On July 5, 2018, Detective Daniel Hayes of the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, north of Atlanta, responded to a most unusual call. Peter Van Sant: A human body in a burn pile. Had you ever received a call like that in your career? Det. Daniel Hayes: I had never personally …
The quiet city of Medford, Oregon was shaken by Maggie Friar’s desperate 911 call in the early morning hours of Oct. 2, 2017. MAGGIE FRIAR to 911: I don’t know where my ex-husband or my oldest daughter is. 911 OPERATOR: I understand that. MAGGIE FRIAR to 911: Something happened at …
What began as a search for one missing woman led to multiple bodies and the capture of a man police say is a serial killer. May 1, 2010: Shannan Gilbert disappears Shannan Gilbert, 23, was working as an escort. In the early morning hours of May 1, 2010, Gilbert made …
It’s been decades since Reginald Reed Jr., known as Reggie, last saw his mother Selonia Reed. Reggie Reed: After my mother was murdered, things moved fast … I couldn’t really understand, like, why would somebody kill her? Like, what did she do? Reggie Reed: I feel like I missed out …
CASE UPDATE: On April 11, 2025, a jury found Monica Sementilli, the wife of famed hairdresser Fabio Sementilli, guilty of murder for his 2017 death in which he was beaten and stabbed in their Los Angeles home. In 2017, Monica Sementilli had an enviable life — a luxurious house …
Fabio Sementilli was a superstar in the beauty business. He began cutting hair in Toronto, Canada, and eventually moved to Los Angeles when he was promoted to an executive position at Wella. He settled in a home in Woodland Hills with his wife Monica and their two teenage daughters. On …
In November 2021, Detectives Jonathan Vander Lee and Calvin You had to figure out why a lifeless woman was left at a Los Angeles emergency room. Det. Jonathan Vander Lee: For a fresh case … it’s all on you. No one else is gonna solve this thing for you. It’s …
This story originally aired on April 15, 2023. Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia, a doctor in Durango, Mexico, was used to handling medical emergencies. But nothing prepared her for the call she got about her eldest daughter and namesake Hilda Marcela Cabrales. Dr. Hilda Marcela Arzola-Plascencia: I received the phone call in …
The last time Jan Cilliers had a conversation with his wife, Christy Giles, she was taking a walk outside their Marina del Rey, California, apartment with their cat, Loki — a Russian Blue, whose favorite thing to do was run out on the beach and roll in the sand. She …
This story originally aired on May 18, 2024. On Nov. 13, 2016, Dr. Eric “Scott” Sills, a renowned California fertility doctor, called 911 and reported finding his wife and business partner Susann Sills unresponsive at the bottom of the stairs. An initial investigation revealed some evidence that was consistent with …