Anatomy of Murder

When a woman disappears, the search soon turns into a homicide investigation. Who was responsible and the motive for the crime caught everyone by surprise.

A jogger disappears and all eyes turn to her Iowa town as they search to find her. After her body is found, a car would prove to be key in identifying her killer.

A motel room shows signs of violence - but there’s no victim inside to prove that any crime had actually occurred. A body is soon discovered and linked back to the room. Police now need the final piece: who committed the crime.

Police are called to a couple’s home after they report an active break in. The wife lay dead and her husband shot. An unlikely motive leads police to the killer.

A young couple are bound and killed and the question of ‘why’ and ‘by who’ swirled. The likely answer to the ‘why’ could never have been expected.

A woman disappears after a night out with friends. A car wash would be key to finding her killer. But the mystery still remained: where was Christina’s body?

A young mom goes missing and after her body is found, police are left with more questions than answers. Disinfectant wipes would prove pivotal in solving the case.

A husband is gunned down in a quiet neighborhood as he walks with his wife. A variety of communications would help solve the crime and bring to light a brutal, surprising plot.

A young wife was found dead in the family home. Did her husband just find her or was he responsible? The home itself would prove to play an unexpected role.

There's a race against the clock after it's learned that a local realtor has been abducted after a house showing. The plot that took her life is stunning, in the very worst of ways.

A young woman heads out for job training and disappears before she arrives. Two decades pass with no answers but soon after, that would change.

26 years after 2 brutal murders, the killer is identified by DNA. A promise would be fulfilled, but not without some startling turns along the way.

A predator entered a condo, assaulting and murdering an 11-year-old and a young woman. A mother's promise was made the day they died. She would not give up, ever, until she knew who took her child, and her friend. It was a quest by that mom, and law enforcement, that would go on for decades.

The quest by a mother, and investigators, to find out what happened to her missing daughter would last for many, many years. Even after her killer was convicted, this team's journey was far from over.

A young couple are murdered while camping in Moab. Tracking down their elusive killer would not prove easy.

After a young dentist is gunned down in her apartment complex garage, unraveling what happened would not prove easy. A tenacious detective would tackle and piece together this messy puzzle.

A young mom is killed and found by her fiancé. He is suspected of the crime. The evidence would have the final word, and it surprised everyone.

A young woman goes missing and rumors swirl about a past relationship. But it's a call from a pay phone that actually sets investigators on the evidence track.

Police start to get answers about what happened to Kelsey, the young Colorado mom that went missing before Thanksgiving. The truth is worse than any of them imagined.

A young mom disappears under suspicious circumstances on Thanksgiving. As the case gained national attention, the information uncovered became all the more troubling.

When a 17 year old is murdered in her Alaskan hometown, the community wants answers. It would take years to get them. The wonders of DNA and its advancements are on full display in this case.

A 15 year old disappears and her shoe is the first clue that she was murdered. Her earliest years coupled with the angst of youth, make what happened, and who killed her, all the more cruel

A late night party turns tragic, when a 16-year-old cheerleader is found slain in a nearby creek. When the complex case came to a close, the answers to what, how and who, were mind boggling.

One, two, three murders in Alexandria, VA over a span of years. While investigators tried to decipher if the crimes were related, they knew one thing for sure: all of them began with a knock at the door.

A wealthy couple is gunned down inside their home as they slept. Would the motive be money, sex, power, or none of the above? What police uncovered shocked them all.

A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.

A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.

A marriage gone south leads to murder. The truth of what happened was much closer to home than anyone expected. The path to prove it would be bumpy.

A young woman disappears during a quick trip to the store. It was a mere flash on a screen that would help solve what happened.

A vibrant octogenarian disappears. As investigators work to find her, a local grocery store may be what’s needed to solve this crime … and more.

A wife and mother was brutally murdered. A suspect emerged quickly, but the case went unsolved for decades. Would a new DA and a new look at the file, bring the justice long denied?

Three young women forever linked by a predator - 2 murdered and 1 who survived, her life forever changed. Video might be the key to finally identifying their attacker, and bringing him to justice.

