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Crime Central

When Susan Woods, 30, is found beaten and drowned in her tub in America's cowboy capital, suspicion falls on her estranged husband; with a suspect's DNA in hand, detectives go back to the basics to unmask a killer cowboy living in plain sight.

Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks

Death of a Yellow Rose

When the battered body of Shawna Yandell, 16, is found floating in Washington State's Yakima River, detectives first suspect those closest to her; the case grew cold until new DNA technology revealed a callous killer that no one suspected.

Death Downstream

When gambler Scott Martinez, 47, is found eviscerated by a sword in his La Mesa, Calif., home, investigators can't tell who is telling the truth within his inner circle; it takes 13 years and an advance in DNA analysis to find his killer.

Deadly Web of Lies

When Texas gas store owner Subir Chatterjee, 58, is shot inside his check cashing booth in 2002, detectives suspect his killer is someone Subir knew; with the murderer's DNA in hand, one detective refuses to retire until the case is solved.

Killed for the Cash

When 31-year-old Linda Slaten is brutally strangled in her Lakeland, Fla., home in 1981, a complex web of suspects emerges; the case takes a dramatic turn when a DNA hit exposes the sinister underbelly of a seemingly peaceful community.

A Deadly Premonition

When the blood-smeared car of 27-year-old Stefanie Watson is found in a Maryland parking lot, her family holds out hope she's still alive; but when a jawbone is dumped in a local neighborhood, a missing persons investigation becomes a murder.

Fought Like Hell

When Mary Scott, 23, is found murdered in her San Diego home in 1969, the case quickly loses steam with few leads; years later, Mary's daughters grow determined to find answers about the mother they barely knew, and a crime that's 50 years cold.

Justice for Mary

Teens Llianna Adank and Eric Goldstrand are found shot to death at an Oregon park in 1977; detectives doggedly pursue leads for 40 years until a single piece of evidence leads them to a suspect three states away.

Horror in the Dark

When jewelry seller Minerva Cantu, 26, is found bound, gagged and lifeless in her home, police suspect robbery as the motive; but who killed this mother as her infant slept in the next room is a mystery that would haunt one detective for 20 years.

A Deadly Heist

When 14-year-old Nacole Smith is brutally murdered in 1995 on a wooded path in Atlanta, the police and community rally around her mother as she seeks justice; it will take decades and a second brutal assault to finally reveal Nacole's killer.

A Fatal Path

Examining cold cases solved through advancements in DNA, along with help from victims' families, law enforcement and the public.

S1 E1 | A Fatal Path

E10 | Death of a Yellow Rose

E9 | Death Downstream

E8 | Deadly Web of Lies

E7 | Killed for the Cash

E6 | A Deadly Premonition

E5 | Fought Like Hell

E4 | Justice for Mary

E3 | Horror in the Dark

E2 | A Deadly Heist

E1 | A Fatal Path