Swamp Murders

16-year-old Carol Hutto is a dependable friend, daughter and sister. She's a good student, loves wrestling and hanging out with friends. So when she misses her curfew one evening, her mother knows something awful has happened.

Bobby and Patricia Sexton have three daughters and live on her grandparent's property in Jacksonville, Texas. But when Bobby doesn't come home one evening, his worried wife, Patricia, files a missing person's report.

In Noel, Missouri, a bank is robbed of $71,000 and the bank president, Dan Short, is nowhere to be found. Could Short have robbed his own bank? Five days later, a body is found in the swampy shallows of the Great Lake o' the Cherokees.

Alabama teen Edith McLeroy rebels against her conservative upbringing marrying the leader of a biker crew, cruising the highways as queen of the pack. But when her body is found in Louisiana, a mystery is sparked that will end up lasting 32 years.

When two women are discovered in the depths of Georgia's Flint River, detectives wonder if a serial killer is afoot. But when they connect the two victims, investigators follow their lead to the discovery of two more corpses, and a whole slew of betrayal.

When 19-year-old Kathy Bonney, model daughter, fails to return home, concerned father Tom Bonney turns to police. That same day, her body is pulled from Virginia’s Great Dismal Swamp. Turns out, Kathy wasn’t as angelic as her family was led to believe.

Kathy Goble is a beloved mother of two and popular saleswoman at a high-end men's store in Charleston, West Virginia. When she doesn’t show up to work on a spring day in 2010, her co-workers and family know something's up.

15-year-old Allison Tornensis is a teenager from the small town of Quilcene, Washington. In the summer of 1992, her body washes up on the murky shores of the Little Quil River.

The headless body of 34-year-old Beverly McGowan turns up near the swampy shores of the Everglades. The murder takes detectives on a 12-year manhunt for an elusive and ruthless suspect.

Angela Crowley's body turns up partially clothed and strangled on the murky banks of the Cross Florida Barge Canal. Detectives discover shocking secrets as they unravel the mystery of who stalked and killed the innocent 21-year-old.

14-year-old Gina Marie Justi's body is discovered in a marsh near an orange grove, brutally raped and strangled. What follows is four decades of a game of cat and mouse.

Heather Strong is a responsible mother of two. Detectives find her body rotting in a swampy overgrowth, and the investigation that follows untangles a web of romance and friendship that led to obsession, betrayal and ultimately murder.

Kenneth Richardson is an Indiana family man and an evangelist minister who knows the Bible by heart. When his body is found on the grimy banks of a Florida boat ramp in August 2001, detectives discover an arrow was the weapon of choice. 

When the body of a teenage girl is found dumped on the muddy banks of the Trinity River, Texas police identify her as 13-year-old Krystal Baker. Yet, sixteen years pass before Krystal's killer is brought to justice.

When Andrea White suddenly disappears in Florida, leaving her four children behind, her concerned friends and family contact the police. As detectives investigate, they uncover a twisted, two-faced killer with a double life.

Bill, Nancy, and her 8-year-old daughter, Sarah, live a happy life in the Arkansas Ozarks. So when their bodies are pulled from the dark, murky waters of the Illinois Bayou, police are devastated by the sight of them.

When a young woman leaves home to join up with a goth community in Manchester, NH, her mom figures it's just a phase. But when she later disappears from a roadside bar, it's clear that something truly sinister has happened

A Marietta, GA, co-ed is eager to make the five-hour drive home to see her parents. But she never gets there. Her friends and coworkers have no answers, and when her body surfaces in the Oconee River, detectives realize that one of them is lying.

While her husband is away, a vivacious Army medic enjoys a night out at a dive bar near Fort Bragg, NC. But she never makes it home. And though dogs pick up her scent in a nearby swamp, her fate baffles police -- until a local P.I. takes up the case.

When the Stewart family wakes up one morning, their 47-year-old mom, Kathy, is nowhere to be found. The last they knew, she went for a walk in downtown Ava, MO. But when her murdered body is found in nearby Cowskin Creek, the town erupts in fear.

In Albany, NY, a young woman storms out of the house to track down her wayward boyfriend and disappears into the night. When her body is found washed up on the mucky banks of the Hudson River, detectives realize they have a killer on the loose.

A young woman's night of partying at a roadhouse in Krotz Springs, LA, takes a sinister turn when she vanishes from the parking lot. Her desperate boyfriend suspects she made a deadly connection with an old flame -- and the nearby Atchafalaya Swamp.

On the morning of her 50th birthday, a woman is found face-down in Suqualena Creek near Meridian, MS, apparently drowned. But it's no accident. Her daughter and her best friend are distraught, but as detectives learn, both are hiding secrets.