What should have been a fun night at a concert, ends in murder. A case, that would take years to solve, but not before being linked to other terrible attacks.

A generous uncle disappears. Police quickly focus on a group of young men that had been staying at his home. But suspicions alone won’t solve this case.

A naval officer is killed when he and his colleagues are robbed on the island of St. Thomas. Even with much effort, the case soon went cold. It would take an international task force to solve it.

A missing 8 year old has the community frantic to find her. The missing persons case soon becomes a homicide. A note is discovered during the search that will prove pivotal to this crime.

The murder of a popular young man in Iowa remained unsolved for decades. Secrets never before revealed, may lead to this cold case finally being closed. Or would they?

A popular young local man is found by his fiancé dead in their Iowa home. His relationships are the suspected motive but the case soon goes cold. A chance encounter decades later might be the key to solving this crime.

Two active marines are murdered in a park on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the decades since their deaths, the road for one of their brother’s has been a long, painful, yet hopeful journey.

After a private investigator is found dead, police narrow in on their suspect. But a huge obstacle remains: will they be able to prove what killed him.

Young women are going missing along the New Jersey shore. As bodies begin to be located, police need to locate an elusive killer before he strikes again.

A community parade ends in tragedy when a stray bullet takes the life of a child. Would the killer be brought to justice or would they disappear forever into the crowd?

A body is found inside an apartment and an ID of the killer is quickly made. But police soon realize that the case will be tougher to crack than they thought.

A missing woman is found buried in a shallow grave. What happened to her will shock the conscience. And for investigators, the challenge is proving who committed the crime.

A sibling’s concern for her sister and her family, leads her to call the police. What they find behind the door of the family’s home, was worse than anyone imagined.

Wedding festivities at a rental property come to a halt when the owner disappears, leaving behind signs of foul play. Guests, contractors, even her own family, become persons of interest as detectives try to find her.

Unpacking the mind of this killer gave investigators much more than they bargained for.

Ten years ago, a beloved retired couple was murdered in unthinkable ways. The case still haunts the family and community. And it’s one that will stay with Scott and Anna-Sigga forever.

A father missing and a mother dead. Their little boy is investigators’ best chance to solve both these crimes.

A roofer left for work one Friday and never came home. A photograph might be the key investigators needed to find him.

Words, anger and a gun equaled death for a young father. Photographs, video and social media proved to be the ingredients needed to catch his killer.

Brace yourself for a twist halfway through the episode.

Three shootings push West Palm Beach police to catch a killer on the loose before he strikes again.

A missing father… a daughter suspected of the crime… the expression ‘if walls could talk’ takes on new meaning in this case.

Larceny, brutal assault, murder plots — a diabolical plan being set in motion, and investigators have to stop it before it is too late.

A police officer’s death… with the smoking gun lying in her hand. Death by suicide or was it murder? Proving the answer would be much more complicated than anyone thought.

When a young man is gunned down, a security guard is quickly ruled the prime suspect. But, his statements send this case in a direction no one saw coming.

An elderly man savagely tortured in his home… Did his job put him in the crosshairs of danger or was it more personal?

A mother stabbed to death inside her home becomes a cold case until a piece of overlooked evidence come to light.

Multiple murders span several years, at and around truck stops. How are they connected and who is the serial killer behind them?

A San Antonio detective sifts through misleading witnesses, dubious admissions and overlooked evidence to rectify a disturbing, decade-old investigation.

A raw look inside an unsolved case. Helping a family get answers would be the gift they need this new year.

Sights are set on a prime suspect, but police have only one shot to get a confession. A criminal profiler helps investigators get justice for the Delgado boys.

A fire consumes the life of two young brothers. There’s no evidence to say it was murder, but a disturbing family secret raises suspicion.

The family, community and police are convinced that a strange neighbor is behind the murder of teen girl. But a phone call confession urges detectives to look in a different direction.

A man’s night out mysteriously ended with him dead in a courtyard. Detectives are about to unravel what happened, beginning with the person who called 911.

Grudges spawn chaos in the shooting death of a young man. Investigators track down the man spotted in surveillance, but are baffled by the victim’s friend who fled the scene.

