While searching for a missing mother, police discover evidence that puts them on the trail of a deadly sexual predator.

When a young woman is found shot to death in her home, police are baffled; then a cryptic letter from a mysterious source sends the investigation down a twisting road to the truth.

A 16-year-old girl disappears on her way to visit friends; as police retrace her last known movements, they uncover evidence she may have been kidnapped by an international human trafficking ring.

A young mother is viciously stabbed in broad daylight, and her final words may provide police with the key to catching her killer.

A young woman's body is found in the ashes of a fire.

When a young teacher is murdered in her home, police must rely on the eyewitness testimony of a young neighbor who saw her killer lurking outside her window.

A young girl disappears on her way home from school, and the police investigate a series of terrifying calls her family received before she went missing.

A young woman's body is found at a popular campsite in the Rocky Mountains, marking the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.

After Michael Brinkman is murdered in his home, police must figure out why the two masked home invaders stole nothing and left a series of strange clues at the crime scene.

A beloved grandmother is savagely murdered during a life-and-death struggle; a family secret may be the key to bringing her heartless killer to justice.

Police find a young woman who has been run over by her own car, marking the beginning of a terrifying murder mystery.

A college student disappears in broad daylight after an afternoon of sunbathing at a busy lake; the mystery deepens when her wallet is found along with personal items belonging to another victim of a violent crime.

When a young woman's car is found abandoned on a bridge, police must consider three possibilities, including suicide, foul play and an intentional disappearance.

An elected community official is found stabbed to death in his Washington, D.C., home.

After an FBI agent's daughter disappears from an airport parking lot, law enforcement officers from across the country rally to help; however, the case quickly evolves into one of the bureau's most difficult and heartbreaking homicide investigations.

A beloved detective is killed during a shootout at a downtown Atlanta hotel; his fellow officers, including his son, strive to bring the two shooters to justice.

A young schoolteacher is savagely murdered in the doorway of her own home.

An unlikely pair of investigators strive to solve Elaine Fogle's murder after the case goes cold for four decades.

After a U.S. Air Force major is found beaten to death just outside his home, police wonder whether the crime was a random act of violence or related to his top-secret job at a nearby military base.

After Wendi Brant, 45, is found murdered at her horse ranch, investigators study the crime scene and realize that Brant must've been killed by someone she knew and trusted.

Police uncover a trail of terrifying clues while investigating a couple's disappearance; they come to suspect that the couple has fallen victim to a carefully laid trap in the classified pages of the newspaper.

Aphrodite Jones' numerous true-crime books have captivated readers for years. Now, the best-selling author and criminal profiler brings her uncanny instincts to this series that focuses on the compelling cases that commanded the headlines. From the unsolved murder of child beauty-pageant contestant JonBenet Ramsey to the strange circumstances surrounding the deaths of singer Michael Jackson and model Anna Nicole Smith, Jones presents her expert take on the crimes, often accompanied with startling new footage, evidence and interviews.

Here today, gone tomorrow. Thousands of people go missing in the United States each year, leaving behind only a mystery without any clues. Their stories are told in "Disappeared" through the voices of family, friends and investigators trying to solve the case, with each hourlong episode recounting the final stages that led to a person's disappearance. Interviews with experts including psychologists and forensic specialists provide new insights into what may have happened -- whether foul play was involved or the subject simply ran away.

Lt. Joe Kenda spent 23 years in the Colorado Springs Police Department, where he amassed a lifetime of memories catching killers and helping solve close to 400 homicide investigations. The vivid memories are brought back to life in this hourlong series, as Kenda reopens his "Murder Books" for viewers -- folders in which every detail of his murder cases is held -- to revisit the most disturbing cases still haunting him today. As he details the process of how he solved the crimes, Kendra also embarks on a personal journey, coming to terms with long-suppressed nightmares. As he says, "I don't want to tell these stories. I need to."

Many people are jealous of others who live in mansions, but if they knew the inside story, people might not be so green with envy. Hosted by journalist Christopher Mason -- a longtime chronicler of high society and its duplicitous affairs -- "Behind Mansion Walls" describes what happens when family dynasties implode, high-stakes divorces end in bloodshed and rich decadence turns to death. The docuseries details the criminal investigations of oil tycoons, real estate moguls, self-made billionaires and privileged heiresses, aided by expert testimony, stylized re-creations, and narration from the victim's first-person perspective.

Each episode of this true-crime reality series examines a different felon, usually a female, who has committed murder or attempted murder. The victim is usually the perpetrator's partner. The documentary-style series features interviews with friends and family members of the accused and victims, law-enforcement officials, attorneys and other people with first-hand knowledge of the cases.

From the outside, families seem like harmonious units in loving homes. But you don't necessarily know what secrets families are hiding from the outside world. This series, narrated by actress Brenda Strong, explores families hiding the most extreme of family secrets: murder. Each episode explores a death in a family, unraveling the motives of the family members, all of whom are potential suspects -- and potential victims. Sibling rivalries, disputes over family businesses and infidelity are some of the factors that lead to the families' ultimate betrayals.

This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening -- and resolution -- of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart. The program and its team have earned critical acclaim, including 20 Emmys and three Peabody Awards.