Anatomy of Murder

A woman dead. No quick answers. Suspicions and a car, but not much more. Information about an envelope just might lead detectives to the answers that were initially elusive.

A frantic 911 call leads police to a car in a ditch, and a woman dead inside. Her husband relays a harrowing tale. The car itself would help police unravel a perplexing mystery.

An unexpected phone call breathes life into the decade-old murder investigation of a 21-year-old. Two investigators are determined to get answers for her family and get them their day in court.

A musician is murdered. A new romantic partner and her ex quickly become suspects. A farm and a fire lead to a gruesome discovery no one expected.

A young farmer disappears. His family is convinced that he has met with foul play. A video captured on a cellphone would prove eye-opening for investigators.

Nearly 25 years have passed since that fateful day in New York, and while the major events of the day will always be remembered, there was one more life lost that day that we also cannot forget. This episode may sound familiar, but it's because justice has yet to be served... The terror attacks killed 2,753 people in New York, and while those deaths are all murders, they are not classified that way. There was, however, one death that happened in New York City on 9/11 that was officially ruled a homicide... and we should never forget it.

A 16-year-old's body is discovered weeks after she disappeared. Police soon suspect who is responsible, but proving it would not come as quickly.

A 16-year-old disappears after leaving for school. The path to finding out what happened to her would be long, and dark.

A mother and young son are found dead in their apartment. Local law enforcement hit wall after wall, for decades. New technology and a family tree led to the solve they'd been waiting for.

Two missing children quickly lead to an investigation into multiple murders, including theirs. The world was watching as detectives pieced together this deeply, disturbing case.

A missing teen leads to a group of friends. When they speak with police, no one's story is the same. It will be up to law enforcement to unravel the brutal truth.

A mother and daughter are found dead in their home. A surprise phone call to detectives would lead to who did this, and why.

A web of relationships led to murder. The question of who was the victim and who was the perpetrator loomed large. Muddy footprints would help untangle the truth.

A father is gunned down in his garage. Investigators unlocked answers quickly, but untangling the full truth proved trickier.

A house fire uncovers a body, soon identified as the homeowner. Was it the fire that killed him or was the fire a cover for an even more terrible crime?

A retiree dies by poison and the circumstances raise flags from the start. But gathering the evidence to prosecute would become the challenge, and result in a tale expected by no one.

Decades after a woman is murdered in her car, police receive an out of the blue letter about the crime. It led down an unexpected road that ultimately solved the case.

A local actress is murdered in her home, leaving her family reeling. A trio of suspects would be investigated before one was revealed as the killer.

A woman’s murder went unsolved for years. An anonymous letter sent to police gave chilling details of the crime, but would it actually solve the case?

A chilling discovery and call to police led to a murder that shocks the conscience. Recorded statements became critical evidence at trial.

A mom disappears while her children sleep in their beds. A piece of missing couch cushion would prove pivotal in the investigation, decades after the crime.

A retiree is found murdered in his Florida home. A sole beer can and a daily planner would be the best clues to finding his killer. It was a mystery that would take many years to solve.

A single mom goes missing after a night out with friends. A momentary call placed to 911 proved to be the first key, that would eventually help unlock what happened.

Family members are suspected of foul play when a young man goes missing. The tangled web of complex relationships would not be easy for investigators to unravel.

A turquoise bodysuit and a notebook entry became key in finding the killer responsible for two brutal and bizarre murders from decades before.

Human remains found in a field lead an investigator on a decades-long quest. He was determined to uncover whose remains were found, and how they had gotten there.

A successful entrepreneur and mother is killed in bed while sleeping. Untangling the web of who committed the crime started with a car.

A home invasion leads to the murder of a young mother and entrepreneur. With a community up in arms, the recovery of a car taken from the home might provide some of the answers needed.

A woman dies and the question soon becomes: murder or death by suicide? It’s a case with twists and turns that would take years to unravel.

A 60-year-old murder lands in the lap of a brand-new homicide detective. The journey to its solve would become her career challenge and personal mission.

When a woman disappears, the search soon turns into a homicide investigation. Who was responsible and the motive for the crime caught everyone by surprise.

