina and 6-year-old Rei. When Yasuko's mother, who lived next door, went to check on her daughter, whom she hadn't been able to contact, she made a horrifying discovery. Her daughter and her entire family had been brutally murdered.

As the investigation began, Tokyo's police force faced a horrific crime scene unlike any they had encountered before. And although there was plenty of physical evidence left behind at the scene, the case remains unsolved to this day.

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On the night of March 25, 1996, 15-year-old Joey Martin had plans to meet his best friends for a night of drinking and comet-watching. The following morning, when Joey wasn't on the school bus, his older brother, Bill, knew something was wrong. As the Martin family begins to search for Joey with friends, their slight worry turns into full panic as they realize no one has seen or heard from Joey. And the friends who were supposed to meet him the night before say that Joey never showed up.

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When Adam Baker connected with a woman named Elisa online and started exchanging messages, he believed he had fallen in love. So much so that he moved himself and his young daughter, Zahra, from Australia to America to be with her. What no one ever expected was that Zahra's life would be marred by abuse from Elisa, tragically, leading to her death. Elisa quickly became a person of interest, and as the investigation unfolded, police discovered that her background revealed patterns of manipulation and abuse.

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In 1980, 18-year-old Katherine Foster was in her freshman year of college at the University of South Alabama. She was thriving academically and personally and was excited about the future. But one afternoon in late February, Katherine failed to meet friends for lunch and later that day missed a class, which was out of character for her. Family and friends knew something was wrong, and she was reported missing. Unfortunately, Katherine's body was found almost 2 days later, after she disappeared.

As the investigation began, all possible suspects were eventually ruled out due to concrete alibis. In time, Katherine's case went cold, and it would be over 2 decades before Katherine's killer was caught. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened to Katherine. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.

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In the morning of April 2001, a large explosion shook a suburban neighborhood in southern Scottsdale, Arizona. When first responders arrived, they learned that a home had been completely burned to the ground. Tragically, inside the rubble of what was left, three bodies were found: 10-year-old Bobby Fisher, 12-year-old Brittney Fisher, and 38-year-old Mary Fisher. But one member of the family was missing, Robert Fisher, Mary's husband, and the children's dad.

As the investigation into the Fisher family killings and Robert's location, detectives soon learn that all the evidence points to Robert being responsible. Join us for today's episode to learn what happened the morning of April 10, 2001. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.

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In 1980, 25-year-old Karin Strom was finally taking her life back and starting over. She filed for divorce from her abusive husband< Steve, and left the couple’s home. However, her new lease on life was cut short when Karin was found murdered in the bedroom of the house she had once shared with Steve.

As the investigation begins, all signs point to Steve being Karin’s killer. But physical evidence collected from the crime scene would reveal her true killer almost three decades later.

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Ronald Cohen sold his home in Jericho, Long Island, in September 1999, and was ecstatic about it. The only thing left for him to do was remove a 55-gallon drum barrel from a crawlspace in the basement, per the new homeowner. That barrel had been in the home when Ronald initially moved many years earlier. Even back then, he tried to open the barrel but was unsuccessful, so he left it where he found it and forgot about it.

After managing to get it hauled out of the basement, he decided to pry open the container to see what was inside, and what he discovered truly terrified him. In the barrel, he saw a hand and a shoe sticking out, and he immediately called the authorities. Soon, detectives learned that the body in the barrel belonged to a woman who had also been 8-9 months pregnant at the time of her death and would later be identified as Reyna Marroquin.

Join us for today's case to learn what happened to Reyna and how she ended up murdered and sealed in a barrel. So, grab your cafecito, and let's get started.

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