True Crime Xtra

A recently married couple accuse a wedding planner of ruining their wedding and a man claims that a 12-year-old dog walker inflicted injuries on his poodle, resulting in the dog's death.

A man's story about the sale of a car falls apart, and his ex sues for her property. A woman sues her daughter's jailbird boyfriend for unpaid rent, damages to a vehicle, and moving expenses.

A husband is shot and killed during a camping trip and his wife tells two different versions of events which led to his death. Forensic psychiatry enables her to distinguish fact from fiction and evidence helps determine what really happened.

The body of a 16-year-old girl was discovered nine months after she disappeared. Forensic scientists found clues that painted a virtual portrait of her killer. They knew he had a dog, worked for the postal service, and had red carpeting in his home.

A young woman fell to her death from a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Initially, investigators thought it was a tragic accident. But after a forensic exam of photos taken at the scene, police had a different picture of what had happened.

Haunted by the disappearance of her mother some twenty years earlier, a young woman began her own investigation. In the cold case file, she discovered her mother's diary and a dark family secret which might have been the reason her mother vanished.

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When an 18-year-old girl is abducted while talking on a pay phone, forensic evidence found on her clothing points police in the direction of a suspect who shockingly confesses that he didn't act alone.

In the story of a Los Angeles kidnapping, ransom and murder ring, retired scientists use sonar equipment to locate victims at the bottom of a reservoir.

When a woman is found dead from a gun-shot wound, police suspect her husband. However, forensic teams prove what really happened, and the truth is stranger than fiction.

A 70-year-old retired veteran is found dead on his boat after a bad sea storm; detectives discover he was killed during an attempted robbery after winning $400 in keno.

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A Texas love triangle turns deadly, and it appears to be an open and shut case until technology tells the tale.

July Fourth weekend leads to tragedy for a California family. To catch a killer, detectives utilise an unorthodox technique - analysing bug fragments - to help put a murderer behind bars.

Jim and his dog Roxy find a teenager with illegal drugs, a blackout throws Queenstown airport into chaos, and Brendan welcomes back an old friend.

This week, Stan finds a secret stash of ecstasy tablets, Geoff uncovers smuggled liquor and Stu goes in search of deadly spiders.

Mark and Craig tackle a suspected drug courier, Warren and his investigations team seize illegal porn, and Karen finds an undeclared ostrich egg.

This week, Mark and Simon find a stash of illegal knives, stowaways spark a health scare in Gisborne, and a Russian giant arrives in Auckland.

Buck Ruxton was a well-respected GP and was greatly admired by his patients. But behind his respectable exterior, there lurked a duplicitous and jealous man.

Donal MacIntyre meets ex-DCI Clive Driscoll, whose cold case re-investigation of the Stephen Lawrence murder led to the conviction of Gary Dobson and David Norris.

Dr Nell Darby investigates how former military commander Neil Rutherford unleashed terror on the guests before turning the gun on himself at a remote Welsh seaside hotel in 1976.

The story of Mary Gough, who was found at the bottom of her stairs in 2001. What seemed like an accident became murder, and forensics exposed the killer's double life.

Simon Toyne travels to Yorkshire to delve into the abduction and murder of Leanne Tiernan.

A woman lends some money to a handsome young man she met online using Facebook. An old door falls onto a car.

A landlady sues her former tenants for a bed bug infestation. A man neglects to pay for a plane ticket to see his dying son.

An importer of diamonds accuses an artist of damaging his 24,000 dollar chandelier and the judge fully encourages the plaintiff to file criminal charges.

An animal lover, who rescues tortoises, claims that a landscape architect failed to build a sanctuary for her beloved pets.

After a dog is run over by a truck on an icy road, neighbours feud over liability. A driver denies being responsible for damages from a parking-lot accident despite video evidence.

Young men are being sued for damages after videos of their vandalism appear online. A man accuses his travel partners of putting petrol in a diesel engine, ruining it.

The owner of a horse accuses a woman who boarded them of starving them and leaving them in harm's way. Large dog owner blames a bear for an attack on a neighbour's small dog.

Finance fraud and insurance scams; a woman claims her neighbour's pit bull killed her two goats and injured her; a blended family fights over vehicle damage and costly repairs.

A man regrets giving $10,000 to a woman young enough to be his granddaughter and claims she introduced him to drugs.

A woman accuses her ex when a lawn mower and a check go missing; a day labourer sues his former employer for unpaid wages; a man accused of vandalising a car at a party says he drank too much to remember any details.

Parents of a 7-year-old girl sue their neighbour over two vicious dog attacks; an uninsured driver denies being responsible for damages after rear-ending another vehicle at an intersection.

A father sues his son for damaging property; a seller accused of rolling back a car's odometer says he has no idea where the missing 25,000 miles went.

A horse's owners take him back, saying a family did not care for him properly; a man wants repayment of $5,000 he says he lent a friend to start a business.

A disgruntled poker player denies breaking into the host's home and stealing property, despite incriminating evidence; a man accuses his former roommate of stealing wine and bedding and disrespecting the household.