Absolute Crime

A 32-year-old single mother was found dead in her basement two days before her wedding. A workplace romance turned deadly, shocking Hannibal, Missouri. Investigators uncovered deceit, anonymous threats, and a secret relationship, revealing a betrayal that led to her murder and the offender’s conviction.

An eight-year-old boy found a submerged revolver in Lake Nockamixon, later matched to bullets used in Rhonda Smith’s church office murder, providing critical evidence for identifying her killer.

A woman's body was discovered in a Fort Myers condo under suspicious circumstances. Investigators initially treated it as a missing person case but found surveillance footage of a grandmotherly woman interacting with the victim hours before her death. The suspect, linked to prior crimes in a Midwestern town, is accused of stealing identities to fund a fugitive lifestyle, with a trail of fraudulent transactions spanning multiple states.

Nineteen-year-old Savannah Gold disappears, prompting police to investigate her restaurant manager, Lee Rodarte Jr. During questioning, Rodarte claims Savannah left in a stranger's truck, but detectives detect inconsistencies. Surveillance footage reveals she entered his car, leading to his confession after evidence dismantles his story.

Lisa vanished two days after her wedding, leaving her family to endure a 13-year search for answers. Their investigation uncovered a chilling crime linked to her husband, revealing a web of control and betrayal hidden in the woods, ending in a tragic resolution to her mysterious disappearance.

Vince Marinello, a New Orleans media figure known for guiding residents during Hurricane Katrina, faced scrutiny after his wife, Liz, left their secret marriage. Her ambush outside a therapist’s office, initially attributed to a random robbery, took a darker turn when rare nylon-coated bullets linked to a local gun shop emerged, complicating the investigation.