True Crime with Aphrodite Jones - Episode Guide

Laci Peterson and her unborn child are found floating in the San Francisco Bay. Her husband Scott is convicted of killing her. But crime writer Aphrodite Jones finds there is much more to this story than what is in the headlines.

The Las Vegas kidnapping case that put former football great O.J. Simpson in jail was one of many highly publicized Simpson cases with a singular theme - rage. Crime Writer Aphrodite Jones uncovers new information about the fall of an icon.

The wife of a novelist turns up dead at the bottom of a staircase and her husband is convicted of the killing her. But did he? Crime writer Aphrodite Jones goes behind prison walls to confront Michael Peterson to find out if he killed his wife.

An actress turns up dead at the home of Phil Spector and the music legend is charged with murder. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones uncovers videotape that Spector hoped would clear his name, but instead is a damning self-portrait.

He is the most notorious serial killer in California history - the Zodiac. For forty years his identify has remained unknown. Now crime writer Aphrodite Jones follows his bloody trail to try to find the killer's true identify.

Two vicious dogs savagely kill a 33-year-old woman in a San Francisco apartment building. As crime writer Aphrodite Jones follows this bizarre story, she uncovers a world of prison gangs and animal cruelty that led to murder.

Two brothers murder their wealthy parents. Authorities say it was for money. The brothers say it was out of fear. Now, crime writer Aphrodite Jones talks with some who know the story - and believe what the Menendez brothers say may be true.

He was one of the world's greatest entertainers. But for the past twenty years Michael Jackson was haunted by allegations of child abuse. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones sets out to prove those charges were as responsible for his early death as drugs.

In Orange County, California, crime writer Aphrodite Jones goes on the hunt for a missing couple. What she discovers is a horrifying web of deceit that is the foundation for one of the most disturbing crimes California has ever seen.

When Washington, D.C. intern Chandra Levy goes missing, a U.S. congressman falls under suspicion. Crime writer Aphrodite Jones examines the story's media circus, the life of Levy and what really happened to her in Washington.

If JonBenet Ramsey had lived, she'd be a junior in college. More than 14 years have passed after the murder and her case continues to baffle investigators. Aphrodite Jones digs for answers to a case that has raised a lot of questions.

Was it a murder, an overdose, or an accident? The mysterious life and tragic death of blonde bombshell Anna Nicole Smith is profiled. Aphrodite examines the death of Anna Nicole and possible ties to her young son's own tragic death.

Rodney Alcala was a real-life ladykiller. At times charming, Rodney hid his disturbed personality behind a photographer's lens, using this guise to lure and attract unsuspecting women into his web of murder.

Scott Rothstein was a successful businessman in Fort Lauderdale until a promising young lawyer at his law firm is murdered, and further investigation into Rothstein reveals an elaborate Ponzi scheme bilking unsuspecting victims.

When popular Pastor in Waco TX's wife commits suicide after the death of their baby daughter, everyone sympathizes with the grieving man of God. Then surprising revelations involving a mistress and a plot for murder lands casts a new light on the Pastor.

When the dead bodies of three young boys turn up in a ditch, the town of West Memphis is turned upside down. Law enforcement arrests and tries three teenage boys, despite the fact that no solid evidence ties the teenagers to this horrific crime.

What pushed Ryan Jenkins over the edge? Jenkins was a contestant on a reality TV dating show, and after his elimination by the female host, murdered a woman whom resembled her.

Did a 7-year old girl accidentally drown or was it an unthinkable murder committed by her own mother? The guilt and innocence of Amanda Lewis is weighed as Aphrodite delves into this heartwrenching case and unravels a mystery containing many twists.

Taylor Helzer was a self-professed prophet of God who led his emerging cult, "Children of Thunder" on a murder spree. Aphrodite Jones digs deep into the character of the group's charismatic leader to illuminate his decent into darkness.

Betty Broderick became "the woman scorned" when her husband, Dan, left her for a younger woman. Betty responded by killing Dan and his new young bride. Twenty-one years later, Aphrodite interviews Betty and learns what drove her to murder.