When a Lakota teen disappears after a night out in the mostly white town of Mobridge, SD, deep racial tensions erupt. And after her body is found in the mucky shallows of the Missouri River, detectives are stonewalled on both sides of the divide.

When their car breaks down at the mall in Beaumont, TX, a young husband tells his wife to wait while he fetches their other ride. But when he returns minutes later -- she's mysteriously vanished. Does the nearby Big Thicket Swamp hold the answers?

Outside Asheville, NC, a young mother is stabbed four times in the chest and left for dead in the French Broad River. But she lives long enough to seek out help -- and leave a cryptic clue for detectives.

A teenage girl is found bleeding to death along California's Deep Creek Spillway, leaving police with all kinds of questions. But when 19-year-old Raquel Rayas dies before they can get answers, detectives turn to a mysterious phone number for help.

When the body of former beauty queen Jackie Johns is found floating in Missouri's Lake Springfield, her small town is left up in arms. But as officers dig deeper into Jackie's list of admirers, they soon discover the fine line between love and hate.

After a baby is found abandoned along Ohio's Scioto River, police discover the child's mother has been tragically murdered. Out to bring justice to 21-year-old Stephanie Evan's family, officers uncover secrets about someone in the young mom's past.

A submerged car pulled from a Florida canal brings a startling discovery: the body of 39-year-old Beverly Jackson. Police explore the single mom’s work route and relationships, but it will take the help of a hotline tipster to track down her killer.

After 53-year-old Barbara Hefner disappears from her remote Georgia residence, her body is found floating in nearby Folly Lake. On the hunt for her killer, officers uncover a recent inheritance and secret affair before ultimately bringing justice home.

An innocent trip to the store ends in tragedy when the body of Linda Strait is found along the Spokane River. But with no eyewitnesses, detectives have their work cut out for them. They'll spend the rest of their careers searching for the ruthless killer.

In Fresno, CA, the body of Jody Lynn Wolfe washes up along the banks of Dry Creek Canal. Detectives can't imagine who could do this to the teen. But the more they learn about Jody's life, the more they begin to realize this murder hits close to home.

When the torso of single mother Mary Stetson washes up along New Hampshire's Piscataquog River, police retrace her final steps. But every place along Mary's path presents new mysteries, and people who aren't as innocent as they first appear.

In the marshy waters of Florida’s Indian River, a local judge makes a grisly discovery -- the body of a young woman, bound and floating in the water. Now police are searching for the person who brought 22-year-old Misty Morse to her watery grave.

Kimra Riley heads to a Sheffield, Alabama, bar looking for fun and soon finds something far more sinister. Two months later, her body is found tangled up on the banks of the Tennessee River. 

When the body of 20-year-old transgender woman CeCe Dove is found floating in a suburban pond 20 miles from her Cleveland home, detectives consider motives personal and primal as they hunt down her ruthless killer.

22-year-old mom Shawn Williams heads to the store late one night and never comes home. When her body is found the following day along an Oklahoma river, investigators wonder if one of the men in Shawn's life might be her killer.

When shots ring out on a remote Florida beach, officers are devastated to learn the lives of two Georgia teens have been lost. Even with two jurisdictions on the case, leads are scarce. Until an unexpected call comes in and promises swift resolution.

After 30-year-old Lloyd Tobin is gunned down on a lakefront beach in Texas, his family launches their own investigation to help police solve the case. More than 20 years later, closure comes from a surprising source.

When the body of 18-year-old Sharyn Kills Back is found in a Texas storm drain, Arlington detectives are left with few leads. But when a tip comes in from Fort Worth police twenty years later, detectives band together to bring her killer to justice.

After 32-year-old Mark Mueller's body is pulled from the shore of Lake Michigan, police wonder how his favorite fishing spot became a scene for murder. It's not until his burned-out car is found miles away that officers finally get some answers.

When the body of 18-year-old Tina Hendricks is found floating in a Florida canal, officers hone in on a local bar. But with many admirers fawning over Tina that final night, it will take the help of witness testimonies to sort out friend from foe.

A party in the woods ends in tragedy when the body of 18-year-old Jarret Clark is found floating in a lake. With many people camping in the Oklahoma wilderness that night, it's only a matter of time before agents come across a key witness to the crime.

When a night out ends in bloodshed for 23-year-old Navy veteran Raul Mendoza, Houston police have a lot of questions on their hands. But a tip from Raul's sister soon reveals that someone police have met before may hold the answers.

After the body of wealthy Richard Hodges is found along the Missouri River, police find his mother has also been killed inside their home. As detectives get to work, they wonder if a secret in Richard's life might have been behind the murders.