True Crime Xtra Wednesday

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An Ohio mother is murdered. A detective pursues the wrong suspects, while the real killer walked free. It would take a dedicated sheriff to find a real suspect

Jessi Toronjo was just 9 years old when she returned from a friend's house to find her family murdered. More than three decades later, Toronjo shares her story

How DNA analysis of blood spots linked the death of an Arizonan woman to her husband

Marie Robards lost her father, and one year later, her moving performance in a high school play revealed she was harbouring a dark secret

The flu-like symptoms of a mother and her children proved to be something much more serious: thallium poisoning. Investigators must determine if the exposure was accidental.

When a young boy is killed in a mysterious fire, his mother is charged with arson, but she's determined to extinguish the accusations

Explosive experts investigate a bomb blast which injured a farmer's wife

An in-depth investigation unfolds after a man is found dead in a doctor's office. Police uncover a bizarre story involving corpse theft and fake identities

Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy targeted three young Florida women in one of his final attacks. They survived and share their terrifying ordeal and long road to recovery

The incredible story of 26 school children who were abducted and buried alive in a truck trailer by three young men

How the Centre for Disease Control linked cases involving babies with bleeding lungs to a killer fungus

Hot on the heels of a perpetrator, an investigator uses scientific knowledge to make an impression of his shoe print found in the snow

The use of forensic evidence to solve crimes, focusing on the discovery of a woman's charred remains which led police to uncover a tale of drugs, greed and murder

When a young woman is found dead in her bedroom, investigators use clever technology to lift a fingerprint from her pillowcase

How a cyanide poisoner almost got away with the murders of her husband and others to get her hands on the insurance money

A six-year-old girl disappears during a Sunday church service and investigators close in on a taxi driver found in the vicinity

When two fires ravage an auto shop, former friends fight over liability when one of their vehicles is damaged.

When ex-lovers fight over a loan to rescue an impounded motorcycle, the Judge clarifies the golden rule about gifts magically turning into loans.

A married couple accuse their landlord of robbing them of their dreams to become foster parents when they were forced to move out of their home.

A woman attempts to get child support for her grandchildren by finding a job for their father; she claims she ended up with a botched roof.

A landlord claims his ex-tenant's apartment was a 'garbage dump'; his ex-tenant claims he was unlawfully evicted and that his possessions were trashed.

Friends invest $10,000 in a restaurant venture only to discover their new partner neglected to tell them his kitchen had been shut down.

After an arrest, a woman returns 'home' to find that her ex-friend allegedly lied to police about her place of residence; she sues him for stolen property.

A policeman is accused of being rude and disrespectful by a reckless driver; a recording of the incident is played in court.

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

An artists' manger from Brooklyn sues a young singer for an unpaid loan to help further her music career.

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

Admittedly angry that her ex-lover missed the birth of their daughter, a teen mother denies vandalizing his car soon after.

A young man approaches the bench to show the Judge a scar allegedly caused by his teenage girlfriend biting him during a dispute over a DVD.

When two fires ravage an auto shop, former friends fight over liability when one of their vehicles is damaged.

When ex-lovers fight over a loan to rescue an impounded motorcycle, the Judge clarifies the golden rule about gifts magically turning into loans.

A married couple accuse their landlord of robbing them of their dreams to become foster parents when they were forced to move out of their home.

A woman attempts to get child support for her grandchildren by finding a job for their father; she claims she ended up with a botched roof.

A landlord claims his ex-tenant's apartment was a 'garbage dump'; his ex-tenant claims he was unlawfully evicted and that his possessions were trashed.

Friends invest $10,000 in a restaurant venture only to discover their new partner neglected to tell them his kitchen had been shut down.

After an arrest, a woman returns 'home' to find that her ex-friend allegedly lied to police about her place of residence; she sues him for stolen property.

A policeman is accused of being rude and disrespectful by a reckless driver; a recording of the incident is played in court.

Real-life small-claims cases on issues affecting family life, presided over by outspoken former New York judge Judy Sheindlin

How the Centre for Disease Control linked cases involving babies with bleeding lungs to a killer fungus

Hot on the heels of a perpetrator, an investigator uses scientific knowledge to make an impression of his shoe print found in the snow

The use of forensic evidence to solve crimes, focusing on the discovery of a woman's charred remains which led police to uncover a tale of drugs, greed and murder