A man’s body found on the snowy hills of North Carolina leads back to an overseas political assassination.

To celebrate AoM’s 100th episode, we wanted to hear from you! Scott and Anna-Sigga answer listeners' questions.

No forensic evidence tying them to the crime, and one has an alibi, but two daughters of a police sergeant are the top suspects in a homicide. Detectives unravel a murder conspiracy that tests the bonds of family and love.

Two detectives join forces to solve a homicide involving the daughters of a police sergeant.

A mass shooting inside of a bar leaves two dead and a quick arrest of the gunman.

Myth: Fire destroys everything. In a double homicide-turned-arson case, investigators uncover evidence that turns up the heat on a jealous ex-lover.

Never heard of the Dixie Mafia? Miami-Dade police has… Back in the 1970’s, a single murder sent a deadly ripple throughout South Florida.

Arson, adultery and a wife under arrest for orchestrating her husband’s murder. Investigators know the puppet master, but who were the puppets?

A twisted tale of possible arson, adultery, and the murder of a wealthy commodities trader starts to unravel decades later in a conversation between two sisters.

A mother’s quest to locate the man charged with her daughter’s murder spans countries, and now, years.

How do you investigate a homicide when you don’t have a body, a name, or any evidence of a crime except for one person’s word?

A mom is murdered with her young girls in the next room. Now a witness, her 6-year-old daughter will walk into court more than once.

A pastor’s wife is gunned down in the couple’s driveway. Their relationship, their church and even family, start to intermingle in ways no one expected.

A couple seeks seclusion on a quiet, winter night. But away from prying eyes also means no witnesses. A romantic rendezvous becomes a double homicide. And, the investigation’s biggest ally is the weather.

A young man is gunned down soon after the town’s big high school basketball game. An officer plays an unexpected role in untangling the mystery.

A brutal crime scene… three lives lost… and forensic evidence in question… Here’s how a short trip to Florida changed a woman’s life forever.

Three killings with a mixture of gunshot and stab wounds drive hundreds of detectives to hunt down a serial killer. His home? A creepy abandoned mansion. His trademark? A duffel bag.

Two doors — a sliding glass and a closet door — may be the best chances investigators have at finding a killer.

In this small Indiana town, murders are rare, but rumors run rampant. A sheriff nearing retirement sifts through different leads in his final push to solve a 41-year-old case.

Rare audio interviews and a terrifying 911 call paint the disturbing picture of an unforgettable NYPD case. A search of a drop ceiling yields a big surprise; its contents may be the very clue needed to catch the killers.

An innocuous card game raises a mom’s suspicions about her daughter’s boyfriend.

Body parts and a backyard bbq — two things that should never be in the same sentence, but are intertwined in this homicide. Investigators quickly know The Who, but they need to uncover The What.

An 18-year-old woman is murdered at a child’s birthday party.

A young father’s roadside death pushes his family to question the crime scene. Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact Lima Allen County Crime Stoppers at 419-229-STOP.

The search for a missing girl takes a deadly turn when an officer confronts a criminal who will stop at nothing to avoid jail time.

A rookie investigator faces the brutal homicide of a young Jane Doe. But the answer to who killed her literally walks through the station door.

A mom’s fatal accident forces her daughter to suspect a close loved one... A case that truly tests family bonds.

Three generations of women and girls are massacred inside their home. And, the killer leaves behind a handwritten message on the wall. Telltale clue or diversion tactic?

Nothing is as it seems: A homicide victim spotted alive, an informant with ulterior motives, and a woman who was hundreds of miles away from the murder turns out to be a crucial witness.

In the heart of D.C., a family pleads to solve a mother’s murder. Investigators have a possible crime scene and a suspect, but they are missing one key element — there’s no body.

Just before she’s transferred overseas, an enlisted sailor disappears during her normal work routine. The world’s largest naval station is now a crime scene, and special agents look nationwide for her killer.

A 17-year-old’s dead body is found posed near a ravine. It took 50 years, a relentless detective and a family member-turned-deputy to unravel who killed her.