Heartland Homicide

When Erin Chorney disappears, suspicion falls on her ex-boyfriend Michael Bridges, the last person to have seen her; after investigators' searches come up empty-handed, they orchestrate an operation to woo Bridges into confessing her whereabouts.

On the outskirts of Nashville, Mich., Rodney Fancher's bullet-ridden body is found in a ditch; the hunt for a killer begins, pulling in police forces from across the state; as the case starts to turn cold, a startling confession emerges.

Just outside Athens, Wis., Kenneth Kunz finds four of his family members murdered and one missing; investigators determine whether it was his mother, a local farm boy, or the rumored family drug dealing connections that led to the brutal slayings.

In the small community of Gormania, W.Va., Cathy Ford receives a mysterious phone call and is reported missing that same evening; a burnt car, blood-soaked trailer and a secret a?air all point to the idea that Cathy did not disappear willingly.

Keith is known as a quiet but highly skilled artisan who takes good care of his mother, but after she becomes mysteriously ill and he is not heard from for three weeks, his girlfriend Betty comes under suspicion.

A family man goes missing in a small West Virginian town known for its sweet mountain air.

The chief of police in Sparta, Mich., leads an investigation into what happened to his family friend and babysitter, who is reported missing when she doesn't come home from Christmas shopping, and is found beneath a snow bank weeks later.

When Abbie Speir's body is pulled from her burning house in a quaint farming community, investigators quickly discover that the fire is no accident, and that a killer could be lurking closer to home than anyone can imagine.

In the small town of Logan, Ohio, Summer Inman is violently abducted in a back alley behind her workplace; with multiple eye-witness accounts, investigators quickly zero in on three suspects who refuse to cooperate.

The Klaus family home is burned down in the middle of the night.

When Abbie Speir's body is pulled from her burning house in a quaint farming community, investigators quickly discover that the fire is no accident, and that a killer could be lurking closer to home than anyone can imagine.

A motel housekeeper in Oakley, Kan., discovers the body of her co-worker Alice Pepperl; the room lacks hard evidence to point to a suspect, but a special coin taken from the cash register could be all it takes.

In the small community of Gormania, W.Va., Cathy Ford receives a mysterious phone call and is reported missing that same evening; a burnt car, blood-soaked trailer and a secret a?air all point to the idea that Cathy did not disappear willingly.

When Erin Chorney disappears, suspicion falls on her ex-boyfriend Michael Bridges, the last person to have seen her; after investigators' searches come up empty-handed, they orchestrate an operation to woo Bridges into confessing her whereabouts.

A family man goes missing in a small West Virginian town known for its sweet mountain air.

The chief of police in Sparta, Mich., leads an investigation into what happened to his family friend and babysitter, who is reported missing when she doesn't come home from Christmas shopping, and is found beneath a snow bank weeks later.

The Klaus family home is burned down in the middle of the night.

Just outside Athens, Wis., Kenneth Kunz finds four of his family members murdered and one missing; investigators determine whether it was his mother, a local farm boy, or the rumored family drug dealing connections that led to the brutal slayings.

Dr. Dale Cavaness is revered in his hometown of Eldorado, Ill., but after his 22-year-old son is slain execution-style, authorities find that the good doctor has some skeletons in the closet.

Keith is known as a quiet but highly skilled artisan who takes good care of his mother, but after she becomes mysteriously ill and he is not heard from for three weeks, his girlfriend Betty comes under suspicion.

On the outskirts of Nashville, Mich., Rodney Fancher's bullet-ridden body is found in a ditch; the hunt for a killer begins, pulling in police forces from across the state; as the case starts to turn cold, a startling confession emerges.

In the small town of Logan, Ohio, Summer Inman is violently abducted in a back alley behind her workplace; with multiple eye-witness accounts, investigators quickly zero in on three suspects who refuse to cooperate.

A motel housekeeper in Oakley, Kan., discovers the body of her co-worker Alice Pepperl; the room lacks hard evidence to point to a suspect, but a special coin taken from the cash register could be all it takes.

Dr. Dale Cavaness is revered in his hometown of Eldorado, Ill., but after his 22-year-old son is slain execution-style, authorities find that the good doctor has some skeletons in the closet.