On the Case with Paula Zahn Season 12, Episode 3: Shortcut to Murder

1

A Harvest of Grief

A trail of blood and broken cornstalks leads police to the body of a beautiful young girl.

43 min

2

Eyes of a Killer

A 19-year-old clerk is abducted from a Del Ray Beach convenience store while eyewitnesses watch in horror.

43 min

3

Shortcut to Murder

A 14-year-old girl's shortcut home from school puts her on the path of a savage killer.

43 min

4

A Wave Goodbye

A 14-year-old girl is found stabbed to death in an empty campground more than 50 miles away from where she was last seen.

43 min

5

Hidden by Lies

A college student is found stabbed to death in her off campus apartment. Will it take a second tragic murder to solve her case?

43 min

6

A Killer in Town

Police must track down a vicious killer on his deadly cross-country killing spree.

43 min

7

Desperate Cry

A mother's desperate cry for help leads to a terrifying discovery.

43 min

8

A Killer in the Sun

When Kenny Baker returns home, the backdoor is ajar and his wife, Kathy, and two-year-old son, Ryan, are nowhere to be found, having disappeared out of their backyard in broad daylight.

43 min

9

Shattered Hope

19-year-old Shelley Sikes vanishes one night after her shift, and then her abandoned, blood-streaked car is discovered on a dark roadway.

43 min

10

A Hole in Their Hearts

A mother of three disappears from her office in broad daylight, and the case remains open for eight years until two farmers unearth a clue.

43 min

11

Golden Promises Broken

High school sweethearts disappear during a picnic and investigators spend years chasing false leads.

43 min

12

Darkness After Dawn

After a newlywed is found murdered in her bedroom, a search is launched for the killer that will last for three decades.

43 min

13

Same Crime Next Year

A teenager is found murdered on the weekend of the Daytona 500 motor race in Daytona Beach, Florida. Then, one year later, police are called to the scene of a nearly identical crime.

43 min

14

River of Sadness

A heartbreaking mystery begins with the discovery of a young woman's body floating in Washington state's Yakima River.

43 min

15

Crossed by Evil

Police race to find a young woman who disappeared on her way to work, but the clues they discover reveal a trail of unspeakable evil.

43 min

16

Deadly Silence

An 18-year-old woman never returns home after a night out with friends, and the police come up against a wall of silence that keeps them from uncovering the truth.

43 min

17

The Pastor's Wife

Two small boys witness the brutal murder of their mother, and their story may bring her cold-blooded killer to justice 30 years later.

43 min