True Crime Xtra Friday

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Did Lizzie Borden really hack her parents to death? A surprising answer and an inside look at the haunting crime scene. Erin Moriarty reports

How a bakery worker's secret plan to recover DNA from a discarded Coke can helped investigators solve the cold case of a college student murdered over Thanksgiving weekend

The case of a teacher accused of sending hate mail whose fate rested on the DNA evidence contained in saliva used to lick the stamps

When a beautiful model goes missing, suspicious photographs are found in a dumpster. Investigators track down a professional photographer

Scientists prove the injured victim of a blast was actually the person who constructed and delivered the bomb

At the end of a murder mystery event, a real death occurs. The death initially looks like an accident but forensic evidence suggests otherwise

How police investigating the murder of a 13-year-old boy were aided by diatoms _ single cell organisms that live in water

Whilst out riding with her husband, a woman dies in an apparent riding accident. But her husband doesn't appear as grief-stricken as he should be

A woman repeatedly threatened to kill her ex, and she enlisted her father to help make good on her promise

A wealthy Florida businessman is arrested after a violent confrontation with his wife - she survived. Did his daughter's sumptuous wedding lead to a murderous rage?

Discovering the largest water-borne outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in the US, when bad weather conditions contaminated Lake Michigan with manure from Wisconsin's dairy herds

A twisted killer murdered prostitutes and left their bodies in plain sight. Evidence of treads and threads enable police to track him down

A serial killer brought to justice by samples of carpet fibres found on the clothes of his victims

A tragic tale in which cattle auctions were tainted by false cheques and homeless men were shot dead, all at the hands of a greedy farmer

An FBI investigation into a letter bomb campaign aimed at the American judiciary

The inspection of a woman's skull found in a lake reveals she was brutally butchered

A woman uses an interpreter in her efforts to sue a former tenant she accuses of assault and animal cruelty.

A car stranded in theft mode and allegations of title jumping come into play when the sale of a car goes south.

A woman racks up tickets and is sued for a wreck she wasn't involved in after selling her car to a cousin but neglecting to take it out of her name.

A woman sues her handyman for making unauthorised charges on her credit card above and beyond the amount needed to upgrade her property.

A teenager sues her father for repossessing the car he helped her buy; he says she broke every rule he laid out.

An 18-year-old girl is shocked to discover there is a loan on the truck she saved up to buy; the car salesman insists that he told her about the loan.

A caregiver questions her client's need for state-sponsored support and claims she was the victim of vandalism and harassment soon after she spoke up.

A man confesses that he was driving his sister's car when it was destroyed but says he's not to blame because it's not his car.

Accused of lying about the paternity of her child and of vandalizing her ex-lover's car, a woman countersues for false arrest.

Teenage shoe collectors fight over a designer tennis shoe deal gone bad; a countersuit for harassment comes into play.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

A bicyclist claims she blacked out after being hit by a car and thrown to the ground; she sues for pain and suffering.

Brandishing a gun around children, a bloody assault, and repossession of a truck come into play when ex-friends fight over money.

After an 8-year-old vandalizes 'wet' cement, a city contractor admits he didn't put up enough warning for the public because it encourages vandalism.

A woman uses an interpreter in her efforts to sue a former tenant she accuses of assault and animal cruelty.

A car stranded in theft mode and allegations of title jumping come into play when the sale of a car goes south.

A woman racks up tickets and is sued for a wreck she wasn't involved in after selling her car to a cousin but neglecting to take it out of her name.

A woman sues her handyman for making unauthorised charges on her credit card above and beyond the amount needed to upgrade her property.

A teenager sues her father for repossessing the car he helped her buy; he says she broke every rule he laid out.

An 18-year-old girl is shocked to discover there is a loan on the truck she saved up to buy; the car salesman insists that he told her about the loan.

A caregiver questions her client's need for state-sponsored support and claims she was the victim of vandalism and harassment soon after she spoke up.

A man confesses that he was driving his sister's car when it was destroyed but says he's not to blame because it's not his car.

Accused of lying about the paternity of her child and of vandalizing her ex-lover's car, a woman countersues for false arrest.

Discovering the largest water-borne outbreak of gastrointestinal illness in the US, when bad weather conditions contaminated Lake Michigan with manure from Wisconsin's dairy herds

A twisted killer murdered prostitutes and left their bodies in plain sight. Evidence of treads and threads enable police to track him down

A serial killer brought to justice by samples of carpet fibres found on the clothes of his victims