A jogger disappears and all eyes turn to her Iowa town as they search to find her. After her body is found, a car would prove to be key in identifying her killer.

A motel room shows signs of violence - but there’s no victim inside to prove that any crime had actually occurred. A body is soon discovered and linked back to the room. Police now need the final piece: who committed the crime.

Police are called to a couple’s home after they report an active break in. The wife lay dead and her husband shot. An unlikely motive leads police to the killer.

A young couple are bound and killed and the question of ‘why’ and ‘by who’ swirled. The likely answer to the ‘why’ could never have been expected.

A woman disappears after a night out with friends. A car wash would be key to finding her killer. But the mystery still remained: where was Christina’s body?

A young mom goes missing and after her body is found, police are left with more questions than answers. Disinfectant wipes would prove pivotal in solving the case.

A husband is gunned down in a quiet neighborhood as he walks with his wife. A variety of communications would help solve the crime and bring to light a brutal, surprising plot.

A young wife was found dead in the family home. Did her husband just find her or was he responsible? The home itself would prove to play an unexpected role.

There's a race against the clock after it's learned that a local realtor has been abducted after a house showing. The plot that took her life is stunning, in the very worst of ways.

A young woman heads out for job training and disappears before she arrives. Two decades pass with no answers but soon after, that would change.

26 years after 2 brutal murders, the killer is identified by DNA. A promise would be fulfilled, but not without some startling turns along the way.

A predator entered a condo, assaulting and murdering an 11-year-old and a young woman. A mother's promise was made the day they died. She would not give up, ever, until she knew who took her child, and her friend. It was a quest by that mom, and law enforcement, that would go on for decades.

The quest by a mother, and investigators, to find out what happened to her missing daughter would last for many, many years. Even after her killer was convicted, this team's journey was far from over.

A young couple are murdered while camping in Moab. Tracking down their elusive killer would not prove easy.

After a young dentist is gunned down in her apartment complex garage, unraveling what happened would not prove easy. A tenacious detective would tackle and piece together this messy puzzle.

A young mom is killed and found by her fiancé. He is suspected of the crime. The evidence would have the final word, and it surprised everyone.

A young woman goes missing and rumors swirl about a past relationship. But it's a call from a pay phone that actually sets investigators on the evidence track.

Police start to get answers about what happened to Kelsey, the young Colorado mom that went missing before Thanksgiving. The truth is worse than any of them imagined.

A young mom disappears under suspicious circumstances on Thanksgiving. As the case gained national attention, the information uncovered became all the more troubling.

When a 17 year old is murdered in her Alaskan hometown, the community wants answers. It would take years to get them. The wonders of DNA and its advancements are on full display in this case.

A 15 year old disappears and her shoe is the first clue that she was murdered. Her earliest years coupled with the angst of youth, make what happened, and who killed her, all the more cruel

A late night party turns tragic, when a 16-year-old cheerleader is found slain in a nearby creek. When the complex case came to a close, the answers to what, how and who, were mind boggling.

One, two, three murders in Alexandria, VA over a span of years. While investigators tried to decipher if the crimes were related, they knew one thing for sure: all of them began with a knock at the door.

A wealthy couple is gunned down inside their home as they slept. Would the motive be money, sex, power, or none of the above? What police uncovered shocked them all.

A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.

A young teen disappears and the search to find her becomes national news. After she is discovered murdered, the answers to who, what and why are as perplexing as they are horrifying.

A marriage gone south leads to murder. The truth of what happened was much closer to home than anyone expected. The path to prove it would be bumpy.

A young woman disappears during a quick trip to the store. It was a mere flash on a screen that would help solve what happened.

A vibrant octogenarian disappears. As investigators work to find her, a local grocery store may be what’s needed to solve this crime … and more.

A wife and mother was brutally murdered. A suspect emerged quickly, but the case went unsolved for decades. Would a new DA and a new look at the file, bring the justice long denied?

Three young women forever linked by a predator - 2 murdered and 1 who survived, her life forever changed. Video might be the key to finally identifying their attacker, and bringing him to justice.

What should have been a fun night at a concert, ends in murder. A case, that would take years to solve, but not before being linked to other terrible attacks.

