Season 5

24-year old waitress Zilpha Lowery goes missing in July 1993. Six months later, the gruesome discovery of her body has folks in Marion, NC, baffled. It's a frustrating case that takes police through the victim's past but goes cold until a decade-old lead helps police catch a killer.

The 2009 brutal slaying of 32-year-old divorcee Stacie Ann Smith, a single mom of 2, has the townsfolk of St. Albans, WV, reeling. The murderer's message at the crime scene baffles investigators and citizens are shocked that a killer lives in their midst.

When peaceful older couple 69-year-old Norm Leighton and 44-year-old Patti Hubbert are violently murdered and their apartment is set on fire, locals fear quiet Billings, MT, is turning into the Wild West. And when the couple's neighbor turns up dead, police are off on a wild ride to solve the case.

The sleepy town of Graham, WA, gets a jolt in November 2007 when young newlyweds Brian and Beverly Mauck are found shot to death in their rural home. Leads from friends and family send police on a wild goose chase, but cops soon find out one helpful tipster is the ruthless killer.

84-year-old Charles Taylor's grisly murder has the entire city of Warren, MI, in disarray. Investigators are forced to eliminate a swath of suspects, only to be stunned by the true identity of a callous murderer.

After beloved retired custodian James Mayberry is found stabbed to death in his Midwest home in 2002, the folks of Wichita, KS, are in shock. Detectives are stumped until a break comes faster than a prairie tornado that pins down the heartless killer.

The quiet town of Tomahawk, WI, is rocked when long time resident 42-year-old grandmother Tracy Maurer is found brutally stabbed to death in her home. Police have a laundry list of suspects but it's a tip from the rumor mill that finally brings closure to the case.

In 2000, 25-year-old engaged mom Holly Notestine goes missing from her Clearville, PA, home in front of her 2 young children. Leads run out and the case goes cold. Four years later, her body is found deep in a logging forest. After years of fuzzy clues and dead-end tips, cops nab a ruthless killer lurking just around the corner.

In 2006, Christmas cheer hits an all-time-low in Hubbardston, MI when 80-year-old Billie Cunningham is found murdered in her home. Years pass as police search for a vicious killer. But it turns out the shocking confession is well worth the wait.

The 1991 savage rape and murder of 22-year-old Cindy Pavey, single mom of 2, rattles the tranquil town of Murphysboro, IL. Police investigate a potentially deadly love triangle, but it will take 17 years to harvest the leads necessary to bring her killer to justice.