Crime + Investigation Thursday

Following events during the first 48 hours after a crime is committed, which can often provide the key to the case or undermine it completely

Lieutenant Joe Kenda recalls an earlier case when a marathon runner was found murdered hours before a big race, and he sought assistance from a trusted police-dog handler

Joe Kenda goes undercover when kidnappers hold a toddler ransom. The team also has a mystery on its hands when an injured man vanishes during a roadside row

The brothers of a woman murdered by her daughter confront the defendant, their niece, in court

A judge chastises a defendant for sleeping in virtual court, and a grieving mother forgives the man who killed her unborn twins

A grieving father asks the judge for leniency for his son, who has been convicted of murdering his other son

A grieving man jumps over the gallery railing and goes after his brother's killer, while a defendant gets his bond revoked after angering the judge

The 2009 murder of Geeta Aulakh in Greenford, west London, whose death was ordered by her estranged husband

Examining the murder of 76-year-old Patricia Goodband, who vanished over the Christmas period in 2012, before her body was discovered weeks later in the grounds of her home

Julie died under mysterious circumstances, but not without leaving a warning. A letter she wrote before she died warned that her husband was capable of killing her.

Teenager Loren sneaks out to see a boy she's been chatting with online, who went on to become Canada's youngest serial killer

Examining the most fascinating consecutive 60 minutes of a homicide case, beginning with the murder of 89 year-old Fred Banks

When an altercation leads to the death of Dean Frank, Frances Thompson claims to have shot her friend in self defence - but police suspect something more sinister

Despite two recent murders in America putting fear into scores of people, Bernadette unknowingly invites the murderer to her home

Following events during the first 48 hours after a crime is committed, which can often provide the key to the case or undermine it completely

When 36-year-old Rodney Castin is gunned down in the lobby of his hotel in 2000, detectives scour Marietta, Georgia for his killer

Julie died under mysterious circumstances, but not without leaving a warning. A letter she wrote before she died warned that her husband was capable of killing her.

Tulsa police find a woman beaten to death during a welfare check, while a son witnesses his father's murder

A murder in front of a local nightclub shatters the New Orleans nightlife. The only clue Detective Rob Long has is an SUV fleeing from the scene

A young man is found dead behind the wheel of his taxi. Since robbery seems like an unlikely motive, Kenda and Gaenzle contemplate whether it was personal

The story of twins Rachel Steadwood and Tracy Brown, who were sexually abused by their uncle as children, but kept quiet about their ordeal for nearly 30 years

Following events during the first 48 hours after a crime is committed, which can often provide the key to the case or undermine it completely

A murder in front of a local nightclub shatters the New Orleans nightlife. The only clue Detective Rob Long has is an SUV fleeing from the scene

Lieutenant Joe Kenda recalls an earlier case when a marathon runner was found murdered hours before a big race, and he sought assistance from a trusted police-dog handler

A grieving father asks the judge for leniency for his son, who has been convicted of murdering his other son

A grieving man jumps over the gallery railing and goes after his brother's killer, while a defendant gets his bond revoked after angering the judge

Julie died under mysterious circumstances, but not without leaving a warning. A letter she wrote before she died warned that her husband was capable of killing her.