When millionaire Bill McLaughlin landed himself a sexy live-in girlfriend, he thought life would get better. But his girlfriend and her lover had other ideas. Aphrodite follows a roller-coaster ride through a sensational crime of greed, lust and betrayal.

We're all familiar with the tragic death of Caylee Anthony and her mother's bizarre lies about it. Like many, Aphrodite was outraged when party-hard single mom Casey was found innocent. But what did the jury see that so many others missed?

In Colorado, Detectives don't take long to identify the main suspect in a young woman's disappearance, but they can't prove it. And when another young woman is nearly killed in a fiery blaze, police have to scramble -or risk a serial killer on the loose.

Wall Street motivational speaker Jeffrey Locker is found fatally stabbed in his car, parked in the projects of East Harlem, NY. What was he doing there? Aphrodite Jones talks to his killer, and uncovers an unbelievable tale.

The mysterious murder of a newlywed nurse looks like a tragic break-in gone wrong. But when a DNA analysis is done years later, it points to a female killer. Aphrodite finds out why the killer's family thinks they got the wrong woman.

When a doctor comes home between surgeries on Valentine's Day to surprise his wife with a card, he instead finds her lying beaten to death in a pool of blood. But as Aphrodite Jones finds out, nothing in this murder case is what it appears.

When a visiting millionaire CEO is found brutally murdered in a hotel room in New York State, Aphrodite takes us on a ride through an almost unbelievable case featuring Miami hit men, bizarre fetishes, and even a second unsolved murder.

In 1996, Cal Poly freshman Kristen Smart walked home from a frat party, and was never seen again. And as Aphrodite discovers, there's only one suspect that police have been pursuing - for years. Will this baffling case ever be solved?

Sandy Maloney is found burned to death in her home. She apparently passed out on the couch in an alcoholic stupor, lighting it on fire with a cigarette. With a policeman for an ex-husband, Aphrodite thinks there might be more to this presumed "accident".

14-year-old Cateresa Matthews is shot dead in the suburbs of Chicago, after being raped. After months of bad tips, five teenage boys confess to the crime. But as Aphrodite examines the evidence she discovers that police may have made a terrible mistake.

In Pennsylvania, Methodist minister AB Schirmer is beloved by his congregation. Which is why it's such a tragedy when he loses his wife in a freak automobile accident. But was it really an accident? Aphrodite Jones gets the full story.

Glendive, Montana is shocked when mother Susan Casey goes missing after a date. Detectives realize that three men are in her life, any one of whom might have done the unthinkable. Aphrodite Jones follows this twisted tale to its shocking conclusion.

VA college freshman Taylor Behl goes missing after just days on campus, and her mother's worst fears are realized. A relationship based largely on the Internet has proven fatal. Aphrodite Jones gets the full story-interviewing Taylor's killer in prison.

When nursing student Michelle Le goes missing, her family rallies the entire Hayward, CA community to look for her. While they hold out for a happy ending, police know better. Aphrodite Jones looks into a troubling story of friendship gone horribly wrong.

Yazeed and Rosemarie Essa lead a happy life outside Cleveland. One day Rosemarie slumps over behind the wheel and crashes, apparently from a heart attack. As Aphrodite Jones discovers, how she really died is a story that will span years and continents.

NFL superstar Steve McNair is found shot to death in his downtown apartment, a beautiful woman also lying dead at his feet. Nashville police are quick to rule his death a murder-suicide. But Aphrodite Jones isn't so sure...

Hollywood stuntman Garrett Warren opens his door only to be confronted by a gunman who fires point blank. Garrett survives, but will whoever tried to kill him strike again? Aphrodite Jones explores a case that's stranger-than-Hollywood-fiction.

When Florida Detective Donna Velazquez was assigned the case of David Jackson, who'd been missing for years, she knew it was just a way of "testing" the rookie. But with determination, she winds up solving the case, unveiling a sinister murder plot.

When a house fire takes the lives of Wayne and Billi Jo Smallwood's two young children, everyone on the Fort Campbell military base is grief-stricken for them. But when it turns out the fire was intentionally set - grief turns to outrage.