A generous uncle disappears. Police quickly focus on a group of young men that had been staying at his home. But suspicions alone won’t solve this case.

A naval officer is killed when he and his colleagues are robbed on the island of St. Thomas. Even with much effort, the case soon went cold. It would take an international task force to solve it.

A missing 8 year old has the community frantic to find her. The missing persons case soon becomes a homicide. A note is discovered during the search that will prove pivotal to this crime.

The murder of a popular young man in Iowa remained unsolved for decades. Secrets never before revealed, may lead to this cold case finally being closed. Or would they?

A popular young local man is found by his fiancé dead in their Iowa home. His relationships are the suspected motive but the case soon goes cold. A chance encounter decades later might be the key to solving this crime.

Two active marines are murdered in a park on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. In the decades since their deaths, the road for one of their brother’s has been a long, painful, yet hopeful journey.

After a private investigator is found dead, police narrow in on their suspect. But a huge obstacle remains: will they be able to prove what killed him.

Young women are going missing along the New Jersey shore. As bodies begin to be located, police need to locate an elusive killer before he strikes again.

A community parade ends in tragedy when a stray bullet takes the life of a child. Would the killer be brought to justice or would they disappear forever into the crowd?

A body is found inside an apartment and an ID of the killer is quickly made. But police soon realize that the case will be tougher to crack than they thought.

A missing woman is found buried in a shallow grave. What happened to her will shock the conscience. And for investigators, the challenge is proving who committed the crime.

A sibling’s concern for her sister and her family, leads her to call the police. What they find behind the door of the family’s home, was worse than anyone imagined.

Wedding festivities at a rental property come to a halt when the owner disappears, leaving behind signs of foul play. Guests, contractors, even her own family, become persons of interest as detectives try to find her.

Unpacking the mind of this killer gave investigators much more than they bargained for.

Ten years ago, a beloved retired couple was murdered in unthinkable ways. The case still haunts the family and community. And it’s one that will stay with Scott and Anna-Sigga forever.

A father missing and a mother dead. Their little boy is investigators’ best chance to solve both these crimes.

A roofer left for work one Friday and never came home. A photograph might be the key investigators needed to find him.

Words, anger and a gun equaled death for a young father. Photographs, video and social media proved to be the ingredients needed to catch his killer.

Brace yourself for a twist halfway through the episode.

Three shootings push West Palm Beach police to catch a killer on the loose before he strikes again.

A missing father… a daughter suspected of the crime… the expression ‘if walls could talk’ takes on new meaning in this case.

Larceny, brutal assault, murder plots — a diabolical plan being set in motion, and investigators have to stop it before it is too late.

A police officer’s death… with the smoking gun lying in her hand. Death by suicide or was it murder? Proving the answer would be much more complicated than anyone thought.

When a young man is gunned down, a security guard is quickly ruled the prime suspect. But, his statements send this case in a direction no one saw coming.

An elderly man savagely tortured in his home… Did his job put him in the crosshairs of danger or was it more personal?

A mother stabbed to death inside her home becomes a cold case until a piece of overlooked evidence come to light.

Multiple murders span several years, at and around truck stops. How are they connected and who is the serial killer behind them?

A San Antonio detective sifts through misleading witnesses, dubious admissions and overlooked evidence to rectify a disturbing, decade-old investigation.

A raw look inside an unsolved case. Helping a family get answers would be the gift they need this new year.

Sights are set on a prime suspect, but police have only one shot to get a confession. A criminal profiler helps investigators get justice for the Delgado boys.

A fire consumes the life of two young brothers. There’s no evidence to say it was murder, but a disturbing family secret raises suspicion.

The family, community and police are convinced that a strange neighbor is behind the murder of teen girl. But a phone call confession urges detectives to look in a different direction.

A man’s night out mysteriously ended with him dead in a courtyard. Detectives are about to unravel what happened, beginning with the person who called 911.

Grudges spawn chaos in the shooting death of a young man. Investigators track down the man spotted in surveillance, but are baffled by the victim’s friend who fled the scene.

A man’s body found on the snowy hills of North Carolina leads back to an overseas political assassination.

To celebrate AoM’s 100th episode, we wanted to hear from you! Scott and Anna-Sigga answer listeners' questions.