Rusty Sneiderman and his wife Andrea lead a comfortable life in the Atlanta suburb of Dunwoody. But just after he drops off their youngest at the daycare one day, Rusty is gunned down right there in the parking lot.

Amanda Ross is gunned down outside her apartment in Lexington, Kentucky. Police only have one suspect, the scion of the politically powerful Nunn family, Steve Nunn.

Matthew Podolak is a young man in his prime. So when he arrives in the emergency room keeled over with abdominal pains, doctors are at a loss as to what's happened. Within hours, he's dead. And the autopsy results only deepen the mystery.

Just before midnight, Nuzzio Begaren and his wife, corrections officer Elizabeth Begaren, pull off Route 91. The couple is concerned about the menacing men that are following them. In the ensuing confrontation, Elizabeth is gunned down in cold blood.

When a driven investigative reporter in Chicago is asked to look into the unsolved murder of a local teacher, she discovers a series of coincidences that point not only to a suspect in this murder, but in two other murders as well.

When Robert Bessey is shot in the neck as he drives to work just outside of Las Vegas, he beats the odds by surviving. Police then put the pieces of a complicated puzzle together to reveal who ordered the hit on Robert.

A teenage girl is found brutally stabbed to death the morning after she leaves to go to a Halloween party. Now fifteen years later, her parents are more determined than ever to see all of her killers get justice. Aphrodite Jones gets the full story.

A woman's torso is found floating inside a garbage bag off Key Biscayne, Florida. The identity of the woman remains a mystery for nearly twenty-five years until two grown sisters come forward and tell police about abuse they endured - and where it ended.

In New York, a teenage boy vanishes without a trace after sneaking out one night to meet up with friends. Did Joey run away? Or could he have met with a much more tragic end? Aphrodite Jones gets the full story.

A young man is killed at his father's home in Central New York when the truck he is working on falls off its jack and crushes his chest. What at first appears to be a tragic accident soon reveals itself as something much more sinister.

A parishioner is shot to death while working in the office of her church in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The murder sends reverberations throughout the church. Was she killed at random, or was it personal? Aphrodite Jones tells the story.

In the Atlanta area, a man is executed at point blank range in a partially completed housing subdivision. But the Alabama native had only been in town a few hours before he was killed. Was it business or personal? Aphrodite tells the full story.

In California, a woman disappears without a trace. Police suspect her roommate knows more than he claims, but without any hard evidence they become locked in a vicious game of cat and mouse. Aphrodite Jones uncovers a tale of fatal obsession and murder.

A woman in a small town is the target of a terrifying and insidious stalker. When she goes missing, police must prove she was killed -- without a body. Aphrodite Jones goes inside the investigation to shed light on a case filled with twists and turns.

Ellen Sherman is found murdered at home while her husband is away sailing. The murder investigation uncovers allegations of wife swapping and multiple affairs. The case goes cold until a famous forensic scientist and a teenager help crack the case.

A long haul trucker disappears just before New Years'. Thirteen years later a tax fuel auditor goes missing. The investigation into one case expands into another, and police uncover one of the most bizarre and grizzly crime scenes they've ever seen.

A young woman with a new job and on the verge of marriage is found dead in her home with her throat slit and "#1" scrawled on the wall in lipstick. Is she the first of many who will fall prey to a serial killer?

Thirty-eight-year-old Danny Coleman's charred remains are discovered 50 miles from home, and the effort to hunt down his killers will take nearly two decades, involving sex, drugs and a voice from the grave.

Two fraternity brothers are inseparable until after college when their once close friendship ends in murder.

A beloved small town city worker is gunned down at work.

A young woman is killed and her live-in boyfriend fights for his life after being shot twice in the head, then the woman's grieving family is shocked to learn of the sad secret she took to her grave.

Twenty-one-year-old Rose Goggins goes missing, leaving her 1-year-old son behind, then police find her vehicle but not her body.

The charred remains of an unidentified man are discovered in Florida.

When 15 year old Annie Kasprzak was found brutally murdered, her foster parents were devastated. It would take a dedicated rookie detective shifting through false leads and digital forensics to uncover the shocking truth of what happened to Annie.